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Times' all-Pinellas football team
Offensive player of the year: Pete DiNovo, Sr., East Lake DiNovo had already established himself as an accomplished passer with impressive numbers the past two seasons. He continued to pile up the yards this season, and is now the most prolific passer in Pinellas County history. The 6-foot-3, 205-pounder has ...
Read moreSat. Dec. 22, 2012 at 11:35 a.m. | Times Staff
Spartans' Valdes MVP of Pinellas Senior All-Star football game
CLEARWATER — Lakewood receiver Marquez Valdes’ goal was to make it to the Class 5A state title game. That did not happen. The Spartans lost in heartbreaking fashion to Robinson in the region semifinals. But even though Valdes’ season ended on low note, his prep career finished on a high ...
Read moreThu. Dec. 13, 2012 at 12:20 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Countryside OL Brandon Pertile commits to Georgia State
Countryside offensive lineman Brandon Pertile committed to Georgia State Tuesday, Cougars coach Jared Davis said via text message. Pertile, a senior, was the leader of a veteran offensive line that paved the way for Countryside to rush for 197 yards per game. The 6-foot-5, 295-pound tackle had offers from five ...
Read moreTue. Dec. 11, 2012 at 3:23 p.m. | Bob Putnam
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Recruit: Brandon Pertile
CCC's Mike Stevenson is cleared to play Friday
Clearwater Central Catholic defensive back Mike Stevenson has been cleared by trainers to play in Friday’s Class 3A state semifinal against Fort Lauderdale University School. Stevenson, a senior, sustained a concussion two weeks ago against Frostproof in a region semifinal and was not cleared for last week’s region final against ...
Read moreTue. Nov. 27, 2012 at 4:54 p.m. | Bob Putnam
FHSAA does not penalize Countryside for on-field celebration
The Florida High School Athletic Association has decided not to take action against Countryside’s football program for an on-field celebration involving the 24 seniors on the team in the final two minutes of last week’s season finale against St. Petersburg. The incident came a day after the FHSAA’s Section 3 ...
Read moreTue. Nov. 06, 2012 at 5:04 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Pinellas: Sunday morning quarterback
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 ...
Read moreSat. Nov. 03, 2012 at 5:54 p.m. | Times Staff
Football: Countryside 37, St. Petersburg 7
photo gallery ST. PETERSBURG — Countryside’s frustrating season came to a fittingly controversial end Friday night in a 37-7 win over St. Petersburg. After recovering a Green Devils fumble on the 8 with just over two minutes remaining, Countryside coaches ran all 24 seniors onto the field. The Cougars were ...
Read moreSat. Nov. 03, 2012 at 1:09 a.m. | Rodney Page
FHSAA: Countryside forfeits will remain in place
BRADENTON — Countryside hoped to change its postseason football fate Thursday, arguing that the recent forfeiture of six games was too harsh a punishment when there was no intentional skirting of state rules. But the Florida High School Athletic Association Section 3 Appeals Committee, after much struggle to determine if ...
Read moreThu. Nov. 01, 2012 at 2:07 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Pinellas: Sunday morning quarterback
Super 71. Largo (8-0, 4-0): Clinched eighth straight district title and won 30th straight district game with dominating performance against Lakewood Ranch.2. Countryside (3-6, 2-2): Sure, the Cougars had to forfeit six games, but it's hard to knock them down in this ranking considering what they've done on the field.3. ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 27, 2012 at 4:43 p.m. | Times Staff
Football: Countryside 23, Pinellas Park 7
PINELLAS PARK — Following a tumultuous week in which Countryside found out it would have to forfeit its first six games and would lose its starting quarterback after Christian Strong was ruled ineligible by the FHSAA, the Cougars faced more bad news by trailing 7-0 at halftime Friday at Pinellas ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 27, 2012 at 1:52 a.m. | Bryan Burns
Cotey: Countryside officials, especially principal, should shoulder blame
Countryside High School has to forfeit six football games — five of them victories, two of them critical district triumphs — because its administration screwed up some paperwork, failed to communicate and can’t, apparently, understand rules. Surprised? Of course you aren’t. If there is one thing that has defined the ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 24, 2012 at 6:35 p.m. | John C. Cotey
FHSAA: Countryside will have to forfeit wins
For the second time in five months, a Tampa Bay football powerhouse will have to forfeit victories. The Florida High School Athletic Association said Wednesday that Countryside must forfeit the six games that quarterback Christian Strong played in this season, likely ending the Cougars' postseason aspirations. Strong, a senior who ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 24, 2012 at 11:03 a.m. | Bob Putnam
FHSAA: Residency and paperwork issues surround Countryside QB Christian Strong
A new state law may prevent Countryside High School from having to forfeit football victories even though it used an ineligible player for more than half of this season. The Florida High School Athletic Association said Monday that it ruled Countryside quarterback Christian Strong ineligible because he was not living ...
Read moreMon. Oct. 22, 2012 at 10:58 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Pinellas: SMQ, Week 8
Super 7 1. Largo (7-0, 3-0): Despite having Juwan Brown out for most of the game, the Packers crush Boca Ciega and are one win from clinching the 6A-7 district title. 2. Countryside (7-1, 3-0): The Cougars roll to their fifth straight victory and have outscored opponents 218-23 during this streak. 3. ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 20, 2012 at 11:06 p.m. | Times Staff
Countryside coach: QB Christian Strong is ineligible
The Florida High School Athletic Association has declared Countryside quarterback Christian Strong ineligible, a ruling that could force the Cougars to forfeit six games and eliminate them from playoff contention. Countryside coach Jared Davis confirmed the ruling via text message Saturday night, but said he was told to direct all matters ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 20, 2012 at 7:16 p.m. | Bob Putnam