At Middleton Scores: Hillsborough 20, Chamberlain 0 Middleton 19, Blake 0 Spring game-breakers: Hillsborough rising junior Dwayne Lawson is going to give defensive coordinators fits in the fall. The 6-foot-4 Lawson was nearly impossible to bring down Thursday night as he wriggled loose from several would-be sacks and rushed for ...
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Thu. May 23, 2013 at 11:13 p.m. | Andy Warrener
TAMPA — Gibbs quarterback Emmanuel Stewart threw a 30-yard touchdown heave to Kendrick Battle on the last play of regulation to tie, and then Stewart ran in a botched extra-point attempt hold to stun Blake 28-26.Stewart bobbled the hold on the extra-point attempt, but he scooped up the ball and ...
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Fri. Nov. 02, 2012 at 9:55 p.m. | Mike McCollum
TAMPA — Chase Litton ran for a touchdown and connected with Deon Thompson for two more as Wharton drubbed Blake 38-7 Friday night.Wharton (6-2) got out of the gate quickly. The Wildcats opened the game with a 10-play drive on their first possession, capped by a 2-yard TD run by ...
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Fri. Oct. 26, 2012 at 9:06 p.m. | Mike McCollum
RUSKIN — Blake confined all of its scoring to the first half, keeping Lennard winless in an 18-0 victory Thursday night.Both teams combined for just three completed passes on 19 attempts, but junior quarterback Kristian Johnson made his count, including a 49-yard bomb to DeAndre James just before the end ...
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Thu. Oct. 18, 2012 at 7:55 p.m. | Michael Hinman
TAMPA — Spoto came out guns blazing in the second half Friday, defeating Blake 21-6. Senior receiver Bryan Barr caught two touchdowns to put away the Yellow Jackets. Barr finished with four catches for 47 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown grab on a halfback pass from sophomore Kevin Hobley that ...
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Fri. Oct. 12, 2012 at 8:24 p.m. | Jacob Stewart
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, ...
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Wed. Oct. 10, 2012 at 12:32 p.m. | John C. Cotey
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 ...
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Fri. Oct. 05, 2012 at 8:44 p.m. | Joe Polito
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 ...
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Wed. Oct. 03, 2012 at 9:32 p.m. | Joel Anderson
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 ...
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Fri. Sept. 28, 2012 at 8:10 p.m. | David Rice
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 ...
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Fri. Sept. 21, 2012 at 9:24 p.m. | Don Jensen
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 ...
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Fri. Sept. 14, 2012 at 8:36 p.m. | Lauren Burg
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 ...
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Wed. Sept. 12, 2012 at 12:46 p.m. | John C. Cotey
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 ...
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Fri. Sept. 07, 2012 at 9:27 p.m. | Phillip Haywood
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 ...
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Sat. Sept. 01, 2012 at 9:25 p.m. | Kyle Beckett
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 ...
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Wed. Aug. 29, 2012 at 1:12 p.m. | John C. Cotey