Records through Wednesday Girls 1. Lakewood (17-3): Beat Boca Ciega for the second time this season Tuesday and got Deja Swinton back from injury. 2. Clearwater (20-2): Won two games at the Queen of Palms tournament in Fort Myers over the winter break and beat St. Petersburg on Wednesday. 3. ...
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Thu. Jan. 10, 2013 at 1:34 p.m. | Times Staff
Records through Wednesday Boys 1. Boca Ciega (6-0): The last undefeated team in the county knocked off St. Petersburg in first test of the season. 2. St. Petersburg (4-2): Bounced back from loss to the Pirates to beat Countryside this week in big district game. 3. Lakewood (7-1): It’s not ...
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Thu. Dec. 13, 2012 at 12:28 p.m. | Times Staff
ST. PETERSBURG — Boca Ciega’s Caleb McCullough sank two free throws with three seconds remaining Friday to give the Pirates a thrilling 52-50 win over St. Petersburg. The Pirates (4-0) trailed for much of the game, but never by more than a few points. Good rebounding by St. Petersburg at ...
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Fri. Dec. 07, 2012 at 11:38 p.m. | Anthony Salveggi
Pinellas basketball super 7 Records through Wednesday Boys 1. St. Petersburg (2-1): Bounced back from a weekend loss to Haines City to knock off rival Seminole in a big Class 7A, District 10 game. 2. Boca Ciega (3-0): Strong start to season gets a test with a game tonight against ...
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Thu. Dec. 06, 2012 at 3:13 p.m. | Times Staff
What's hoopening, people? Get it, happening, hoopening? Yessir, the kind of brilliance you can only find here at Morning Meanderings, where coffee and a cranberry Christmas bagel fuel the machine. You know the drill: johncotey@gmail.com, and follow me at @JohnnyHomeTeam Here's some notes, observations and a look at Friday's slate ...
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Thu. Dec. 06, 2012 at 10:52 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Hey there: quick note about Morning Meanderings for the unidoctrinated -- I occasionally put this together by drinking lots of coffee as I read over the morning boxscores on our website. I just do it because it keeps me in the know, to steal someone's advertising slogan, but also to ...
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Wed. Dec. 05, 2012 at 9:55 a.m. | John C. Cotey
ST. PETERSBURG — In four games last season, Seminole and St. Petersburg turbo-boosted heartbeats and eliminated fingernails in down-to-the-wire finishes. The Green Devils won each of those meetings against their Class 7A, District 10 counterpart, all by a combined 14 points. On Tuesday, the schools resumed their rivalry. Once again, ...
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Wed. Dec. 05, 2012 at 12:57 a.m. | Bob Putnam
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
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
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
The Pinellas County Athletic Conference boys and girls basketball teams, as selected by public school coaches: Boys North County First team: Jeremy Mogged, Sr., East Lake; Matt Cassity, Jr., Seminole; Ryan Vince, Sr., Countryside; Donavan Hale, Fr., Largo; Noah Weller, Jr., Seminole; Blake Grimm, Sr., East Lake Second team: Steven ...
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Thu. March 22, 2012 at 8:41 p.m. | Times Staff
LARGO — High school all-star basketball games are typically an offensive exhibition. Friday’s game between Pinellas County’s best public school senior players did not disappoint. As soon as the game tipped off, there was a series of high-flying dunks, clever passes and intentional goaltending plays. After all, all-star games are ...
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Fri. March 16, 2012 at 11:49 p.m. | Bob Putnam
LAKELAND — It may arrive in the first few minutes or near the end of the first half. Or maybe late in the game. But somewhere between the tip and the final buzzer, when you meet Pompano Beach Blanche Ely, its fullcourt pressure elevates and you disintegrate. Ask St. Petersburg. ...
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Fri. March 02, 2012 at 8:31 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Join us for live coverage of Friday's Class 7A semifinal between St. Petersburg and Pompano Beach Blanche Ely, 4 p.m. The Green Devils (22-8), which last made the final four in 1972, are also looking for their second state title. St. Petersburg beat Plant for the state title way back ...
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Fri. March 02, 2012 at 10:01 a.m. | Times Staff