Shorecrest started the Dave Moore era with a 43-9 preseason win over Winter Haven All Saints' Academy, even though Dave Moore wasn't there. Moore, a former Buccaneer tight end, is a color analyst for Bucs games and was at Raymond James Stadium Friday night for the Bucs vs. Patriots game. ...
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Mon. Aug. 27, 2012 at 11:12 a.m. | Rodney Page
Former Shorecrest head football coach and current Canterbury assistant coach Phil Hayford was recently selected to enter the Florida Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Hayford will be officially inducted on Jan. 12. Hayford was at Shorecrest for 33 years and compiled a 191-132 record. He ranks second in Pinellas County for ...
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Thu. July 26, 2012 at 11:05 a.m. | Rodney Page
It was just a spring game victory, and it came against a winless opponent. ¶ But consider Mike Alstott’s coaching debut at Northside Christian a success. After two years of seeming to exist just to give opposing teams a week’s respite, the Mustangs got a taste Saturday of the success ...
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Mon. May 21, 2012 at 9:16 p.m. | Bob Putnam
The monotony of banging pads against teammates ends this weekend for most private schools in Pinellas County. Now the real fun begins. There are six games tonight and one Saturday night involving eight of the nine private schools. (Canterbury is the only one not playing.) After a month of practice, ...
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Thu. May 17, 2012 at 9:59 p.m. | Bob Putnam
ST. PETERSBURG — On opposite ends of the city, two ex-Buccaneers are sweating out their first spring as high school head football coaches. Former fullback Mike Alstott patiently demonstrates sweep plays and screen passes to about 30 players at Northside Christian. There’s a lot of work to be done before ...
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Tue. May 15, 2012 at 9:08 p.m. | Times Staff
Former Shorecrest football coach Phil Hayford said he was offered the Hudson job early last week but turned it down because the school was not close enough to his family in St. Petersburg. But Hayford could have another coaching job by Thursday. Hayford would not say whether it would be ...
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Mon. March 26, 2012 at 2:09 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Shorecrest officially announced the hiring of former Tampa Bay Buccaneer tight end Dave Moore as football coach Wednesday during a news conference in the school's new gymnasium. Moore, currently a color analyst for the Buccaneer Radio Network, becomes just the third coach in the program's history. He replaces Phil Hayford, who coached 33 seasons, the longest tenure of any coach in Pinellas County athletics. Hayford was told by administrators two ...
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Wed. Dec. 14, 2011 at 5:22 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneer tight end Dave Moore is expected to be announced as Shorecrest's next head football coach Wednesday at a 3 p.m. news conference at the school. Moore is currently a color analyst on the Buccaneer Radio Network, but according to broadcast operations manager Jeff Ryan, he will ...
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Tue. Dec. 13, 2011 at 8:25 p.m. | John C. Cotey
ST. PETERSBURG — Senior running back Kristian Craig stole the show Friday night as Keswick Christian defeated visiting Shorecrest 21-14 in the regular-season finale. Craig, who carried the ball 22 times, legged out 150 of the Crusader's 277 total yards and provided all three touchdowns. "He was huge. All year ...
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Fri. Nov. 11, 2011 at 8:58 p.m. | Rob Bibelhauser
ST. PETERSBURG — Landmark Christian defeated Shorecrest 26-7 in Shorecrest coach Phil Hayford's final home game. Hayford is retiring at the end of the season after 32 years as Chargers coach."I was talking to the kids and looking back and there's a whole group of my old players; it's a ...
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Fri. Nov. 04, 2011 at 9:28 p.m. | Colby Cole
Shorecrest's Phil Hayford, who is stepping down as football coach after 33 seasons, will be on the sideline for his final game Friday against Landmark Christian. Plenty of alumni are expected to attend the game, including some who are flying in from out of state. At the end of the ...
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Thu. Nov. 03, 2011 at 7:10 p.m. | Bob Putnam
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. Oct. 29, 2011 at 3:16 p.m. | John C. Cotey
The Chargers (2-6) used their running game to score but were unable to snap a two-game losing streak in a 49-28 loss to Lakeland Christian on Friday. Shorecrest plays Landmark Christian next week in the final home game of coach Phil Hayford’s 33 years at the school.
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Fri. Oct. 28, 2011 at 7:32 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Shorecrest football coach Phil Hayford is stepping down after his 33rd season with the program, marking an end to the longest run a Pinellas County coach has ever had at one school. The decision to leave was not Hayford's. He said he found out two weeks ago that his contract ...
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Tue. Oct. 25, 2011 at 11:32 a.m. | Bob Putnam
SHADY HILLS — Led by quarterback R.J. Perciavalle, Bishop McLaughlin edged Shorecrest 28-21 Friday.Two minutes into the second quarter and trailing 7-0, Bishop McLaughlin's offense started to heat up.Perciavalle threw over the middle to Austin Meyers, who leaped over the defender and came down with the reception for first and ...
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Fri. Oct. 21, 2011 at 8:27 p.m. | Tim Porson