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3-pointer at buzzer lifts West squad past East in Hillsborough all-star game
TAMPA — The first 35 or so minutes of Thursday night's Hillsborough County senior all-star game at Tampa Prep was standard fare for such exhibitions, heavy on the fouls and freelancing. But it was the finish that made this one memorable. Capping an exhilarating second-half rally for his team, Hillsborough ...
Read moreThu. March 11, 2010 at 8:14 p.m. | Joey Knight
5A boys basketball: Newsome falls just short of a fairy-tale ending as Bartow wins 60-58
LITHIA — The underdog card ran out for host Newsome in Saturday night's Class 5A region final. Not given much of a playoff chance, thanks in part to six previous seasons without a postseason victory, the Wolves came within one game — two points actually — of a state final ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 27, 2010 at 8:59 p.m. | Times Correspondent
Hillsborough teams inch closer to final four goal
Suddenly, the road to Lakeland has become far less congested. In Tuesday's boys basketball region semifinals, only three of eight county teams kept their state tournament hopes alive. Tonight, that resilient triumvirate takes the court with final four berths at stake. Newsome and Sickles are seeking their first state tourney ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 26, 2010 at 6:14 p.m. | Joey Knight
5A boys basketball: Newsome's 3 at buzzer seals win
OCALA — One flick of Jake Hodges' wrist sent Newsome into the Class 5A region final. Hodges' dramatic baseline 3 at the final buzzer lifted the visiting Wolves to a 52-49 win over Ocala Forest on Tuesday, setting up a showdown Saturday against Bartow. "I was just the lucky person ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 23, 2010 at 8:33 p.m. | Special to Times -
5A boys basketball: Strong start propels Newsome
LITHIA — Newsome jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter Thursday and easily put away Springstead 63-24 in a 5A region quarterfinal. Newsome coach Jon Mackey said he challenged his team in the locker room during halftime to not let up for the rest of the game. ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 18, 2010 at 7:48 p.m. | Times Correspondent
5A-8 boys basketball: Newsome tops Tampa Bay Tech 70-53
LITHIA — Newsome's players had a request for Wolves coach Jon Mackey shortly before Saturday's Class 5A, District 8 final. Could they cut down a net if Newsome won, they asked. Such an act usually is performed when a team clinches a state final four berth, but given that his ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 13, 2010 at 8:58 p.m. | Keith Niebuhr
5A-8 boys basketball: Newsome, Tampa Bay Tech pull out close wins
LITHIA — The home team finally won in a pivotal Class 5A, District 8 semifinal on Friday night with Newsome jumping out to an early lead and hanging on for a 60-58 win over Durant. The rivals split during the season with each team winning on the road. In the ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 12, 2010 at 8:24 p.m. | Times Correspondent
Wolves' Shepherd latest millenial man
Add Newsome swingman Samal Shepherd to the bulging list of local basketball players to reach the 1,000-point mark for their career. During holiday tournament action, Shepherd (1,271 points) passed former Wolves star Dylan Fugate (1,070) as Newsome's alltime scoring leader. He enters Friday's game against East Bay as the Wolves' ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 13, 2010 at 1:06 p.m. | Joey Knight
Break out those No. 2s, Hillsborough hoops fans
TAMPA — That lull you’ve noticed this week in the local prep basketball schedule in Hillsborough County is the result of public school students mired in final exams. Until Friday, when action resumes in earnest, any high school hoops fix must be provided by private schools (they’re playing all week), ...
Read moreTue. Jan. 12, 2010 at 1:20 p.m. | Times Staff
Newsome boys take command in victory over Durant
PLANT CITY — For the first half of the season, it festered inside the collective underbelly of the Newsome Wolves, bulging mightily but never bursting through. Finally, in a warm gym on a frigid night at Durant High, the Wolves — a trendy preseason pick as the county's top public ...
Read moreTue. Jan. 05, 2010 at 9:13 p.m. | Joey Knight
Hillsborough: The week ahead
A look at the top prep events across the county: Boys soccer, Sickles (12-1-3) at Gaither (11-2-1), 8 tonight: Both share the Class 5A, District 9 lead with 4-0 marks and are familiar with each other. Expect a fierce match on what likely will be frozen tundra. Boys basketball, Newsome ...
Read moreMon. Jan. 04, 2010 at 6:14 p.m. | Times Staff
Tampa Hoops Classic: Newsome, Plant stumble in opener
TAMPA — For 32 minutes Saturday night, Lakewood played with tremendous energy, worked as a team, dove for loose balls, fought for rebounds and never quit. Its reward? How about a 75-32 beating from Jersey City (N.J.) St. Anthony, USA Today's No. 22-ranked team, in the first round of the ...
Read moreSat. Dec. 26, 2009 at 9:36 p.m. | Keith Niebuhr
2009 Tampa Hoops Classic: Day 1 schedule
Here is Saturday’s lineup for Day 1 of the Tampa Hoops Classic (All Saturday games are at Plant): 3 p.m.: Newsome vs. Gainesville Buchholz4:45: Clearwater vs. Pembroke Pines Flanagan6:30: Plant vs. North Port8:15: Lakewood vs. Jersey City (N.J.) St. Anthony NOTE: The 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. games are part ...
Read moreFri. Dec. 25, 2009 at 9:24 p.m. | Keith Niebuhr
Gryphons boys complete comeback as Berkeley Invite gets under way
TAMPA — Burly Sickles senior Eric "Moose" Taris never encountered much glory on the Gryphons' offensive and defensive lines, but he acquired plenty Monday on the free-throw line. With no time remaining in regulation and his team down by one to Newsome, Taris (6-foot-4, 250 pounds) sank the second of ...
Read moreMon. Dec. 21, 2009 at 8:15 p.m. | Joey Knight
Hillsborough boys basketball season preview
There was no fast in Tampa Prep's fastbreak, and the lethargy was making Joe Fenlon livid. "That was an absolutely pathetic effort," the Terrapins' 26th-year coach yelled during this recent evening practice. A few more scalding observations were strung together as the players stood silently, panting and awaiting Fenlon's next ...
Read moreSun. Nov. 22, 2009 at 4:02 p.m. | Joey Knight