Ask around and you’ll hear about how this is Jesuit High School’s year. The boys basketball team is loaded with battled-tested seniors big and small, steered by a terrific point guard in Devin Harris, its desire forged by last year’s 41-point loss in the region final. In 27 games, the ...
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Mon. Feb. 11, 2013 at 6:52 p.m. | John C. Cotey
LARGO — Nothing summed up Largo’s Class 6A, District 12 final against Palmetto on Friday night like the third quarter. Tied at halftime, the Tigers scored the first seven points after the break. Then Largo went on a 12-0 run, followed by a 12-0 run by Palmetto. No matter what ...
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Sat. Feb. 09, 2013 at 12:21 a.m. | Rodney Page
Our final Pinellas boys rankings of the regular season. 1. Largo (18-5): In the past two weeks, the Packers have beaten state-ranked Wharton, Boca Ciega and Seminole, and secured a spot in Friday’s PCAC title game. 2. Gibbs (19-4): Bounced back from loss to St. Petersburg and beat Boca Ciega ...
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Thu. Jan. 31, 2013 at 2:20 p.m. | Bob Putnam
TARPON SPRINGS — In typical fashion, East Lake came out with lots of pressure, lots of speed and ended up scoring lots goals. There was a penalty kick by Megan Kelly. A pretty little chip shot by Emily Cady. A dazzling run and score by Madison Del Duca. And a ...
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Wed. Jan. 30, 2013 at 12:47 a.m. | John C. Cotey
ST. PETERSBURG — In a doublehader with the girls at Shorecrest, the Charger boys team didn’t fare as well, losing its Class A, District 8 final 3-1 to top seed Bradenton St. Stephen’s. Shorecrest will play at Tampa Prep on Wednesday in a region quarterfinal. Shorecrest paid for a two-minute ...
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Sat. Jan. 26, 2013 at 11:31 p.m. | Rodney Page
TARPON SPRINGS — Megan Kelly scored the winner in East Lake’s first playoff game. She scored the winner in the second, too, against Palm Harbor University on Saturday night. So it seemed only fitting that teammate Melissa Redfield would serenade the red-hot Eagles senior with a song. “That girl is ...
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Sat. Jan. 26, 2013 at 11:15 p.m. | John C. Cotey
SEMINOLE — Seminole coach Rick Masi grew more and more frustrated as his team found creative ways not to score the past few weeks. No matter how hard the Warhawks tried, shots seemed to find their way over crossbars or into goalies’ hands. Then the Class 4A, District 10 tournament ...
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Fri. Jan. 25, 2013 at 11:28 p.m. | Rodney Page
Records through Wednesday Girls 1. Lakewood (18-3): Losing Kasey Drayton (thumb injury) for the season doesn’t help, but the Spartans still have enough talent to make a playoff run. 2. Clearwater (22-3): Tornadoes rebounded from a loss to Lake Worth by beating Palm Harbor University. PCAC final against Lakewood on ...
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Thu. Jan. 24, 2013 at 2:09 p.m. | Times Staff
EAST LAKE — Last year, East Lake struggled to beat Newsome in the Class 5A region quarterfinals, needing a late goal to win. In Wednesday’s rematch, the Eagles did not have to sweat it out. Megan Kelly made sure of it. Within the first two minutes, Kelly hit a shot ...
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Wed. Jan. 23, 2013 at 11:03 p.m. | Bob Putnam
SEMINOLE — The shots came from close range, from the corners, from 25 feet. Seminole fired at will in Friday’s Class 4A, District 10 championship game. But unlike Thursday’s semifinal, in which the Warhawks scored five first-half goals, the shots went everywhere Friday but inside the net. Unable to take ...
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Fri. Jan. 18, 2013 at 11:26 p.m. | Bob Putnam
EAST LAKE — With 22 minutes left in East Lake’s Class 5A, District 8 semifinal against Sarasota Riverview, Eagles coach Sergei Stopek could finally breathe a sigh of relief. That’s when his team took a three-goal lead and he could start thinking about the district final. East Lake broke it ...
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Thu. Jan. 17, 2013 at 11:01 p.m. | Rodney Page
Records through Monday Girls 1. Lakewood (17-3): Spartans host the Breast Cancer Shootout this weekend, which features some of the better teams in the state. 2. Clearwater (20-2): Tests against Lake Worth in the Lakewood tournament and Palm Harbor University await. 3. Boca Ciega (17-6): Pirates come out of exams ...
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Tue. Jan. 15, 2013 at 5:15 p.m. | Times Staff
ST. PETERSBURG — For the past two months, Shorecrest has been at the top of the Class 3A, District 9 standings thanks to its ability to pull out close games. But there some wild upsets this past week. The Chargers were victim to one of them, losing to St. Petersburg ...
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Mon. Jan. 14, 2013 at 11:20 p.m. | Bob Putnam
ST. PETERSBURG — Wednesday night against Clearwater Central Catholic, St. Petersburg Catholic played what coach Mike Moran called “easily our worst game in five years” as the Marauders snapped a 30-game losing streak to the Barons. Friday night, SPC needed to play its best game of the season if it ...
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Fri. Jan. 11, 2013 at 10:46 p.m. | Rodney Page
Records through Wednesday Girls 1. Lakewood (17-3): Beat Boca Ciega for the second time this season Tuesday and got Deja Swinton back from injury. 2. Clearwater (20-2): Won two games at the Queen of Palms tournament in Fort Myers over the winter break and beat St. Petersburg on Wednesday. 3. ...
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Thu. Jan. 10, 2013 at 1:34 p.m. | Times Staff