At Fivay Score: Fivay 43, River Ridge 24 Spring game-breakers: Running back/receiver JoJo Schumacher had 13 carries for 95 yards at the half and finished with more than 100 yards rushing. Fivay coach Chris Taylor spent most of spring practice touting the incoming junior. Schumacher also caught a 17-yard touchdown ...
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Thu. May 23, 2013 at 11:10 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
HUDSON For the past two seasons, Fivay’s passing game has been the backbone of one of the most dangerous offensive attacks on the North Suncoast. • With the graduation of the Falcons’ entire receiving corps this spring, including Andrew Meyer (42 catches, 1,028 yards, 12 touchdowns), Willis Reeves (10 catches, ...
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Tue. May 21, 2013 at 1:53 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
Fivay has plenty of holes to plug after a 6-4 season, losing all-North Suncoast quarterback Tyler Degen, star receiver Andrew Meyer and key parts of the offensive line. All of these questions fade to the background once you talk to coach Chris Taylor about his starting tailback. Rising senior Davion ...
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Mon. May 06, 2013 at 6:02 p.m. | Matt Baker
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 ...
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Mon. Dec. 24, 2012 at 5:32 p.m. | Times Staff
Offensive player of the year: ATH Janarion Grant, Sr., Pasco Grant, a three-way standout, watched his Pirates dominate the first six games of the year as he sat out with a hand injury. “When I came back, that’s when all eyes were on me,” Grant said. “I had to put ...
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Sat. Dec. 22, 2012 at 11:28 a.m. | Matt Baker
North Suncoast Super 7 1. Pasco (10-0): The Pirates finished off a third consecutive undefeated regular season. And Janarion Grant scored four touchdowns four different ways for the second time in the four games since his return from injury. 2. Springstead (9-1): This team has already surprised the North Suncoast ...
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Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 at 1:55 p.m. | Matt Baker
HUDSON — Citrus scored 42 first-half points to rout Fivay 49-0 Friday night in the regular season finale. Senior Darius Chapes had four touchdowns in the first half — three of which were rushing. Chapes added a spectacular 45-yard touchdown reception off a screen pass in the flat and ...
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Fri. Nov. 09, 2012 at 9:31 p.m. | Joseph Kornecki III
Just because the playoff teams from the North Suncoast have already been decided doesn’t mean the final week of the regular season is meaningless. The teams in action Friday all have something worth playing for, from a boost headed into the postseason to much-needed confidence after rough a 2012 season. ...
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Thu. Nov. 08, 2012 at 3:43 p.m. | Matt Baker
HUDSON — Even after Anclote coach Matt Wicks took his Gatorade shower to celebrate Monday’s Class 5A, District 6 tiebreaker wins, the water kept flowing. “It’s been a long four years,” Wicks said as he wiped his misty eyes in the end zone. “And it’s worth the blood, sweat and ...
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Mon. Nov. 05, 2012 at 10:12 p.m. | Matt Baker
HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week Female Hot Shot: Jocelyn Williams, Land O’Lakes Sport: Swimming Skinny: Racing in memory of her late club coach, Kelley Allen, Williams had one of the best performances of her career in last week’s Class 2A, ...
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Mon. Nov. 05, 2012 at 3:49 p.m. | Matt Baker
I’ve never covered a district tiebreaker like the one tonight between Fivay, Anclote and Zephyrhills, so I don’t know what to expect. So take the following lightly: I think Fivay will win. The Falcons have been in big games before. They made the playoffs last year. They have the best ...
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Mon. Nov. 05, 2012 at 11:17 a.m. | Matt Baker
North Suncoast Super 71. Pasco (9-0, 7-0): In a certain offensive formation, DL Joey Ivie lines up in the backfield with RB David Emmanuel and ATH Janarion Grant, a trio with 37 college offers. How many teams have that luxury?2. Springstead (9-1, 6-1): Now that the dreams of a perfect ...
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Sat. Nov. 03, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. | Matt Baker
Each week, our HomeTeam 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, Oct. 27 through Friday, Nov. 2. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over every ...
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Sat. Nov. 03, 2012 at 2:55 a.m. | Times Staff
photo gallery HUDSON — Anclote did its part Friday night with a 28-12 win away to Hudson. With Fivay’s win and Zephyrhills’ loss, the Sharks will participate in a tiebreaker Monday. “It’s going to be a shootout,” Anclote coach Scott Wicks said. A defensive battle in the first quarter was ...
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Sat. Nov. 03, 2012 at 12:58 a.m. | Chad Wise
HUDSON — Fivay's Tyler Degen brought everything he had Friday to keep his Falcons' playoff hopes alive. The Falcons needed a win, and help from Anclote and Zephyrhills, to force a tiebreaker for district runnerup. They got everything they needed, starting with a 55-28 victory. On their first offensive play ...
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Fri. Nov. 02, 2012 at 8:22 p.m. | Tim Porson