With the football season halfway over, it’s time for a midterm exam. Pick up your No. 2 pencils and follow along with the most important questions about the season’s first five weeks and what might happen the rest of the way. Multiple choice Who will win Class 6A, District 6? ...
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Thu. Oct. 04, 2012 at 2:41 p.m. | Matt Baker
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 ...
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Wed. Oct. 03, 2012 at 1:28 p.m. | John C. Cotey
North Suncoast Super 71. Pasco (4-0, 1-0): If the Pirates look this good without star Janarion Grant, how dominant will they be in the district when he returns from his broken hand?2. Springstead (5-0): Steady Springstead continues to get it done, especially on defense. Joe Predoehl had another big fumble ...
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Sat. Sept. 29, 2012 at 6:10 p.m. | Matt Baker
LAND O'LAKES — There are only two rules for Springstead to go by, according to mammoth left tackle Will Allen.And the Eagles are doing a heckuva job at both these days."Hit hard and have fun. It's what Springstead football is all about. This feels great," the 6-foot-6, 278-pound senior said ...
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Fri. Sept. 28, 2012 at 8:30 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Land O’Lakes long snapper John Kranendonk is receiving some college interest, despite a 5-foot-9, 220-pound frame. Kranendonk has received an invitation to a USF game, his father, Jim said this week. Kranendonk plans to visit Stetson this month and Georgia Southern in October.
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Thu. Sept. 27, 2012 at 4:21 p.m. | Matt Baker
The Friday Night Rewind crew, not to be confused with the Blue Crew, was out and about at Clearwater Central Catholic-Palm Harbor University, Hillsborough-Strawberry Crest and Land O'Lakes-Hernando on Friday night.
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Sat. Sept. 22, 2012 at 3:49 a.m. | Times Staff
photo gallery BROOKSVILLE — Just because Hernando started the season 0-3 doesn’t mean the Leopards forgot how to win. The defending district champion overcame a sluggish offense and a second-half deficit Friday by blocking a punt and forcing five more turnovers in the fourth quarter to eke out a 14-13 ...
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Sat. Sept. 22, 2012 at 12:54 a.m. | Matt Baker
Land O’Lakes will likely be without RB Harrison Wood this week. Wood said in a text message that doctors have told him he shouldn’t play in Friday’s Class 6A, District 6 opener district opener against Hernando but that he should be ready to return next week against Springstead. Wood injured ...
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Wed. Sept. 19, 2012 at 12:58 p.m. | Matt Baker
How many numbers and names can you fit into one Grab Bag? A million! Go ahead, prove me wrong. ONE MILLION! Dandy Dozen 1. Clearwater Central Catholic at Palm Harbor U.: This is a reversal of the "little school hoping to take down the big school for a signature win" ...
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Wed. Sept. 19, 2012 at 12:35 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Three things we learned1. Nature Coast is tough. The Sharks gave up 21 consecutive points to lose to Crystal River by a score in the opener. They struggled in Week 2 in a 46-7 loss to Fleming Island. Give Nature Coast credit for battling back to knock off Dunnellon. That ...
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Sat. Sept. 15, 2012 at 4:14 p.m. | Matt Baker
North Suncoast Super 7 1. Pasco (1-0): The Pirates regain the top spot, bouncing back from a preseason loss to Hernando to demolish Land O'Lakes. 2. Springstead (2-0): It's early, but the Eagles have been one of Tampa Bay's most impressive teams. Can they keep it up? 3. Mitchell (2-0): Ditto. 4. Sunlake ...
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Sat. Sept. 08, 2012 at 7:27 p.m. | Matt Baker
The Friday Night Rewind crew has you covered from Dade City to New Orleans, and stops in between. Watch highlights from Pasco-Land O'Lakes, Armwood-American Heritage, East Lake-Countryside and a little Carrollwood Day-Keswick Christian, with a special video showcasing Plant's first viewing of the Superdome. Still
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Sat. Sept. 08, 2012 at 5:21 a.m. | Times Staff
DADE CITY — What was expected to be a battle for Pasco County supremacy turned into a statement of Pasco Pirate dominance. Missing injured Janarion Grant, the Pirates put a deflating preseason loss to Hernando behind them with a 49-7 demolition of Land O’Lakes on Friday night. “Now I know ...
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Sat. Sept. 08, 2012 at 12:53 a.m. | Matt Baker
LAND O’LAKES — Even though Harrison Wood had just delivered the best game of his career in an impressive win over Zephyrhills last fall, the Land O’Lakes senior running back hadn’t yet made a name for himself. Before his team’s 2011 loss to Pasco, someone had to duck into the ...
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Thu. Sept. 06, 2012 at 7:55 p.m. | Matt Baker
Grab Bag time! Read this, and tell me how the GB wasn’t nominated last year for a Pulitzer, or an Emmy, or something. I dare you. This isn’t a plastic sandwich bag, folks. Put on a bib, grab a salad fork and sit your butt down so we can get ...
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Wed. Sept. 05, 2012 at 10:05 a.m. | John C. Cotey