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Football: St. Petersburg 30, Gibbs 20
ST. PETERSBURG — Trailing Gibbs by eight in the third quarter, St. Petersburg was in need of a spark. Who better to give the Green Devils one than a senior back nicknamed “Speedy?” Laroy “Speedy” Williams broke free for a 63-yard touchdown run that was the turning point in St. ...
Read moreSat. Sept. 01, 2012 at 1:19 a.m. | Rodney Page
Midweek Grab Bag: It's back and better than ever
If I got asked one thing more than anything elsethis offseason, it was this: when is the Grab Bag coming back? My answer was always the same: I know, riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight? So here it is, Season 2, Episode I of your predictions, projections and for many of you excited to be ...
Read moreWed. Aug. 29, 2012 at 1:12 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Preseason football: Sarasota Riverview 21, St. Petersburg 16
SARASOTA — St. Petersburg struck first in its preseason game against host Sarasota Riverview, but turnovers proved costly as the Green Devils lost 21-16 Friday. After a Rams' miscue on a punt gave St. Petersburg the ball on the Riverview 28, Maurice Hemingway finished off a three-play touchdown drive. The ...
Read moreFri. Aug. 24, 2012 at 9:24 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
Cotey: Preseason top 25
The teams have changed. Some coaches, too. Players have come, transferred or graduated. But no matter how you break it down, how many practices you watch, how many stats you grind, the argument for the top high school football team in Tampa Bay is the same as every year since ...
Read moreMon. Aug. 20, 2012 at 5:53 p.m. | John C. Cotey
St. Petersburg's Sean Covington gets offer from UCLA
St. Petersburg kicker Sean Covington was offered by UCLA according to a text from Green Devils coach Joe Fabrizio. The offer culminates quite an offseason for Covington. It started in January when he received an offer from Auburn and continued in the spring with impressive performances at camps. He also ...
Read moreThu. Aug. 02, 2012 at 11:54 p.m. | Bob Putnam
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Recruit: Sean Covington
UCLA
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Recruit: Sean Covington
District deconstruction: Class 7A-9
We’re breaking down a football district a day — from 2A to 8A. Today: Class 7A, District 9. Teams Listed in order of 2011 finish with overall/district record 1. Countryside (10-1, 5-0) 2. Pinellas Park (7-4, 4-1) 3. St. Petersburg (7-3, 3-2) 4. Northeast (4-6, 2-3) 5. Clearwater (2-8, 1-4) ...
Read moreThu. Aug. 02, 2012 at 3:12 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Fielding a team of leaders
ST. PETERSBURG — On a high school campus where honors students regularly schedule advanced placement courses for fun, Ryan Mockabee has found a comfort zone. Mockabee, a senior in St. Petersburg’s International Baccalaureate Program, is happy being a student-athlete — with an emphasis on student. It is a mind-set that ...
Read moreFri. June 22, 2012 at 9:26 p.m. | Bob Putnam
St. Petersburg's Jeremy Kerr commits to Miami
St. Petersburg tight end Jeremy Kerr committed to Miami on Monday after attending the Al Golden camp in Coral Gables this past weekend. Kerr, used more as a blocking tight end last season, had three receptions for 64 yards a touchdown last season. Still, he got a lot of attention ...
Read moreMon. June 11, 2012 at 12:49 p.m. | Bob Putnam
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Recruit: Jeremy Kerr
University of Miami
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Recruit: Jeremy Kerr
BLOGUMN: Goodbye spring football, we hardly knew ye
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 ...
Read moreFri. June 01, 2012 at 8:49 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Spring football: St. Petersburg 31, Bradenton Bayshore 21
At Bradenton Bayshore Score: St. Petersburg 31, Bayshore 21 Spring game-breakers: The Green Devils relied heavily on their ground game, racking up more than 200 rushing yards from a variety of backs. Maurice Hemingway got the most work, rushing for nearly 80 yards and scoring on two short runs. Anthony ...
Read moreSat. May 26, 2012 at 12:17 a.m. | Bob Putnam
HomeTeam Huddle: Pinellas spring game primer
After most of the private schools played last week, the Pinellas County public schools get their turn with spring games or jamborees Thursday or Friday. (Lakewood and Pinellas Park are the lone teams playing next week) Here’s a quick primer on the teams, players and positions to follow as spring ...
Read moreWed. May 23, 2012 at 6:14 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Football: Scouting the scrimmages
The Sunshine Football Officials Association held eight-team controlled scrimmages at three Clearwater schools Saturday to provide training for officials. So every participating team got in extra spring work, running at least 24 plays on offense and 24 plays on defense. Here are our observations from each site: At Countryside 1. River ...
Read moreSat. May 12, 2012 at 9:34 p.m. | Times Staff
HomeTeam Huddle: Stewart the centerpiece of Gibbs' game plan
ST. PETERSBURG - Gibbs’ Emmanuel Stewart tore the ACL in his left knee during the second game of last season. He is back on the practice field for the first time since that injury, and according to second-year coach Antonio Knox, he’s at full strength. “We won’t let him play ...
Read moreWed. May 02, 2012 at 6:31 p.m. | Times Staff
HomeTeam Huddle: Canadian QB gets acclimated to Countryside's style of play
CLEARWATER — For Countryside quarterback Christian Strong, there were so many things to get used to playing this American version of football. The past three years, Strong played high school in Canada, which offers a fast-paced game with footballs flying through the air so frequently that one could suffer a ...
Read moreTue. May 01, 2012 at 8:22 p.m. | Times Staff
Cotey: Spring football primer
Are you ready for some …wait, wait. Let me try again. Spring is in the …no, no no. Scratch all that. Let’s go with: Football! Nice, simple and to the exclamation point. High school practice starts Tuesday and we’ve got big arms, like the one East Lake quarterback Pete DiNovo ...
Read moreMon. April 30, 2012 at 7:43 p.m. | John C. Cotey