VALRICO — Eugene Baker rushed for two touchdowns and more than 180 yards for the Bulls.Bloomingdale (3-2) struck first with a field goal. But on the first play of the ensuing series, a 74-yard run by Lasander Washington put Riverview (2-2) up 7-3. Riverview stopped Baker for on gain on ...
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Fri. Sept. 28, 2012 at 8:01 p.m. | Bobby Winsler
Volleyball: Hillsborough County Super 7 1. Berkeley Prep (7-4): The Bucs finished 11th in their own Berkeley Premier tournament, quite a tumble from their championship a year ago. But Berkeley remains the county’s best team, with all losses coming against tough out-of-area competition. 2. Wharton (12-0): The Wildcats keep on ...
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Wed. Sept. 26, 2012 at 2:57 p.m. | Joel Anderson
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 ...
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Sat. Sept. 22, 2012 at 1:05 a.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Volleyball Hillsborough County Super 7 1. Berkeley Prep (3-1): The Bucs head into their Berkeley Premier tournament on a three-game win streak with a chance to reclaim their spot among the nation’s top programs. We’re saying they’re the best in the county until someone proves they aren’t. 2. Wharton (10-0): ...
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Wed. Sept. 19, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. | Joel Anderson
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
RIVERVIEW — Without throwing a pass, Riverview's offense overcame an equally impressive Leto ground game in a 21-6 victory for the Sharks on Friday. The Sharks and Falcons each had a running back break 100 yards.Riverview's Lasander Washington opened the game with a kick return into Leto territory. The next ...
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Fri. Sept. 14, 2012 at 7:44 p.m. | Bobby Winsler
Hillsborough volleyball statistics Minimum seven games Kills Player, school Games Kills Avg. J. Perry, Fre 16 81 5.1 K. Krueger, TP 15 73 4.9 C. Andreychuk, Wha 15 67 4.5 K. Rhoades, Blo 19 82 4.3 K. Wicks, Riv 8 35 4.4 S. Blank, TC 26 90 3.5 A. ...
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Wed. Sept. 12, 2012 at 4:50 p.m. | Times Staff
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
Grab Bag time! Read this, and tell me how the GB wasn’t nominated last year for a Pulitzer, or an Emmy, or something. I dare you. This isn’t a plastic sandwich bag, folks. Put on a bib, grab a salad fork and sit your butt down so we can get ...
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Wed. Sept. 05, 2012 at 10:05 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Times’ Super 7 1. Armwood (1-0) In a re-loading sense, Hawks are Hillsborough County’s version of Alabama. 2. Plant (1-0) Unlike past years, Panthers defense will carry torch ‘til offense catches up. 3. Robinson (1-0) Truth be told, Knights probably should’ve scored even more against Jefferson 4. Sickles (1-0) We ...
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Sun. Sept. 02, 2012 at 3:38 a.m. | Joey Knight
RIVERVIEW — As Riverview and Spoto opened their season Saturday night, it was Riverview who came out on top 24-17. Spoto took a 14-10 lead into halftime, but turnovers haunted the Spartans in the second half. Riverview's Mike McGuire turned a fumble into a 42-yard TD to give the Sharks ...
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Sat. Sept. 01, 2012 at 9:03 p.m. | Michael Paonessa
RIVERVIEW — A well-rounded running game led Wharton past Riverview 35-9 Friday night. The first half was a battle of the ground games, with the teams combining for only three pass attempts until the final two minutes of the second quarter.Wharton running back Jeff Keil had four carries totaling 27 ...
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Fri. Aug. 24, 2012 at 7:45 p.m. | Bobby Winsler
We’re breaking down a football district a day — from 2A to 8A. Today: Class 7A, District 8. Teams Listed in order of 2011 finish, with overall/district record 1. Durant (7-4, 4-1) 2. Brandon (6-5, 4-1) 3. Plant City (7-3, 3-2) 4. Newsome (6-4, 3-2) 5. East Bay (4-6, 1-4) ...
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Thu. Aug. 02, 2012 at 12:33 p.m. | Joey Knight
With Friday’s MLB draft signing deadline fast approaching, here’s a look at how the signed Tampa Bay area picks are doing with their teams that span the country, from Kissimmee to Yakima, Wash. Jesuit P Lance McCullers, Astros: (Supplemental first round, No. 41 overall) McCullers signed a Hillsborough County-record $2.5 ...
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Wed. July 11, 2012 at 6:38 p.m. | Laura Keeley
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