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Edington out as Lennard football coach
Lennard football coach George Edington, who guided the Longhorns the past four seasons, has resigned from his position. Edington confirmed by phone on Tuesday evening that he has turned in his resignation. “A lot of it is that I really couldn’t devote the time I wanted and needed to devote to ...
Read moreTue. Nov. 29, 2011 at 6:43 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Football: Lennard 45, Dunedin 42
Dunedin had a furious rally, scoring 28 in the fourth quarter to pull within three points. But the comeback fell short as a Falcons defender jumped offside on fourth down, allowing Lennard to run out the clock for the win. The Falcons committed four turnovers on their first five possessions ...
Read moreFri. Nov. 04, 2011 at 8:22 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Football: Spoto 44, Lennard 2
RUSKIN — Spoto rolled over 5A-8 district foe Lennard 44-2 Friday behind a dominating defensive performance. Coach Dale Caparaso turned over defensive play-calling duties to assistant Lawrence Walker and the Spartans responded by holding the Longhorns to 73 total yards.Spoto (4-4, 4-3) used three first-half return touchdowns, including two punt ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 28, 2011 at 9:34 p.m. | Mark Chisholm
Football: Blake 32, Lennard 7
TAMPA — For Blake, Thursday night marked its last home game of the season. And the Yellow Jackets didn't disappoint their fans, defeating Lennard (1-7, 1-5) 32-7.Blake did the majority of its damage in the first half. In the first quarter, junior quarterback Zain Gilmore connected with DeAndre James and ...
Read moreThu. Oct. 20, 2011 at 8:10 p.m. | Mike McCollum
Football: Lakewood 60, Lennard 26
ST. PETERSBURG — After a first half that saw Lennard stay with Lakewood (6-0, 5-0) step for step, the Spartans outscored the Longhorns 20-0 in the third quarter Friday en route to a 60-26 victory."We've got to start fast and not put ourselves in bad situations," Spartans coach Cory Moore ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 14, 2011 at 9:31 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
Football: Jesuit 78, Lennard 0
TAMPA — Jesuit dominated from the start Friday, scoring 71 in the first half and rolling past Lennard 78-0. The Tigers scored eight rushing touchdowns in the first half by five players, and Jesuit racked up 238 rushing yards in the game. Junior running back William Lucas finished with 60 ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 07, 2011 at 9:25 p.m. | Michael Paonessa
Football: Berkeley Prep 42, Lennard 14
RUSKIN — Berkeley Prep traveled south to play Lennard (1-4) and again routed a team in a higher FHSAA classification. The Buccaneers (5-0) humbled the Longhorns 42-14 behind Destin Nichols' four touchdown passes. National recruiting prospect Nelson Agholor added 146 yards from scrimmage and two TDs, one each rushing and ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 30, 2011 at 9:17 p.m. | Mark Chisholm
Football: Robinson 42, Lennard 14
RUSKIN — A week after a painful loss to Class 5A, District 8 rival Jesuit, Robinson came out on fire against Lennard, racing to a 21-0 lead en route to a 42-14 victory.Knights coach Mike DePue said his team wanted to do anything but forget the loss to Jesuit."We're never ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 23, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Football: Lennard 27, Middleton 0
After an 0-2 start, Lennard coach George Edington was not pleased. He thought his team was better than how it had performed, and he implored his players to prove him right. “I pretty much told them it was time to man up and play some football,” he said. “We’ve been ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 16, 2011 at 7:48 p.m. | Laura Keeley
Football: Gibbs 27, Lennard 0
The Gladiators continued their strong start under new coach Antonio Knox with their first shutout of the season. Gary Simon recorded an interception and caught a touchdown pass from Devontae White. Simon also had a punt return for a touchdown that was called back on a penalty. White scored on ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 09, 2011 at 8:03 p.m. | Times Staff
Preseason football: Lennard 42, Leto 8
RUSKIN — Lennard dominated Friday's preseason classic with Leto, winning 42-8.The Longhorns used their running game to perfection, gashing the Leto defense for 342 yards and six touchdowns. Lennard's Kaylab Phillips ran for 128 yards and a touchdown, averaging 6.7 yards a carry. And Victor Williams added 115 yards and ...
Read moreFri. Aug. 26, 2011 at 9:10 p.m. | Kyle Beckett
District deconstruction: Class 5A, District 8
The new football districts are pretty screwy (8A? Really?) and shake up the matchups we’ve come to know and love over the past few years. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be taking a look at a district a day. Up today: Class 5A, District 8. Teams • Blake • ...
Read moreMon. June 27, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. | Times Staff
Spring football: Lennard 13, Riverview 6; Spoto 12, East Bay 10
At Spoto Scores Lennard 13, Riverview 6 Spoto 12, East Bay 10 Spring game-breakers: Quartez Simmons opened the scoring for Lennard with a 1-yard touchdown run to cap a four-play, 25-yard drive following a Riverview three-and-out to start the game. … On its next possession, Lennard quarterback Pete Foret had ...
Read moreFri. May 20, 2011 at 10:15 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Times' all-Hillsborough County football team
All-Hillsborough County football Tri-Players of the Year Josh Grady QB, Armwood, Sr. Why we picked him: On a team rife with talent, he emerged as the most valuable player. A pure quarterback endowed with intelligence, a collegiate-level arm and nimble feet, Grady amassed 3,061 total yards, saving some of his ...
Read moreFri. Dec. 24, 2010 at 4:12 p.m. | Times Staff
Football: Freedom 35, Lennard 24
TAMPA — Freedom overcame a 10-point halftime deficit in its finale. Lennard (5-5) ran effectively, but in the fourth quarter found its offense stifled by a combination of the revived Freedom defense and penalties."I've been telling our guys all week that they can't get this one back," Freedom coach Tchecoy ...
Read moreFri. Nov. 12, 2010 at 9:37 p.m. | David Rice