TAMPA — Steinbrenner won the turnover battle and committed only one penalty Saturday. So the Warriors had that going for them.Otherwise host Sickles was superior en route to a 34-10 victory. Ray Ray McCloud ran for 152 yards and two touchdowns and Sickles' defense was positively defiant.The held Gryphons Steinbrenner ...
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Sat. Sept. 01, 2012 at 8:23 p.m. | Darek Sharp
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 ...
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Wed. Aug. 29, 2012 at 1:12 p.m. | John C. Cotey
In keeping with today’s theme, here are five new things to expect this season in Hillsborough County: New coaches The county has eight new coaches to start the season, and the one best positioned for success might be Steinbrenner’s Andres Perez. The former Warrior offensive coordinator has experience at most ...
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Tue. Aug. 28, 2012 at 8:38 p.m. | John C. Cotey
TAMPA — The game clock was the only thing to stop Newsome and Steinbrenner Friday night.The teams tied 34-all after combining for 851 yards and 33 first downs. The preseason game was moved to Chamberlain from Steinbrenner because of unplayable field conditions.Jon Marc Carrier scored four touchdowns for Steinbrenner, two ...
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Fri. Aug. 24, 2012 at 8:57 p.m. | Don Jensen
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 ...
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Mon. Aug. 20, 2012 at 5:53 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Check out Steinbrenner's Kendall Pearcey, who comes in at No. 64 in the HomeTeam 100 (see Nos. 61-70 here): 2011 stats: 776 yards rushing, 142 yards receiving, 16 total touchdowns The breakdown: Three years ago, Kendall Pearcey arrived at his sparkling new high school from Martinez Middle School planning to ...
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Fri. Aug. 10, 2012 at 6:43 p.m. | John C. Cotey
As the sun creeped upward in a cloudless Lutz sky Monday, new Steinbrenner coach Andres Perez instructed his players to take a knee on the dew-slickened grass around him. He stressed heightened tempo and toughness, and an attention to detail. It was 7:30 a.m. "These coaches got up just as early ...
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Mon. Aug. 06, 2012 at 8:35 a.m. | Joey Knight
Summer vacation is over for Tampa Bay football players. You do remember the time off, right? I think it was June 15-June 16. Am I right? Good times. While the time between the end of the 2011 season and the start of the 2012 season isn’t filled with a lot ...
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Fri. Aug. 03, 2012 at 6:54 p.m. | John C. Cotey
We’re breaking down a football district a day — from 2A to 8A. Today: Class 7A, District 7. Teams Listed in order of 2011 finish, with overall/district record 1. Tampa Bay Tech (9-3, 5-0) 2. Gaither (9-4, 4-1) 3. Steinbrenner (7-3, 3-2) 4. Freedom (2-8, 2-3) 5. Chamberlain (1-9, 1-4) ...
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Wed. Aug. 01, 2012 at 12:44 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
Some things from Saturday's Sling-N-Shoot II that jumped out at me: 1. Plant and East Lake are probably the most popular picks to win the Sling-N-Shoot II, but I'm going out on a limb and taking Gaither. The Cowboys were the one team I saw Saturday that looked better with ...
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Sat. July 21, 2012 at 7:33 p.m. | John C. Cotey
TAMPA – If you wonder whether teams take 7-on-7 football seriously, consider this series from Saturday's Sling-N-Shoot II tournament at USF. East Lake quarterback Pete DiNovo was sacked when he couldn’t get rid of the ball midway through a game against Wharton. Officials thought that play ended the drive, but ...
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Sat. July 21, 2012 at 6:12 p.m. | Matt Baker
Steinbrenner took care of two of its coaching openings this week, promoting offensive coordinator Andres Perez to head football coach and hiring 24-year-old Laura Stegenga from Gaither to fill the volleyball slot. The pair replaces Floyd and Jennifer Graham, who both resigned June 5 to return home to Wetumpka, Ala., ...
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Thu. July 05, 2012 at 8:03 p.m. | Laura Keeley
If all goes as projected, Steinbrenner could have a new football coach in place by the end of the month. In a text message Tuesday to the Times, athletic director Eddie Henderson indicated the Warriors administration already has advertised the vacancy and is accepting resumes from within and outside the ...
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Tue. June 12, 2012 at 10:41 a.m. | Joey Knight
Offensive player of the year Alvin Bailey, Jr., Armwood Why we picked him: Two reasons: 1) No one around was more priceless to his team, and 2) he may just have completed the greatest individual playoff performance in county history. A receiver/punt returner at the season’s outset, Bailey became the ...
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Fri. Dec. 23, 2011 at 12:03 p.m. | Times Staff