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 ...
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Fri. Aug. 24, 2012 at 8:04 p.m. | David Rice
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 ...
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Thu. July 26, 2012 at 2:16 p.m. | Times Staff
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. ...
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Wed. June 13, 2012 at 3:27 p.m. | Laura Keeley
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 ...
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Tue. June 05, 2012 at 11:21 a.m. | Laura Keeley
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 ...
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Thu. May 24, 2012 at 11:33 p.m. | Don Jensen
Orson Charles wasn't the only Hillsborough County alum headed to the NFL. While the former Plant star had his fourth-round selection by the Cinncinati Bengals televised and debated by ESPN, former Blake DE Ryan Davis quietly signed a free agent deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Davis, who was an honorable ...
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Mon. April 30, 2012 at 8:20 p.m. | Laura Keeley
As of today, there are no more football head coaching vacancies in Hillsborough County. Blake named Micheal Burns as its new head coach, athletic director Jesse Salters said. Burns, 39, was most recently the head coach of New Haven High School in Michigan in 2011, which was his first head ...
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Wed. Feb. 29, 2012 at 10:40 a.m. | Laura Keeley
Former Tampa Catholic and Parade All-America QB Kenny Kelly is among 29 applicants for the Blake football coaching vacancy, created by the dismissal of former Yellow Jackets coach Harry Hubbard. The list was released Thursday following a request from the Times. Other prominent applicants include former county head coaches Gerold Dickens (Strawberry Crest) and Hugh Dehnert (Leto) and former Tampa Bay Tech/Plant assistant Mo ...
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Thu. Jan. 19, 2012 at 3:42 p.m. | Joey Knight
With Gerold Dickens resigning from Strawberry Crest on Wednesday, there are now six Hillsborough County high schools looking for new head football coaches. Riverview hopes to choose between two finalists soon, said athletic director Kevin Massena. The Sharks are replacing Bruce Gifford, who had the position for three seasons before resigning Sept. ...
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Thu. Jan. 05, 2012 at 3:23 p.m. | Laura Keeley
Offensive player of the year Alvin Bailey, Jr., Armwood Why we picked him: Two reasons: 1) No one around was more priceless to his team, and 2) he may just have completed the greatest individual playoff performance in county history. A receiver/punt returner at the season’s outset, Bailey became the ...
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Fri. Dec. 23, 2011 at 12:03 p.m. | Times Staff
Harry Hubbard won’t be back for a fourth season as the head football coach at Blake. Hubbard was fired from his post Tuesday, he confirmed to the Times. “I’m fine with their decision,” Hubbard said by phone Tuesday. “Like I’ve always said, God always has something in store for you.” ...
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Tue. Dec. 13, 2011 at 1:14 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
ST. PETERSBURG — Blake's defense provided a slight edge as the Yellow Jackets defeated Gibbs 20-13 Friday night.Blake's defensive standouts included defensive back Javon Kitchen, who finished with an interception and a blocked punt deep in Gibbs territory, and defensive tackle Kentae McAllister. He contributed one sack and a blocked ...
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Fri. Nov. 04, 2011 at 9:29 p.m. | Rob Bibelhauser
TAMPA — Darius Page carried 26 times for 146 yards, his fifth 100-plus-yard performance of the season, and Wharton beat Blake 18-6 on Friday.After recovering a fumble by Blake's DeAndre James late in the first quarter, the host Wildcats scored on a 6-yard run by Vernon Hargraves and Page. Wharton ...
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Fri. Oct. 28, 2011 at 8:58 p.m. | Allie Davison
Dear Lakewood, Land O'Lakes, Newsome and Leto -- Thanks. Thanks a lot. Sigh. Okay, fine, I forgive you. Time to put last week's 8-4 record in the rear view mirror and move on. The Dandy Dozen 1. Plant at Armwood Some think the Hawks slipped up last week and showed ...
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Wed. Oct. 26, 2011 at 12:46 p.m. | John C. Cotey
TAMPA — For Blake, Thursday night marked its last home game of the season. And the Yellow Jackets didn't disappoint their fans, defeating Lennard (1-7, 1-5) 32-7.Blake did the majority of its damage in the first half. In the first quarter, junior quarterback Zain Gilmore connected with DeAndre James and ...
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Thu. Oct. 20, 2011 at 8:10 p.m. | Mike McCollum