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
ST. PETERSBURG — Shorecrest has transformed itself into a consistent district contender thanks to an unshakable confidence in the all-around games of Ricky Quiroz and Luke Blume, both of whom make 3-pointers from I-can’t-believe-he-shot-that range. The two took turns shooting with an aggressive style that turned a third-quarter deficit into ...
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Sat. Feb. 11, 2012 at 10:41 p.m. | Bob Putnam
District boys basketball 8A-8, Sarasota Riverview 65, East Lake 54: The Eagles jumped out to a 9-0 lead and were ahead 19-16 at the end of the first quarter. But it was not enough as the Rams found their shooting touch in the second and third quarters to pull away. ...
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Sat. Feb. 11, 2012 at 12:25 a.m. | Times Staff
Boys soccer PCAC championship: Palm Harbor University broke a three-year drought by winning the conference championship 4-1 over St. Petersburg. The Hurricanes (13-0-2) scored in the fourth minute on a goal by Kiril Dimov. St. Petersburg was able to tie the score minutes later, but PHU scored two more goals ...
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Sat. Jan. 21, 2012 at 12:06 a.m. | Times Staff
ST. PETERSBURG — Admiral Farragut and Shorecrest have climbed to the top of the Class 3A, District 9 standings with different styles. The Blue Jackets like to use their size to wear out teams while the Chargers will shoot from any part of the court. In Friday night’s regular-season rematch, ...
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Fri. Jan. 20, 2012 at 11:09 p.m. | Rodney Page
ST. PETERSBURG — Shorecrest played tough inside defense during overtime and made free throws in the game’s final seconds Thursday to defeat Pinellas Park in the Shorecrest Holiday Tournament 72-69. The Chargers led for most of the game, thanks in large part to outside shooting. In the first half Rick ...
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Thu. Dec. 22, 2011 at 11:56 p.m. | Anthony Salveggi
ST. PETERSBURG — Pinellas Park guard Corey Edwards scored 14 of his game-high 22 in the second half against East Lake on Wednesday, leading the Patriots a 55-52 victory in the semifinals of the Shorecrest Holiday Tournament. The Patriots were down 31-27 midway through the third quarter but went on ...
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Wed. Dec. 21, 2011 at 11:04 p.m. | Basil Spyridakos
It's Morning Meanderings, which means I'm cruising box scores and looking for highlights. If you want to help, and you know you do, email me at cotey@tampabay.com, or shoot me a text (727-580-3691), or hit me up on Twitter (@JohnnyHomeTeam) or Facebook. See, I can't make this any easier for ...
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Tue. Dec. 13, 2011 at 9:21 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Shorecrest's $5 million athletic center is scheduled to be completed in early October and is the latest state-of-the-art facility that has been built among area private schools in an effort to maintain -- and boost -- enrollment. Crisp Gymnasium, which housed Shorecrest's volleyball and basketball teams for 38 years, was torn down in ...
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Tue. Aug. 16, 2011 at 6:14 p.m. | Bob Putnam
ST. PETERSBURG — A key injury hampered Shorecrest in the fourth quarter, and St. John Neumann rallied from eight points down to defeat the host Chargers 60-56 Thursday in the 2A region quarterfinals.Late in the third quarter, Chargers junior Elias Chaconas ran into the padded wall at one end of ...
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Thu. Feb. 17, 2011 at 9:55 p.m. | Anthony Salveggi
ST. PETERSBURG — The Shorecrest gym was scheduled for demolition next week. Luke Blume, Elias Chaconas and Luke Nunnelly wanted one more chance to play on their home floor. After getting handled by host Admiral Farragut in their first two meetings this season, the Chargers got a late free throw ...
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Sat. Feb. 12, 2011 at 8:26 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
Class 2A, district 11Shorecrest edges Northside; AFA rolls ST. PETERSBURG — At the beginning of the season, coach Daryl Blume packed Shorecrest's schedule with some public school heavyweights. And the battle-tested Chargers (13-14) used that experience to defeat Northside Christian 65-62 Friday in the Class 2A, District 11 semifinals."It was ...
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Fri. Feb. 11, 2011 at 9:25 p.m. | Phillip Haywood
ST. PETERSBURG — Admiral Farragut Academy built a big lead on the road then held on to beat crosstown rival Shorecrest 63-52 in a fast-paced boys basketball game Friday night.From the outset, each side pushed the ball up quickly. However, the Blue Jackets (3-2) were the ones who found the ...
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Fri. Dec. 10, 2010 at 9:25 p.m. | Anthony Salveggi
The moment that set the stage for what figures to be a wide-open boys basketball season began with the opening of a car door. ¶ When Clearwater forward Okaro White graduated and drove off to Tallahassee to begin workouts with Florida State this summer, that gave the rest of the ...
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Sun. Nov. 21, 2010 at 8:51 p.m. | Bob Putnam
BOYS STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEARBRUNO SINIBALDI, SEMINOLEWeighted/unweighted GPA: 4.67/4.0Standardized test: 1580 SATSports: Soccer, cross country, swimmingCollege: FloridaProudest academic accomplishment: Becoming a National Merit FinalistProudest athletic accomplishment: Helping Seminole’s boys soccer advance to the Class 5A state championship game.Did you know? Sinibaldi got straight A’s in high school. The last time ...
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Wed. June 09, 2010 at 7:57 p.m. | Bob Putnam