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HomeTeam Huddle: Notable vacancies in Hillsborough backfields
Where did all the yards go? • All but one of the county’s seven 1,000-yard rushers in 2012 will graduate and move on to college programs, leaving frustrated defensive coordinators and would-be tacklers in their wake. • Now, the game-day burden falls on their old coaches to figure out a ...
Read moreWed. May 08, 2013 at 10:23 p.m. | Times Staff
Spring football primer: Year of the Lineman
When we went looking for the stars of 2013, we zipped right past the pretty-boy quarterbacks, the speedy running backs, the hard-hitting linebackers and the fancy-footed wide receivers and defensive backs. This year, they’ll be taking a back seat to those referred to, lovingly, by their coaches as the big ...
Read moreTue. April 30, 2013 at 8:34 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Newsome's Will Worth commits to Navy
Newsome two-way star Will Worth, the Tampa Bay Times’ Hillsborough County Offensive Player of the Year, said Monday that he has orally committed to the Naval Academy. Worth plans to sign a letter of intent with the Midshipmen during Newsome’s national signing day ceremony Wednesday afternoon. The 6-foot-1, 215-pound senior ...
Read moreMon. Feb. 04, 2013 at 7:24 p.m. | Joel Anderson
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Recruit: Will Worth
U.S. Naval Academy
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Recruit: Will Worth
Times' all-Suncoast football
Offensive Player of the Year: QB Pete DiNovo, Sr., East Lake It has been a whirlwind two weeks for Pete DiNovo. After competing in the Pinellas senior all-star game Dec. 12, DiNovo was in Orlando two days later for his official visit to the University of Central Florida, where he ...
Read moreMon. Dec. 24, 2012 at 5:32 p.m. | Times Staff
Times' all-Hillsborough football team
Offensive Player of the Year: QB Will Worth, Sr., Newsome Why we picked him: Considering no county player was more vital to his team, Worth also was a bona fide defensive player of the year candidate. We chose him for offense in part because of his staggering playoff performance. The ...
Read moreSat. Dec. 22, 2012 at 11:29 a.m. | Times Staff
Naval Academy offers Newsome QB Will Worth
Newsome two-way star Will Worth, who led the Wolves to their best season in school history, has received his first college offer, from the Naval Academy. Coach Kenneth Hiscock confirmed the offer Friday in a text message. Worth has been a four-year starter for the Wolves, first as a freshman linebacker, ...
Read moreFri. Dec. 07, 2012 at 2:53 p.m. | Joel Anderson
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Recruit: Will Worth
U.S. Naval Academy
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Recruit: Will Worth
Wolves RB Carnell's first offer comes from Georgetown
Newsome running back Clint Carnell, one of the catalysts to the Wolves’ best season in school history, has picked up his first college offer, from the NAIA's Georgetown College (Ky.). Coach Kenneth Hiscock confirmed the offer Thursday evening in a text message. As a senior, Carnell rushed for 871 yards ...
Read moreThu. Dec. 06, 2012 at 7:22 p.m. | Joel Anderson
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Recruit: Clint Carnell
Georgetown College
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Recruit: Clint Carnell
Sunday morning quarterback: Playoff edition
Five things we learned Friday night1. No chinks in the armor: Robinson's 49-21 victory over Pasco showed it has no glaring holes that Tallahassee Godby, its state semifinal foe, can expose. We knew about the Knights' speed, assertiveness up front and opportunistic defense, but the kicking game caught us off ...
Read moreSat. Dec. 01, 2012 at 5:37 p.m. | Times Staff
Newsome players embrace underdog status
LITHIA — There was little to suggest Newsome would survive another trip to Durant. A month after suffering a 10-point loss on the same field, Newsome was tasked with trying to reverse that outcome in the playoffs against the only remaining undefeated team in Hillsborough. Four quarters later, Ron Frost ...
Read moreThu. Nov. 29, 2012 at 6:36 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Hillsborough pigskin picks: Week 14
Friday's region football finals 5A: Pasco (12-0) at Robinson (11-1), 7:30 TV: BHSN Winner faces: Tallahassee Godby/Jacksonville Bishop Kenny winner in Dec. 7 state semifinals. Pasco or Robinson would host. How they got here: Pasco d. Citra North Marion 34-10, d. Gainesville Eastside 52-0. Robinson d. Port Orange Atlantic 41-8, ...
Read moreThu. Nov. 29, 2012 at 2:02 p.m. | Times Staff
Cotey: Football's third round is all about Davids vs. Goliaths
These are the high school football playoffs. They are designed to get tougher each week, designed to culminate in crowning the best team in each classification. But if any of Tampa Bay’s teams makes a state final this season, it probably won’t be the hardest game of the season. That ...
Read moreMon. Nov. 26, 2012 at 6:38 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Hillsborough: Sunday morning quarterback
By the numbers1 Playoff victories in Newsome's first nine seasons of existence.2 Playoff victories for Newsome this season.14 Yards, the longest run for Tampa Catholic in its 10-7 loss to Clearwater Central Catholic. By comparison, CCC had seven runs longer than 14 yards.40 Playoff victories (including those later forfeited) for ...
Read moreSat. Nov. 24, 2012 at 4:53 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Region football: Newsome 21, Durant 14
PLANT CITY — Cornerback Ricardo Rodriguez had heard the song before. “I’m used to getting picked on because I’m a shorter corner,” Rodriguez, generously listed as 5 feet 7 in the Wolves’ program, said. “But I play pretty big.” Rodriguez certainly came up plenty big Friday night, batting away a ...
Read moreSat. Nov. 24, 2012 at 12:57 a.m. | Brandon Wright
Newsome's Worth succeeding with retro approach
LITHIA — Surely a wart lurks somewhere in Will Worth’s life. Beneath that wristband bearing the spiritual message, behind that pile of straight-A report cards, a crack or two must exist. Maybe it’s nestled discreetly amid those titles (student body vice president, team captain). Then again, maybe not. Physical flaw? ...
Read moreWed. Nov. 21, 2012 at 7:33 p.m. | Joey Knight
Making the old new again? Four football rematches on tap Friday
Before the first frantic shopping day of the season expires, the Lakewood High School Spartans will receive the most tantalizing item on their holiday wish list: a rematch against Robinson. A county away, Armwood will be presented a sleek, shiny new set of 12-minute quarters against Hillsborough. And while irrational ...
Read moreMon. Nov. 19, 2012 at 6:15 p.m. | Joey Knight