CLEARWATER — The teams combined for 35 points during the first quarter and 851 yards of offense overall. Sophomore Maurice Hemingway surpassed 100 rushing yards and scored two touchdowns during the first quarter alone for the Green Devils (6-3). He finished with 21 carries for 180 yards. Special teams also ...
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Fri. Oct. 28, 2011 at 8:16 p.m. | Daniel Feingold
CLEARWATER — It was expected Countryside would handle Clearwater. It was expected the Cougars defense would stymie senior quarterback Rob Yarbrough. It was expected senior running back Diomi Roberts would trample Clearwater. Well, scratch the last two. Countryside got it done through the air, especially in the first half, beating ...
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Fri. Oct. 21, 2011 at 11:13 p.m. | Andy Warrener
SEMINOLE — Clearwater's fourth-quarter passing attack proved too much for Osceola on Friday night as the Tornadoes came from behind in a 28-18 victory.The Warriors led most of the game, employing a team of running backs that included contributions of 76 yards each from seniors Cody Lighthiser and Jordan Ramsey. ...
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Fri. Oct. 14, 2011 at 9:46 p.m. | Rob Bibelhauser
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
SEMINOLE — Clearwater picked up its first win, thwarting Seminole’s final effort in the closing minutes for a 24-17 victory. “When you get your first, it’s a big one,” Clearwater coach Tom Bostic said. The Tornadoes (1-4, 1-1) did not have a lead until midway through the fourth quarter Thursday ...
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Thu. Oct. 06, 2011 at 8:58 p.m. | Daniel Feingold
The Grab Bag is here to showcase trends, streaks, quirks but mostly the things that sometimes go overlooked, as well as spotlighting those guys playing in the shadows. So get involved at johncotey@gmail.com and don't forget to follow along on Twitter @JohnnyHomeTeam. Games of the week Another 10-2 week. I'm ...
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Wed. Oct. 05, 2011 at 12:59 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Notable performersK Teddy Aloizakis, Dunedin: Aloizakis kicked a 30-yard field goal in the first quarter, nailed a 27-yarder in the second and added the winner, a 39-yarder, in the third as Dunedin upset Gibbs 9-6.QB Kenny Blanche, Tarpon Springs: Filling in for the injured Louis Pappas, Blanche completed 6 of ...
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Sat. Oct. 01, 2011 at 6:20 p.m. | Times Staff
CLEARWATER — In a sloppy game that came down to the final play Dixie Hollins found a way to finish defensively, beating Clearwater 13-10 on the Tornadoes' homecoming night."It was an exciting finish," Dixie Hollins coach Mike Morey said. "(Defensive coordinator) Ed Bryant did a great job with the defense, ...
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Fri. Sept. 30, 2011 at 8:23 p.m. | Lauren Burg
CLEARWATER — Down 7-0, Pinellas Park scored 35 points in the second quarter to beat Clearwater.Four of the touchdowns came on the ground, two by Marquis Samuel. He finished with 21 carries for 75 yards.For Clearwater, undisciplined play stifled its offense. It tallied 327 yards, but eight penalties for 72 ...
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Fri. Sept. 23, 2011 at 8:13 p.m. | Daniel Feingold
Like any good football team (or football game picker), the key is to get better as the season goes along. And after going 8-4 two weeks ago, I went 9-3 last week. This week? Tough to say, because quite honestly, the games aren't that great. Kind of like these picks: ...
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Wed. Sept. 21, 2011 at 2:59 p.m. | John C. Cotey
TARPON SPRINGS — Tarpon Springs wide receiver Dondre Daley accounted for five of the Spongers’ eight touchdowns to help his team cruise to a 56-8 victory against Clearwater. Tarpon took a 7-0 lead on Louis Pappas’ 11-yard swing pass to Daley, then the Spongers blocked a punt on the Tornadoes’ ...
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Fri. Sept. 09, 2011 at 11:05 p.m. | Basil Spyridakos
This season was supposed to be about five teams — Admiral Farragut, Countryside, East Lake, Lakewood and Largo — that had a legitimate chance to make a deep a run in the playoffs. But if we learned anything from the results of the opening week, it is to expect the ...
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Sat. Sept. 03, 2011 at 6:25 p.m. | Times Staff
PALM HARBOR — PHU coach Matt LePain wore two band-aids after head-butting his players before the game. The Hurricanes got the message and jumped to a 10-point first-quarter lead en route to a 26-14 victory."I haven't had these in a while," LePain said of his wounds. "I was so pumped, ...
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Fri. Sept. 02, 2011 at 8:45 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
The Friday Night Rewind crew was out and about Thursday and Friday nights, bringing you football highlights from Countryside-Lakewood, SPC-Farragut, Plant City-Hillsborough, Pasco-Hernando, Largo-Clearwater, Sunlake-Fivay and of course Vegas. In case you missed them, our latest video roundups:
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Sat. Aug. 27, 2011 at 2:57 a.m. | Times Staff
LARGO — For weeks, Clearwater boasted in chats and on Facebook about how much its skill players had improved, how the Tornadoes were going to be the surprise team in the county. The bravado stemmed from strong showings at 7-on-7 tournaments. It was enough to convince Clearwater it was ready ...
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Thu. Aug. 25, 2011 at 11:30 p.m. | Bob Putnam