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Week 7: Sunday Morning QB, Hillsborough edition
Super 7 1. Armwood (6-1): Hawks no longer winning big, but winning nonetheless. 2. Plant (5-1): Have the Panthers uncovered another gem under center (Colby Brown)? 3. Robinson (6-0): Knights defense to visit White House on Monday, bat for A-Rod on Tuesday. 4. Durant (6-0): Newsome might be last team with a realistic shot ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 13, 2012 at 11:10 p.m. | Times Staff
Football: Alonso 27, Plant City 10
photo gallery TAMPA — After starting the season 0-2, Alonso went back to basics on defense and simplified some of its more complicated schemes. The results have been better than even coach Brian Emanuel could have expected. The Ravens entered Friday night’s nondistrict matchuup against Plant City on a three-game ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 13, 2012 at 1:06 a.m. | Bryan Burns
Midweek Grab Bag: It's all here. Really. All of it.
I don’t want to say I’m on a roll, but I. AM. ON. A. ROLL. For the third straight week, I went 10-1 on my picks, and for a change, I nailed the Upset Pick of the Week, making my record 11-1. So to summarize: Tons of facts, numbers, trends, ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 10, 2012 at 12:32 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Football: Alonso 20, Bloomingdale 0
VALRICO — On a night bogged down by more than 200 penalty yards and a soggy field, Alonso was thrilled just to be heading home. A shutout victory over a district opponent doesn't hurt either, as the Ravens (3-2, 1-0) defeated Bloomingdale (3-3, 0-1), 20-0 Friday night.While the Bulls tried ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 05, 2012 at 9:21 p.m. | Miles Parks
Football: Alonso 35, Freedom 6
TAMPA — Entering Friday's game, Freedom knew that holding Alonso running back Ish Witter to under 100 yards would increase its chances of winning.Unfortunately for the Patriots, their focus on Witter allowed the Ravens to show off their offensive balance. They scored four touchdowns through the air in a 35-6 ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 28, 2012 at 9:10 p.m. | Mike McCollum
Midweek Grab Bag: Stuff ...just a whole bunch of stuff
The Grab Bag is compiled by me, John C. Cotey, digging my nose into stats provided by coaches to MaxPreps and HomeTeam. So if you want to get in here, your stats will need to be in one of these places. You can always reach me at cotey@tampabay.com or on ...
Read moreWed. Sept. 26, 2012 at 12:37 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Midweek Grab Bag: Fun football factoids by the millions
How many numbers and names can you fit into one Grab Bag? A million! Go ahead, prove me wrong. ONE MILLION! Dandy Dozen 1. Clearwater Central Catholic at Palm Harbor U.: This is a reversal of the "little school hoping to take down the big school for a signature win" ...
Read moreWed. Sept. 19, 2012 at 12:35 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Sunday morning quarterback
Times' Super 71. Armwood (2-1): Hawks trounce TBT minus Alvin Bailey for a quarter and Caylon Holloway for the game.2. Plant (2-1): Panthers bounce back from New Orleans debacle about how we thought they would.3. Robinson (3-0): We were astounded at how much faster the Knights were than Jesuit.4. Wharton ...
Read moreSat. Sept. 15, 2012 at 6:01 p.m. | Times Staff
Week 2 voting: HomeTeam Hot Shots of the Week
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate one male and one female Hot Shot athlete from each of the counties we cover, then we turn the voting over to our readers. These nominations span Saturday, Sept. 8 through Friday, Sept. 14. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights ...
Read moreSat. Sept. 15, 2012 at 1:15 p.m. | Times Staff
Football: Alonso 21, King 7
TAMPA — Alonso defeated King 21-7 Friday night, thanks in large part to an impressive rushing performance by junior Ish Witter. Witter carried the ball 33 times for 196 yards and two touchdowns — all while sick."I felt really sick during the game and it was hard for me to ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 14, 2012 at 8:18 p.m. | Mike McCollum
Midweek Grab Bag: Upset special to end all upset specials, and more
The Grab Bag is getting bigger and bigger, and you don't need to do any panning to find the nuggets here. The're everywhere. And do not EVER forget, people: Big bank take 'lil bank. P.S. Coaches, players, fans, parents, to reach the Grab Bag, and you should, email cotey@tampabay.com or ...
Read moreWed. Sept. 12, 2012 at 12:46 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Football: Durant 29, Alonso 0
PLANT CITY — Led by two 100-yard rushers, Durant overcame a sluggish first half and ran away from Alonso 29-0.Jamarlon Hamilton ran for 122 yards and two touchdowns and Chris Atkins ran for 101 yards and a TD to pace the Cougars' attack. After registering four first downs in the ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 07, 2012 at 8:36 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Midweek Grab Bag: Here to feed the football minds of millions
Grab Bag time! Read this, and tell me how the GB wasn’t nominated last year for a Pulitzer, or an Emmy, or something. I dare you. This isn’t a plastic sandwich bag, folks. Put on a bib, grab a salad fork and sit your butt down so we can get ...
Read moreWed. Sept. 05, 2012 at 10:05 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Football: Gaither 24, Alonso 21
TAMPA — Gaither's Alex McGough engineered a winning drive with less than two minutes remaining and Vu Le went the final yard in a 24-21 victory, the Cowboys' first at Alonso since 2006. Alonso had taken a 21-17 lead on Ish Witter's 5-yard touchdown run and the extra point by ...
Read moreSat. Sept. 01, 2012 at 8:55 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Midweek Grab Bag: It's back and better than ever
If I got asked one thing more than anything elsethis offseason, it was this: when is the Grab Bag coming back? My answer was always the same: I know, riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight? So here it is, Season 2, Episode I of your predictions, projections and for many of you excited to be ...
Read moreWed. Aug. 29, 2012 at 1:12 p.m. | John C. Cotey