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Region boys basketball roundup: Wharton, Jesuit head to state
TAMPA — Thomas Tonelli watched the video intently Saturday afternoon. On the screen flashed his father, Wharton coach Tommy Tonelli, then a teenage Chicago high school star, winning a championship and celebrating a tremendous moment, one the coach hoped his players would know later that night. What Thomas ...
Read moreSun. Feb. 24, 2013 at 12:31 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Region boys basketball roundup: Berkeley takes control of rematch
TAMPA — For Berkeley Prep fans, the latest Buccaneers-Tampa Catholic sequel will go down as one of the most gratifying in the series’ recent history. For the Crusaders, it was Caddyshack II. The season’s fourth meeting of the private-school rivals came within a point of ending with a running clock. ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 19, 2013 at 9:27 p.m. | Joey Knight
Baseball: Jesuit rolls over Tampa Catholic
TAMPA — Jesuit (2-0) picked up its second win of the young baseball season Saturday night, following a win at Berkeley Prep on Friday by rolling over Tampa Catholic 14-0. The Tigers drew 12 walks, jumping out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning thanks to good situational hitting ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 16, 2013 at 11:06 p.m. | David Rice
Boys region basketball: Johnson turns in complete game for Jesuit
TAMPA — Every time Boca Ciega made a run Thursday night, Jesuit had an answer: Travis Johnson. When things got close, he muscled his way inside for a basket. He made free throws to convert two three-point plays. He made a no-look pass to a teammate for an easy bucket. ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 14, 2013 at 9:17 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Column: Boys basketball playoffs packed with sky-high expectations
Ask around and you’ll hear about how this is Jesuit High School’s year. The boys basketball team is loaded with battled-tested seniors big and small, steered by a terrific point guard in Devin Harris, its desire forged by last year’s 41-point loss in the region final. In 27 games, the ...
Read moreMon. Feb. 11, 2013 at 6:52 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Signing day 2013 wrap-up
Another national signing day is in the books. Let’s take one last look at how our local schools and athletes fared, and sneak a peek at 2014. Top 10 Tampa Bay high school classes 1. Armwood: Armwood had the best class last year, and while not as formidable or deep, ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 09, 2013 at 4:08 p.m. | Times Staff
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Recruit: Vernon Hargreaves
District boys basketball roundup: Chamberlain duo can't be slowed
LUTZ — When sleep does come to Wiregrass Ranch coach Jeremy Calzone, and those visions of Chamberlain senior Reggie Hart materialize, a skinny sophomore named Rashawn Fredericks may be lurking in the nocturnal backdrop. A year after scoring 40 on the Bulls in the Class 7A, District 9 final, Hart ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 08, 2013 at 10:09 p.m. | Joey Knight
Boys basketball roundup: Alonso earns first postseason berth
VALRICO — Alonso parlayed its third winning season in school history with its first ever playoff berth by defeating Plant 57-52 in Wednesday’s Class 6A, District 7 semifinal at Bloomingdale. The No. 2 Ravens will play top seed Wharton, which cruised to a 69-44 win over Newsome, in Friday’s district ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 06, 2013 at 10:36 p.m. | Steve Lee
HomeTeam Hot Shots: Winners for Jan. 26-Feb. 1
HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week. Male Hot Shot: Devin Harris, Jesuit Sport: Basketball Skinny: In a 48-hour span, Harris guided the No. 1-ranked Tigers (24-1) to two of their biggest wins of the season even as he brandished the lost art ...
Read moreMon. Feb. 04, 2013 at 4:34 p.m. | Times Staff
Region boys soccer roundup: Gebhard's hat trick lifts Steinbrenner past Lake Region
EAGLE LAKE — A crisp evening in the midsection of Polk County quickly segued into a chilly Saturday. By contrast, Steinbrenner’s offense stayed on crisp all night. Behind senior Derek Gebhard’s first hat trick of the season, the Warriors (17-2-3) earned the first region final berth in the program’s four-year ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 02, 2013 at 11:20 p.m. | Joey Knight
Boys basketball: Fleming's flair sparks Jesuit in win over TC
TAMPA — Three to four times a week, Jesuit senior Jack Fleming outraces the sun to the Tigers’ gymnasium to hoist hundreds of 3-pointers before the first bell of the school day. But in his most hostile setting of the season, Fleming went nocturnal. Frigid for most of Thursday night’s ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 31, 2013 at 10:43 p.m. | Joey Knight
Hillsborough: boys basketball super 7
Our final Hillsborough boys rankings of the regular season. 1. Jesuit (23-1): Disclaimer of the season: Jesuit played at Tampa Catholic on Thursday 2. Tampa Prep (21-2): Terps’ seven-point loss Tuesday to TC was third defeat since start of 2011-12 season 3. Tampa Catholic (18-6): Entered Jesuit showdown with back-to-back ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 31, 2013 at 6:14 p.m. | Joey Knight
Hillsborough: Boys region soccer capsules
For Hillsborough County’s five remaining boys soccer teams, destiny operates on diesel fuel. The road to immortality will be traveled mostly by bus, through Pinellas and Polk counties, and across a sprawling stretch of State Road 70. In a quirky twist of bracketology, the entire quintet of teams will travel ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 31, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. | Joey Knight
Region boys soccer roundup: Zapata's hat trick puts Plant in cruise control
TAMPA — Luis Zapata recorded his first career hat trick as Plant shook off a sluggish start to smother St. Petersburg 4-0 in a 5A region quarterfinal Wednesday. “Part of the problem was we allowed them to do what they do best in the beginning,” first-year Plant coach John Feely ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 30, 2013 at 11:04 p.m. | Brandon Wright
Boys basketball: No-frills approach suits Jesuit fine
TAMPA — If Tuesday’s proceedings in Town ’N Country are any sign, the Jesuit Tigers have achieved their No. 1 ranking in Class 5A with nary a style point. The components devoid of glamour — free-throw shooting and defense — propelled the top-ranked Tigers (23-1) to a 56-44 victory against ...
Read moreTue. Jan. 29, 2013 at 11:15 p.m. | Joey Knight