NEW PORT RICHEY — Ridgewood's Jay Fulmer entered W.D. Little Stadium on Friday for the first time as a head coach since leaving Gulf in 2010. The matchup would provide one team with its first win of the season. Gulf stayed competitive the first three quarters, but Ridgewood was able ...
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Fri. Sept. 28, 2012 at 8:36 p.m. | Samuel Henninger
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
NEW PORT RICHEY — After falling behind 18-0, Hudson picked up its first victory Friday, shocking Ridgewood in overtime 27-24.Joey Caruso started the comeback with a 1-yard run. Down 24-6 early in the fourth, the Cobras started an impressive comeback with interceptions returned for touchdowns by Justyn Johnson and Owen ...
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Fri. Sept. 21, 2012 at 8:50 p.m. | Bradley Schenk
Ridgewood lineman Chris Branfield needs an MRI exam to evaluate a knee injury he sustained in Friday’s loss to Mitchell, Rams coach Jay Fulmer said Monday. Branfield, a 6-foot-3, 225-pound tackle, is one of Ridgewood’s top talents and was expected to anchor the Rams’ line. TE Max Livingstone, who also ...
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Mon. Sept. 17, 2012 at 12:32 p.m. | Matt Baker
photo gallery NEW PORT RICHEY — Mitchell used Christian Trinidad’s four rushing touchdowns and a kick return to defeat Ridgewood 48-6 Friday night. Dan Barber’s 70-yard opening kickoff return led to three consecutive Trinidad rushes and the Mustangs’ (3-0) opening score. Sean Presti’s PAT was blocked, however, giving Ridgewood just ...
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Sat. Sept. 15, 2012 at 12:42 a.m. | Chad Wise
Although Ridgewood remains winless in coach Jay Fulmer’s two games as head coach, the Rams have one big positive: They’ve found a ground game. Ridgewood rushed for 239 yards and two touchdowns in last week’s 17-14 loss to River Ridge. That’s more yardage than the Rams have gained in the ...
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Tue. Sept. 11, 2012 at 12:20 p.m. | Matt Baker
North Suncoast Super 7 1. Pasco (1-0): The Pirates regain the top spot, bouncing back from a preseason loss to Hernando to demolish Land O'Lakes. 2. Springstead (2-0): It's early, but the Eagles have been one of Tampa Bay's most impressive teams. Can they keep it up? 3. Mitchell (2-0): Ditto. 4. Sunlake ...
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Sat. Sept. 08, 2012 at 7:27 p.m. | Matt Baker
NEW PORT RICHEY — The neighborhood rivalry between the River Ridge Knights and visiting Ridgewood Rams was a hard-fought defensive matchup. The score was tied in the final minutes and River Ridge got the win on a 16-yard field goal by James Garland to prevail 17-14. Both teams struggled offensively ...
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Fri. Sept. 07, 2012 at 8:49 p.m. | Samuel Henninger
NEW PORT RICHEY — Springstead kicked off the season with a shutout as the Eagles soared past Ridgewood 48-0 Friday.Ridgewood's first possession came to a quick end as Springstead cornerback Luke McLeod picked off Will Fulmer's pass for a 63-yard interception, and returned it 63 yards to open the scoring ...
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Fri. Aug. 31, 2012 at 8:35 p.m. | Tim Porson
About this series: To kick off the first week of the football regular season, we’re taking a pigskin spin on “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.” Today’s installments for something old will look at coaches who have been around for a while or senior players who have logged ...
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Mon. Aug. 27, 2012 at 8:42 p.m. | Matt Baker
PORT RICHEY — The Jay Fulmer era at Ridgewood started with wrenched necks as defenders watched Palm Harbor University score again …and again in a 49-13 victory. By halftime Thursday, the outcome was a forgone conclusion. The Hurricanes were ahead 35-0 and outgained the Rams 255-31. This is supposed to ...
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Thu. Aug. 23, 2012 at 10:23 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be taking a look at a football district a day. Today: Class 5A-6. Teams Listed in order of 2011 finish with overall/district record 1. Pasco (13-1, 7-0) 2. Fivay (7-4, 6-1) 3. Zephyrhills (7-3, 5-2) 4. Anclote (4-6, 4-3) 5. Wesley Chapel (6-4, 3-4) ...
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Wed. July 25, 2012 at 3:04 p.m. | Matt Baker
Player of the Year: INF/P Collin Woody, Sr., Wharton Entering the 2012 season, Collin Woody had only thrown 6.2 innings for Wharton. Coach Scott Hoffman, though, promised Woody this was his year. “We knew he could throw last year,” Hoffman said. “I kind of held the reins back on him ...
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Thu. June 14, 2012 at 3:06 p.m. | Times Staff
Football games are won in the trenches, and with that in mind, Weeki Wachee seems to be in good shape going into its first varsity season. Armed with two massive players on the right side of its line, it shouldn’t be difficult for the Hornets to run the ball. “We ...
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Wed. May 16, 2012 at 1:12 p.m. | Times Staff
SPRING HILL — Springstead QB Tyler Mahla’s sophomore year had a few slumps. He tallied more interceptions (six) than touchdown passes (three), and the Eagles struggled to a 3-7 record. But with an offseason of weight training and a year of experience as the starter, coaches and teammates have noticed ...
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Wed. May 09, 2012 at 3:57 p.m. | Matt Baker