Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate one male and one female Hot Shot athlete from each of the counties we cover, then we turn the voting over to our readers. These nominations span Saturday, Sept. 22 through Friday, Sept. 28. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights ...
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Sat. Sept. 29, 2012 at 3:26 a.m. | Times Staff
photo gallery TARPON SPRINGS — Northeast coach Mike Jalazo figured it couldn’t get any worse. The Vikings’ bus got caught in traffic and arrived more than 30 minutes late for their game at Tarpon Springs. And once the game started, his team did almost nothing right. The Spongers gashed his ...
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Sat. Sept. 29, 2012 at 1:18 a.m. | Rodney Page
The Grab Bag is compiled by me, John C. Cotey, digging my nose into stats provided by coaches to MaxPreps and HomeTeam. So if you want to get in here, your stats will need to be in one of these places. You can always reach me at cotey@tampabay.com or on ...
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Wed. Sept. 26, 2012 at 12:37 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Super 7 1. Largo (4-0, 1-0): Balanced offense gets Packers off to another good start in Class 6A, District 7. 2. Countryside (3-1, 1-0): After last week's loss to Largo, the Cougars bounce back in a big way against Seminole. 3. East Lake (3-1): Defense gets five turnovers, including three interceptions against Ocala ...
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Sat. Sept. 22, 2012 at 10:32 p.m. | Times Staff
photo gallery ST. PETERSBURG — The neighborhood and district rivalry between Northeast and St. Petersburg came down to four plays and 18 seconds. After driving 89 yards in the last few minutes, St. Petersburg had the ball first and goal from the 10 and trailing by five points. Quarterback Corey ...
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Sat. Sept. 22, 2012 at 1:15 a.m. | Rodney Page
Ryan Davis can barely remember a time when he hasn’t been surrounded by football. His older brother, Chris, was the quarterback at St. Petersburg Catholic before spending four years as a receiver at Florida State. Ryan would tag along on recruiting trips and visit Chris on game days in Tallahassee. ...
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Thu. Sept. 20, 2012 at 4:48 p.m. | Rodney Page
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" ...
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Wed. Sept. 19, 2012 at 12:35 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Times super seven 1. Largo (3-0): Thanks to a balanced offense and a nasty defense, the Packers end Countryside’s 27-game regular-season win streak and vault to the top of the standings. 2. Countryside (2-1): Despite being manhandled against Largo, the Cougars do not drop far considering they beat Lakewood in ...
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Sun. Sept. 16, 2012 at 11:11 a.m. | Times Staff
ST. PETERSBURG — Ryan Davis is only a sophomore, but Northeast’s first-year quarterback played like a veteran against Boca Ciega on Friday. Davis connected with fellow sophomore Tyrell Hubbard-Smith on a 58-yard touchdown catch-and-run late to break a 6-6 tie. Then Davis secured the victory with a 14-yard run on ...
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Sat. Sept. 15, 2012 at 1:13 a.m. | Bryan Burns
The Grab Bag is getting bigger and bigger, and you don't need to do any panning to find the nuggets here. The're everywhere. And do not EVER forget, people: Big bank take 'lil bank. P.S. Coaches, players, fans, parents, to reach the Grab Bag, and you should, email cotey@tampabay.com or ...
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Wed. Sept. 12, 2012 at 12:46 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Super 7 1. Countryside (2-0): Bruising running game was the difference as the Cougars beat rival East Lake for a fifth straight season. 2. Largo (2-0): The defense, which has allowed 16 points, gets a big test against Countryside next. 3. Lakewood (2-0): First two opponents (Seminole and Blake) are winless, but the ...
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Sat. Sept. 08, 2012 at 9:56 p.m. | Times Staff
ST. PETERSBURG — Northeast's offense and QB Ryan Davis continued to impress with a 30-6 win Friday night over Osceola."I feel like great things could happen this year," Davis said.Davis, who completed 18 of 21 passes for 254 yards and a touchdown, got the Vikings off to a fast start. ...
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Fri. Sept. 07, 2012 at 9:53 p.m. | Anthony Salveggi
ST. PETERSBURG — Dual-threat quarterback Ryan Davis accounted for 202 of Northeast's 311 yards en route to a win over Dixie Hollins.Jalin Hubbard returned the opening kickoff 89 yards for a Vikings touchdown. And James Swain returned an interception 14 yards for a score in the second for Northeast. Meanwhile, ...
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Fri. Aug. 31, 2012 at 9:31 p.m. | Max Martinez
Friday’s preseason games took its toll on some area teams. Dixie Hollins lost three quarterbacks to injury in its game against Clearwater Central Catholic, but the Rebels should have two of those players back for this week’s opener against Northeast. Senior starter Drew Boylson left with concussion symptoms, but Rebels ...
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Mon. Aug. 27, 2012 at 12:17 p.m. | Rodney Page
The visiting Vikings fumbled the opening kickoff, which turned out to be a sign of things to come. Palm Bay led 28-7 at halftime. The lone bright spot for the Vikings was running back Keith Harrington, who scored a 99-yard touchdown run. “We got punched in the mouth a little ...
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Fri. Aug. 24, 2012 at 8:01 p.m. | Times Staff