At Calvary Christian Score: Calvary Christian 7, Community School of Naples 0 Spring game-breakers: A two-hour weather delay kept Calvary and Naples from completing a full game, opting instead to play two quarters. … Led by rising senior Derek Barnes, Calvary’s secondary is something to keep a close eye on. ...
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Thu. May 24, 2012 at 11:29 p.m. | Basil Spyridakos
The monotony of banging pads against teammates ends this weekend for most private schools in Pinellas County. Now the real fun begins. There are six games tonight and one Saturday night involving eight of the nine private schools. (Canterbury is the only one not playing.) After a month of practice, ...
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Thu. May 17, 2012 at 9:59 p.m. | Bob Putnam
LARGO — Indian Rocks Christian graduates 15 players from its senior class, including nearly every skill player. Quarterback Casey Woods, who threw 30 touchdowns last season, is gone. So is Woods’ favorite target, Sean Culkin, who had 18 touchdown receptions. “We lose pretty much everyone who handled the ball last ...
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Wed. May 16, 2012 at 7:12 p.m. | Times Staff
The Sunshine Football Officials Association held eight-team controlled scrimmages at three Clearwater schools Saturday to provide training for officials. So every participating team got in extra spring work, running at least 24 plays on offense and 24 plays on defense. Here are our observations from each site: At Countryside 1. River ...
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Sat. May 12, 2012 at 9:34 p.m. | Times Staff
ST. PETERSBURG — The good news for Canterbury this spring is that most of the offensive line is back and there appear to be some good candidates to fill running back Brent O’Neal’s shoes. P.J. Franklin was a capable backup to O’Neal last season and is looking good this spring. ...
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Wed. May 09, 2012 at 9:44 p.m. | Times Staff
SEFFNER — Calvary Christian coach Dave Bonchi feels his team's final record isn't indicative of the success it should have had. Close losses to Cambridge Christian, Keswick Christian, Bradenton Christian and Carrollwood Day knocked Calvary out of playoff contention, but Bonchi's team persevered when it could have quit on the ...
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Thu. Nov. 10, 2011 at 10:25 p.m. | Basil Spyridakos
TAMPA — On a day that looked like it might be a characteristic barn burner, with junior tailback Robert Davis 276 yards from 2,000 yards, Class 2A, District 5 surprised again. Calvary Christian put up more than 300 yards of offense, held Davis to under 100 yards rushing and lost ...
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Fri. Nov. 04, 2011 at 7:40 p.m. | Andy Warrener
BRADENTON — Calvary Christian hung on for 14-13 victory over Bradenton Christian on Friday night, but not before Bradenton had one last chance at the win.With Bradenton trailing by one and driving in the game's waning moments, quarterback Ryan Cobb spotted fleet sophomore Sinclair Laskett streaking for the end zone ...
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Fri. Oct. 28, 2011 at 9:46 p.m. | The Herald
ST. PETERSBURG — With just more than a minute remaining, Keswick Christian's Ryan Broaderick kicked a 30-yard field goal to give the Crusaders a 28-25 victory over Calvary Christian on Friday.Calvary led 18-12 at halftime, but Keswick (4-3, 3-3) came out firing. Adam Foster found an opening and went 24 ...
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Fri. Oct. 21, 2011 at 9:45 p.m. | Phillip Haywood
CLEARWATER — Admiral Farragut’s punishing defense and relentless running attack staggered Calvary Christian early and often as the Blue Jackets defeated their Class 2A, District 5 rival 38-7 on Friday. In the second quarter, Blue Jackets defensive end Demetrius Lewis exploded through the offensive line to block a punt and ...
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Sat. Oct. 15, 2011 at 12:42 a.m. | Basil Spyridakos
Offenses were on display this week. Seven teams scored more than 30 points this week. Admiral Farragut and Indian Rocks Christian combined for 66 points. Largo nearly reached that total by itself, scoring 63 in a victory over Dixie Hollins. But nothing comes close to the offensive numbers put up ...
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Sat. Oct. 08, 2011 at 4:09 p.m. | Times Staff
CLEARWATER — Calvary Christian (3-2, 2-1) piled up 336 yards en route to its second district win, 48-35 over Cambridge Christian on Friday night.Warriors junior wide receiver Derrick Barnes had 247 of the team's 316 rushing yards and two long touchdowns. Freshman quarterback Jeremy Wood had 42 yards rushing and ...
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Fri. Oct. 07, 2011 at 8:08 p.m. | Lauren Burg
The Crusaders reached .500 by scoring seven touchdowns and having no turnovers in a 46-0 rout of Northside Christian. Calvary Christian relied mostly on the ground game. Derek Barnes had 127 yards rushing, including touchdown runs of 41 and 13 yards. Steven Rice added 111 yards rushing and scored on ...
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Fri. Sept. 30, 2011 at 7:42 p.m. | Bob Putnam
The Friday Night Rewind crew was out and about Friday night, hitting Palm Harbor U.-Clearwater Central Catholic, Hernando-Land O'Lakes and Canterbury-Calvary. And be sure to check out the infamous shower scene at the end of our Game of the Week.
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Sat. Sept. 24, 2011 at 3:12 a.m. | Times Staff
CLEARWATER — Canterbury superstar Brent O'Neal might not be the fastest running back to line up, but give him the opportunity and he'll fly by any defender. O'Neal might not be the most powerful runner around these parts, but he'll put a hole in a cornerback standing in his path ...
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Fri. Sept. 23, 2011 at 9:38 p.m. | Bryan Burns