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Basketball Players of the Year: Who you got?
On one of our live chats at the state basketball tournament, a conversation broke out: Tamara Taylor or Meghan Keough or Amber Henson. The debate over who should be the Times' All-Suncoast Girls Basketball Player of the Year was lively, informative, and even at times a bit testy. But mostly, ...
Read moreMon. March 07, 2011 at 1:43 p.m. | John C. Cotey
5A region basketball: Gibbs 53, Chamberlain 44
ST. PETERSBURG — As the final buzzer sounded Saturday night, Gibbs’ Quincy Ford grabbed the basketball and hurled it toward the rafters, setting off a raucous celebration as the frenzied crowd erupted and spilled onto the court. The Gladiators got off a quick start and held on to beat Chamberlain ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 26, 2011 at 11:22 p.m. | Bob Putnam
5A region basketball: Chamberlain 48, Sickles 45
TAMPA — Though a tardy arrival, adversity still shoehorned its way into a raucous Chamberlain gymnasium throng of roughly 800 Tuesday night.It didn't stick around long. The resilient hosts sent it — and a hearty legion of Sickles fans — on a quiet, crestfallen exit shortly thereafter.Trailing by seven in ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 22, 2011 at 8:54 p.m. | Joey Knight
Animosity gives way to amicable relationship between Chamberlain coach and star player
TAMPA — His emergence was preceded by resistance. Disillusionment arrived before his double doubles. Chamberlain senior Eric Storts didn’t take the local basketball scene by storm until he and his new coach nearly took each other by the collars. A 6-foot-3 swingman, Storts was content to play for longtime Chiefs ...
Read moreMon. Feb. 21, 2011 at 2:46 p.m. | Joey Knight
5A region basketball: Chamberlain 64, Port Charlotte 51
TAMPA — To the utter bewilderment of his coach, Chamberlain scoring/rebounding/assists/GPA leader Eric Storts was bypassed almost twice by local coaches this week in county and conference player of the year elections.Does it nag at the 6-foot-3 senior? A bit, he admits, but it's beyond his control. The Chiefs' postseason ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 17, 2011 at 8:58 p.m. | Joey Knight
5A-9 district basketball: Chamberlain 45, Sickles 43
TAMPA — Throughout the season, Chamberlain coach Christopher Snyder talks about determination, want and desire. The Chiefs also have Hart.Reggie Hart single-handedly ended Sickles' five-year district reign Friday night, converting a steal into a buzzer-beating layup as Chamberlain won the Class 5A, District 9 championship 45-43.Eric Storts scored 26 for ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 11, 2011 at 8:46 p.m. | Don Jensen
5A-9 district basketball: Chamberlain fends off King to earn Sickles rematch
TAMPA — Chamberlain coach Christopher Snyder won't have to say much to get his team up for Sickles on Friday in the Class 5A, District 9 championship. If top-seeded Chamberlain's tougher-than-expected 71-59 victory against King on Wednesday doesn't get the Chiefs' attention, Snyder can point out what happened 28 days ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 09, 2011 at 8:21 p.m. | Don Jensen
Boys basketball: Sickles exacts revenge with rout of Chamberlain
TAMPA — His team's lack of defensive fire in last month's five-point loss to Chamberlain left Sickles coach Renaldo Garcia so inflamed, he questioned the Gryphons' cardiovascular content."He said that our heart was pumping Kool-Aid," senior forward Rashawn Rembert said. "We didn't take that very lightly."Consider the Kool-Aid spiked.Whatever was ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 14, 2011 at 9:34 p.m. | Joey Knight
City of Tampa Championship: Terps tested but find what works
TAMPA — Just as the coach planned it, the Tampa Prep boys basketball team’s hectic exam schedule is coinciding with the holiday break. The Terrapins (8-0) passed their first significant test Tuesday, rebounding from a sloppy final stretch in the first half for a 46-40 victory against previously undefeated Chamberlain ...
Read moreWed. Dec. 22, 2010 at 12:38 a.m. | Joey Knight
City of Tampa Championship: Chamberlain withstands test, rallies to go to 10-0
TAMPA — They didn’t panic when their perfection was seriously challenged Monday afternoon. In their bid to remain undefeated, the Chamberlain Chiefs remained undaunted. They decided to man up on adversity, and Plant City’s dead-eye shooters. Today, Hillsborough County’s most surprising team is 10-0. Behind some air-tight perimeter defense and ...
Read moreMon. Dec. 20, 2010 at 10:06 p.m. | Joey Knight
Boys basketball: Chamberlain 62, Sickles 57
TAMPA — Aggressive was the best word to describe Chamberlain's effort Friday as the Chiefs beat host Sickles 62-57 to remain undefeated.From the opening tip, the Chiefs, who were without one of their starters, made it clear their plan was to be aggressive on both ends of the floor, especially ...
Read moreFri. Dec. 10, 2010 at 8:34 p.m. | Mike McCollum
Boys basketball: Chamberlain 63, Wharton 56
TAMPA — The chip on their shoulders seemed more profound than the "Chiefs" emblazoned across their jerseys. Chamberlain's players, deemed a 2010-11 darkhorse by local reporters and coaches, stormed into the season Monday night bent on earning some respect.Thirty-two minutes later, they had earned every ounce of Wharton coach Tommy ...
Read moreMon. Nov. 29, 2010 at 9:19 p.m. | Joey Knight
Hillsborough boys basketball preview
For those of us on the prep sports beat, the mild temperatures arrived with a mild quandary: How do we awaken readers to the dawn of another basketball season with football playoffs in full swing? Our solution: Incorporate some March Madness into mid November, previewing the local boys teams in ...
Read moreSun. Nov. 21, 2010 at 8:46 p.m. | Joey Knight
5A boys basketball: Chamberlain misses its chances
PUNTA GORDA — Chamberlain got close but Charlotte pulled away Thursday for a 61-53 victory in a 5A region quarterfinal. Charlotte led 55-52 with a little more than a minute left when the Chiefs' Eric Storts drove to the basket, but his layup clanged off the back iron. "He got ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 18, 2010 at 9:27 p.m. | Charlotte Sun-Herald
5A-9 boys basketball: Sickles tops Chamberlain 56-28
TAMPA — Sickles hit on all cylinders Saturday as the Gryphons beat Chamberlain 56-28 in the Class 5A, District 9 final to capture their fifth straight title. Rashawn Rembert started strong, scoring 20 of his 26 points before halftime, including three 3-pointers in the first quarter. "I've been playing with ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 13, 2010 at 8:46 p.m. | Times Correspondent