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North Suncoast: Times' boys all-academic team
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Connor Gilboy, Sunlake Weighted/unweighted GPA: 4.41/3.91 Standardized test score: 27 ACT Sports: Soccer, football, tennis, cross country College: Florida Proudest academic accomplishment: Gilboy earned all-academic honors from the Sunshine Athletic Conference after completing his first three years of high school with only one B. His senior ...
Read moreWed. June 12, 2013 at 11:43 a.m. | Matt Baker
Bethune gives Zephyrhills' Jordan Roberts his first offer
Zephyrhills senior ATH Jordan Roberts has his first college offer, from Bethune-Cookman, Bulldogs coach Reggie Roberts said Tuesday morning in a text message. Roberts, a 6-foot receiver/cornerback, is one of the North Suncoast’s top all-around athletes. He scored twice last fall in his first high school football season. He’s also ...
Read moreTue. June 04, 2013 at 11:47 a.m. | Matt Baker
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Recruit: Jordan Roberts
Bethune-Cookman
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Recruit: Jordan Roberts
Spring football: Zephyrhills 43, Ridgewood 7
At Zephyrhills Score: Zephyrhills 43, Ridgewood 7 Spring game-breakers: Rarely has Zephyrhills ever been more balanced or as deep in the offensive backfield as this bunch. There is a quarterback duel between returning starter Mike Smith, also a standout linebacker, and Jarcques Meza. But it doesn’t stop there. No fewer ...
Read moreFri. May 24, 2013 at 11:07 p.m. | Steve Lee
Signings roundup from Fivay, Zephyrhills and Anclote
Some football (and cheerleading!) recruiting updates from the North Suncoast: • Zephyrhills MLB Tylar Hochstetler signed with Massachusetts Maritime Academy this week. The 5-foot-6, 170-pound Hochstetler earned second-team all-conference honors by recording 57 tackles and seven sacks for the 6-4 Bulldogs. • Anclote lineman Terry Linton signed with Kentucky Wesleyan ...
Read moreWed. May 22, 2013 at 11:34 a.m. | Matt Baker
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Recruit: Terry Linton
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Recruit: Tylar Hochstetler
Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Menlo College
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Recruit: Terry Linton
HomeTeam Huddle: Rebuilding's the word at Sunlake
LAND O’LAKES In Sunlake’s rise from Pasco County doormat to regular playoff contender, the Seahawks haven’t had to face an offseason like this one: The graduation of 22 seniors, including two 1,000-yard rushers (Josh Zifer and Eddie Burgos). • “This is the most puzzle pieces we’ve had to put together ...
Read moreTue. May 14, 2013 at 2:56 p.m. | Matt Baker
HomeTeam Huddle: QB battles set to brew on North Suncoast
Quarterbacks get the headlines, the pressure and the scrutiny — even in spring ball. The North Suncoast didn’t graduate any superstar passers, but it lost several veteran starters and ended last season with a few battles still brewing under center. Here’s a quick look at some of the quarterback situations ...
Read moreThu. May 02, 2013 at 8:45 p.m. | Matt Baker
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
Times' all-North Suncoast football team
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 ...
Read moreSat. Dec. 22, 2012 at 11:28 a.m. | Matt Baker
North Suncoast SMQ: A look back and ahead
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 ...
Read moreSat. Nov. 10, 2012 at 1:55 p.m. | Matt Baker
Football: Zephyrhills 23, Wiregrass Ranch 17
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 ...
Read moreFri. Nov. 09, 2012 at 9:23 p.m. | Steve Lee
Meaning remains in North Suncoast's regular-season finales
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. ...
Read moreThu. Nov. 08, 2012 at 3:43 p.m. | Matt Baker
Football: Anclote defeats Zephyrhills, Fivay for first postseason berth (with video)
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 ...
Read moreMon. Nov. 05, 2012 at 10:12 p.m. | Matt Baker
Zephyrhills RB Willie Williams to play in tonight's district tiebreaker
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 ...
Read moreMon. Nov. 05, 2012 at 4:46 p.m. | Matt Baker
Why Fivay will win tonight's Class 5A, District 6 tiebreaker
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 ...
Read moreMon. Nov. 05, 2012 at 11:17 a.m. | Matt Baker
North Suncoast: Sunday morning quarterback
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 ...
Read moreSat. Nov. 03, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. | Matt Baker