District boys soccer Class 2A, District 9 semifinals: At Tampa Catholic, top-seeded Berkeley Prep (12-10-2) got goals from four players, and a shutout from keeper Ben Milliken, in a 4-0 rout of No. 4-seeded Clearwater Central Catholic. Tyler Sacone, Connor Castro, Warren Backman and Will Sibson scored for Berkeley. In ...
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Thu. Jan. 24, 2013 at 12:32 a.m. | Joey Knight
Records through Wednesday’s games Girls 1. Freedom (18-2): Sophomore guard Taylor Emery (21.4 points) is expected to return Friday against Steinbrenner after suffering a concussion Jan. 5. A win clinches the district title. 2. Seffner Christian (19-2): Crusaders cruised to a lopsided victory over then-undefeated Academy at the Lakes, and ...
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Thu. Jan. 17, 2013 at 5:04 p.m. | Times Staff
Records through Wednesday Girls 1. Freedom (16-2): Patriots acquitted themselves well in a pair of holiday tournaments, advancing to the finals of the Queen of Palms Invitational in Fort Myers. Still undefeated against local foes. 2. Seffner Christian (16-2): Rebounded from first two losses of the season with a 60-2 ...
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Thu. Jan. 10, 2013 at 12:41 p.m. | Times Staff
Boys basketball Berkeley Prep 79, Sarasota Booker 41. At Sarasota, the Buccaneers got a career-high 16 points from freshman Jacob Mathis and 14 from junior Craig Bowman in their Class 4A, District 9 opener. Tampa Prep 71, Dunedin 29. At Tampa Prep, 11 Terrapins scored — led by 6-foot-8 senior ...
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Wed. Jan. 09, 2013 at 11:13 p.m. | Joey Knight
A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week. Male Hot Shot: Chivarsky Corbett, Tampa Catholic Sport: Basketball Skinny: Not even the owner of your neighborhood’s most garish Christmas lawn display lit things up like Corbett did over the holidays. In a seven-game stretch, which included two holiday ...
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Mon. Jan. 07, 2013 at 5:33 p.m. | Times Staff
TAMPA — A sellout crowd was on hand Friday night at Jesuit, and the home Tigers didn’t disappoint, cruising by Tampa Catholic 72-61. The Tigers (13-1), fresh off their strong showing at the Father George Classic in Maryland, were lead by strong performances from Jack Fleming (21 points) and Devin ...
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Fri. Jan. 04, 2013 at 11:23 p.m. | Mike McCollum
The Florida Class 3A and 4A all-state teams as chosen by newspaper editors and reporters. Local players in bold. CLASS 4A First-team offense QB-Treon Harris 6-0 185, Jr., Miami Washington RB-Derrick Henry, 6-3 240, Sr., Yulee RB-Tarean Folston, 5-10 195, Sr., Cocoa RB-Bo Ellis, 5-8 185, Sr. Miami Gulliver Prep ...
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Thu. Jan. 03, 2013 at 4:37 p.m. | Associated Press
TAMPA — On a night when 6-foot-9 Tampa Prep freshman Juwan Durham was sidelined with the flu, the undefeated Terrapins' other key cogs were downright sick.Point guard Josh Heath handled the pressure, 6-8 Furman signee Adonis Rwabigwi handled the paint, and 6-4 senior Ephraim "Fri" Lavey handled the catalyst on ...
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Sat. Dec. 22, 2012 at 9:02 p.m. | Joey Knight
Offensive Player of the Year: QB Will Worth, Sr., Newsome Why we picked him: Considering no county player was more vital to his team, Worth also was a bona fide defensive player of the year candidate. We chose him for offense in part because of his staggering playoff performance. The ...
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Sat. Dec. 22, 2012 at 11:29 a.m. | Times Staff
TAMPA — Tampa Catholic junior Chivarsky Corbett reached a major personal milestone in school-record fashion and carried the Crusaders into today's City of Tampa Championships final by scoring a 50 to eclipse 1,000 for his career on Friday.Corbett also had 15 rebounds in a 105-89 victory over Sarasota Cardinal Mooney, ...
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Fri. Dec. 21, 2012 at 8:44 p.m. | David Rice
TAMPA — Five months have passed since Chivarsky Corbett announced he was walking away from his career as Tampa Catholic's starting quarterback, but his deep ball is more accurate than ever.Now a full-time Crusaders basketball player with a verbal offer from USF, Corbett scored a career-best 34 points — including ...
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Thu. Dec. 20, 2012 at 9:32 p.m. | Joey Knight
High school football season is …ov…ov…ov… I can’t say it. Go ahead. You try. Feels weird, doesn’t it? Ov …ovvvvvva… But it is. Let’s face it, we’re spoiled. We’ve had Tampa Bay area teams playing for state titles since, like, forever. Or at least 2000. You have to go back ...
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Thu. Dec. 20, 2012 at 11:50 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Player of the Year Sidney Brown, Jr., OH, Berkeley Prep Why we picked her: Brown ably filled the shoes of Jordan Burgess and Mackenzie Dagostino, two of the most decorated players in Hillsborough and Berkeley Prep history. She was the undisputed leader of the Bucs’ run to the Class 4A ...
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Wed. Dec. 19, 2012 at 5:51 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Nine days after veteran Tampa Catholic coach Bob Henriquez formally announced his resignation, the school announced it has chosen offensive coordinator Mike Gregory to replace him. A history teacher and media/technology specialist at TC, Gregory, 26, becomes the program's 15th coach. A 2005 River Ridge High graduate and former Royal ...
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Wed. Dec. 19, 2012 at 2:16 p.m. | Joey Knight
The one week in which Tampa Prep is prohibited from playing or practicing (due to final exams) has been the season's most hectic for coach Joe Fenlon. Some scheduling "mix-ups" had Fenlon scrambling at the 11th hour to fill two bracket spots in the 11th annual eight-team City of Tampa ...
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Wed. Dec. 19, 2012 at 1:49 p.m. | Joey Knight