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Cotey: Midweek grab bag's bursting at the seams
Dandy Dozen Last week: 10-2. Missed while reaching for an Anclote upset, and PHU doesn't pull through for me against Tarpon Springs. 1. Jesuit at Lakewood I've gone back and forth on this game all week. I can make a pretty good argument for either team. I leaned Jesuit all ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 19, 2011 at 12:27 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Cotey: Six-pack of district showdowns
For some teams, it comes down to this: win or lose, then hold your breath. District heat, which has been simmering all year, now gets moved to the front burner and cranked up. There are four matchups of teams ranked in our top 20. All have significant meaning, are massive ...
Read moreMon. Oct. 17, 2011 at 8:06 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Football: Spoto 45, Blake 28
RIVERVIEW — The Spoto Spartans were given all they could handle by the Blake Yellow Jackets but came storming back in the second half to capture a 45-28 victory Friday.Eric Moate paced the Spartans (3-3-1) with a game-high 153 yards on the ground and four rushing touchdowns, three of which ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 14, 2011 at 9:28 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Football: Spoto 14, Dunedin 7
DUNEDIN — Spoto overcame a tough week to record a 14-7 win over Dunedin on Friday."Our defense totally dominated the entire game," Spartans coach Dale Caparaso said.Spoto (2-3, 2-2) marched down the field after a blocked punt by Darrian Harris. On the ensuing play the Spartans got a little fancy ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 07, 2011 at 8:32 p.m. | Phillip Haywood
Football: Jesuit 38, Spoto 22
TAMPA — After a closer first half than many expected, Jesuit pulled away Friday thanks to two back-to-back interceptions to start the fourth quarter, including one that even surprised the Tiger who caught it. Jesuit’s Cameron Ruff — a 6-foot-4, 285-pound defensive lineman — hauled in an attempted screen pass ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 01, 2011 at 1:10 a.m. | Laura Keeley
Cotey: Grab bag has plenty of swag
Dang it! Two games from perfection. I've gone from 8-4 to 9-3 to 10-2, not to mention a most excellent Upset Special pick. On to this week's Dandy Dozen: 1. Armwood at Jefferson Great game! Outstanding! Terrific matchup! In 2010! In 2011, it's Armwood 35-7. 2. Admiral Farragut at Carrollwood ...
Read moreWed. Sept. 28, 2011 at 10:33 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Football: Spoto 20, Middleton 6
RIVERVIEW — Spoto (1-2, 1-1) regained its first victory of the season, 20-6 over Middleton on Friday, after having to forfeit an earlier win over Riverview, for using an ineligible player. Spoto and Middleton (0-4, 0-3) wanted to use their abundance of speedy athletes, but only the Spartans hit on ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 23, 2011 at 9:11 p.m. | Mark Chisholm
Cotey: Grab a handful of goodies in the midweek football grab bag
Like any good football team (or football game picker), the key is to get better as the season goes along. And after going 8-4 two weeks ago, I went 9-3 last week. This week? Tough to say, because quite honestly, the games aren't that great. Kind of like these picks: ...
Read moreWed. Sept. 21, 2011 at 2:59 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Spoto eager to get (back) first victory
RIVERVIEW — With the sun fading and the clock fast approaching 7:15 p.m., Spoto coach Dale Caparaso tried to stop practice with the announcement of “last play.” The defense protested — twice — and practice continued on. “They’re funny kids,” Caparaso said after he finally succeeded in getting them off ...
Read moreWed. Sept. 21, 2011 at 12:24 p.m. | Laura Keeley
Spoto must forfeit lone victory (update: 7:40 p.m.)
Spoto High must forfeit its season-opening 38-0 triumph against Riverview for using an ineligible player, FHSAA spokesperson Corey Sobers has confirmed. Sobers said Spoto (now technically 0-2) self-reported the violation and may appeal the ruling. Spartans coach Dale Caparaso couldn't immediately be reached Monday evening. The forfeiture means Riverview, winless ...
Read moreMon. Sept. 19, 2011 at 7:10 p.m. | Joey Knight
Football: Gibbs 19, Spoto 13
RIVERVIEW — Gibbs won its third straight road game of the season as the Gladiators held off Spoto 19-13 on Friday night.Spoto got on the board first as senior quarterback Jaylon Davis connected with Geronimo Allison for an 80-yard touchdown. Quarterback Devontae White answered on the Gladiators' opening drive with ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 16, 2011 at 9:18 p.m. | Patti McDonald
Cotey: Come see what's in the Football Grab Bag this week!
Sigh. So two of my upset picks, St. Pete over Palm Harbor University and Strawberry Crest over Bloomingdale, were off. And I had Cambridge winning 51-50, but Canterbury won 44-43, so I think I deserve a half-point. And of course, I got East Lake wrong. But 8-4 is better than ...
Read moreWed. Sept. 14, 2011 at 1:56 p.m. | John C. Cotey
No rest for speedy Spoto Spartans
Spoto running back Eric Moate certainly looked fleet of foot in the Spartans’ opening week 38-0 victory over Riverview, rushing for 130 yards on 10 carries. Besides running track in the spring—he finished seventh in the boys 200 meters at last year’s 3A state finals meet — Moate uses another, ...
Read moreMon. Sept. 12, 2011 at 2:19 p.m. | Laura Keeley
Preseason football: Alonso 13, Spoto 12
RIVERVIEW — Brandon Hawkins rallied Alonso to a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns. The junior quarterback and first-year starter overcame two interceptions in the first half with scoring passes to Alonte Roden and Brandon Hollaway. One series after hitting Roden for a 20-yard touchdown on a slant-in, Hawkins lofted a deep ...
Read moreFri. Aug. 26, 2011 at 11:02 p.m. | Steve Lee
Football fab 50 countdown: Teams 30-21
The football regular season is right around the corner, and we're giving you our preseason rankings this week. We're unveiling 30-21 today, complete with our reasoning for placing each team at its respective spot. We're saving our top 20 for Saturday, but feel free to sound off on our picks ...
Read moreThu. Aug. 25, 2011 at 11:31 p.m. | Times Staff