Former Brandon coach John Lima announced a few more of his seniors have committed to playing college football. DL Dishon Brathwaite will head to Adrian (Mich.) College, a Division III school, and WR Chaz Laidler is off to College of the Desert, a junior college in Palm Desert, Calif. Brathwaite ...
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Tue. May 08, 2012 at 11:27 a.m. | Laura Keeley
SEFFNER — If Wednesday’s inaugural spring workout was any indication, the reigning Class 6A state champs still possess swagger, strength and sleekness in bulk. Seasoning is another matter. Armwood is greener than FieldTurf. “We say this every four or five years, but if you want to beat Armwood this is ...
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Wed. May 02, 2012 at 11:52 p.m. | Times Staff
Dean Eychner, the Hillsborough High defensive coordinator since 1998, has been named the new football coach at Brandon, principal Carl Green confirmed Thursday. "He was very direct in answering my questions and seemed ready to take on the challenge," Green said. "He has worked at one of our feeder middle ...
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Thu. Feb. 23, 2012 at 2:33 p.m. | Laura Keeley
Five former Hillsborough County head coaches and another from Pinellas County are among the 31 applicants for Brandon's football head coach position. Athletic director Tibor Kovacs released the names of the applicants following a request from the Tampa Bay Times. In addition to the former head coaches—Hugh Dehnert (Leto), Gerold Dickens ...
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Fri. Feb. 10, 2012 at 11:41 a.m. | Laura Keeley
The Associated Press 2011 Class 7A All-State Team, voted on by media organizations around the state (area players in bold): First Team Offense QB - Cord Sandberg, 6-2 190, Jr., Bradenton Manatee RB - Marcus Levy, 5-11 185, Jr., Fort Pierce Central RB - Randy Bergan, 5-10 185, Sr., Clermont East Ridge WR - Chris Black, ...
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Sat. Jan. 07, 2012 at 4:15 p.m. | Laura Keeley
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
After two straight playoff berths for the first time since 2006-2007, John Lima will not be back as the head football coach at Brandon. Lima confirmed via text message Thursday that he is out as coach and declined to comment further. Brandon ended Newsome's three-year district win streak and handed ...
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Thu. Dec. 15, 2011 at 3:41 p.m. | Laura Keeley
TAMPA — Tampa Bay Tech coach Jayson Roberts told his players during a postgame huddle they didn’t win their Class 7A region quarterfinal on Friday night. Rather, they won it during an all-out week of practice. But for quarterback Aaron Midthus, who missed all of those practices with a sprained ...
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Sat. Nov. 19, 2011 at 12:56 a.m. | Brandon Wright
For the second straight game, Brandon will be without leading rusher Tyrell Garner due to an MCL injury. "He probably could go, but without a healthy MCL you're risking an even more serious injury," Eagles coach John Lima said. "He's going to play in college, but even if he was ...
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Wed. Nov. 16, 2011 at 11:34 a.m. | Laura Keeley
TAMPA — Brandon is a playoff team this year and its opponent Thursday night — Jefferson — was not.The Dragons wanted to send a message that they deserved to be playing next week. It was delivered loud and clear in a 47-19 victory to end Jefferson and first-year coach Jeremy ...
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Thu. Nov. 10, 2011 at 10:09 p.m. | Todd Foley
Brandon clinched a playoff berth with a 27-6 win against East Bay last week, but lost a key piece of the puzzle in the process. Eagles coach John Lima said Wednesday that TB Tyrell Garner will not play in Thursday's regular-season finale or in next week’s Class 7A region quarterfinal at ...
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Wed. Nov. 09, 2011 at 12:54 p.m. | Brandon Wright
Dandy Dozen 1. Tampa Catholic at Jesuit No reason to think this isn't going to be any different than the previous 11 meetings. Why am I putting it No. 1? I dunno. Tigers roar 28-6. 2. Robinson at Plant The Knights have to rush to win, and Plant will make ...
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Wed. Nov. 09, 2011 at 10:50 a.m. | John C. Cotey
What we learned1. Newsome's ability to adapt is impressive. Granted the Wolves' run of three district titles ended this season, but this might be Newsome coach Ken Hiscock's best coaching job yet. With his team struggling, he tweaked his wing-T offense, putting QB Will Worth in the shotgun and let ...
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Sat. Nov. 05, 2011 at 6:24 p.m. | Times Staff
BRANDON — Welcome to the playoffs, Brandon. The Eagles built a 21-point halftime lead, both running backs topped 100 yards and Brandon played its way into the postseason with a 27-6 win over East Bay (3-6)."It feels real good," said RB Cyrus Dooley (140 yards, two TDs). "It's nice to ...
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Fri. Nov. 04, 2011 at 9:21 p.m. | Brandon Wright