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Jesuit LB Vincent Jackson expounds on top 12
A couple of hours after revealing his top 12 colleges via Twitter early Tuesday evening, Jesuit linebacker Vincent Jackson Jr. offered a quick assessment of each school with staff writer Joey Knight. Afterward, Jackson, among the nation’s top 100 rising seniors according to national recruiting analyst Tom Lemming, said he ...
Read moreFri. May 31, 2013 at 8:03 p.m. | Joey Knight
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Recruit: Vincent Jackson
Auburn University, Florida State University, Ohio State University, University of Alabama, University of Kentucky, University of Miami, University of Mississippi, University of Oregon, University of South Florida, University of Southern California, University of Tennessee
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Recruit: Vincent Jackson
Track: Times' all-Hillsborough County teams
Girls Athlete of the Year: Jorian Ordway, Sr., Hillsborough Why we picked her: The daughter of two former Armwood athletes, Ordway cemented her status as the greatest 400-meter runner in local history, establishing a Hillsborough County record (54.98 seconds) at the Class 3A region championship. She topped that performance (54.19) ...
Read moreThu. May 30, 2013 at 5:40 p.m. | Joey Knight
Spring football: Jamboree at Newsome
At Newsome Scores: Bloomingdale 13, Brandon 13; Tampa Cath. 12, Newsome 0 Spring game-breakers: Bloomingdale was able to overcome a 13-point deficit thanks to quarterback Tommy McLaughlin, who completed 11 of 16 for 160 yards. McLaughlin scored the team’s first touchdown on a 10-yard run. …Lineman Darren Lester made the ...
Read moreThu. May 23, 2013 at 10:10 p.m. | David Rice
HomeTeam Huddle: Numbers on Tampa Catholic's Watson don't lie
TAMPA Tampa Catholic linebacker Tre Watson is getting bigger to go along with big numbers. • The numbers strain credulity, those 161 tackles and 16.5 sacks that Watson tallied in 12 games last fall. • But the Crusaders invite you to watch his highlight film, ask one of the coaches, ...
Read moreWed. May 15, 2013 at 4:05 p.m. | Times Staff
Region baseball roundup: Durant books first trip to state
DURANT — For the plan to work, Chaz Fowler had to keep the game within striking distance and Durant needed to punish Orlando Timber Creek for pitching around Tyler Danish. So much of the Cougars’ winning formula revolved around Danish on Friday night, from getting him to the mound to ...
Read moreSat. May 11, 2013 at 12:18 a.m. | Joel Anderson
Region baseball: Tampa Catholic hoping lesson in losses pays off
TAMPA — Tampa Catholic’s first two games against the nation’s No. 1 team went poorly: two losses by a combined 26 runs. A third opportunity against the top-ranked team in the country ended in another defeat, but the Crusaders were heartened by their fortitude in a 3-1 loss. “We’ve already ...
Read moreThu. May 09, 2013 at 11:29 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Region baseball semifinals roundup: Danish leads Durant shutout with 14 Ks
EAST LAKE — Never mind what may have been said over social media, or from the aluminum bleachers, or from the fences along the foul lines, or even in those fleeting moments between fastballs. Here’s what was said when the game was all over, when Tyler Danish had done what ...
Read moreWed. May 08, 2013 at 12:01 a.m. | Joel Anderson
Region baseball quarterfinals roundup: King ace keeps his focus
TAMPA — King senior right-hander Brett Morales admits that it sometimes takes him an inning or two to get comfortable on the mound. Once Morales locks in, however, he’s usually unshakable. On Thursday, even a 30-minute lightning delay couldn’t break Morales’ concentration. The Florida signee threw a three-hitter in King’s ...
Read moreFri. May 03, 2013 at 12:37 a.m. | Bryan Burns
Spring football primer: Year of the Lineman
When we went looking for the stars of 2013, we zipped right past the pretty-boy quarterbacks, the speedy running backs, the hard-hitting linebackers and the fancy-footed wide receivers and defensive backs. This year, they’ll be taking a back seat to those referred to, lovingly, by their coaches as the big ...
Read moreTue. April 30, 2013 at 8:34 p.m. | John C. Cotey
2A state track: Hillsborough vaulters are best
Photo gallery JACKSONVILLE — At Saturday’s Class 2A state track meet, the pole vault runway was back to being a zone reserved for Hillsborough County boys and girls athletes, just as it was when gold medals were a foregone conclusion, not a point of conjecture. Tampa Catholic’s Nicole Carroll and ...
Read moreSat. April 27, 2013 at 11:37 p.m. | Bob Putnam
District baseball roundup: King relies on its depth
TAMPA — After only a handful of pitches, it was clear Brandon Caples did not — and would not — have his best stuff. The King senior, who came into the game with an 8-0 record and 1.25 ERA, was obviously not his usual self in the District 6A-11 championship ...
Read moreFri. April 26, 2013 at 12:15 a.m. | Joel Anderson
Region softball roundup: Chargers' Tyler endures pain for win
DOVER — The only thing higher than Sammy Tyler’s strikeout total Thursday was her pain threshold. Pitching with a partially torn left quad, the Strawberry Crest junior grimaced her way through a masterpiece: 12 strikeouts, two hits, no walks in a 5-0 victory against Palmetto in the Class 6A region ...
Read moreThu. April 25, 2013 at 11:37 p.m. | Joey Knight
District softball roundup: Past champions boost East Bay
GIBSONTON — If East Bay needed any motivation, the Indians didn’t have to look far. Perched behind the plate were a number of Indians from the 2010 state championship team, and their presence didn’t go unnoticed. “It’s an exciting thing knowing they were here for us,” catcher Madison Culver said. ...
Read moreThu. April 18, 2013 at 11:01 p.m. | Brandon Wright
Fate steps in for Tampa Catholic's Christian Freeman
TAMPA — One of the hardest days was Feb. 6, when two of his teammates and thousands of athletes around the country signed their letters of intent to accept college athletic scholarships. Christian Freeman still went to Tampa Catholic’s signing day ceremony that afternoon, stifling his disappointment long enough to ...
Read moreThu. April 18, 2013 at 12:13 a.m. | Joel Anderson
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Recruit: Christian Freeman
Southeastern University
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Recruit: Christian Freeman
Hillsborough County roundup for Tuesday, April 16
Milestone of the night Carrollwood Day’s baseball team (10-11) took a huge stride Tuesday night, stepping on Tampa Catholic’s senior night pageantry in the process. The Patriots’ 5-3 victory was the program’s first against the Crusaders, who surrendered two runs in the seventh including a bases-loaded RBI-grounder by junior Colin ...
Read moreTue. April 16, 2013 at 11:11 p.m. | Joey Knight