Times' Super Seven Records through Wednesday 1. Jesuit (10-0): In a pitching duel between Jacksonville Bolles’ Hayden Hurst, a Florida State signee, and Lance McCullers, a Florida commit, it was McCullers who went six innings and racked up 13 strikeouts and Jesuit that earned the 6-1 win 2. Bloomingdale (12-1): ...
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Thu. March 15, 2012 at 6:05 p.m. | Laura Keeley
At Brandon Scores Durant 3, Strawberry Crest 2 Plant City 7, Spoto 0 Leto 12, Middleton 1 (6 innings) Bloomingdale 2, Brandon 1 (8) Pitchers of the day Of the three gems tossed Tuesday, none produced a win. Bloomingdale junior right-hander Cody Crouse allowed two hits over six innings — ...
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Wed. March 14, 2012 at 12:40 a.m. | Joey Knight
At Brandon Scores Durant 9, Plant City 1 Strawberry Crest 14, Spoto 0 Bloomingdale 13, Middleton 4 Brandon 6, Leto 0 Pitchers of the day When Bloomingdale freshman Tommy McLaughlin came on in the bottom of the second, there were no outs, runners on first and second, and Bloomingdale and ...
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Mon. March 12, 2012 at 11:35 p.m. | Laura Keeley
Times’ Super Seven Records through Thursday 1. Jesuit (9-0): The Tigers have no visible weakness right now. Out of town visits from Jacksonville Bolles (Wednesday) and nationally ranked Miami Gulliver Prep (Saturday) should keep Jesuit sharp. 2. Plant (7-2): The Panthers, with their pitching depth, have to be considered the ...
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Fri. March 09, 2012 at 5:09 p.m. | Laura Keeley
ESPNHS is the latest national outlet to highlight Hillsborough County’s finest on the diamond. In its pre-season all-state baseball team, ESPNHS named Jesuit P Lance McCullers, a Florida signee expected to be among the top picks of the upcoming June MLB draft, and King 1B Keon Barnum, a Miami commit, ...
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Thu. March 01, 2012 at 11:50 a.m. | Laura Keeley
TAMPA — Missed shots didn’t keep Blake and Robinson from making statements Wednesday night in the Class 5A, District 11 tournament. Despite misfiring on a combined 94 field-goal attempts, the host Yellow Jackets and Knights earned regional playoff berths and a spot in Friday’s 7 p.m. district finale with almost ...
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Thu. Feb. 02, 2012 at 12:42 a.m. | Don Jensen
Offensive player of the year Alvin Bailey, Jr., Armwood Why we picked him: Two reasons: 1) No one around was more priceless to his team, and 2) he may just have completed the greatest individual playoff performance in county history. A receiver/punt returner at the season’s outset, Bailey became the ...
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Fri. Dec. 23, 2011 at 12:03 p.m. | Times Staff
LUTZ — Steinbrenner rolled on senior night, defeating Middleton 43-0 Thursday.With an early passing game there for the Warriors, quarterback Curtis Fitch threw for touchdowns of 26 and 33 yards in the first quarter to help send Steinbrenner into halftime with a 23-0 lead.Running the ball was the motto for ...
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Thu. Nov. 10, 2011 at 10:19 p.m. | Michael Paonessa
TAMPA — Robinson (8-1, 7-1) came in averaging 32.5 points per game, while Middleton (0-10, 0-9) averaged 9.6. On Friday, Robinson upped its average and Middleton, well, didn't.Robinson's Vidal Woodruff, Martin Ruiz and Byron Pringle wreaked havoc in a 44-0 victory. Woodruff went 11-for-17 for 167 passing yards and two ...
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Fri. Nov. 04, 2011 at 9:33 p.m. | Paul Driscoll
TAMPA — Dunedin came out victorious Friday night, defeating Middleton 29-20.Despite tallying fewer total yards than their opponent, the Falcons' strong running game led by junior Tremaine Batten proved to be the deciding factor. Batten found the end zone three times on his 15 carries for 128 yards. "The line ...
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Fri. Oct. 28, 2011 at 8:59 p.m. | Michael Paonessa
TAMPA — The last two times Holy Names and Tampa Catholic met, the Jaguars prevailed in five-set marathons. But Tuesday night in the Class 4A, District 9 semifinals at Berkeley Prep, the past didn’t matter. For both teams, their seasons were on the line. Despite dropping the first set and ...
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Tue. Oct. 25, 2011 at 10:10 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
ST. PETERSBURG —After a nearly two-hour delay spent waiting for an officiating crew to arrive, the Gibbs Gladiators managed to outlast Middleton High 20-17 for their first home win of the season. The theme of the night was the big play as neither team executed particularly well on either side ...
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Sat. Oct. 22, 2011 at 1:50 a.m. | Rob Bibelhauser
TAMPA — Blake (2-4) scored 22 points in the third quarter to break open a tie game and defeat Middleton (0-6) 41-19 Thursday in a Class 5A-8 matchup.Blake junior quarterback Zain Gilmore threw two touchdown passes and ran for another as the Yellow Jackets kept the Tigers winless. Gilmore hit ...
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Thu. Oct. 06, 2011 at 8:38 p.m. | Patti McDonald
TAMPA — Lakewood overcame three turnovers as the Spartans outlasted Middleton 15-12 Friday night in the Tigers' first home game of the season.Lakewood's Tracy Johnson threw two touchdowns, including a 39-yard pass to Terrell Jones on a tipped ball.But Middleton struck back on the next drive as Amp Carswell darted ...
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Fri. Sept. 30, 2011 at 9:13 p.m. | Mike McCollum
One of Hillsborough County's most moribund boys basketball programs has received a huge dose of credibility with three small syllables. Fred Lewis. A former low-post standout at Chamberlain and USF, Lewis has been hired to try toresuscitate the program at Middleton, Tigers athletic director Derrick Gaines announced Wednesday. "I just ...
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Wed. Sept. 28, 2011 at 2:20 p.m. | Joey Knight