Pinellas Park's Harris will play in FACA North/South All Star Game
Pinellas Park senior linebacker Antonio Harris has been selected to play in the 59th annual Florida Athletic Coaches Association North/South All Star game on Dec. 21 in Sebring. Harris has played for...
View ArticleSpringstead D shifts pieces but not focus
SPRING HILL — “Next man up” has been echoed by the Springstead staff for years, but the words have never been more applicable than to this season’s defense. When Conor Ross went down during the...
View ArticlePinellas Park's Harris will play in FACA all-star game
Pinellas Park senior linebacker Antonio Harris has been selected to play in the 59th annual Florida Athletic Coaches Association North/South All-star Game on Dec. 21 in Sebring. Harris has played for...
View ArticleWiregrass boys making way to head of the class
WESLEY CHAPEL — It’s a play even the most frequent soccer observer might not see in a hundred games. Wiregrass Ranch freshman midfielder Chris Faddoul had no chance at getting his head, much less his...
View ArticleRegion final notebook: Armwood vs. Springstead, back to the beginning?
On the field, Sean Callahan has won 40 playoff games at Armwood, and this week is a reminder where it all started. In 1996, the Hawks won the first playoff game in school history with a 24-7 victory...
View ArticleRegion final notebook: Lakewood out to thwart history
South Sumter has won 12 straight games and 23 of its last 24. The Raiders have been a fixture in the playoffs since 2007. Lakewood, meanwhile, has never advanced to a region final. Clearly, the...
View ArticleMahlas enjoy Springstead's success as a family
SPRING HILL — You won’t see banners or signs around town. The community’s excitement isn’t immediately apparent, but it’s there. People stop Bill Vonada, Springstead’s former coach, and J.P. Mahla, a...
View ArticleRegion final notebook: Panthers' defense knows when to get tough
Plant, a team that has scored 35 points per game this season, draws the eye with a pass-heavy, high-scoring offense. But in its second-round playoff win against Orlando Dr. Phillips, the biggest play...
View ArticleState semifinals notebook: CCC's Cotman, limited by injury, determined to...
Clearwater Central Catholic’s CJ Cotman can run forward as fast as he wants for as long as he wants. It is making the cuts necessary to play running back and receiver that are preventing him from...
View ArticleGregory's nurturing style is perfect fit for coaching
TAMPA — During his free time between classes at Central Florida, Mike Gregory, a caretaker with the goal of going to medical school, volunteered as quarterbacks coach at Orlando University High...
View ArticleTop-notch line paves way for IRC's success
Indian Rocks Christian is playing football over Thanksgiving break for the first time in school history. And most of the credit goes to a trio of running backs that has made life miserable for...
View ArticleCCC's Smith shaping into winning QB
CLEARWATER — Clearwater Central Catholic coach John Davis knew Jeff Smith’s combination of skills — speed of a sprinter, power arm of a pitcher and accuracy of the best quarterbacks — to be unusual....
View ArticleFootball: Plant 17, Fort Pierce Central 7
FORT PIERCE — The Plant Panthers found themselves in an early hole a long way from home Friday night. But a strong effort over the final three quarters kept the team’s playoff push alive. The Panthers...
View ArticleFootball: Kissimmee Osceola 19, Sickles 14
KISSIMMEE — Sickles quarterback Isaac Holder was nearly unstoppable in the first half of the Class 7A region final against Kissimmee Osceola on Friday night. Holder threw for two touchdowns on 8-of-11...
View ArticleFootball: Clearwater Central Catholic 7, Miami Westminster Christian 0
CLEARWATER — Clearwater Central Catholic and Miami Westminster Christian displayed fancy formations and explosive playmakers, all founded on run production. And no one had a more memorable carry in...
View ArticleColumn: Moore steering Lakewood in right direction (with video)
BUSHNELL — Cory Moore wasn’t really sure what to say, so he said wow. And then he laughed. More wows. More laughter. Lakewood is headed to the Class 5A state semifinals, and the head coach could...
View ArticleFootball: Mahla a leader right until the end for Springstead
SEFFNER — It was hard to spot the quarterback in the group as the players took a knee around Springstead coach Mike Garofano.“Don’t hang your heads,” said Garofano, who rubbed his chin before he...
View ArticleFootball: Lakewood 27, South Sumter 21 (with video)
BUSHNELL — Lakewood coach Cory Moore gathered his team near the north end zone of South Sumter’s once-packed stadium and shouted a rhetorical question: “Lakewood in the state semifinals?” he said....
View ArticleFootball: Hialeah Champagnat 28, Indian Rocks Christian 14
LARGO — Indian Rocks Christian’s storybook 2013 season ended Friday with a 28-14 loss to Hialeah Champagnat in the Class 2A state semifinal. The Golden Eagles led during the first quarter and trailed...
View ArticleFootball: Armwood 41, Springstead 0
SEFFNER — Armwood’s highly touted defense heard the jokes after giving up 48 points in a second-round win over Jefferson last week. The Hawks should change their name to Armwoo — no D.“Our defense was...
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