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North Suncoast boys hoops preview
Last season featured a handful of North Suncoast boys basketball highlights, including Nature Coast’s run to the state semifinals and the rise of upstart Academy at the Lakes. So, as the season opens this week, what’s in store for this winter? Six questions to be answered Can anyone reach the ...
Read moreWed. Nov. 21, 2012 at 10:31 a.m. | Matt Baker
Boys basketball: Ridgewood's Ficarro on target from 3-point range
TRINITY — Ridgewood senior Tristan Ficarro sank a career-best seven 3-pointers as the Rams defeated Central 67-52 Tuesday in the Mitchell Thanksgiving Invite. Host Mitchell, and earlier Berkeley Prep and Kathleen, won to finish the eight-team event with 2-0 marks. Mitchell and Berkeley had a running clock early in the ...
Read moreTue. Nov. 20, 2012 at 10:23 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Times' all-Suncoast boys basketball
Player of the year: C Tyler Bergantino, Sr., Nature Coast Tyler Bergantino’s love of superheroes shouldn’t surprise anyone who watched him rescue Nature Coast this season. If any teammate let an opponent drive past him, Bergantino was there waiting, ready to swat the shot away and save a basket. “He ...
Read moreSat. April 07, 2012 at 10:16 a.m. | Times Staff
Times' all-North Suncoast girls and boys basketball teams
Girls Player of the year: G/F Kayla Kivinski, So., Gulf Why we picked her: With 86 percent of its offense and 71 percent of its rebounding gone, Gulf knew it would have to find new sources of productivity to have a shot at another strong playoff run. “I think everyone ...
Read moreSat. March 31, 2012 at 2:44 p.m. | Matt Baker
Region boys basketball: Winter Haven manhandles Mitchell
WINTER HAVEN — Midway through Mitchell’s nine-minute field-goal drought in Thursday night’s 71-29 loss to Winter Haven in the Class 6A region quarterfinals, the Mustangs air-balled a shot and missed the putback. Winter Haven responded with an alley-oop layup. That’s how the night went for Mitchell (20-8), which saw its ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 16, 2012 at 9:22 p.m. | Matt Baker
District boys basketball: Cannon's last-second magic lifts Land O'Lakes
TRINITY — Land O’Lakes senior Jackson Cannon stood wide-eyed under the basket with 10 seconds remaining. He watched Ernest McClendon receive all of the defensive attention on the final possession, leaving him open. McClendon dished Cannon the ball and he put up the winning field goal. Land O’Lakes outlasted Mitchell ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 10, 2012 at 11:07 p.m. | Basil Spyridakos
Boys district basketball: North Suncoast roundup
TRINITY — As the seconds ticked down to the end of River Ridge’s season, sophomore John Childs sat at the end of the bench, alone, with his head down, staring at the hardwood floor at Mitchell. His triple double wasn’t enough to begin one of the most unlikely region runs ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 08, 2012 at 8:43 p.m. | Matt Baker
North Suncoast: Tuesday's live highlights
Girls region soccer 3A, Eustis 5, River Ridge 1: The Royal Knights’ best season in school history ended Tuesday night with a tough loss at Eustis in the region finals. “I’m very proud of them,” coach Skip Glover said. “It’s one of those deals — we weren’t just happy to ...
Read moreTue. Jan. 31, 2012 at 11:13 p.m. | Matt Baker
Mitchell's Jake Driscoll out for regular season
Mitchell senior guard Jake Driscoll is out until at least February with a broken left forearm, Mustangs coach Jared St. Charles confirmed Tuesday. The 6-foot sharpshooter broke both bones in his arm during a non-basketball fall earlier this month. St. Charles said Driscoll had surgery to insert screws and a ...
Read moreTue. Dec. 20, 2011 at 10:48 a.m. | Matt Baker
Mitchell's Driscoll tops 1,000 career points
Mitchell senior Jake Driscoll surpassed 1,000 career points tonight with a 51-point explosion in the Mustangs’ 107-101 victory over Wiregrass Ranch. He entered the game needing 33 points to surpass that plateau. “He was hitting 3s. He was hitting pull-ups. He was hitting layups,” Mustangs coach Jared St. Charles said. ...
Read moreMon. Nov. 21, 2011 at 10:20 p.m. | Matt Baker
North Suncoast boys basketball preview
BROOKSVILLEIt would be easy to talk about the star of Nature Coast. But that isn't what is going to get the Sharks over the hump in 2012. • After consecutive trips to the region final and consecutive losses in that round, Nature Coast knows the opportunity to make it further ...
Read moreSun. Nov. 20, 2011 at 3:42 p.m. | Times Staff
All-Suncoast girls and boys basketball
Boys player of the year Quincy Ford, Sr., F, Gibbs Opponents have learned not to challenge Quincy Ford. Ford, a 6-foot-8 forward, forms a veritable wall as the Gladiators’ last line of defense. The few times opponents dare to enter the lane, they are greeted by long arms that usually ...
Read moreSat. April 02, 2011 at 1:48 a.m. | Times Staff
Jake Driscoll makes successful return to Mitchell lineup
Mitchell shooting guard Jake Driscoll returned to the Mustangs' lineup last night against River Ridge after missing eight games with mono, and there was very little rust for the junior to shake off. Driscoll, the North Suncoast's scoring leader at 24 points a game, had one point more than his average ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 27, 2011 at 1:59 p.m. | Bryan Burns
Driscoll targets Tuesday return to Mitchell lineup
Mitchell junior guard Jake Driscoll, who has been absent from the Mustangs lineup for six games after contracting mono over the holiday break, is eyeing a return to the court on Tuesday when Mitchell travels to Fivay. That would be the best possible scenario according to Mustangs coach Jared St. Charles. Driscoll was hoping ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 21, 2011 at 12:42 p.m. | Bryan Burns
Boys basketball: Gulf builds big lead, holds off Mitchell 73-66
NEW PORT RICHEY — For about three quarters against Mitchell on Wednesday, Gulf did everything exactly how second-year coach Buck DeWitt drew it up.A 3-2 zone kept the Mustangs from establishing any offensive rhythm. Gulf made several crisp passes that led to layups and uncontested jumpers. And most important, when ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 13, 2011 at 9:15 p.m. | Bryan Burns