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Region boys basketball roundup: Just call Burney clutch now for St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG — Terrell Burney couldn’t buy a shot early in the season, but he wouldn’t stop taking them, which landed him on the bench. “I threw some numbers at him,” coach Chris Blackwell said. Like this: 4-for-34. “Yeah,” Burney said Tuesday, “I wasn’t shooting very well.” But Burney shot ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 19, 2013 at 9:47 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Boys basketball: Gibbs making best of turbulent season
ST. PETERSBURG — Scrawled in shorthand, Gibbs’ season looks something like this: optimism, a stunning upset, recovery, player suspensions, player expulsions, recovery, more optimism. The optimism rarely wanes with the Gladiators, who are indefatigably cheerful. The suspensions and adversity rarely wane, either. In the past month, Shaquille Speights was suspended ...
Read moreMon. Feb. 18, 2013 at 8:40 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Boys region basketball: St. Petersburg pushes around Wiregrass
ST. PETERSBURG — For the first eight minutes of Thursday’s Class 7A region quarterfinal, it looked as if Wiregrass Ranch’s undersized shooters were going to be able to hang with St. Petersburg. The Bulls trailed by three and knocked down four 3-pointers. But in the second quarter the Green Devils ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 14, 2013 at 10:25 p.m. | Rodney Page
Largo has football schedule with few easy nights
Largo's playoff appearance last year was short on games. The Packers were bounced from the Class 6A region quarterfinals by Armwood. This year, Largo wants its playoff-type experience to last more than a week. Try the entire season. Most of the county football schedules were finished on Wednesday. Largo has ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 13, 2013 at 9:24 p.m. | Bob Putnam
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
Ten things from a Sunday 7-on-7 scrimmage
A gorgeous Sunday afternoon just begged for some football, and while not the real stuff, a 7-on-7 scrimmage between Unsigned Preps and the Next Level Nighthawks at Ferrell Middle School seemed a worthy way to catch some rays. Unsigned Preps has a nice little squad, and Next Level was clearly ...
Read moreMon. Feb. 11, 2013 at 2:04 p.m. | John C. Cotey
District boys basketball roundup: Packers make final push
LARGO — Nothing summed up Largo’s Class 6A, District 12 final against Palmetto on Friday night like the third quarter. Tied at halftime, the Tigers scored the first seven points after the break. Then Largo went on a 12-0 run, followed by a 12-0 run by Palmetto. No matter what ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 09, 2013 at 12:21 a.m. | Rodney Page
Column: Largo's Hale putting himself first
LARGO — The comparisons have grown tiresome for Donavan Hale. Yes, his dad, Ron, was a 6-foot-8 star at Largo, like Donavan is now, and averaged 25 points and led his team to a district title. Yes, Pops went on to star at Florida State. Yes, the old guy had ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 08, 2013 at 11:51 p.m. | John C. Cotey
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
Largo's Harry Brown thinks of non-football future first
Largo held a ceremony for its lone signee inside the weight room, a symbolic move because that’s where Packers coach Rick Rodriguez says the work originally starts for coveted prospects. But defensive lineman Harry Brown’s path toward an athletic scholarship had as much to do with his brains as his ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 06, 2013 at 6:16 p.m. | Bob Putnam
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Recruit: Harry Brown
Florida Tech
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Recruit: Harry Brown
Boys basketball: Thrills, and a few late chills, as Largo nabs PCAC crown
LARGO — Donavan Hale’s last two shots came in the crucial moments of the Pinellas County Athletic Conference championship. With Largo clinging to a 68-65 lead, Hale was on the line for two free throws to seal the win. He missed the first. Then he missed the second. An intentional ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 02, 2013 at 12:27 a.m. | Bob Putnam
District wrestling roundup: PHU coasts to fifth straight title
PALM HARBOR — The team outcome from the Class 3A, District 7 wrestling meet was a foregone conclusion. Host Palm Harbor University won its fifth straight district title Friday, and it was never in doubt. The Hurricanes placed wrestlers in 12 of the 14 finals; eight were crowned district champions. ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 01, 2013 at 8:36 p.m. | Andy Warrener
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 roundup: Second-chance points fuel Largo
SEMINOLE — In the final home game of the regular season, Seminole paid homage to its seven seniors who helped resurrect the boys basketball program with a playoff appearance and the school’s first postseason win last season. The Warhawks and their seniors also had a chance for another rarity Tuesday ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 30, 2013 at 12:33 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Largo's Harry Brown commits to Florida Tech
Largo defensive lineman Harry Brown said he committed to Florida Tech this week. Brown, a Times all-Pinellas County first-team selection, had offers from Coastal Carolina and Georgetown, among others. But he decided on Florida Tech because it has a four-year engineering program. “That was big for me,” Brown said. “The ...
Read moreSat. Jan. 26, 2013 at 11:08 p.m. | Bob Putnam
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Recruit: Harry Brown
Florida Tech
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Recruit: Harry Brown