RIVERVIEW — Early mistakes foreshadowed Riverview's loss while Bloomingdale had a well-balanced attack. The Sharks went three-and-out on their opening possession. Then a high snap into the end zone on the punt put two points on the board for the Bulls. After its defense give up a touchdown — Eugene ...
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Fri. Sept. 30, 2011 at 8:08 p.m. | Bobby Winsler
Riverview defensive backs coach Jason Munsch will take over the Sharks football program for the remainder of the season, athletic director Kevin Massena said Tuesday. Munsch will replace Bruce Gifford, who resigned Monday morning for health reasons. Massena said Munsch will only serve as an interim head coach and a ...
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Tue. Sept. 27, 2011 at 1:32 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Bruce Gifford, Riverview's head football coach since 2008, has resigned from his position for health reasons, Riverview athletic director Kevin Massena said Monday morning. Gifford turned in his resignation Monday morning at 8 a.m., Massena said. Gifford confirmed his resignation by text message. “(It has) nothing to do with the team or the ...
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Mon. Sept. 26, 2011 at 10:51 a.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
RIVERVIEW — A 56-0 loss is not how Riverview wanted Friday night to go at home.And the Sharks didn't want to see a freshman go off the field, helmet still strapped on, atop a stretcher. DB Marlon Fleming was motionless about 12 minutes as EMTs attended to him after a ...
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Fri. Sept. 23, 2011 at 9:02 p.m. | Kelly Price
Like any good football team (or football game picker), the key is to get better as the season goes along. And after going 8-4 two weeks ago, I went 9-3 last week. This week? Tough to say, because quite honestly, the games aren't that great. Kind of like these picks: ...
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Wed. Sept. 21, 2011 at 2:59 p.m. | John C. Cotey
What we learned1. Tommy Eveld will start at quarterback for Jesuit's next game. On the same night, Eveld won the job by performance and default. Not only was Eveld solid (12-for-24, 145 yards) in the Tigers' 21-7 triumph against Robinson, but classmate Aaron Paulsen, the starter for the first two ...
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Sat. Sept. 17, 2011 at 6:17 p.m. | Times Staff
You can read it, put your coffee on it to keep it warm, clip it out and use it to fry eggs on, but just don't touch. It's hot! Every weekend, Times preps columnist John C.Cotey will you bring the Hot List, telling you what's trending most in the world ...
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Sat. Sept. 17, 2011 at 5:01 p.m. | John C. Cotey
TAMPA — In a matchup of teams that went winless on the field a year ago, Riverview made sure there would be no repeating its 2010 record as the Sharks beat Leto 49-36 Friday night.Riverview's running game was a highlight, with Steven Maines gaining 310 yards and two touchdowns. The ...
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Fri. Sept. 16, 2011 at 9:33 p.m. | Kyle Beckett
Sigh. So two of my upset picks, St. Pete over Palm Harbor University and Strawberry Crest over Bloomingdale, were off. And I had Cambridge winning 51-50, but Canterbury won 44-43, so I think I deserve a half-point. And of course, I got East Lake wrong. But 8-4 is better than ...
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Wed. Sept. 14, 2011 at 1:56 p.m. | John C. Cotey
The Wildcats needed every big play from junior Vernon Hargreaves on Friday night against the Sharks. Hargreaves already had a kickoff return for a score and a touchdown reception, but it was his 50-yard interception return for a touchdown with five minutes remaining that opened up a one-score game and ...
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Fri. Aug. 26, 2011 at 7:29 p.m. | Times Staff
The new football districts are pretty screwy (8A? Really?) and shake up the matchups we’ve come to know and love over the past few years. We’re taking a look at a district a day, with Class 7A, District 8 on tap today. Teams • Brandon • Durant • East Bay ...
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Tue. July 05, 2011 at 5:37 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
At Spoto Scores Lennard 13, Riverview 6 Spoto 12, East Bay 10 Spring game-breakers: Quartez Simmons opened the scoring for Lennard with a 1-yard touchdown run to cap a four-play, 25-yard drive following a Riverview three-and-out to start the game. … On its next possession, Lennard quarterback Pete Foret had ...
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Fri. May 20, 2011 at 10:15 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
All-Hillsborough County football Tri-Players of the Year Josh Grady QB, Armwood, Sr. Why we picked him: On a team rife with talent, he emerged as the most valuable player. A pure quarterback endowed with intelligence, a collegiate-level arm and nimble feet, Grady amassed 3,061 total yards, saving some of his ...
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Fri. Dec. 24, 2010 at 4:12 p.m. | Times Staff
RIVERVIEW — Newsome (6-3) scored on a 63-yard touchdown run by Royce Easley on its first play from scrimmage Friday night against Riverview (0-11). The Wolves finished with 342 yards rushing and seven scores in the 56-0 rout. Newsome was led by senior running back Conner Powers, who finished with ...
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Fri. Oct. 29, 2010 at 9:25 p.m. | Cason Ulmer
RIVERVIEW — In a battle of winless teams, East Bay shut out Riverview 37-0 on Friday night.The Indians (1-5) kept to the ground against the Sharks (0-7), rushing for 345 yards and only attempting one pass. The catalyst for the offense was Dante Evans, who rushed for 194 yards on ...
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Fri. Oct. 15, 2010 at 9:03 p.m. | Matt Hooper