We're halfway home to the playoffs. Here's this week's Grab Bag, compiled by me, John C. Cotey, aftter 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 ...
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Wed. Oct. 03, 2012 at 1:28 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Times' Super 71. Armwood (4-1): If nothing else, give the Hawks props for rallying from a 21-point deficit against Jefferson.2. Plant (3-1): Panthers collect nary a style point for their comeback win at TBT, and they probably don't care.3. Robinson (5-0): Meet the most opportunistic defense (11 touchdowns already) in ...
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Sat. Sept. 29, 2012 at 8:15 p.m. | Times Staff
The Friday Night Rewind crew hit Wharton-Durant, Carrollwood Day-Admiral Farragut and Mitchell-Sunlake.
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Sat. Sept. 29, 2012 at 5:12 a.m. | Times Staff
TAMPA — The boys from the country came to town Friday night, and played like boys from the country play. Tough. Hard. Physical. By the end of Durant’s game against New Tampa’s previously undefeated Wharton, the Cougars felt they left their marks, on some of the Wildcat players and Hillsborough ...
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Sat. Sept. 29, 2012 at 1:11 a.m. | John C. Cotey
TAMPA — As the punt sailed high into the air, Zach Hooper took a peek down the field and decided in the moment that he was going to do his own thing. Instead of calling for a fair catch — as expected coming out of the huddle — Hooper chose ...
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Sat. Sept. 29, 2012 at 1:09 a.m. | Joel Anderson
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
Super 7 1. Armwood (3-1): Sean Callahan gets 200th win on the field in 49-0 rout of Leto. 2. Plant (2-1): After devastating Richy Klepal news, Panthers needed this week off. 3. Robinson (4-0): Barring something unforeseen, Knights should be 9-0 entering Plant game. 4. Wharton (3-0): Idle Wildcats needed every bit of the ...
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Sat. Sept. 22, 2012 at 11:24 p.m. | Times Staff
BRANDON — Durant's defense dominated and its offense moved the ball at will as the Cougars remained undefeated, blanking Brandon 36-0 on Friday.The Cougars (3-0) pitched their second shutout in a row and have given up just seven points this season. Friday, Durant held Brandon to 122 yards and didn't ...
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Fri. Sept. 21, 2012 at 8:32 p.m. | Brandon Wright
Times' Super 71. Armwood (2-1): Hawks trounce TBT minus Alvin Bailey for a quarter and Caylon Holloway for the game.2. Plant (2-1): Panthers bounce back from New Orleans debacle about how we thought they would.3. Robinson (3-0): We were astounded at how much faster the Knights were than Jesuit.4. Wharton ...
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Sat. Sept. 15, 2012 at 6:01 p.m. | Times Staff
Times' Super 7 1. Armwood (1-1): It's gut-check time for a program that never really has required that many. 2. Plant (1-1): The Panthers have been drubbed early in the past, and then gone on to greatness. 3. Robinson (2-0): The Knights must be the favorite entering Jesuit's Corral Memorial Stadium next week. ...
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Sat. Sept. 08, 2012 at 7:34 p.m. | Joey Knight
PLANT CITY — Led by two 100-yard rushers, Durant overcame a sluggish first half and ran away from Alonso 29-0.Jamarlon Hamilton ran for 122 yards and two touchdowns and Chris Atkins ran for 101 yards and a TD to pace the Cougars' attack. After registering four first downs in the ...
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Fri. Sept. 07, 2012 at 8:36 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Grab Bag time! Read this, and tell me how the GB wasn’t nominated last year for a Pulitzer, or an Emmy, or something. I dare you. This isn’t a plastic sandwich bag, folks. Put on a bib, grab a salad fork and sit your butt down so we can get ...
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Wed. Sept. 05, 2012 at 10:05 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Well, we weren't going to let the Republican National Convention stop us from seeing Hillsborough County, now were we? John C. Cotey went to Freedom-Durant and Wharton-King, and even stopped off at Armwood to see Alvin Bailey committ to Florida, while Joey Knight waded through the masses at Plant-Jesuit. Reverting ...
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Sun. Sept. 02, 2012 at 5:42 a.m. | John C. Cotey
TAMPA — Jarmarlon Hamilton and Durant ran all over Freedom in the first half Saturday en route to a 57-7 victory. Hamilton totaled 175 yards on the ground along with five touchdowns.Freedom's first possession lasted only three plays as Durant recovered a fumble on the 46-yard line. On the next ...
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Sat. Sept. 01, 2012 at 8:53 p.m. | Tim Porson
PLANT CITY — Jamarlon Hamilton scored four touchdowns Friday as Durant rolled to a 34-17 victory over Bloomingdale.The senior running back tallied 70 yards rushing, including a 48-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, and teamed with quarterback Trey VanDeGrift on a pair of second-quarter touchdowns.VanDeGrift, a transfer from Strawberry ...
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Fri. Aug. 24, 2012 at 9:05 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh