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Basketball: Michael Clark transfers from Bogie to Lakewood
Boca Ciega junior forward Michael Clark has transferred to Lakewood, marking the first significant boys basketball move this offseason. Spartans coach Anthony Lawrence said Wednesday that he found out Clark transferred on Monday. Lawrence said Clark lives in Lakewood’s zone. “I did not want to get too excited about it ...
Read moreWed. April 03, 2013 at 11:39 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Basketball: Times' all-Suncoast boys basketball teams
Boys Player of the Year: G/F Reggie Hart, Sr., Chamberlain The area’s most electrifying offensive player hasn’t always been able to slash or slice his way through traffic. And it nearly killed him. At age 6, Hart and older brother Rod were playing chase outside their Tulsa, Okla., home when ...
Read moreSat. March 30, 2013 at 3:34 p.m. | Joey Knight
Basketball: Times' all-Pinellas County teams
Boys player of the year G Dallas Moore, Sr., Boca Ciega Why we picked him: No one has grown more in height or stature in the past four years. After starting out as an undersized outside shooter, Moore morphed into an all-around scoring threat, especially after growing 4 inches before ...
Read moreSat. March 23, 2013 at 5:41 p.m. | Times Staff
Boys basketball roundup: Spongers run out of time
TRINITY — In a pair of frantic finishes Wednesday, top seeds Mitchell and Land O’Lakes earned victories in the District 6A-10 semifinals and will meet for the title Friday. Host Mitchell almost blew a 17-point lead to River Ridge, which got a career-high 32 from Mikey James, but held on ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 07, 2013 at 12:47 a.m. | Darek Sharp
Pinellas: boys basketball super 7
Our final Pinellas boys rankings of the regular season. 1. Largo (18-5): In the past two weeks, the Packers have beaten state-ranked Wharton, Boca Ciega and Seminole, and secured a spot in Friday’s PCAC title game. 2. Gibbs (19-4): Bounced back from loss to St. Petersburg and beat Boca Ciega ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 31, 2013 at 2:20 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Boys basketball: Lakewood loses lead but reclaims it to edge Bogie
ST. PETERSBURG — Boca Ciega and Lakewood entered Friday’s game searching for answers to their recent woes. The Pirates have been plagued by slow starts. The Spartans have had trouble holding onto leads. So a pattern was set. True to form, Lakewood jumped out to a double-digit lead. Then as ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 25, 2013 at 11:57 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Boys basketball: No doubt from Davis as 3-pointer in OT lifts Gibbs
ST. PETERSBURG — Daniel Davis had the ball and looked up at the game clock. Two seconds left. The Gibbs guard knew the final shot was going to be his. Shoot the ball cleanly, he thought. Square your shoulders to the basket, he reminded himself. Believe in yourself. As soon ...
Read moreTue. Jan. 22, 2013 at 11:51 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Boys basketball: Green Devils stage huge rally to topple Spartans
ST. PETERSBURG — St. Petersburg faced a daunting task Friday night, down by 25 points in the first half of a road game and already reeling after losing four of their past six games. But they did not lose their composure when trailing by double digits to rival Lakewood. They ...
Read moreSat. Jan. 12, 2013 at 12:03 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Boys basketball: Bogie digs out of hole again, tops Lakewood in OT
GULFPORT — Longtime Boca Ciega coach Randy Shuman had a simple explanation for his team’s run-n-gun, come-from-behind 82-80 overtime thriller against Lakewood on Tuesday. “That’s Lakewood-Bogie,” Shuman said. “When these two teams play each other, that’s pretty much what you get.” What players and fans got was a Class 5A, ...
Read moreTue. Jan. 08, 2013 at 9:50 p.m. | Rodney Page
Boys basketball: Lakewood rolls at Northeast tourney
ST. PETERSBURG — There are times when Lakewood's fastbreak offense goes too fast, which causes rushed shots, errant passes and missed opportunities. So Spartans coach Anthony Lawrence Sr. stressed execution in practice over the past few days. It all came together against Seminole on Thursday in the first round of ...
Read moreThu. Dec. 27, 2012 at 9:13 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Morning Meanderings: Great morning, Erik Thomas and Roderick Davis (with video)
Boy, the hoopsters were hitting last night. Lots of big games, and one little game from someone who usually turns in big games. Here's your second-to-last Morning Meanderings of the year. But we will be out at Freedom's girls game Thursday against Steinbrenner. Look us up. PLAYER OF THE NIGHT ...
Read moreWed. Dec. 12, 2012 at 11:10 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Boys basketball: Lakewood calls shots this time around
ST. PETERSBURG — The energy had bubbled up and over. Anthony Lawrence Jr. had kept his emotions sealed for an unnerving 34 minutes of basketball before they spilled out in the frantic final two minutes of regulation and overtime Friday night. Lawrence needed redemption for Lakewood and himself. For most ...
Read moreSat. Dec. 08, 2012 at 12:27 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Basketball: Pinellas boys and girls super 7
Pinellas basketball super 7 Records through Wednesday Boys 1. St. Petersburg (2-1): Bounced back from a weekend loss to Haines City to knock off rival Seminole in a big Class 7A, District 10 game. 2. Boca Ciega (3-0): Strong start to season gets a test with a game tonight against ...
Read moreThu. Dec. 06, 2012 at 3:13 p.m. | Times Staff
Morning Meanderings: Good morning, Anton Crutcher, and your Dunk of the Night
What's hoopening, people? Get it, happening, hoopening? Yessir, the kind of brilliance you can only find here at Morning Meanderings, where coffee and a cranberry Christmas bagel fuel the machine. You know the drill: johncotey@gmail.com, and follow me at @JohnnyHomeTeam Here's some notes, observations and a look at Friday's slate ...
Read moreThu. Dec. 06, 2012 at 10:52 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Pinellas County roundup for Tuesday, Dec. 4
Girls basketball IRC 40, Northside 33: Just two games removed from getting beat by 48 against Seffner Christian, IRC earned its second straight win. Center Rachel Boyette, who was sick against Seffner, scored 10. Autumn Frost also scored 10 and Caroline Shelton added eight. The Mustangs were led by 12 ...
Read moreWed. Dec. 05, 2012 at 12:33 a.m. | Times Staff