Boys basketball St. Petersburg Catholic 45, Admiral Farragut 43: Michael Fridella scored a team-high 15 as the Barons built a 36-30 lead through three quarters and withstood a Blue Jackets rally in the fourth. Shorecrest 51, IRC 48: The Chargers had a big second quarter, outscoring the Golden Eagles 14-9. ...
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Wed. Dec. 12, 2012 at 12:23 a.m. | Times Staff
CLEARWATER — Angel Brown grabbed the ball and sprinted downcourt. St. Petersburg trailed Class 7A-10 rival Clearwater by two Monday with less than 10 seconds left in regulation. Brown had to get off a shot, any kind of shot. What she didn’t expect was the kind of shot she got. ...
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Mon. Dec. 10, 2012 at 11:18 p.m. | Rodney Page
Pinellas basketball super 7 Records through Wednesday Boys 1. St. Petersburg (2-1): Bounced back from a weekend loss to Haines City to knock off rival Seminole in a big Class 7A, District 10 game. 2. Boca Ciega (3-0): Strong start to season gets a test with a game tonight against ...
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Thu. Dec. 06, 2012 at 3:13 p.m. | Times Staff
Pinellas basketball super 7 Records through Wednesday Boys 1. St. Petersburg (2-1): Bounced back from a weekend loss to Haines City to knock off rival Seminole in a big Class 7A, District 10 game. 2. Boca Ciega (3-0): Strong start to season gets a test with a game tonight against ...
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Thu. Dec. 06, 2012 at 3:13 p.m. | Times Staff
What's hoopening, people? Get it, happening, hoopening? Yessir, the kind of brilliance you can only find here at Morning Meanderings, where coffee and a cranberry Christmas bagel fuel the machine. You know the drill: johncotey@gmail.com, and follow me at @JohnnyHomeTeam Here's some notes, observations and a look at Friday's slate ...
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Thu. Dec. 06, 2012 at 10:52 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Hey there: quick note about Morning Meanderings for the unidoctrinated -- I occasionally put this together by drinking lots of coffee as I read over the morning boxscores on our website. I just do it because it keeps me in the know, to steal someone's advertising slogan, but also to ...
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Wed. Dec. 05, 2012 at 9:55 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Girls basketball IRC 40, Northside 33: Just two games removed from getting beat by 48 against Seffner Christian, IRC earned its second straight win. Center Rachel Boyette, who was sick against Seffner, scored 10. Autumn Frost also scored 10 and Caroline Shelton added eight. The Mustangs were led by 12 ...
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Wed. Dec. 05, 2012 at 12:33 a.m. | Times Staff
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