LARGO — This time, Indian Rocks Christian is ready.A year removed from its best finish in school history, the Golden Eagles took one more step toward their goal of reaching the Class 2A state final four by routing Lakeland Christian 82-34 in the region semifinals.IRC's 1,000-point scoring quartet of Jess ...
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Tue. Feb. 15, 2011 at 9:54 p.m. | Chris Girandola
Tuesday, at basketball courts around Tampa Bay: Sickles’ Amber Henson is one of America’s top recruits and Tampa Bay’s only McDonald’s All-American. Gulf’s Nicole Adams has broken every scoring record in Pasco County. Laurie’ Beaty has scored 1,500 points for Jefferson. And Boca Ciega’s Tamara Taylor passed 2,000 points last ...
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Mon. Feb. 14, 2011 at 9:20 p.m. | John C. Cotey
LARGO — Indian Rocks Christian entered Thursday night's Class 2A region quarterfinal knowing that junior forward Kristen Scholl needed 25 points to reach 1,000 for her high school career.Scholl got 26, all in the first half, to become the fourth Golden Eagles player to reach that milestone, and IRC cruised ...
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Thu. Feb. 10, 2011 at 10:02 p.m. | Lauren Burg
CLEARWATER — Any time Indian Rocks Christian (24-3) takes the court, one can expect pinpoint passing, pressure defense and precise shooting. And those were exactly the key ingredients that propelled the Golden Eagles to a 77-53 Class 2A, District 10 victory Saturday night over Brooks-DeBartolo."Brooks-Debartolo always plays us tough, and ...
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Sat. Feb. 05, 2011 at 8:38 p.m. | Phillip Haywood
CLEARWATER — Brooks-DeBartolo (19-5) had to overcome quite a bit of adversity in its Class 2A, District 10 55-54 semifinal win over Calvary Christian Friday.The Phoenix lost its most effective post player, Tatiana Manuel (16 points), to an ankle injury late in the third quarter. Then Keyann Powell, the go-to ...
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Fri. Feb. 04, 2011 at 9:50 p.m. | Phillip Haywood
ST. PETERSBURG — Midway through the third quarter Tuesday, Indian Rocks Christian coach Phil Farver had all but given up on getting his 500th career win. The Golden Eagles could not generate any offense. They were outscored 24-2 in the second quarter and managed just four points in the first ...
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Tue. Jan. 18, 2011 at 11:53 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Tarpon Springs boys basketball player C.J. Bargman and Indian Rocks Christian girls basketball player Tori Trador each scored the 1,000th point of their career last week. Bargman, a senior, eclipsed the mark On Jan. 10 when he scored 25 in a loss to Clearwater. He now has 1,041 career points. ...
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Mon. Jan. 17, 2011 at 3:54 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Indian Rocks Christian girls basketball coach Phil Farver will try to get his 500th career win when his team plays St. Petersburg Catholic on Tuesday. Farver previously coached at Montgomery, Ala. and at Dade Christian in Miami. But the majority of his wins (322) have come in 19 seasons as ...
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Mon. Jan. 17, 2011 at 3:19 p.m. | Bob Putnam
LARGO — Gilmour Academy has a thing about Florida, likely something to do with the great weather and the success it has at holiday basketball tournaments. For the second consecutive year Gilmour, of Gates Mills, Ohio, is the champion of the Indian Rocks Christian Holiday Tournament, defeating the host Golden ...
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Thu. Dec. 30, 2010 at 11:38 p.m. | Phillip Haywood
LARGO — It appeared Dunellon was ready to come out and compete with Indian Rocks Christian. The game was played with precision passing, shooting and great defense, which favored the Eagles. It was a game of runs, and that is what IRC did in the second half Wednesday as its ...
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Thu. Dec. 30, 2010 at 12:48 a.m. | Phillip Haywood
NEW PORT RICHEY — Fresh off a reality check in Saturday’s 79-72 loss to Boca Ciega, Indian Rocks Christian coach Phil Farver knew going into Monday night’s game with Gulf that his bunch would bounce back. And the Golden Eagles rallied in a big way. Indian Rocks Christian poured in ...
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Mon. Dec. 13, 2010 at 11:29 p.m. | Andy Villamarzo
SEMINOLE — Tamara Taylor has talked all season about how important it is for her to get other players involved if Boca Ciega is to continue its streak of three straight trips to the state playoffs.The lone senior has backed it up, averaging close to 10 assists a game heading ...
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Sat. Dec. 11, 2010 at 9:13 p.m. | Chris Girandola
SEMINOLE — Boca Ciega and St. Petersburg Catholic share a similar problem. They're young, having lost several talented players to graduation, including the Pirates' Latavia Dempsey and Barons' Jerica Coley.Each team has been able to come together more quickly than their coaches expected and both have showcased excellent team play ...
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Fri. Dec. 10, 2010 at 10:03 p.m. | Chris Girandola
Team of the night I don't care who you're playing, but Jesuit scoring 15 goals in one half of soccer against Spoto is pretty impressive. That's pretty much steal the ball, send it, shoot it, and GOOOOAAAAAL! That's like one goal every 2 1/2 minutes. That is ri-donk-a-donk, and you ...
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Wed. Dec. 01, 2010 at 10:50 a.m. | John C. Cotey
LARGO — For the two teams in the final of the Lady Golden Eagles Thanksgiving Tournament, it was a chance to see early on how they might progress throughout the season.While Clearwater wanted to build upon a start that includes a victory over Class 3A state champion Tampa Catholic, Indian ...
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Sat. Nov. 27, 2010 at 9:15 p.m. | Chris Girandola