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Girls region basketball: Tampa Catholic's Jones hits last-second winner in OT to take 4A semifinal
TAMPA — It was a shot Kai Jones had made in her sleep thousands of times, but that didn’t mean the senior’s nerves weren’t a bit frazzled. “It swirled around (the rim) a little,” Jones said. “I had to make it because I don’t think I could have taken another ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 15, 2012 at 12:34 a.m. | Brandon Wright
Girls region basketball: Experienced Crusaders squad makes it look easy
TAMPA — With a squad that has been to three consecutive final fours and holds the title of reigning back-to-back Class 3A state champion, Tampa Catholic coach Nancy Kroll doesn’t worry about her team’s focus. And Thursday night, the Crusaders spared her any and all anxiety as they dominated Lake ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 10, 2012 at 12:05 a.m. | Laura Keeley
Hillsborough County roundup: Thursday's highlights
Girls region basketball 8A, East Lake 57, Wharton 42: The Wildcats had an early six-point lead and only trailed by one at halftime, but could not find an answer for East Lake’s offense in the second half. Seniors Monica Cazes and Abbigale Kaczmarek led Wharton with nine points each. 8A, ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 09, 2012 at 11:33 p.m. | Times Staff
Hillsborough roundup: Friday's live events
Girls district basketball 7A-9, Steinbrenner 51, Freedom 39: Having already clinched the third-year program’s first playoff berth, the Warriors added the first district crown to their list of accomplishments from this season. Junior Bailey Hooker led Steinbrenner with 16 points and added five blocks. 6A-11, Jefferson 52, Sickles 48: Down ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 04, 2012 at 12:36 a.m. | Times Staff
Basketball: Golden Eagles wilt in tournament semifinal
INDIAN ROCKS — Indian Rocks Christian coach Phil Farver said he wanted to see more intensity out of his team against Sarasota. The Golden Eagles fought tooth and nail, storming back from an 11-point deficit in the second quarter Friday but lost steam in the fourth, falling 48-41 in the ...
Read moreFri. Nov. 25, 2011 at 10:32 p.m. | Basil Spyridakos
Girls basketball: Big week for TC's Micah Kroll
Tampa Catholic guard Micah Kroll has had quite a start to her senior season. In the Crusaders' season opener on Tuesday, Kroll scored her 1,000th career point in a 67-47 loss to Indian Rocks Christian. She not only became the third Tampa Catholic girls basketball player to reach 1000 points ...
Read moreSun. Nov. 20, 2011 at 5:36 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Hillsborough: Girls basketball season preview
TAMPAAfter leading Sickles to its first state tournament appearance in program history, former Gryphons All-American center Amber Henson is now a freshman at Duke.But as this year's girls basketball season commences this week, Sickles is determined to build on last year's success with a young, promising group.Senior guard Bre Crum, ...
Read moreSun. Nov. 13, 2011 at 4:13 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Reflections: Jefferson's semifinal matchup overshadows eventual state final win
This week, the Times’ high school staff reflects on the best high school game each writer covered during the 2010-11 school year. Eduardo A. Encina takes a look back at Jefferson’s 28-27 win over St. Augustine in the Class 3A state football semifinals. Heading into that frigid Friday night in ...
Read moreWed. June 15, 2011 at 6:14 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Keough named 3A Player of the Year; Kroll, Tunsil receive coaching honors
Tampa Catholic senior guard Meghan Keough is one of six finalists for the Florida Dairy Farmers Miss Basketball Award, given annually to the top player in the state. Keough, who guided the Crusaders to their second straight state title, was named the Class 3A Player of the Year on Monday. The ...
Read moreMon. April 04, 2011 at 2:45 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
All-Suncoast girls and boys basketball
Boys player of the year Quincy Ford, Sr., F, Gibbs Opponents have learned not to challenge Quincy Ford. Ford, a 6-foot-8 forward, forms a veritable wall as the Gladiators’ last line of defense. The few times opponents dare to enter the lane, they are greeted by long arms that usually ...
Read moreSat. April 02, 2011 at 1:48 a.m. | Times Staff
Basketball Players of the Year: Who you got?
On one of our live chats at the state basketball tournament, a conversation broke out: Tamara Taylor or Meghan Keough or Amber Henson. The debate over who should be the Times' All-Suncoast Girls Basketball Player of the Year was lively, informative, and even at times a bit testy. But mostly, ...
Read moreMon. March 07, 2011 at 1:43 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Column: Tampa Catholic settling in for long run
photo gallery LAKELAND — Tampa Catholic won another state basketball championship Thursday night, and also, in a bonus, the first-ever girls high school Greco-Roman wrestling championship. The pin-fall came somewhere early in the fourth quarter on a Meghan Keough 3-pointer that had all the oomph of a suplex. It was ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 25, 2011 at 12:05 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Class 3A state basketball: Tampa Catholic 48, North Broward Prep 37
photo gallery LAKELAND — From the moment she stepped on the Lakeland Center court Thursday night for her final high school game, Tampa Catholic senior guard Meghan Keough knew time was ticking away. Earlier in the day — before the Crusaders’ Class 3A state title game against North Broward Prep ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 24, 2011 at 11:55 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Join us live for Tampa Catholic vs. North Broward Prep
Tampa Catholic, which extended its win streak to 24 games with Wednesday's Class 3A state semifinal win over Port Orange Atlantic, seeks its second straight state crown tonight. The Crusaders face North Broward Prep in tonight's 7:05 p.m. final, with hopes of becoming Hillsborough County's first girls basketball team to ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 24, 2011 at 6:49 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Class 3A state basketball: Tampa Catholic 68, Port Orange Atlantic 58
LAKELAND — On this year’s run to the state tournament, Tampa Catholic has relied on the 3-pointer to compensate for its lack of size. And with no starter taller than 5-foot-10, the Crusaders came to the Lakeland Center with a trio that shot nearly a combined 40 percent from behind ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 24, 2011 at 12:07 a.m. | Eduardo A. Encina