With more than 70 players at practice, St. Petersburg has one of the biggest groups in the area this spring. • But injuries have taken their toll on the Green Devils’ depth the past two weeks. • “When you have a few injuries it’s kind of hard to get any ...
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Wed. May 22, 2013 at 9:49 p.m. | Times Staff
St. Petersburg linebacker/defensive end Thomas Bennett has signed a letter of intent to play football at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. As a senior, Bennett had 107 solo tackles and averaged 10.7 tackles per game. Rensselaer Tech is a Division III school that plays in the Liberty League. The ...
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Thu. Feb. 21, 2013 at 11:26 a.m. | Rodney Page
When St. Petersburg kicker Sean Covington realized he was good enough to kick in college he knew exactly where he wanted to go: Florida State. “That was my dream school," Covington said. He soon found out his dream school didn’t necessarily want him. That started a journey that ended 3,000 ...
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Wed. Feb. 06, 2013 at 9:35 a.m. | Rodney Page
ST. PETERSBURG – Dressed in a Florida State sweater vest and hat, St. Petersburg tight end Jeremy Kerr officially signed with the Seminoles on Wednesday morning in a ceremony at the school’s archives room. It was not the clothes he thought he would be wearing just a few months ago. ...
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Wed. Feb. 06, 2013 at 9:20 a.m. | Rodney Page
St. Petersburg defensive end John Pellens will sign a letter of intent to play at Maryville (Tenn.) College. Pellens had 79 tackles in his senior season for the 4-6 Green Devils. He also led the team with five sacks and had 17 hurries. Pellens will join teammates Jeremy Kerr (Florida ...
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Mon. Feb. 04, 2013 at 11:25 a.m. | Rodney Page
For seven months, St. Petersburg offensive lineman/tight end Jeremy Kerr stayed committed to Miami. On Wednesday, Kerr changed his mind, announcing he was committing to FSU. “A big weight has been lifted off my shoulders,” he said via his Twitter account. The 6-foot-5, 240-pound prospect visited the Seminoles on Jan. ...
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Wed. Jan. 23, 2013 at 10:38 a.m. | Bob Putnam
St. Petersburg senior Sean Covington and Pasco sophomore Brandon Ray both earned first-team All-America honors by Kohl’s Kicking Camps. Covington was one of two first-team picks at punter for the recruiting class of 2013. The UCLA commit was a first-team all-Suncoast punter by the Times after averaging more than 46 ...
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Wed. Jan. 09, 2013 at 1:05 p.m. | Matt Baker
ST. PETERSBURG — With his 813 area code Sharpied on his towel and a hometown audience behind him, Wharton High School defensive back Vernon Hargreaves III made the most of the biggest stage of his life. The Florida commit starred in Friday night’s Under Armour All-America Game, tallying an interception, ...
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Fri. Jan. 04, 2013 at 9:57 p.m. | Matt Baker
Offensive Player of the Year: QB Pete DiNovo, Sr., East Lake It has been a whirlwind two weeks for Pete DiNovo. After competing in the Pinellas senior all-star game Dec. 12, DiNovo was in Orlando two days later for his official visit to the University of Central Florida, where he ...
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Mon. Dec. 24, 2012 at 5:32 p.m. | Times Staff
Offensive player of the year: Pete DiNovo, Sr., East Lake DiNovo had already established himself as an accomplished passer with impressive numbers the past two seasons. He continued to pile up the yards this season, and is now the most prolific passer in Pinellas County history. The 6-foot-3, 205-pounder has ...
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Sat. Dec. 22, 2012 at 11:35 a.m. | Times Staff
ST. PETERSBURG — Without quarterback Tracy Johnson, Lakewood came out flat in the first half of its 26-7 victory over St. Petersburg on Thursday. In the second half Lidell Golden resuscitated the Spartans running attack. Golden scored from 3 yards out as the Spartans (9-1, 8-1) took a 12-7 lead ...
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Fri. Nov. 09, 2012 at 12:29 a.m. | Phillip Haywood
The Florida High School Athletic Association has decided not to take action against Countryside’s football program for an on-field celebration involving the 24 seniors on the team in the final two minutes of last week’s season finale against St. Petersburg. The incident came a day after the FHSAA’s Section 3 ...
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Tue. Nov. 06, 2012 at 5:04 p.m. | Bob Putnam
photo gallery ST. PETERSBURG — Countryside’s frustrating season came to a fittingly controversial end Friday night in a 37-7 win over St. Petersburg. After recovering a Green Devils fumble on the 8 with just over two minutes remaining, Countryside coaches ran all 24 seniors onto the field. The Cougars were ...
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Sat. Nov. 03, 2012 at 1:09 a.m. | Rodney Page
St. Petersburg kicker Sean Covington officially accepted his Under Armour All-America jersey on Thursday during a ceremony in the school's Archive Room. Covington, who averages 47 yards per punt and has kicked two field goals over 50 yards this season, is one of two kickers playing in the game at ...
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Thu. Oct. 25, 2012 at 2:21 p.m. | Rodney Page
SEMINOLE — St. Petersburg spoiled Seminole's senior night, winning 27-6 Friday.The Green Devils' potent running kept Seminole (1-6, 0-3) at bay. Deangelo Reaves dominated the first quarter by rushing for 119 yards along with a 69-yard touchdown. Josh Hall later intercepted a Noah Weller pass, and on the ensuing play ...
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Fri. Oct. 19, 2012 at 10:09 p.m. | Phillip Haywood