Records through Wednesday Boys 1. Boca Ciega (6-0): The last undefeated team in the county knocked off St. Petersburg in first test of the season. 2. St. Petersburg (4-2): Bounced back from loss to the Pirates to beat Countryside this week in big district game. 3. Lakewood (7-1): It’s not ...
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Thu. Dec. 13, 2012 at 12:28 p.m. | Times Staff
Boy, the hoopsters were hitting last night. Lots of big games, and one little game from someone who usually turns in big games. Here's your second-to-last Morning Meanderings of the year. But we will be out at Freedom's girls game Thursday against Steinbrenner. Look us up. PLAYER OF THE NIGHT ...
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Wed. Dec. 12, 2012 at 11:10 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Boys basketball St. Petersburg Catholic 45, Admiral Farragut 43: Michael Fridella scored a team-high 15 as the Barons built a 36-30 lead through three quarters and withstood a Blue Jackets rally in the fourth. Shorecrest 51, IRC 48: The Chargers had a big second quarter, outscoring the Golden Eagles 14-9. ...
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Wed. Dec. 12, 2012 at 12:23 a.m. | Times Staff
Pinellas basketball super 7 Records through Wednesday Boys 1. St. Petersburg (2-1): Bounced back from a weekend loss to Haines City to knock off rival Seminole in a big Class 7A, District 10 game. 2. Boca Ciega (3-0): Strong start to season gets a test with a game tonight against ...
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Thu. Dec. 06, 2012 at 3:13 p.m. | Times Staff
ST. PETERSBURG — In four games last season, Seminole and St. Petersburg turbo-boosted heartbeats and eliminated fingernails in down-to-the-wire finishes. The Green Devils won each of those meetings against their Class 7A, District 10 counterpart, all by a combined 14 points. On Tuesday, the schools resumed their rivalry. Once again, ...
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Wed. Dec. 05, 2012 at 12:57 a.m. | Bob Putnam
By my count, there were like 150 basketball games played last night. Busiest night of the season so far. Here's the best of the best of the best: GAME OF THE NIGHT Looks like we covered the best games: Here'S Berkeley Prep's big win over Lakewood. Tranisha Harmon had 10 ...
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Wed. Nov. 28, 2012 at 10:36 a.m. | John C. Cotey
This is shaping up as one of the most volatile high school boys basketball seasons the county has ever had, with few clues as to how it will end. As many as seven teams seem capable of making a run to the state final four. Which team has the best ...
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Wed. Nov. 21, 2012 at 12:40 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Player of the year: C Tyler Bergantino, Sr., Nature Coast Tyler Bergantino’s love of superheroes shouldn’t surprise anyone who watched him rescue Nature Coast this season. If any teammate let an opponent drive past him, Bergantino was there waiting, ready to swat the shot away and save a basket. “He ...
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Sat. April 07, 2012 at 10:16 a.m. | Times Staff
Girls Player of the year: G Kristine Fuller, Sr., Palm Harbor University Why we picked her: There was no way not to pick Fuller. She averaged 22.2 points per game, shot 77 percent from the free-throw line and averaged 7.9 rebounds as a senior. With Fuller leading the way, PHU ...
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Sat. March 31, 2012 at 2:45 p.m. | Times Staff
The Pinellas County Athletic Conference boys and girls basketball teams, as selected by public school coaches: Boys North County First team: Jeremy Mogged, Sr., East Lake; Matt Cassity, Jr., Seminole; Ryan Vince, Sr., Countryside; Donavan Hale, Fr., Largo; Noah Weller, Jr., Seminole; Blake Grimm, Sr., East Lake Second team: Steven ...
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Thu. March 22, 2012 at 8:41 p.m. | Times Staff
ST. PETERSBURG — They were jostling near the basket in the final minute of regulation Tuesday, a whirling tornado of bodies bumping to get prime position in the paint. Seminole’s shooters were trying to find a way to shoot. St. Petersburg’s David Jones was resisting as best he could, hoping ...
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Wed. Feb. 22, 2012 at 12:08 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Boys basketball region semifinals All games Tuesday at 7 p.m. Class 8A, East Lake (18-8) at Sarasota Riverview (24-2) Previous meetings: The Rams have won all three, two by 10 points or more, including a 65-51 win in the district final. Both of Riverview’s double-digit wins came at home, where ...
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Mon. Feb. 20, 2012 at 1:17 p.m. | Bob Putnam
TAMPA — With 1:58 remaining in the third quarter, Seminole called timeout to bring a temporary halt to the 7-2 run Chamberlain put together in less than a minute. The score was 44-29, and the game appeared to be headed toward a lopsided finish. Then junior guard Justin Hollis hit ...
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Thu. Feb. 16, 2012 at 11:35 p.m. | Laura Keeley
Boys region basketball 5A, Jesuit 85, Boca Ciega 66: At Tampa, junior 3-point specialist Jack Fleming scored a career-best 29 points while low-post classmate Travis Johnson recorded a double double (21 points, 12 rebounds) in the Tigers’ romp. Jesuit (26-1), which led 26-14 after one quarter, scored 12 of its ...
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Thu. Feb. 16, 2012 at 11:35 p.m. | Bob Putnam
SEMINOLE — St. Petersburg’s hopes of winning the Class 7A, District 10 boys basketball title bobbed between negligible and nonexistent late Friday night against Seminole. Once the Green Devils’ reached their desperation point, however, things began to click for them. St. Petersburg’s comeback manifested itself in an unfamiliar but welcome ...
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Sat. Feb. 11, 2012 at 12:20 a.m. | Bob Putnam