Hillsborough Super 7 1. Berkeley Prep (8-8): After another underwhelming performance in another major tournament, the Bucs hold on to the top spot by the narrowest of margins. If Berkeley Prep doesn’t fare better in the Tampa Bay Invitational, there will be some changes in next week’s rankings. 2. Wharton ...
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Wed. Oct. 03, 2012 at 12:40 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Times' Super 71. Armwood (4-1): If nothing else, give the Hawks props for rallying from a 21-point deficit against Jefferson.2. Plant (3-1): Panthers collect nary a style point for their comeback win at TBT, and they probably don't care.3. Robinson (5-0): Meet the most opportunistic defense (11 touchdowns already) in ...
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Sat. Sept. 29, 2012 at 8:15 p.m. | Times Staff
TAMPA — Once it established the run, King dominated, beating Strawberry Crest 28-16 on Friday night. Senior quarterback Kenyatta Young took advantage of a flooded line of scrimmage by simply throwing over it."He wants to be a college quarterback. He's big enough to be a college quarterback," said King coach ...
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Fri. Sept. 28, 2012 at 9:14 p.m. | Miles Parks
Volleyball: Hillsborough County Super 7 1. Berkeley Prep (7-4): The Bucs finished 11th in their own Berkeley Premier tournament, quite a tumble from their championship a year ago. But Berkeley remains the county’s best team, with all losses coming against tough out-of-area competition. 2. Wharton (12-0): The Wildcats keep on ...
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Wed. Sept. 26, 2012 at 2:57 p.m. | Joel Anderson
TAMPA — Sickles offense had its way early and late with King, opening Class 6A, District 8 play with a 42-12 win Friday at home. Sickles (2-1, 1-0) got 113 yards rushing and a touchdown from sophomore running back Ray Ray McCloud. Senior Nate Mills and his sophomore backup, Issac ...
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Fri. Sept. 21, 2012 at 8:47 p.m. | Rod Gipson
Volleyball Hillsborough County Super 7 1. Berkeley Prep (3-1): The Bucs head into their Berkeley Premier tournament on a three-game win streak with a chance to reclaim their spot among the nation’s top programs. We’re saying they’re the best in the county until someone proves they aren’t. 2. Wharton (10-0): ...
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Wed. Sept. 19, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. | Joel Anderson
TAMPA — Alonso defeated King 21-7 Friday night, thanks in large part to an impressive rushing performance by junior Ish Witter. Witter carried the ball 33 times for 196 yards and two touchdowns — all while sick."I felt really sick during the game and it was hard for me to ...
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Fri. Sept. 14, 2012 at 8:18 p.m. | Mike McCollum
Hillsborough volleyball statistics Minimum seven games Kills Player, school Games Kills Avg. J. Perry, Fre 16 81 5.1 K. Krueger, TP 15 73 4.9 C. Andreychuk, Wha 15 67 4.5 K. Rhoades, Blo 19 82 4.3 K. Wicks, Riv 8 35 4.4 S. Blank, TC 26 90 3.5 A. ...
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Wed. Sept. 12, 2012 at 4:50 p.m. | Times Staff
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 ...
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Wed. Sept. 12, 2012 at 12:46 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Each week, our writers will nominate one male and one female athlete from each of the counties we cover. Then we turn the voting over to you, our fabulous readers. These nominations span Saturday, Sept. 1 through Friday, Sept. 7. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over ...
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Sat. Sept. 08, 2012 at 11:28 a.m. | Times Staff
TAMPA —Visiting Tampa Bay Tech, fueled by a strong first quarter and excellent defense, defeated neighboring King.Both of the Titans' scores came in the first quarter. Deon Cain connected with freshman Trey Fullwood for 43 yards, and Deon Thompson punched it in from 3 yards. After that, the Titans defense ...
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Fri. Sept. 07, 2012 at 9:16 p.m. | Mike McCollum
HomeTeam Hot Shots Mercedyz Mitchell, King: The Lions sophomore setter had 19 aces in a three-game romp of Spoto. Senior teammate Mallory Mitchell added five kills. Austin Unger, Sickles: The Gryphons senior won the 100-yard butterfly and 100 backstroke and swam on two winning relay teams in Sickles’ 129-34 romp ...
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Wed. Sept. 05, 2012 at 12:35 a.m. | Joey Knight
Well, we weren't going to let the Republican National Convention stop us from seeing Hillsborough County, now were we? John C. Cotey went to Freedom-Durant and Wharton-King, and even stopped off at Armwood to see Alvin Bailey committ to Florida, while Joey Knight waded through the masses at Plant-Jesuit. Reverting ...
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Sun. Sept. 02, 2012 at 5:42 a.m. | John C. Cotey
TAMPA — Middleton junior Amp Carswell took the opening kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown Friday night, but it would be the last time the Tigers would see the end zone. King's defense and special teams led a 21-7 victory.The Lions answered the opening kickoff with one of their own ...
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Fri. Aug. 24, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. | Andy Warrener
We’re breaking down a football district a day — from 2A to 8A. Today: Class 6A, District 8. Teams Listed in order of 2011 finish, with overall/district record 1. Hillsborough (11-1, 6-0) 2. Jefferson (7-3, 5-1) 3. Sickles (8-2, 4-2) 4. King (5-5, 3-3) 5. Strawberry Crest (2-8, 2-4) 6. ...
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Tue. July 31, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. | Joey Knight