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Hillsborugh: SMQ, Week 8
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 ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 20, 2012 at 7:01 p.m. | Times Staff
Football: Jefferson 21, Sickles 14
TAMPA — All season, Shaquille Speights had dutifully accepted a supporting role in Jefferson’s pass-oriented offense. The 205-pound senior was the complementary jackhammer in an offense that preferred to play pitch-and-catch with its tall and fleet wide receivers. But before Thursday night’s game against Sickles, Dragons coach Jeremy Earle sidled ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 19, 2012 at 12:03 a.m. | Joel Anderson
Week 7: Sunday Morning QB, Hillsborough edition
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 ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 13, 2012 at 11:10 p.m. | Times Staff
HomeTeam Hot Shots: Week 7 voting
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate one male and one female Hot Shot athlete from each of the counties we cover, then we turn the voting over to our readers. These nominations span Saturday, Oct. 6 through Friday, Oct. 12. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 13, 2012 at 2:58 a.m. | Times Staff
Football: Jefferson 41, King 8
TAMPA — After squandering 21-point leads each of the last two weeks, Jefferson unintentionally altered its modus operandi on its homecoming night. Instead of drawing blood early, the Dragons (2-4, 1-2) smelled it late. Trailing 8-6 with barely two minutes to play in the third quarter, the Dragons abruptly transformed ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 13, 2012 at 1:07 a.m. | Joey Knight
Battle-tested Jefferson hopes brutal schedule leads to brighter days ahead
Halftime was seconds away and Jefferson was doing the unthinkable: leading top-ranked Armwood 21-0 through 23-plus minutes of play. No gimmicks, no trick plays, and no lucky bounces. The Dragons were simply taking control with an efficient offense and a disciplined defense. “We were proving everybody wrong,” defensive back Keivanta ...
Read moreThu. Oct. 11, 2012 at 5:38 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Midweek Grab Bag: It's all here. Really. All of it.
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, ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 10, 2012 at 12:32 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Football: Hillsborough 36, Jefferson 28
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 ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 05, 2012 at 9:24 p.m. | Todd Foley
Midweek Grab Bag: Filled with midseason goodies
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 ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 03, 2012 at 1:28 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Football: Armwood 35, Jefferson 21
SEFFNER — Armwood avoided an upset scare, defeating Jefferson 35-21 Friday night.The Dragons racked up 213 first-half yards to take a 21-7 lead into halftime. Jefferson quarterback Deiondre Porter threw for two TDs of 29 and 31 yards, respectively. The second half was all Armwood. Linebacker Antonio McCullough recovered a ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 28, 2012 at 9:26 p.m. | Michael Paonessa
Midweek Grab Bag: Stuff ...just a whole bunch of stuff
The Grab Bag is compiled by me, John C. Cotey, 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 can always reach me at cotey@tampabay.com or on ...
Read moreWed. Sept. 26, 2012 at 12:37 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Sunday morning quarterback
Times' Super 71. Armwood (2-1): Hawks trounce TBT minus Alvin Bailey for a quarter and Caylon Holloway for the game.2. Plant (2-1): Panthers bounce back from New Orleans debacle about how we thought they would.3. Robinson (3-0): We were astounded at how much faster the Knights were than Jesuit.4. Wharton ...
Read moreSat. Sept. 15, 2012 at 6:01 p.m. | Times Staff
Football: Plant 53, Jefferson 20
TAMPA — Jefferson fumbled away the ball on its second play of the game. Plant scored three plays later. Jefferson fumbled away the ball on its seventh play of the game. Plant scored three plays later. Just like that, any thought that the Panthers would struggle to rebound from their ...
Read moreSat. Sept. 15, 2012 at 12:57 a.m. | Joel Anderson
Midweek Grab Bag: Upset special to end all upset specials, and more
The Grab Bag is getting bigger and bigger, and you don't need to do any panning to find the nuggets here. The're everywhere. And do not EVER forget, people: Big bank take 'lil bank. P.S. Coaches, players, fans, parents, to reach the Grab Bag, and you should, email cotey@tampabay.com or ...
Read moreWed. Sept. 12, 2012 at 12:46 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Hillsborough: Week 2 Sunday Morning QB
Times' Super 7 1. Armwood (1-1): It's gut-check time for a program that never really has required that many. 2. Plant (1-1): The Panthers have been drubbed early in the past, and then gone on to greatness. 3. Robinson (2-0): The Knights must be the favorite entering Jesuit's Corral Memorial Stadium next week. ...
Read moreSat. Sept. 08, 2012 at 7:34 p.m. | Joey Knight