ST. PETERSBURG — On a night that was a game of two halves, Berkeley Prep overcame a three-point deficit at halftime to win 41-19 Friday. St. Petersburg Catholic (2-3, 0-2) got into the end zone first after a 4-yard run by Stephon Williams, but the Bucs (6-0, 1-0) answered when ...
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Fri. Oct. 05, 2012 at 8:59 p.m. | Justin Miller
ST. PETERSBURG — In a wild game that was delayed almost an hour because of lightning, St. Petersburg Catholic saw a seven-point lead slip away as Lemon Bay scored a touchdown and made a two-point conversion in the final two minutes for the 50-49 victory. SPC’s final drive ended on ...
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Fri. Sept. 28, 2012 at 12:11 p.m. | Times Staff
Jaquan Fuller stared at his phone in disbelief. It was Sept. 6, the morning prior to St. Petersburg Catholic’s second game of the season at Crescent City. Teammate Ryan Green texted that he would have to miss the season with a torn labrum. This was not supposed to happen. Green, ...
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Thu. Sept. 13, 2012 at 5:22 p.m. | Rodney Page
The Grab Bag is getting bigger and bigger, and you don't need to do any panning to find the nuggets here. The're everywhere. And do not EVER forget, people: Big bank take 'lil bank. P.S. Coaches, players, fans, parents, to reach the Grab Bag, and you should, email cotey@tampabay.com or ...
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Wed. Sept. 12, 2012 at 12:46 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Playing without standout running back Ryan Green for the first time, visiting St. Petersburg Catholic came through with a dramatic 23-21 win over Crescent City. Garrett Vallerio kicked a 23-yard field goal as time expired for St. Petersburg Catholic (2-0). The drive was kept alive when Jack Sheehan hit Marcus ...
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Fri. Sept. 07, 2012 at 9:13 p.m. | Times Staff
Grab Bag time! Read this, and tell me how the GB wasn’t nominated last year for a Pulitzer, or an Emmy, or something. I dare you. This isn’t a plastic sandwich bag, folks. Put on a bib, grab a salad fork and sit your butt down so we can get ...
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Wed. Sept. 05, 2012 at 10:05 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Pinellas County Super 7 1. Countryside (1-0): After a slow start, the Cougars score 37 straight points to beat Boca Ciega in a season opener for the fourth straight season. 2. Largo (1-0): Showing a flair for the dramatic, the Packers score the winning touchdown on the last play of ...
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Sat. Sept. 01, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. | Times Staff
ST. PETERSBURG — With senior running back Ryan Green leading the way, St. Petersburg Catholic knocked off Out-Of-Door Academy 63-21 Friday. The future Florida State Seminole wreaked havoc all night, finishing with five carries, 196 yards and four rushing touchdowns. “Everyone’s got to game-plan for Ryan Green,” Barons coach Steve ...
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Fri. Aug. 31, 2012 at 10:53 p.m. | Christian Sandler
St. Petersburg Catholic running back Ryan Green had an 85-yard touchdown run on the Barons’ first play from scrimmage and the rout was on for the visiting Barons. Green ended with 177 yards rushing on three carries. "He was a man among boys," Bishop McLaughlin coach Derrick Alexander said. Green ...
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Fri. Aug. 24, 2012 at 8:02 p.m. | Times Staff
High school football in Tampa Bay keeps getting better and better, this we know. We know because more and more players are playing in college, and more and more colleges are coming to town to seek out those players. This spring and summer alone, according to Tampa Bay Times research, ...
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Sat. July 28, 2012 at 1:18 p.m. | Times Staff
While the current Tampa Bay Buccaneers were kicking off their preseason drills a few miles east Friday, several ex-Bucs were putting dozens of the area’s top offensive skill players through their own morning mini-camp. Ten days before state high schools can officially begin fall football practice, the group assembled at ...
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Fri. July 27, 2012 at 3:17 p.m. | Joey Knight
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be taking a look at a football district a day. Today: Class 3A-5. Teams Listed in order of 2011 finish with overall/district record 1. Berkeley Prep (12-1, 3-0) 2. Clearwater Central Catholic (8-3, 2-1) 3. Tampa Catholic (6-4, 1-2) 4. St. Petersburg Catholic (2-8, ...
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Tue. July 24, 2012 at 1:21 p.m. | Times Staff
After a recruiting process that started slowly and quickly became a blur and took the junior speedster all over the country, St. Petersburg Catholic running back Ryan Green has made a decision. He's going to be a Florida State Seminole. "I just made the decision I felt most comfortable with. ...
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Fri. June 15, 2012 at 8:52 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Boys Student-Athlete of the Year: Rhett Hammil, Indian Rocks Christian Weighted/unweighted GPA: 4.5/4.0 Standardized test score: 29 ACT Sports: Football, golf, soccer, tennis Proudest academic accomplishment: Valedictorian of senior class. Proudest athletic accomplishment: Beating Tampa Prep to win the Class 3A, District 9 soccer title this past season. Did you ...
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Fri. June 15, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Remember the spring football primer? Well, spring's over. Let's see how I did. Spring’s top 10 teams How I had it back on May 1: 1. Armwood; 2. Plant; 3. East Lake; 4. Countryside; 5. Lakewood; 6. Pasco; 7. Hillsborough; 8. Gaither; 9. Tampa Bay Tech; 10. Jesuit How I would rank them now: 1. Plant: Yep, I'm ...
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Fri. June 01, 2012 at 8:49 p.m. | John C. Cotey