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Hillsborough: Sunday Morning QB wrapup
What we learned 1. Some surging teams are missing the playoffs. Dang that early schedule for Jefferson, which ended the season winners of five straight. What about Spoto, which won six of its last seven? Both are playoff-worthy teams, but were left out of the postseason — partially because of ...
Read moreSat. Nov. 12, 2011 at 4:31 p.m. | Times Staff
Football: Steinbrenner 43, Middleton 0
LUTZ — Steinbrenner rolled on senior night, defeating Middleton 43-0 Thursday.With an early passing game there for the Warriors, quarterback Curtis Fitch threw for touchdowns of 26 and 33 yards in the first quarter to help send Steinbrenner into halftime with a 23-0 lead.Running the ball was the motto for ...
Read moreThu. Nov. 10, 2011 at 10:19 p.m. | Michael Paonessa
Football: Steinbrenner 34 Chamberlain 27 OT
TAMPA — Steinbrenner ruined the final home game for Chamberlain's Joseph Severino, who is retiring after a 30-year coaching career. "This is a tough one to take for us," said Severino, whose team fell to 1-8. "To have them convert the plays they did to steal this one from us ...
Read moreFri. Nov. 04, 2011 at 8:34 p.m. | David Rice
Hillsborough: Sunday morning quarterback<br /><br />
What we learned Brandon has thrown the 7A-8 race into chaos. Heading into the last two weeks of district play, the title had been gift-wrapped for Plant City. But then Brandon rolled into town. The Eagles' 48-36 victory over the Raiders is unquestionably the upset of the year, and if ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 29, 2011 at 8:39 p.m. | Times Staff
Football: Steinbrenner 56, Wiregrass Ranch 0
WESLEY CHAPEL — Kendall Pearcey made the most of his chance to be the feature back. He scored a career-high six touchdowns Friday night, leading Steinbrenner to a 56-0 blowout over host Wiregrass Ranch in a Class 7A, District 7 matchup.Pearcey, whose previous best was three touchdowns in an earlier ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 28, 2011 at 8:07 p.m. | Steve Lee
Football: Tampa Bay Tech 35, Steinbrenner 25
LUTZ — Tampa Bay Tech used a bounceback second half Thursday to stifle determined Steinbrenner 35-25 and remain undefeated in 7A-7 district play.After conceding two early fumbles, including one returned for a touchdown, Steinbrenner (4-3, 1-2) roared to life with 256 yards of offense and led 19-14 at halftime. Kendall ...
Read moreThu. Oct. 20, 2011 at 8:59 p.m. | Mark Chisholm
Cotey: Midweek grab bag's bursting at the seams
Dandy Dozen Last week: 10-2. Missed while reaching for an Anclote upset, and PHU doesn't pull through for me against Tarpon Springs. 1. Jesuit at Lakewood I've gone back and forth on this game all week. I can make a pretty good argument for either team. I leaned Jesuit all ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 19, 2011 at 12:27 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Cotey: Six-pack of district showdowns
For some teams, it comes down to this: win or lose, then hold your breath. District heat, which has been simmering all year, now gets moved to the front burner and cranked up. There are four matchups of teams ranked in our top 20. All have significant meaning, are massive ...
Read moreMon. Oct. 17, 2011 at 8:06 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Football: Steinbrenner 53, Riverview 0
RIVERVIEW — Kendall Pearcy ran for two touchdowns and scored another as part of Curtis Fitch's three TD passes, and Steinbrenner (4-2, 1-1) shut out struggling Riverview (2-4, 0-2) 53-0 Friday.On the Warriors' first play, Pearcey ran for a 60-yard touchdown that was negated by a block in the back. ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 14, 2011 at 8:03 p.m. | Bobby Winsler
Hillsborough County midseason football report
Seven weeks after Armwood’s triumphant trek to Las Vegas, the irony of that setting to commence the 2011 season grows more profound with each passing Friday. Among the results we’ve encountered to this point are some even the boldest of oddsmakers wouldn’t have touched. Alonso undefeated? Armwood’s defense unscored upon ...
Read moreThu. Oct. 13, 2011 at 1:05 p.m. | Times Staff
Football: Gaither 37, Steinbrenner 7
TAMPA — Steinbrenner quarterbacks Curtis Fitch and Logan LaPace combined for 16 completions against Gaither on Thursday. Unfortunately, five went to Gaither defensive back Ed Pastrana.The senior set a school record with five interceptions, giving Gaither short fields as the Cowboys thumped Steinbrenner 37-7 in a key Class 7A, District ...
Read moreThu. Oct. 06, 2011 at 8:30 p.m. | Rod Gipson
Cotey: Grab bag full of goodness
The Grab Bag is here to showcase trends, streaks, quirks but mostly the things that sometimes go overlooked, as well as spotlighting those guys playing in the shadows. So get involved at johncotey@gmail.com and don't forget to follow along on Twitter @JohnnyHomeTeam. Games of the week Another 10-2 week. I'm ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 05, 2011 at 12:59 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Warriors bracing for biggest game ever
LUTZ -- On a practice field located a hard spiral from the Suncoast Parkway, Steinbrenner's players paid an altogether different kind of toll last week. A series of sprints across the field, followed by up-downs and push-ups. Then more sprints, segueing smack into intense work in goal-line and two-minute situations. ...
Read moreTue. Oct. 04, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. | Joey Knight
This week's slate is huge for Hillsborough
Seen the slate of prep football action for this week? Huge games, monstrous, with Grade-A stakes. The lineup's so darn bodacious, schedule makers couldn't wait 'til Friday so they moved nearly every contest up 24 hours (Okay, the arrival of Yom Kippur also may have played a role.). As for ...
Read moreMon. Oct. 03, 2011 at 12:06 p.m. | Times Staff
Hillsborough: Sunday morning quarterback
What we learnedJesuit looks like a playoff-caliber team. Whatever doubts anyone had about the Tigers early in the season have been safely put to bed now. Tommy Eveld is a more-than-capable signal-caller. Running back Rico Gonzalez can handle 20-plus carries a game, and freshman Kevin Newman is emerging as a ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 01, 2011 at 6:50 p.m. | Times Staff