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4A region basketball: Lakewood 57, Jefferson 54
ST. PETERSBURG — Lakewood coach Necole Tunsil didn’t take last year’s region playoff loss to Jefferson well. “I took it personal,” she said. And so did the rest of the Spartans, which made Tuesday’s 57-54 Class 4A region quarterfinal victory in the rematch that much sweeter. After a summer and ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 15, 2011 at 11:57 p.m. | John C. Cotey
4A region basketball: Jefferson 70, Lakewood Ranch 38
TAMPA — A week Jefferson coach Jim Baxter deemed "miserable" seemed to be reaching a disheartening culmination Thursday. Both of his point guard's ankles were throbbing. So was Lakewood Ranch's momentum."I was in a lot of pain," senior Laurie' Beaty said.Then, almost inexplicably, Beaty's limp — and her team's listlessness ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 10, 2011 at 8:02 p.m. | Joey Knight
4A-9 district basketball: Jefferson 76, Spoto 47
TAMPA —For two quarters, Spoto gave Jefferson all it could handle. Though the Spartans took a 28-27 lead into the half, the Dragons (26-1) came roaring back in the third quarter and captured the Class 4A, District 9 championship with a 76-47 victory Saturday night. In a disastrous third quarter, ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 05, 2011 at 11:30 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
4A-9 district basketball: Spoto 64, Steinbrenner 56; Jefferson 59, Strawberry Crest 21
TAMPA — Spoto, paced by Chelsea White's 22 points, earned a berth in the Class 4A, District 9 championship with a 64-56 victory over Steinbrenner.White opened Friday's game on fire, hitting three of her game-high four 3-pointers in the first quarter, while scoring 18 in the first half. Steinbrenner (15-7) ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 04, 2011 at 9:22 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Girls Basketball: Jefferson's Wilson reaches 1,000-point mark
Jefferson forward Shayla Wilson scored her 1,000th career point in last week's 59-54 win over Plant, Dragons coach Jim Baxter said Thursday. Wilson, a 6-foot-1 junior, is averaging a team-high 14.1 points and 10.1 rebounds a game for the Dragons (18-1). She's the second member of Jefferson's starting five to join ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 13, 2011 at 10:19 a.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Girls basketball: Jefferson holds off Plant 59-54
TAMPA — With this being his first season, Jefferson coach Jim Baxter didn't know how big of a rivalry Plant-Jefferson is. According to Baxter, supporters always tell him they hope his Dragons win. But Thursday, it seemed like there were more than normal. "Everyone was coming up to me saying ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 06, 2011 at 9:42 p.m. | Mike McCollum
Best of the Hillsborough girls hoops season so far
With the girls basketball season in Hillsborough County in full swing, we take a look at the top teams and players with just more than three weeks until district tournaments open. Midseason all-county team G Bre Crum, Sickles, So.: County’s leading scorer has six 30-point games, and is averaging 5.9 ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 06, 2011 at 5:21 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Girls basketball: Jefferson 74, Sickles 61 OT
TAMPA — Over the past five days, Jefferson and Sickles have gotten to know each other very well.And after the Dragons handed them their second loss in less than a week on Wednesday night, the Gryphons have likely seen enough.In a battle between two of Hillsborough County's top teams, Jefferson ...
Read moreWed. Dec. 01, 2010 at 9:46 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Girls basketball: Jefferson 74, Tampa Catholic 63
TAMPA — Jefferson started inside and finished outside.The Dragons pounded Tampa Catholic down low with high-percentage baskets in the first half then knocked down outside shots in the second half.It proved too much for the Crusaders as the Dragons easily won 74-63 in the final of the Craig Keeler Memorial ...
Read moreSat. Nov. 27, 2010 at 9:52 p.m. | Todd Foley
Jefferson girls hand new coach victory in debut
TAMPA — Jim Baxter is new to the Hillsborough County girls basketball scene, so he really didn’t know how big Tuesday’s season opener was for his team. In practice the Jefferson coach has concentrated on making his team better, but the Dragons’ regular-season debut at Tampa Bay Tech would give ...
Read moreTue. Nov. 16, 2010 at 11:18 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Hillsborough girls basketball preview
Teams to watchJeffersonThe Dragons return four starters from last season's Class 4A state semifinal team. Replacing point guard Jade Givens will be difficult, and players will have to get used to new coach Jim Baxter. But Jefferson has the most talented team in the county.SicklesThe heart of the Gryphons' lineup ...
Read moreSun. Nov. 14, 2010 at 4:49 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Jefferson hires new girls basketball coach
Jefferson has hired Bethune-Cookman assistant coach Jim Baxter to be its new girls basketball coach, athletic director Bob Morgan, said Thursday. Baxter inherits a Dragons team that has established itself as one of the bay area’s elite girls basketball programs under former coach Tom Mosca, who left the position in ...
Read moreThu. Sept. 02, 2010 at 2:59 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Jefferson girls hoops coach Mosca departing for college job
Jefferson girls basketball coach Tom Mosca, who turned the Dragons program around and guided Jefferson to its first state tournament berth in school history, has resigned to return to college coaching, taking an assistant job at the Air Force Academy. Jefferson athletic director Bob Morgan confirmed the move Thursday. Mosca ...
Read moreThu. June 24, 2010 at 3:17 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Jefferson's Beaty picking up offers
Jefferson shooting guard Laurie’ Beaty, who helped the Dragons to the Class 4A state tournament this past season as a junior, has been picking up several scholarship offers on the AAU circuit. Beaty, who is playing for Florida Girls Basketball based out of Orlando, has received 10 scholarship offers, all ...
Read moreMon. May 03, 2010 at 7:58 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
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Recruit: Laurie' Beaty
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Recruit: Laurie' Beaty
Times' all-Suncoast girls basketball team
All-Suncoast girls basketballPlayer of the yearJerica Coley, Sr., St. Petersburg Catholic Jerica Coley is at her best when the ball is in her hands. The St. Petersburg Catholic guard provides instant fun with her wizardry. Her first step is so quick she often leaves defenders frozen as she shakes and ...
Read moreSat. March 27, 2010 at 3:14 p.m. | Bob Putnam