SEMINOLE — When a team puts together as dominant a performance as Osceola did, it's difficult to single out the most valuable players.At times, it was the defensive line and linebackers, who recovered fumbles on each of the Rebels' first three possessions.At others, it was Courtney Burge, who had 110 ...
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Fri. Oct. 26, 2012 at 8:48 p.m. | Max Martinez
ST. PETERSBURG — A suffocating defensive performance handed Lakewood Ranch a 20-3 victory Friday night at Dixie Hollins.The Mustangs (5-2, 2-0) forced six turnovers, including three interceptions on deep passes inside their own 20. It took nearly all four quarters for the Rebels (0-7, 0-3) to break the 100-yard mark. ...
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Fri. Oct. 19, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. | Max Martinez
TAMPA — We have seen the occasional injury. The star quarterback who breaks a leg. The All-America running back who wrecks his knee. The hotshot recruit who cracks his elbow. Never, in recent memory, have we seen them all, at once, seemingly every week. But the 2012 high school football ...
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Tue. Oct. 09, 2012 at 9:49 p.m. | John C. Cotey
LARGO — Largo won a storm-shortened game Friday night 34-0 against Dixie Hollins. Senior quarterback Juwan Brown took the Packers (6-0, 2-0) to the air, completing 7 of 10 passes for 121 yards. His favorite target was Raheem Harvey, who picked up 59 of those yards, including a TD midway ...
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Fri. Oct. 05, 2012 at 7:20 p.m. | Michael Hinman
ST. PETERSBURG — Clearwater used strong special teams play to beat Dixie Hollins 34-0 on Friday, earning its first win of the season.The Tornadoes (1-3) began the special teams dominance with a blocked punt early in the first quarter, which led to a field goal. They then took the next ...
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Fri. Sept. 28, 2012 at 9:35 p.m. | Christian Sandler
The Grab Bag is compiled by me, John C. Cotey, digging my nose into stats provided by coaches to MaxPreps and HomeTeam. So if you want to get in here, your stats will need to be in one of these places. You can always reach me at cotey@tampabay.com or on ...
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Wed. Sept. 26, 2012 at 12:37 p.m. | John C. Cotey
ST. PETERSBURG — Coming off of what Tarpon Springs coach Ron Hawn called an emotional game against East Lake, the Spongers responded by defeating Dixie Hollins 31-7.Trailing 14-0, the Rebels (0-4) got back in it when QB Drew Boylson scored on a keeper. But after stopping the Spongers, Dixie Hollins ...
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Fri. Sept. 21, 2012 at 9:24 p.m. | Anthony Salveggi
Before Dixie Hollins' Sept. 28 home game against Clearwater, the school will hold a Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony for three alumni. The three former athletes earning entrance this year: Glenn Davis (Class of 1996): Davis was a first-team, all-state cornerback on the 1995 team that advanced to the ...
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Wed. Sept. 19, 2012 at 10:37 a.m. | Rodney Page
ST. PETERSBURG — Pinellas Park amassed 336 rushing yards en route to a dominant win.A blocked punt set up the Patriots' first score, a 3-yard run by Tahrelle Moseley. Pinellas Park made it 21-0 on runs by Jaquan Clark and Moseley. On the first play of the Rebels' next drive, ...
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Fri. Sept. 14, 2012 at 8:42 p.m. | Anthony Salveggi
SEMINOLE — Dixie Hollins' comeback fell 1 yard short. The Warhawks (1-1) scored on their first offensive play, when Noah Weller hit Chris Steiermann for 84 yards. Steiermann, who was crowned homecoming king during halftime, caught four passes for 117 yards and the touchdown.The Rebels (0-2) entered the fourth quarter ...
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Fri. Sept. 07, 2012 at 9:27 p.m. | Max Martinez
PINELLAS PARK — The swimmers line up on the pool deck, stretching and twisting like contortionists. There are only 12 of them, enough to fill two in each of the six lanes. They enter the water and turn lap after lap, their arms slipping slowly, quietly in the water with ...
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Wed. Sept. 05, 2012 at 1:32 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Dixie Hollins planned to rely on the one-two running punch of Demondre Lambert and Kabriel Jackson this season. Not anymore. The Rebels lost their top running backs to knee injuries in their season-opening loss to Northeast. Lambert’s was the biggest blow. He tore his anterior cruciate ligament, along with two ...
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Sat. Sept. 01, 2012 at 1:45 p.m. | Bob Putnam
ST. PETERSBURG — Dual-threat quarterback Ryan Davis accounted for 202 of Northeast's 311 yards en route to a win over Dixie Hollins.Jalin Hubbard returned the opening kickoff 89 yards for a Vikings touchdown. And James Swain returned an interception 14 yards for a score in the second for Northeast. Meanwhile, ...
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Fri. Aug. 31, 2012 at 9:31 p.m. | Max Martinez
Friday’s preseason games took its toll on some area teams. Dixie Hollins lost three quarterbacks to injury in its game against Clearwater Central Catholic, but the Rebels should have two of those players back for this week’s opener against Northeast. Senior starter Drew Boylson left with concussion symptoms, but Rebels ...
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Mon. Aug. 27, 2012 at 12:17 p.m. | Rodney Page
CLEARWATER — Clearwater Central Catholic unveiled its new stadium Friday night with FieldTurf to kick off the school’s 50th anniversary. Then the Marauders went out and played football the old-fashioned way, relying on a sturdy ground game and stifling defense to beat Dixie Hollins 22-7 in a preseason game. “We ...
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Sat. Aug. 25, 2012 at 12:45 a.m. | Bob Putnam