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Football: Steinbrenner 23, East Bay 0
GIBSONTON — Steinbrenner shut out East Bay, riding a steady offense points and a solid defensive performance to a 23-0 win.East Bay's first chance came at the end of the first quarter when a punt bounced off a Warrior's foot and was recovered by the kicking team. The Indians got ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 07, 2012 at 9:09 p.m. | Bobby Winsler
Midweek Grab Bag: Here to feed the football minds of millions
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 ...
Read moreWed. Sept. 05, 2012 at 10:05 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Sunday morning quarterback: Hillsborough County edition
Times’ Super 7 1. Armwood (1-0) In a re-loading sense, Hawks are Hillsborough County’s version of Alabama. 2. Plant (1-0) Unlike past years, Panthers defense will carry torch ‘til offense catches up. 3. Robinson (1-0) Truth be told, Knights probably should’ve scored even more against Jefferson 4. Sickles (1-0) We ...
Read moreSun. Sept. 02, 2012 at 3:38 a.m. | Joey Knight
Football: East Bay 43, Lennard 9
RUSKIN — Victor Williams opened with a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, but East Bay was way too much for Lennard on Saturday night, beating its South County rival 43-9. Brandon Byrd led East Bay’s scoring effort with three touchdowns and finished with 78 yards on the ground. Chris ...
Read moreSun. Sept. 02, 2012 at 12:23 a.m. | Michael Hinman
Preseason football: East Bay 55, Chamberlain 20
At Gibsonton, the Indians amassed more than 420 yards of offense against the Chiefs, whom many have projected as a sleeper team in Class 7A, District 7. “It’s never as bad as you think and it’s never as good as you think, but that’s what a preseason game is supposed ...
Read moreFri. Aug. 24, 2012 at 8:01 p.m. | Times Staff
District deconstruction: Class 7A-8
We’re breaking down a football district a day — from 2A to 8A. Today: Class 7A, District 8. Teams Listed in order of 2011 finish, with overall/district record 1. Durant (7-4, 4-1) 2. Brandon (6-5, 4-1) 3. Plant City (7-3, 3-2) 4. Newsome (6-4, 3-2) 5. East Bay (4-6, 1-4) ...
Read moreThu. Aug. 02, 2012 at 12:33 p.m. | Joey Knight
Football: Spring jamboree at East Bay
At East Bay Scores: Riverview 15, Lennard 14 East Bay 14, Spoto 7 Spring game-breakers: Riverview sophomore QB Chase Freeman ran the ball eight times, picking up 65 yards and the touchdown that brought his team within a point despite having only three weeks of practice in new coach Mike ...
Read moreThu. May 24, 2012 at 10:42 p.m. | David Rice
East Bay DL Kieran Pettus headed to USF as a preferred walk-on
Kieran Pettus, a defensive lineman and captain of East Bay's football team, will be a preferred walk-on at USF, Indians coach Frank Larosa announced Friday. Pettus (6-foot-3, 225 pounds) recorded 62 total tackles for an average a 6.2 per game for East Bay (4-7) and added an interception, fumble recovery ...
Read moreFri. April 20, 2012 at 11:54 a.m. | Laura Keeley
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Recruit: Kieran Pettus
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Recruit: Kieran Pettus
East Bay QB Tajee Fullwood is headed to Tampa Bay Tech
The beginning of the new semester has been kind to Tampa Bay Tech. East Bay starting QB Tajee Fullwood is heading to TBT, according to head coach Frank LaRosa. “From what I heard, he’s going to Tech,” LaRosa said. “He seemed upset that he was leaving, but this is Hillsborough ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 18, 2012 at 12:05 p.m. | Laura Keeley
Times' 2011 all-Hillsborough County football team
Offensive player of the year Alvin Bailey, Jr., Armwood Why we picked him: Two reasons: 1) No one around was more priceless to his team, and 2) he may just have completed the greatest individual playoff performance in county history. A receiver/punt returner at the season’s outset, Bailey became the ...
Read moreFri. Dec. 23, 2011 at 12:03 p.m. | Times Staff
Football: East Bay 20, Strawberry Crest 17
Down 10-7 at the half Thursday against Strawberry Crest, East Bay coach Frank LaRosa reminded his seniors that this was their last chance to earn a victory. “We took them lightly,” LaRosa said of the Chargers. “We needed to work for everything we got, and I just reminded our seniors ...
Read moreThu. Nov. 10, 2011 at 10:20 p.m. | Laura Keeley
Football: Brandon 27, East Bay 6
BRANDON — Welcome to the playoffs, Brandon. The Eagles built a 21-point halftime lead, both running backs topped 100 yards and Brandon played its way into the postseason with a 27-6 win over East Bay (3-6)."It feels real good," said RB Cyrus Dooley (140 yards, two TDs). "It's nice to ...
Read moreFri. Nov. 04, 2011 at 9:21 p.m. | Brandon Wright
Football: Durant 45, East Bay 28
PLANT CITY — Going into this penultimate district game, Durant head coach Mike Gottman challenged his team to play its best football of the year. What he got Friday was somewhere between excellent and good enough, as the Cougars relied on their ground game game to run down the clock ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 29, 2011 at 12:52 a.m. | Laura Keeley
East Bay Indians go "all in" on quick turnaround
GIBSONTON—Above the East Bay locker room door is a spray-painted slogan that each player taps as he takes the field. The same two words are also on a written on a white sticker on the back of each player’s helmet. All in. “It’s been very different (this season),” said first-year ...
Read moreThu. Oct. 27, 2011 at 10:47 a.m. | Laura Keeley
Cotey: Midweek grab bag's 30 gallon, double ply, baby
Dear Lakewood, Land O'Lakes, Newsome and Leto -- Thanks. Thanks a lot. Sigh. Okay, fine, I forgive you. Time to put last week's 8-4 record in the rear view mirror and move on. The Dandy Dozen 1. Plant at Armwood Some think the Hawks slipped up last week and showed ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 26, 2011 at 12:46 p.m. | John C. Cotey