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Debate time: A look ahead to the class of 2014
When it came time to put 2013 behind us and pick the top recruits in the 2014 class, we had a tough decision with No. 1: Is it Mason Cole, the hulking-but-nimble offensive lineman already coveted by the biggest names in college football? Or is it Artavis Scott, the big-play, ...
Read moreSat. Jan. 26, 2013 at 5:19 p.m. | John C. Cotey
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Recruit: Mason Cole
Florida State University, Ohio State University, University of Alabama, University of Florida
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Recruit: Mason Cole
East Lake assistant Jason Messamore named Gulf football coach
Gulf spent almost two months looking for its next head football coach before finding him nine miles south. The Buccaneers hired East Lake assistant Jason Messamore as head coach, Gulf athletic director Travis DeWalt said Tuesday evening. The school chose Messamore over Chamberlain’s Ken Davis and Clearwater’s Mike Lube after ...
Read moreTue. Jan. 22, 2013 at 7:11 p.m. | Matt Baker
East Lake's Mason Cole, George Campbell get big-time offers
It was a dizzying weekend for East Lake offensive tackle Mason Cole and athlete George Campbell, both considered among the top players in the nation in their respective class. Cole (Class of 2014) spent the past weekend on an unofficial trip to Alabama, where he watched the Crimson Tide celebrate ...
Read moreSun. Jan. 20, 2013 at 5:55 p.m. | Bob Putnam
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Recruit: George Campbell
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Recruit: Mason Cole
University of Alabama
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Recruit: George Campbell
East Lake's George Campbell gets an offer from the Florida Gators
You can add Florida to George Campbell's list of college suitors as the Eagle standout picked up his seventh offer Friday afternoon. Campbell, a 6-foot-5, 198-pound athlete who started as a high school safety before developing into a wide receiver and defensive end porospect, said on his Twitter account that ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 18, 2013 at 12:04 p.m. | John C. Cotey
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Recruit: George Campbell
Michigan, North Carolina State University, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, University of Michigan, University of South Florida, Vanderbilt University
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Recruit: George Campbell
East Lake WR/DE George Campbell's star rising quickly
If the recent Under Armour All-America combine held at Tropicana Field was the kickoff to the next recruiting season, then you'd have to declare George Campbell Tampa Bay's hottest recruit at the moment. The East Lake sophomore receiver/defensive end was chosen the overall top performer by HomeTeam, and 247Sports said ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 10, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. | John C. Cotey
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Recruit: George Campbell
Michigan, North Carolina State University, University of Central Florida, University of South Florida, Vanderbilt University
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Recruit: George Campbell
Times' all-Suncoast football
Offensive Player of the Year: QB Pete DiNovo, Sr., East Lake It has been a whirlwind two weeks for Pete DiNovo. After competing in the Pinellas senior all-star game Dec. 12, DiNovo was in Orlando two days later for his official visit to the University of Central Florida, where he ...
Read moreMon. Dec. 24, 2012 at 5:32 p.m. | Times Staff
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
Cotey: 10 reasons not to despair about next football season
High school football season is …ov…ov…ov… I can’t say it. Go ahead. You try. Feels weird, doesn’t it? Ov …ovvvvvva… But it is. Let’s face it, we’re spoiled. We’ve had Tampa Bay area teams playing for state titles since, like, forever. Or at least 2000. You have to go back ...
Read moreThu. Dec. 20, 2012 at 11:50 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Four Pinellas County players named to FACA all-star game
East Lake quarterback Pete DiNovo, Lakewood linebackers Shaquill and Shaquem Griffin and Pinellas Park defensive lineman Tyree Graves have been named to the 58th annual Florida Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Football Classic, set for Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Fireman’s Field in Sebring. All four played in last week’s ...
Read moreTue. Dec. 18, 2012 at 11:20 a.m. | Bob Putnam
HomeTeam Hot Shots: Winners for Nov. 24-30
HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week Male Hot Shot: Pete DiNovo, East Lake Sport: Football Skinny: After rewriting the Pinellas County record books this season, DiNovo had one more goal: a state title. To pull that off, the senior would have to ...
Read moreMon. Dec. 03, 2012 at 6:15 p.m. | Times Staff
Sunday morning quarterback: Playoff edition
Five things we learned Friday night1. No chinks in the armor: Robinson's 49-21 victory over Pasco showed it has no glaring holes that Tallahassee Godby, its state semifinal foe, can expose. We knew about the Knights' speed, assertiveness up front and opportunistic defense, but the kicking game caught us off ...
Read moreSat. Dec. 01, 2012 at 5:37 p.m. | Times Staff
HomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominees for Nov. 24-30
Each week, our Home-Team staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover, then we turn the voting over to our readers. These nominations span Saturday, Nov. 24 through Friday, Nov. 30. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over every ...
Read moreSat. Dec. 01, 2012 at 2:14 a.m. | Times Staff
Region football: Orlando Dr. Phillips 31, East Lake 21
ORLANDO — Dr. Phillips’ defensive game plan rarely wavers from week to week. It starts with rushing the passer. The rest trickles down from there. But early in Friday night’s Class 8A region final against East Lake, one of the state’s top passing offenses, that plan seemed ineffective. Eagles quarterback ...
Read moreSat. Dec. 01, 2012 at 12:49 a.m. | Bob Putnam
East Lake QB's record-setting future written at a young age
EAST LAKE — The first charting of Pete DiNovo’s penchant for producing record-setting numbers was scribbled in pen in a black-and-white notebook 12 years ago. Pete DiNovo Sr. discovered the journal his son kept while cleaning out the garage this past spring. One entry read: “Me and my dad beat ...
Read moreThu. Nov. 29, 2012 at 5:50 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Pinellas pigskin picks: Week 14
Class 3A state semifinal Fort Lauderdale University School (10-0) at Clearwater Central Catholic (11-1), 7:30 Friday Watch: Game will be streamed live on YouTube by PlayOnNetwork. Winner gets: Orlando First Academy/Madison County winner in the state final at Orlando’s Citrus Bowl on Dec. 8 at 1 p.m. Playoff history: University ...
Read moreThu. Nov. 29, 2012 at 1:32 p.m. | Times Staff