Girls basketball IRC 40, Northside 33: Just two games removed from getting beat by 48 against Seffner Christian, IRC earned its second straight win. Center Rachel Boyette, who was sick against Seffner, scored 10. Autumn Frost also scored 10 and Caroline Shelton added eight. The Mustangs were led by 12 ...
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Wed. Dec. 05, 2012 at 12:33 a.m. | Times Staff
I'm so excited about the Pasco-Robinson football game tonight, I didn't know what to do with myself this morning, so I started writing. And writing. And writing some more. So, uh, welcome to the biggest darned Morning Meanderings of the season. Maybe it's a good thing everyone doesn't call in ...
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Fri. Nov. 30, 2012 at 11:39 a.m. | John C. Cotey
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
The Pinellas private school all-star boys basketball game is Tuesday night at 7 at Shorecrest. The game is for seniors and the selections were made by coaches. Here are the rosters. West team: Sean Culkin, Indian Rocks Christian; Alvin Cunningham, Admiral Farragut; Justin Del Grosso, Keswick Christian; Max Eaton, Admiral ...
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Mon. April 09, 2012 at 3:27 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
LAKELAND — When Shorecrest couldn’t find the range from 20 feet Tuesday night, the Chargers tried it from 21. Then 22, 25, 27. The Lakeland Center, where teams that generally shoot the 3-pointer successfully and with reckless abandon go to be humbled, sighed. Almost no one, no one, shoots the ...
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Wed. Feb. 29, 2012 at 12:17 a.m. | John C. Cotey
LAKELAND — Shorecrest knew its Class 3A state semifinal would be played above the rim. The Chargers do not have anyone taller than 6-foot-6 and were giving up at least 2-3 inches to Weston Sagemont’s two post players, Jeff Coby and Egor Koulechov. So Shorecrest guards did what they always ...
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Wed. Feb. 29, 2012 at 12:10 a.m. | Bob Putnam
If you can't get out to Lakeland for Tuesday's nightcap of Class 3A basketball, we've got you covered. Join us for live coverage of Shorecrest vs. Weston Sagemont at 8:30 p.m. The Chargers (23-8) are looking to make waves in their first final four. Could we possibly get a Tampa ...
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Tue. Feb. 28, 2012 at 3:43 p.m. | Times Staff
ST. PETERSBURG — For a long time there was no change. There was just the reliability of smart, methodical boys basketball, as old as the brick in the buildings that used to frame the sprawling Shorecrest Preparatory campus. Sure, a few seasons ended with playoff berths, but plenty of others ...
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Mon. Feb. 27, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. | Bob Putnam
ST. PETERSBURG — Led by senior Luke Blume’s 31 points, Shorecrest made school history Saturday night, reaching its first state final four. The Chargers relied on their long-distance shooting to roll past Fort Myers Evangelical Christian 86-68 in the Class 3A region finals. Shorecrest dropped eight 3-pointers in the first ...
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Sat. Feb. 25, 2012 at 10:18 p.m. | Anthony Salveggi
ST. PETERSBURG — They just kept falling from beyond the top of the key, from the wings, from the corners, from 32 feet out, 28 feet away, with hands in faces, with opponents charging out, wide open. Whatever the circumstance, whatever the clock reads, whichever Shorecrest guard is taking the ...
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Fri. Feb. 24, 2012 at 5:53 p.m. | Bob Putnam
ST. PETERSBURG — Shorecrest couldn’t find the range, or many open looks, from behind the 3-point line, so Johnny Koenig tried shooting from closer. About 19 feet closer. With the St. Petersburg Catholic defense clamping down on the Chargers’ primary shooters away from the basket, it was Koenig’s whirling and ...
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Wed. Feb. 22, 2012 at 12:05 a.m. | John C. Cotey
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