Super 7 1. Plant (6-1): Panthers' position atop rankings tenuous; Armwood and Robinson still loom. 2. Robinson (7-0): Coach Mike DePue called the 47-0 win against Spoto sloppy. We should all be so unkempt. 3. Hillsborough (6-1): And to think the Terriers blanked Armwood without Gators commitment Jordan Sherit. 4. Armwood (6-2): Defensive shortcomings ...
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Sat. Oct. 20, 2012 at 7:01 p.m. | Times Staff
TAMPA — Moments after one of the most seismic and surreal of his 213 career triumphs, 60-year-old Hillsborough coach Earl Garcia did what his defense refused to do for 48 minutes Thursday against Armwood. He broke. “We talked about it since January, about beating these guys,” said Garcia, his voice ...
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Thu. Oct. 18, 2012 at 11:19 p.m. | Joey Knight
TEMPLE TERRACE — Brilliance may have avoided Jimmy Stanger on a warm, partly cloudy morning at Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club, but savviness and survival instincts didn’t. On a day when he didn’t set the fairways ablaze, the homeschooled Gaither senior still set the standard for the 11-team field ...
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Mon. Oct. 15, 2012 at 9:50 p.m. | Joey Knight
Super 7 1. Armwood (6-1): Hawks no longer winning big, but winning nonetheless. 2. Plant (5-1): Have the Panthers uncovered another gem under center (Colby Brown)? 3. Robinson (6-0): Knights defense to visit White House on Monday, bat for A-Rod on Tuesday. 4. Durant (6-0): Newsome might be last team with a realistic shot ...
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Sat. Oct. 13, 2012 at 11:10 p.m. | Times Staff
The Friday Night Rewind gang hit up Sickles-Hillsborough, Tarpon Springs-Palm Harbor University and Sunlake-Hernando.
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Sat. Oct. 13, 2012 at 4:44 a.m. | Times Staff
photo gallery TAMPA — On his 30th rushing attempt of the game, Ray Ray McCloud ducked his helmet into the line, eluded the grasp of a Hillsborough defender and twisted his way for a 2-yard gain. With little more than a minute to go, McCloud had moved Sickles from third ...
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Sat. Oct. 13, 2012 at 1:09 a.m. | Joel Anderson
If nothing else, the first half of the local prep football season was marked by one deluge or another, be it in the form of rain, significant injuries or suspensions. To which we say, thank goodness it’s fall, both on the calendar and thermometer. Perhaps this tinge of crispness in ...
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Thu. Oct. 11, 2012 at 3:43 p.m. | Joey Knight
With his prep football career now over, Hillsborough senior defensive end Jordan Sherit seeks solace in the future. Ahead: the rehabilitation of his injured left knee, high school graduation and a scholarship offer to the University of Florida. And though he will be unable to suit up, Sherit will still ...
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Wed. Oct. 10, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. | Joel Anderson
I don’t want to say I’m on a roll, but I. AM. ON. A. ROLL. For the third straight week, I went 10-1 on my picks, and for a change, I nailed the Upset Pick of the Week, making my record 11-1. So to summarize: Tons of facts, numbers, trends, ...
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Wed. Oct. 10, 2012 at 12:32 p.m. | John C. Cotey
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
Hillsborough defensive end Jordan Sherit, who made an oral commitment to the University of Florida during the summer, will miss the rest of his senior season with a knee injury. Sherit tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the Terriers’ win over Jefferson on Friday. "He ...
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Tue. Oct. 09, 2012 at 9:08 a.m. | Joel Anderson
Super 71. Armwood (5-1): On a night when so much goes wrong, the Hawks still find a way. That's what good teams do.2. Plant (4-1): Neither lightning, nor rain, nor a new starting quarterback could keep the Panthers from winning again.3. Robinson (5-0): This week's opponent, Bye, was the only ...
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Sat. Oct. 06, 2012 at 1:22 p.m. | Times Staff
TAMPA — When Hillsborough coach Earl Garcia saw the referees delay his game against Jefferson due to lightning, he knew it could be the break his team needed."They were jumping all over us," he said. "It was a great diffuser for us and gave us time to regroup and make ...
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Fri. Oct. 05, 2012 at 9:24 p.m. | Todd Foley
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
Hillsborough DE/TE Jordan Sherit will formally receive his invitation to the prestigious U.S. Army All-American Bowl at a mid-morning ceremony at his school next Wednesday. A University of Florida commitment, Sherit (6-foot-5, 234 pounds) will be honored in the school auditorium at an assembly featuring classmates, friends and family members. ...
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Wed. Oct. 03, 2012 at 12:41 p.m. | Joey Knight