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Football: Plant City 22, Brandon 20
BRANDON — Plant City (4-4, 2-2) edged out a victory 22-20 in a seesaw battle with Brandon (1-7, 1-3) Friday. Sophomore kicker Jorge Navarrette connected on a winning 35-yard field goal with 1:42 to play. Brandon's final drive ended at the Raiders' 30-yard line, as Brandon Jones failed to complete ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 26, 2012 at 8:38 p.m. | Jacob Stewart
District volleyball roundup: Freedom finally gets past Wiregrass Ranch
TAMPA — Freedom wasted little time putting Wiregrass Ranch on its heels Tuesday night, scoring the first 12 points. Then it knocked the Bulls on their backs. Finally, it made sure they stayed right there. From start to finish, the Patriots were in control, winning the Class 7A, District 9 ...
Read moreTue. Oct. 23, 2012 at 11:12 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Football: East Bay 24, Plant City 12
PLANT CITY — Plant City fell to East Bay on homecoming night Thursday despite a stellar performance by quarterback Nick Rodriguez. Two tipped passes resulted in crucial interceptions.Plant City (3-4, 1-2) attempted a fake punt after the first series stalled. The runner had room but tripped in the open field, ...
Read moreThu. Oct. 18, 2012 at 8:34 p.m. | Bobby Winsler
Volleyball: Berkeley Prep wraps up regular season at No. 1
Volleyball Hillsborough Super 7 1. Berkeley Prep (11-11): The Bucs maintain their spot at the top heading into the Class 4A, Distrit 9 tournament, where they’ll be the No. 1 seed. They’ll close the regular season Friday with a non-district rematch against rival Tampa Prep, which they beat last month. ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 17, 2012 at 11:23 a.m. | Joel Anderson
Buoyed by team mom, Wolves win 2A-10 golf tournament
RIVERVIEW -- The Newsome Wolves arrived at Summerfield Crossings Golf Club bedecked in pink gloves and perspective. The accessories were in honor of sophomore Tyler Bakich's mom, nine-time LPGA Tour winner Colleen Walker. Too weakened by radiation treatments to attend Tuesday's Class 2A, District 10 tournament, Walker instead had the ...
Read moreTue. Oct. 16, 2012 at 8:02 p.m. | Joey Knight
Hillsborough County district golf roundup
TEMPLE TERRACE — Brilliance may have avoided Jimmy Stanger on a warm, partly cloudy morning at Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club, but savviness and survival instincts didn’t. On a day when he didn’t set the fairways ablaze, the homeschooled Gaither senior still set the standard for the 11-team field ...
Read moreMon. Oct. 15, 2012 at 9:50 p.m. | Joey Knight
Football: Alonso 27, Plant City 10
photo gallery TAMPA — After starting the season 0-2, Alonso went back to basics on defense and simplified some of its more complicated schemes. The results have been better than even coach Brian Emanuel could have expected. The Ravens entered Friday night’s nondistrict matchuup against Plant City on a three-game ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 13, 2012 at 1:06 a.m. | Bryan Burns
Hillsborough: A slightly later than midseason report
If nothing else, the first half of the local prep football season was marked by one deluge or another, be it in the form of rain, significant injuries or suspensions. To which we say, thank goodness it’s fall, both on the calendar and thermometer. Perhaps this tinge of crispness in ...
Read moreThu. Oct. 11, 2012 at 3:43 p.m. | Joey Knight
Midweek Grab Bag: It's all here. Really. All of it.
I don’t want to say I’m on a roll, but I. AM. ON. A. ROLL. For the third straight week, I went 10-1 on my picks, and for a change, I nailed the Upset Pick of the Week, making my record 11-1. So to summarize: Tons of facts, numbers, trends, ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 10, 2012 at 12:32 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Football: Durant 22, Plant City 7
DURANT — Durant running backs Chris Atkins and Jamarlon Hamilton both went well over the 100-yard mark as the Cougars stayed undefeated with a 22-7 home win over rival Plant City.Running mostly off-tackle Atkins finished with 133 yards on 27 carries and had the clinching touchdown on a 5-yarder with ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 05, 2012 at 9:01 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Midweek Grab Bag: Filled with midseason goodies
We're halfway home to the playoffs. Here's this week's Grab Bag, compiled by me, John C. Cotey, aftter 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 ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 03, 2012 at 1:28 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Wharton challenging Berkeley for No. 1 in Hillsborough volleyball super 7 (with stats)
Hillsborough Super 7 1. Berkeley Prep (8-8): After another underwhelming performance in another major tournament, the Bucs hold on to the top spot by the narrowest of margins. If Berkeley Prep doesn’t fare better in the Tampa Bay Invitational, there will be some changes in next week’s rankings. 2. Wharton ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 03, 2012 at 12:40 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Football: Plant City 34, Riverview 14
photo gallery PLANT CITY — Plant City took advantage of two first-half fumbles by Riverview and controlled the clock in the second half Friday night to roll to a 34-14 victory over the Sharks. On the opening drive of the game, Riverview marched 60 yards to the Plant City 1-yard ...
Read moreSat. Sept. 22, 2012 at 1:05 a.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Week 2 voting: HomeTeam Hot Shots of the Week
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. 8 through Friday, Sept. 14. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights ...
Read moreSat. Sept. 15, 2012 at 1:15 p.m. | Times Staff
Football: Plant City 23, Gaither 21
PLANT CITY — With the game on the line, Plant City coach Wayne Ward gambled and put the ball in the hands of a freshman. Tavares Chase responded with a 5-yard touchdown run, and Plant City overcame an 11-point fourth quarter deficit to defeat Gaither, 23-21.With the Raiders trailing 21-17, ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 14, 2012 at 8:30 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh