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Midweek Grab Bag: Fun football factoids by the millions
How many numbers and names can you fit into one Grab Bag? A million! Go ahead, prove me wrong. ONE MILLION! Dandy Dozen 1. Clearwater Central Catholic at Palm Harbor U.: This is a reversal of the "little school hoping to take down the big school for a signature win" ...
Read moreWed. Sept. 19, 2012 at 12:35 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Football: Middleton 17, Lennard 12
TAMPA — Middleton won for the first time in more than a year as the Tigers beat Lennard 17-12 on Friday night. The game marked Alonzo Ashwood's first win as head coach."This was my first victory but that's just our breakthrough," Ashwood said. "I kept telling them, 'Let's win one ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 14, 2012 at 8:47 p.m. | Miles Parks
Hillsborough: Week 2 Sunday Morning QB
Times' Super 7 1. Armwood (1-1): It's gut-check time for a program that never really has required that many. 2. Plant (1-1): The Panthers have been drubbed early in the past, and then gone on to greatness. 3. Robinson (2-0): The Knights must be the favorite entering Jesuit's Corral Memorial Stadium next week. ...
Read moreSat. Sept. 08, 2012 at 7:34 p.m. | Joey Knight
Football: Jesuit 16, Middleton 0
TAMPA — With first-and-goal at the 1. Middleton couldn't get it — capped by a fourth-down stop by senior defensive tackle Robby Garcia on quarterback Todd Sims — as Jesuit won 16-0 Friday night.Trailing 9-0 with 10 minutes left, Middleton recovered a fumble at the Jesuit 1. Middleton failed to ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 07, 2012 at 8:22 p.m. | Don Jensen
Football: Blake 37, Leto 6
TAMPA — Blake defeated Leto 37-6 Saturday behind 291 yards rushing. DeAndre James finished with 105 yards and two rushing touchdowns.In the first quarter the Falcons' defense forced two punts on three Blake drives. But Leto gave up two touchdowns in the second quarter and was unable to capitalize on ...
Read moreSat. Sept. 01, 2012 at 9:25 p.m. | Kyle Beckett
Football: Hillsborough 38, Middleton 0
TAMPA — It took Hillsborough's offense a little time to get in gear Saturday, but the defense kept Middleton in check in a 38-0 win."Middleton has really improved and we escaped the game with no major injuries," coach Earl Garcia said. "Next week we will face a tough opponent over ...
Read moreSat. Sept. 01, 2012 at 8:42 p.m. | Phillip Haywood
Preseason football: King 21, Middleton 7
TAMPA — Middleton junior Amp Carswell took the opening kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown Friday night, but it would be the last time the Tigers would see the end zone. King's defense and special teams led a 21-7 victory.The Lions answered the opening kickoff with one of their own ...
Read moreFri. Aug. 24, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Ex-Middleton star O.J. Murdock dies
TAMPA — Fort Hays State receivers coach Al McCray arose Monday morning to discover a text message as cryptic as it was courteous. O.J. Murdock had sent it at 3:30 a.m. “It was like, ‘Coach, I appreciate everything you’ve done for me and my family,’ ” recalled McCray, a former longtime ...
Read moreMon. July 30, 2012 at 10:36 a.m. | Times Staff
District deconstruction: Class 5A, District 8
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be taking a look at a football district a day. Today: Class 5A, District 8. Teams Listed in order of 2011 finish, with overall/district record Jesuit (11-2, 8-0) Robinson (9-3, 7-1) Lakewood (6-4, 5-3) Spoto (6-4, 5-3) Dunedin (4-6, 3-5) Blake (4-6, 3-5) Gibbs ...
Read moreThu. July 26, 2012 at 2:16 p.m. | Times Staff
Times' all-Hillsborough County baseball teams
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 ...
Read moreFri. June 08, 2012 at 6:24 p.m. | Laura Keeley
Baseball: Putting a bow on Hillsborough's season
When Tampa Prep’s Chance Rodriguez struck out in the seventh inning of the Class 3A semifinals, baseball season officially ended in Hillsborough County. While there were no state champions this year, there were plenty of memorable performances along the way. Seven memorable moments Feb. 8: The deans of Hillsborough County ...
Read moreFri. May 25, 2012 at 6:44 p.m. | Laura Keeley
Football: Spring jamboree at Blake
At Blake Scores: Chamberlain 30, Blake 6 Hillsborough 15, Middleton 0 Spring game-breakers: Chamberlain running back Xavier Johnson ran for three touchdowns and had 73 of the Chiefs’ 153 rushing yards. Johnson scored on runs of 4, 2 and 4 yards. Chamberlain’s other TD came on a 14-yard pass from ...
Read moreThu. May 24, 2012 at 11:33 p.m. | Don Jensen
Cotey: Spring football primer
Are you ready for some …wait, wait. Let me try again. Spring is in the …no, no no. Scratch all that. Let’s go with: Football! Nice, simple and to the exclamation point. High school practice starts Tuesday and we’ve got big arms, like the one East Lake quarterback Pete DiNovo ...
Read moreMon. April 30, 2012 at 7:43 p.m. | John C. Cotey
District baseball roundup: Sickles sends Jefferson packing early
TAMPA — Sickles is under .500 on the season. But the Gryphons are moving onto the region tournament and the Class 6A, District 11 championship game after pulling off a 3-1 upset of No. 1 seed Jefferson on Wednesday. Sickles (11-12) will face King today in the final. “They played ...
Read moreWed. April 25, 2012 at 11:36 p.m. | Laura Keeley
Middleton mourns girls basketball coach's passing
Middleton girls basketball coach William Smith, 55, collapsed and died on campus Tuesday, Times staff writer Marlene Sokol reports. Smith had a history of heart trouble and had missed several weeks of work before returning to teaching and coaching duties, according to principal Owen Young. "He had a commitment that ...
Read moreWed. April 18, 2012 at 4:57 p.m. | Times Staff