It was Milestone Monday in girls hoops last night, and here's your boys basketball nursing rhyme of the day: Jack and Bill went up against Marcus Hill, to fetch a possible victory. But Jack fell down when he got dunked on, and Bill came tumbling after. Keep reading. It will ...
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Tue. Dec. 04, 2012 at 10:53 a.m. | John C. Cotey
EAST LAKE — If Monday night’s game against East Lake is any indication, Clearwater is going to be a handful for opponents this season. The Tornadoes used a smothering halfcourt defense and a fastbreak offense to bury the Eagles 60-20. Aja Jenkins led the way with 17 points and Tyra ...
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Mon. Dec. 03, 2012 at 10:50 p.m. | Rodney Page
Each week, our Home-Team staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover, then we turn the voting over to our readers. These nominations span Saturday, Nov. 24 through Friday, Nov. 30. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over every ...
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Sat. Dec. 01, 2012 at 2:14 a.m. | Times Staff
CLEARWATER — It was a clash between two undefeated teams, and the promise for a close game was teased after the end of the first quarter with one team up by just one point. But Clearwater used a number of big scoring runs to never relinquish the lead again, beating ...
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Fri. Nov. 30, 2012 at 11:11 p.m. | Michael Hinman
By my count, there were like 150 basketball games played last night. Busiest night of the season so far. Here's the best of the best of the best: GAME OF THE NIGHT Looks like we covered the best games: Here'S Berkeley Prep's big win over Lakewood. Tranisha Harmon had 10 ...
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Wed. Nov. 28, 2012 at 10:36 a.m. | John C. Cotey
This is shaping up as one of the most volatile high school boys basketball seasons the county has ever had, with few clues as to how it will end. As many as seven teams seem capable of making a run to the state final four. Which team has the best ...
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Wed. Nov. 21, 2012 at 12:40 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Any discussion about Pinellas County girls basketball this season begins and ends with Lakewood. The Spartans are loaded (again), have a chance at a state championship (again) and are beating area opponents by 50-plus points (again). But there are plenty of other teams out there who have exciting players and ...
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Tue. Nov. 20, 2012 at 1:50 p.m. | Rodney Page
CLEARWATER — Clearwater's Jordan Leston won the quarterback duel Friday, but it just wasn't enough as East Lake won the game 41-29.Leston, who is just finishing his sophomore season, completed 20 passes for 215 yards and two touchdowns. His numbers topped both Pete DiNovo and Jake Hudson, who combined for ...
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Fri. Nov. 09, 2012 at 10:37 p.m. | Michael Hinman
CLEARWATER — Tom Bostic swears he hasn’t thought much about Friday’s game against East Lake. But it’s actually the end of an era. After 30 years as the Clearwater head coach, Bostic, 67, will pass the torch to coach-in-waiting Donnie Abraham. There are no more players to evaluate, no more ...
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Thu. Nov. 08, 2012 at 1:32 p.m. | Rodney Page
PALM HARBOR — Turns out East Lake isn’t quite ready to pass the volleyball torch to Palm Harbor University. Despite losing its previous two matches — the conference and district championships — to the Hurricanes and getting rolled in the first set Tuesday night, the defending champion roared back, stunning ...
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Tue. Nov. 06, 2012 at 9:50 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Five things looking ahead to the playoffs1. Pinellas Park needed to win to get into the playoffs. Northeast did not. Good thing. The Patriots beat Seminole while the Vikings slipped up against 3-6 Clearwater. Northeast has to play at Bradenton Manatee in the first round of the playoffs in what ...
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Sat. Nov. 03, 2012 at 5:54 p.m. | Times Staff
CLEARWATER — Spencer Rice's interception led to Jordan Leston hitting Devijion Smith for the winning touchdown with 20 seconds remaining, propelling Clearwater to a 34-27 upset win over Northeast, but the Vikings still are the district runnerup.Leston was 12-of-25 passing for 183 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 67 ...
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Fri. Nov. 02, 2012 at 9:26 p.m. | Lauren Burg
DUNEDIN — It had been 22 years since Dunedin advanced to a region quarterfinal, so waiting an extra 30 minutes for Lennard to show up Wednesday was no big deal. Once the Longhorns arrived, the Falcons wasted little time sending them back on the bus. Dunedin jumped out early and ...
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Wed. Oct. 31, 2012 at 9:55 p.m. | Rodney Page
EAST LAKE — Palm Harbor University senior middle hitter Logan Miller has waited four years to celebrate in East Lake’s gym. There have been so many past disappointments that she began to wonder if it would ever happen. Miller and her teammates finally got the chance Thursday night after an ...
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Thu. Oct. 25, 2012 at 11:30 p.m. | Rodney Page
CLEARWATER — With a regional appearance on the line Wednesday, St. Petersburg freshman middle hitter Kaylan Markese wanted the ball. The Green Devils were in a fifth and deciding game against Seminole in a Class 7A-10 semifinal and led 14-13. Sure enough, the set came her way and Markese pounded ...
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Thu. Oct. 25, 2012 at 12:26 a.m. | Rodney Page