NEW PORT RICHEY — There’s a drill Gulf uses from time to time, where the Buccaneers’ defense must get 21 consecutive outs. Any error by any player, and the team must start over at zero. The pressure builds with each hit as the Bucs try to do what they could ...
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Wed. Feb. 27, 2013 at 9:40 p.m. | Matt Baker
ZEPHYRHILLS — Starter Karisten Deem and reliever Jennifer Rennard combined on a four-hitter in Zephyrhills’ 9-2 win over Anclote in Friday’s Class 5A, District 8 matchup. Deem, a senior who improved to 4-0, is in her first year as the staff’s ace and left with a commanding 8-2 lead. “The ...
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Fri. Feb. 15, 2013 at 10:25 p.m. | Steve Lee
Offensive player of the year: ATH Janarion Grant, Sr., Pasco Grant, a three-way standout, watched his Pirates dominate the first six games of the year as he sat out with a hand injury. “When I came back, that’s when all eyes were on me,” Grant said. “I had to put ...
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Sat. Dec. 22, 2012 at 11:28 a.m. | Matt Baker
I'm so excited about the Pasco-Robinson football game tonight, I didn't know what to do with myself this morning, so I started writing. And writing. And writing some more. So, uh, welcome to the biggest darned Morning Meanderings of the season. Maybe it's a good thing everyone doesn't call in ...
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Fri. Nov. 30, 2012 at 11:39 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Zephyrhills junior Jordan Roberts was cleared to play this week by the FHSAA after a month-long inquiry into his eligibility. Roberts, a Division I football prospect at receiver and cornerback, was held out of the Bulldogs’ Nov. 2 football game against Pasco that decided the Class 5A, District 6 championship ...
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Fri. Nov. 30, 2012 at 10:18 a.m. | Matt Baker
North Suncoast Super 7 1. Pasco (10-0): The Pirates finished off a third consecutive undefeated regular season. And Janarion Grant scored four touchdowns four different ways for the second time in the four games since his return from injury. 2. Springstead (9-1): This team has already surprised the North Suncoast ...
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Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 at 1:55 p.m. | Matt Baker
ZEPHYRHILLS — Four days after losing out on a playoff spot in a three-way tiebreaker won by Anclote, Zephyrhills found itself on the short end of a 17-14 score against winless Wiregrass Ranch midway through the fourth quarter Friday.A late rally, however, capped senior night and gave the Bulldogs a ...
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Fri. Nov. 09, 2012 at 9:23 p.m. | Steve Lee
Just because the playoff teams from the North Suncoast have already been decided doesn’t mean the final week of the regular season is meaningless. The teams in action Friday all have something worth playing for, from a boost headed into the postseason to much-needed confidence after rough a 2012 season. ...
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Thu. Nov. 08, 2012 at 3:43 p.m. | Matt Baker
HUDSON — Even after Anclote coach Matt Wicks took his Gatorade shower to celebrate Monday’s Class 5A, District 6 tiebreaker wins, the water kept flowing. “It’s been a long four years,” Wicks said as he wiped his misty eyes in the end zone. “And it’s worth the blood, sweat and ...
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Mon. Nov. 05, 2012 at 10:12 p.m. | Matt Baker
Zephyrhills RB Willie Williams has been cleared to play in tonight’s Class 5A, District 6 tiebreaker against Anclote, said Williams’ aunt, Sharmaine Richardson. “He’s on the bus headed to Fivay,” Richardson said Monday afternoon. “He’s gonna play.” Williams was held out of Friday night’s loss to Pasco in the defacto ...
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Mon. Nov. 05, 2012 at 4:46 p.m. | Matt Baker
I’ve never covered a district tiebreaker like the one tonight between Fivay, Anclote and Zephyrhills, so I don’t know what to expect. So take the following lightly: I think Fivay will win. The Falcons have been in big games before. They made the playoffs last year. They have the best ...
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Mon. Nov. 05, 2012 at 11:17 a.m. | Matt Baker
North Suncoast Super 71. Pasco (9-0, 7-0): In a certain offensive formation, DL Joey Ivie lines up in the backfield with RB David Emmanuel and ATH Janarion Grant, a trio with 37 college offers. How many teams have that luxury?2. Springstead (9-1, 6-1): Now that the dreams of a perfect ...
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Sat. Nov. 03, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. | Matt Baker
The FNR crew brings you highlights from Wharton-Alonso, East Lake-Palm Harbor University and Pasco-Zephyrhills.
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Sat. Nov. 03, 2012 at 3:47 a.m. | Times Staff
photo gallery DADE CITY — Friday night’s 9-Mile War showed why the district title has stayed in Pasco the past few years — and why the Pirates might stay in control for years to come. Senior athlete Janarion Grant scored five touchdowns, and standout freshman Nate Craig-Myers caught a score ...
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Sat. Nov. 03, 2012 at 1:01 a.m. | Matt Baker
DADE CITY — Zephyrhills’ hopes for an upset win over Pasco — and a playoff berth through Monday’s tiebreaker — took a major blow over eligibility concerns Friday night. Zephyrhills sidelined three players in the Bulldogs’ 56-17 loss to the Pirates as the school tries to determine the eligibility of ...
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Fri. Nov. 02, 2012 at 11:49 p.m. | Matt Baker