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Spartans' Valdes MVP of Pinellas Senior All-Star football game
CLEARWATER — Lakewood receiver Marquez Valdes’ goal was to make it to the Class 5A state title game. That did not happen. The Spartans lost in heartbreaking fashion to Robinson in the region semifinals. But even though Valdes’ season ended on low note, his prep career finished on a high ...
Read moreThu. Dec. 13, 2012 at 12:20 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Pinellas: Sunday morning quarterback
A turnover tragedyThe most stunning development in Largo's loss to Armwood was how frequently the Packers coughed up the ball. Largo committed seven turnovers (four fumbles, three interceptions). Two of the fumbles were converted into scores.What's makes it more stunning is how careful the Packers were with the ball during ...
Read moreSat. Nov. 17, 2012 at 5:54 p.m. | Times Staff
Friday Night Rewind: First-round playoffs
Video highlights from Armwood-Largo, TBT-Durant, North Marion-Pasco and Anclote-Eastside.
Read moreSat. Nov. 17, 2012 at 5:31 a.m. | Times Staff
Column: A moment too hard for words
LARGO The once proud and formerly undefeated Largo football team, with the finest players in all of Pinellas County, stumbled out of the locker room Friday night like zombies. Their heads were down. They carried pizzas, but weren’t going to be able to eat them Friday, that was for sure. ...
Read moreSat. Nov. 17, 2012 at 1:07 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Region football: Armwood 10, Largo 6
photo gallery LARGO — It was all there for Largo, everything it wanted, everything it craved. The opportunity to unseat Armwood, to hasten the Hawks’ decline, to shift the balance of power in a 6A classification long ruled by coach Sean Callahan and his loyal foot soldiers. Instead, soaring Largo ...
Read moreSat. Nov. 17, 2012 at 1:02 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Largo's Brown thriving at quarterback as Packers prosper
LARGO — Juwan Brown was 2 years old when he first picked up a football. It was a Christmas gift from his mother, Nikki. The toddler honed his throwing skills day and night, tossing the ball into the lap of his great-grandmother, Lueberta Jones, who was confined to a wheelchair ...
Read moreThu. Nov. 15, 2012 at 9:10 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Column: A lifetime of playing together for these Largo Packers
LARGO — Years ago, they gathered for the very first time at the football fields at the Ridgecrest YMCA. They played with flags around their waists. The next year, helmets on their heads. And every year since, expectations on their shoulders. These Largo Junior Packers were only 8 years old ...
Read moreMon. Nov. 12, 2012 at 7:04 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Football: Largo 37, Gibbs 14
LARGO — Juwan Brown passed early and often as Largo jumped out to a 30-6 halftime lead Friday on the way to a 37-14 homecoming win over Gibbs. The win marked the Packers' first undefeated regular season since 2007."It's a great feeling (ending my senior season undefeated)," Brown said. "Every ...
Read moreFri. Nov. 09, 2012 at 10:27 p.m. | Lauren Burg
Cotey: An early look at the football postseason
At this point last season, the high school football playoffs were decided and the biggest question heading into the final week of the season wasn’t which Tampa Bay team would win a state title, but how many would win. The answer turned out to be two, later changed to one. ...
Read moreMon. Nov. 05, 2012 at 4:43 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Pinellas: Sunday morning quarterback
Five things looking ahead to the playoffs1. Pinellas Park needed to win to get into the playoffs. Northeast did not. Good thing. The Patriots beat Seminole while the Vikings slipped up against 3-6 Clearwater. Northeast has to play at Bradenton Manatee in the first round of the playoffs in what ...
Read moreSat. Nov. 03, 2012 at 5:54 p.m. | Times Staff
Football: Largo 49, Tarpon Springs 7
TARPON SPRINGS — Largo defeated Tarpon Springs 49-7 to remain perfect behind a strong effort Friday on both sides of the ball. The Packers outgained the Spongers 302-121. The Spongers (3-7, 1-4) got 82 yards against Largo's backups.Juwan Brown led the offense with 131 yards passing and three touchdowns. His ...
Read moreFri. Nov. 02, 2012 at 8:55 p.m. | Colby Cole
Pinellas: Sunday morning quarterback
Super 71. Largo (8-0, 4-0): Clinched eighth straight district title and won 30th straight district game with dominating performance against Lakewood Ranch.2. Countryside (3-6, 2-2): Sure, the Cougars had to forfeit six games, but it's hard to knock them down in this ranking considering what they've done on the field.3. ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 27, 2012 at 4:43 p.m. | Times Staff
Football: Largo 38, Bradenton Lakewood Ranch 0
BRADENTON — The last time Largo didn’t win the district title, this year’s seniors were in the second grade. Thanks to dominating performances by the offensive line and defense, the Packers ran their streak to eight Friday with a 38-0 demolition of Bradenton Lakewood Ranch. “It means a lot to ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 27, 2012 at 1:00 a.m. | Nathan Cowan
Largo in line for eighth straight district title
LARGO — They have played in different classifications, against difficult competition. They have withstood the graduation of several star players, some of whom are now in the NFL. They have persevered through devastating season-ending injuries. Yet for nearly a decade, the Largo Packers have found a way to ratchet up ...
Read moreThu. Oct. 25, 2012 at 6:23 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Largo still monitoring Juwan Brown's injured shoulder
Largo quarterback Juwan Brown is listed as day to day after injuring his shoulder in the first quarter of last week’s game against Boca Ciega. Packers coach Rick Rodriguez said he will know more about Brown’s status after practice Monday. Brown is scheduled to practice, but backup quarterback Donovan Hale ...
Read moreMon. Oct. 22, 2012 at 1:40 p.m. | Bob Putnam