TAMPA — Dwayne Lawson threw for 250 yards and four first-half touchdowns to lead Hillsborough to a 65-0 victory over Leto.Lawson connected on a 43-yard touchdown to Jeremiah Green on the second play of the game to give the Terriers an 8-0 lead."Matt (Leto coach Matt Kitchie) and I spoke ...
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Fri. Sept. 28, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
TAMPA — Armwood fans waving signs with No. 200 cheered coach Sean Callahan as the team scurried out of the rain after a 49-0 victory against Leto.Callahan's milestone victory comes on technical terms rather than official. The team's 2011 state title was stripped this summer by the FHSAA along with ...
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Fri. Sept. 21, 2012 at 7:56 p.m. | David Rice
RIVERVIEW — Without throwing a pass, Riverview's offense overcame an equally impressive Leto ground game in a 21-6 victory for the Sharks on Friday. The Sharks and Falcons each had a running back break 100 yards.Riverview's Lasander Washington opened the game with a kick return into Leto territory. The next ...
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Fri. Sept. 14, 2012 at 7:44 p.m. | Bobby Winsler
The Grab Bag is getting bigger and bigger, and you don't need to do any panning to find the nuggets here. The're everywhere. And do not EVER forget, people: Big bank take 'lil bank. P.S. Coaches, players, fans, parents, to reach the Grab Bag, and you should, email cotey@tampabay.com or ...
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Wed. Sept. 12, 2012 at 12:46 p.m. | John C. Cotey
TAMPA — A week after a squeaker of a win, Gaither scored on the first play and breezed to a 69-0 win at home against Leto.Running back Vu Le opened the game with a 65-yard touchdown run and the Cowboys (2-0) never looked back, racing out to a 21-0 in ...
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Fri. Sept. 07, 2012 at 9:05 p.m. | Rod Gipson
If I got asked one thing more than anything elsethis offseason, it was this: when is the Grab Bag coming back? My answer was always the same: I know, riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight? So here it is, Season 2, Episode I of your predictions, projections and for many of you excited to be ...
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Wed. Aug. 29, 2012 at 1:12 p.m. | John C. Cotey
We’re breaking down a football district a day — from 2A to 8A. Today: Class 6A, District 8. Teams Listed in order of 2011 finish, with overall/district record 1. Hillsborough (11-1, 6-0) 2. Jefferson (7-3, 5-1) 3. Sickles (8-2, 4-2) 4. King (5-5, 3-3) 5. Strawberry Crest (2-8, 2-4) 6. ...
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Tue. July 31, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. | Joey Knight
Player of the Year: Bianka Bell, Sr., Chamberlain Put a 34-inch Easton Synergy in Bell’s hands, and the term “softball” never seemed more contradictory. The line-drive homers, the scorching grounders capable of ripping off a shortstop’s glove, the laser-type comebackers to the circle — try ascertaining what’s soft about any ...
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Wed. June 13, 2012 at 2:05 p.m. | Times Staff
Pitcher of the Year: Lance McCullers, Jesuit, Sr. Why we picked him: Well, let’s see. McCullers was named the Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year. He gave up two earned runs the entire season, ending with a 0.18 ERA through 77 1/3 innings. He also struck out 45 percent ...
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Fri. June 08, 2012 at 6:24 p.m. | Laura Keeley
Player of the year: Bianka Bell, Sr., Chamberlain Why we picked her: Arguably the most powerful hitter in Hillsborough County fast-pitch history, Bell was a leadoff hit — or homer — waiting to happen for the Class 7A state champs. The younger sister of two SEC players, she hit .720 ...
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Fri. June 01, 2012 at 11:47 a.m. | Joey Knight
TAMPA — If there’s a category in which the Leto Falcons lead the county every year around this time, it’s optimism. This May is no exception. The collective spirit at Leto, winless on the field the past two years, again seems to be hitting higher altitudes than the jets taking ...
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Thu. May 03, 2012 at 8:34 p.m. | Joey Knight
Leto P Chris Miranda-Carr, who led all public school pitchers with 86 strikeouts during the regular season, has committed to Hillsborough Community College, Falcons head coach J.J. Pizzio said Friday. In addition to his strikeouts and team-leading 52.2 innings pitched, Miranda-Carr also carried a .358 batting average for Leto (10-13) ...
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Fri. April 27, 2012 at 3:58 p.m. | Laura Keeley
PLANT CITY — Twice in the past two games, logic has all but administered the last rites to Durant’s softball team. Thing is, the alleged burials have been supplanted by a birth of sorts. From the womb of amazement, the Cardiac Cougars have been spawned. For the second time in ...
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Wed. April 25, 2012 at 12:18 a.m. | Joey Knight
TAMPA — The pregame fungo session over which Leto coach Kelly Hacker presides elicits a strong first impression, one as clear as the clay in her sneakers or the bob in her brown pigtails. This is a job Hacker was born to do. Then, you discover it was one she ...
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Mon. April 23, 2012 at 2:59 p.m. | Joey Knight
TAMPA — The darkened dugout may as well have been destiny’s waiting room. Six outs from their first district title Thursday night, the Leto Falcons had to sit through a 15-minute delay, courtesy of a blown transformer. When illumination returned, the fifth-seeded Falcons (15-7) put the finishing touches on their ...
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Thu. April 19, 2012 at 11:00 p.m. | Joey Knight