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Football: Blake 40, Middleton 34
TAMPA — Blake stifled the Middleton offense on its final drive to hold on at home. Blake's DeAndre James intercepted QB Todd Sims at midfield with two seconds left to end the potential tying drive. That capped a busy night for James, who rushed for two touchdowns and 156 yards ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 05, 2012 at 8:44 p.m. | Joe Polito
Wanted: That old spark in Blake-Middleton rivalry
The bus slowly made its way down Busch Boulevard, and the wide-eyed rookies sitting inside could hardly believe the scene unfolding before them. Hundreds of people were milling around in the parking lot at Chamberlain High School. Some had brought barbecue grills and coolers. Thousands more were already sitting in ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 03, 2012 at 9:32 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Football: Robinson 49, Blake 0
TAMPA — Robinson remained undefeated with a performance that included four defensive touchdowns against Blake.An explosive 35-point second quarter by the Knights, in which they returned three fumbles and an interception for touchdowns, put the game away."Defensively we came out strong tonight," Knights coach Mike DePue said. "That's 13 defensive ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 28, 2012 at 8:10 p.m. | David Rice
Football: Jesuit 14, Blake 0
TAMPA — For the final three quarters, the rain never stopped. The Jesuit defense never let up.Jesuit (2-2, 2-1) held Blake (1-3, 0-3) to 47 yards and forced three turnovers in a 14-0 victory Friday night in a Class 5A, District 8 contest. Reggie Brown set the tone by intercepting ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 21, 2012 at 9:24 p.m. | Don Jensen
Football: Dunedin 14, Blake 6
DUNEDIN — In a defensive battle marred by penalties, Tramaine Batten's 40-yard touchdown lifted Dunedin (1-2, 1-1) to its first victory of 2012, 14-6 over Blake (1-2, 0-2).Batten finished with 114 of the Falcons' 181 rushing yards and a touchdown. Fellow running back Stancio Howard had 35 yards on just ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 14, 2012 at 8:36 p.m. | Lauren Burg
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: Lakewood 33, Blake 0
ST. PETERSBURG — For the second straight week, Lakewood shut out an opponent, beating district foe Blake 33-0 Friday. The defense registered three sacks and an interception. "We played hard and we were very physical," coach Cory Moore said. "Discipline will take us even further." Lakewood wasted no time jumping ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 07, 2012 at 9:27 p.m. | Phillip Haywood
Football: Blake 37, Leto 6
TAMPA — Blake defeated Leto 37-6 Saturday behind 291 yards rushing. DeAndre James finished with 105 yards and two rushing touchdowns.In the first quarter the Falcons' defense forced two punts on three Blake drives. But Leto gave up two touchdowns in the second quarter and was unable to capitalize on ...
Read moreSat. Sept. 01, 2012 at 9:25 p.m. | Kyle Beckett
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
Preseason football: Brandon 20, Blake 6
TAMPA — In Dean Eychner's first game as Brandon coach Friday night, the Eagles finished with a hard-fought 20-6 preseason victory over Blake in a game riddled with penalties and injuries.Brandon powered its way to victory with the running back duo of Isiah Harris and Cyrus Dooley, who combined for ...
Read moreFri. Aug. 24, 2012 at 8:04 p.m. | David Rice
Longtime local hoops coach Winston Davis passes away
Winston Davis, a fixture in Hillsborough County high school basketball for 35 years and coach of Blake's 2011 boys final four team, passed away earlier today after a two-year battle with brain cancer. Mr. Davis, who retired from teaching in June, turned 60 last week. He had spent the last ...
Read moreTue. Aug. 21, 2012 at 8:14 p.m. | Joey Knight
District deconstruction: Class 5A, District 8
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be taking a look at a football district a day. Today: Class 5A, District 8. Teams Listed in order of 2011 finish, with overall/district record Jesuit (11-2, 8-0) Robinson (9-3, 7-1) Lakewood (6-4, 5-3) Spoto (6-4, 5-3) Dunedin (4-6, 3-5) Blake (4-6, 3-5) Gibbs ...
Read moreThu. July 26, 2012 at 2:16 p.m. | Times Staff
Blake accepting football coach applications
Blake is accepting applications for its vacant head football coaching position, athletic director Jesse Salters said Wednesday. The Yellow Jackets are looking for their third coach in six months, as Harry Hubbard was dismissed in December and his replacement, Micheal Burns, resigned June 5 after three months on the job. ...
Read moreWed. June 13, 2012 at 3:27 p.m. | Laura Keeley
After three months, Blake football coach Micheal Burns resigns
After three months, Blake football coach Micheal Burns has resigned. In a Tuesday interview with the Tampa Bay Times, Burns cited a few reasons for his resignation. "Whenever you go into a situation and try to change the culture, there will always be some unhappy people," said Burns, who was ...
Read moreTue. June 05, 2012 at 11:21 a.m. | Laura Keeley
Football: Spring jamboree at Blake
At Blake Scores: Chamberlain 30, Blake 6 Hillsborough 15, Middleton 0 Spring game-breakers: Chamberlain running back Xavier Johnson ran for three touchdowns and had 73 of the Chiefs’ 153 rushing yards. Johnson scored on runs of 4, 2 and 4 yards. Chamberlain’s other TD came on a 14-yard pass from ...
Read moreThu. May 24, 2012 at 11:33 p.m. | Don Jensen