NEW PORT RICHEY — Ridgewood was 3-for-16 from the floor in the third quarter, Charles Jones was called for an odd technical foul and Jacob Rauh racked up three fouls in the first 12 minutes of play. But none of that seemed to matter Thursday as the Rams dismantled Lecanto ...
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Thu. Feb. 18, 2010 at 8:04 p.m. | Times Correspondent
ZEPHYRHILLS — One locker room rumbled with enthusiasm. Voices echoed with pride. Just a few steps away, another locker room was silent. While Nature Coast doused its head coach with cups of water, Wiregrass Ranch listened to its coach give one final speech. The Class 4A, District 8 semifinal proved ...
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Fri. Feb. 12, 2010 at 8:35 p.m. | Izzy Gould
LECANTO — With only three players on its bench and three freshmen in the starting lineup, Wesley Chapel found a way to hurdle Lecanto in Thursday's Class 4A region quarterfinal. The Wildcats stumbled a few times but found a firm grip in the second half on their way to a ...
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Thu. Feb. 11, 2010 at 8:52 p.m. | Times Correspondent
NEW PORT RICHEY — On many nights, the perfect ball would float through the penalty area and find a Land O'Lakes player ready to strike. Then for some reason the shot would miss its target. Post, crossbar, keeper, you name it, goals were in short supply. The perfect ball came ...
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Thu. Jan. 21, 2010 at 8:59 p.m. | Izzy Gould
ZEPHYRHILLS — Down two sets and with the momentum on Lecanto's side Wednesday, Zephyrhills looked like its district title hopes were down and out. But the Bulldogs took advantage of their experience in similar situations to win 23-25, 17-25, 25-11, 25-19, 15-10 and reach the 4A-8 title game. "I basically ...
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Wed. Oct. 28, 2009 at 8:02 p.m. | Times Correspondent
LECANTO — A game-opening touchdown drive by Lecanto was emphatically negated the rest of the way, as Springstead's domination on the ground grinded out the win in the first district game for both teams. Devean Huff and Brian Beeker paved the way, as Huff had 168 yards on 25 carries. ...
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Fri. Sept. 25, 2009 at 8:26 p.m. | Times Correspondent
BROOKSVILLE — On a night that began with a somber reflection of the Sept. 11 anniversary, the play on the field that followed was anything but subdued. Hernando clawed its way past Lecanto 28-20 Friday.After pulling within 22-20 late in the third on a 41-yard touchdown run by Andrew Williams, ...
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Fri. Sept. 11, 2009 at 8:29 p.m. | Times Correspondent