Boys basketball: East Bay takes control with 17-0 run
GIBSONTON — Like most rivalries, host East Bay and Brandon traded baskets early in Thursday’s Class 7A, District 7 matchup. That lasted all of three minutes before the Indians ran away with the game...
View ArticleGirls basketball: St. Petersburg finds plan that works
ST. PETERSBURG — So far this season St. Petersburg has used a simple formula to frustrate opponents. Apply stifling fullcourt defense, convert turnovers into layups and wear teams out with depth. That...
View ArticleEast Lake Invitational preview capsule
East Lake Invitational Where: East Lake HighWhen: Session 1 begins today at 1:30 with opening rounds and wrestlebacks. Session 2 begins Saturday at 9 a.m. with semifinals and wrestlebacks.What: This is...
View ArticleGators runner Grimes picks North Florida
Land O'Lakes runner Hallie Grimes has committed to the University of North Florida, the school announced via Facebook on Friday. Grimes placed third in the girls 400 (57.59 seconds) at the Class 3A...
View ArticleBill Vonada returns to coaching, this time at Hernando
When Bill Vonada retired from his head coaching position at Springstead last year, he knew he needed the break and someone else would fill his shoes. But now, he’s ready to return to football. Vonada...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Jefferson takes control to rout King
TAMPA — For a team that, according to its coach, has yet to play a complete game, the Jefferson Dragons are still finding ways to pile up early-season wins. The victim Friday? An up-and-down King...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Land O'Lakes turns up offense in second half
LAND O'LAKES — The teams were ranked second and third in 5A-8, and people in the stands said they expected a close game. For the first half, it seemed they were right. That changed when host Land...
View ArticleBoys soccer: Weeki Wachee nabs key district win
WEEKI WACHEE — The battle for positioning in Class 3A, District 7 has been ruthless. And with Fivay trying to fend off Weeki Wachee for third place, Friday night’s boys soccer game was as meaningful...
View ArticleGirls soccer: Hudson proves it's a four-way race in 3A-7
BROOKSVILLE — Short-handed Hudson threw Class 3A, District 7 into a four-team tizzy with a 2-1 defeat of Nature Coast on Friday. The Cobras were without four starters, with 22-goal scorer Dominique...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Lakewood's late 3 sparks OT win
ST. PETERSBURG — Lakewood hadn’t made a 3-point shot all night Friday so getting one down by three with seven seconds remaining seemed like a tall order. So when Siyana Allen’s attempt at the buzzer...
View ArticleFootball: Apopka 45, Plant 29
TAMPA — Just as he had done two weeks ago in an overtime thriller, Colby Brown got Plant right back in Friday’s game with a 55-yard pass, this time to Cameron Winter for a touchdown. The Panthers were...
View ArticleFootball: Green Cove Springs Clay 40, Lakewood 38 (with video)
GREEN COVE SPRINGS — When Lakewood struggled this season it was because the offense couldn’t figure out how to move down the field. But Friday night in the Class 5A state semifinal against Green Cove...
View ArticleFootball: Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer 31, East Lake 24 (with video)
EAST LAKE — Artavis Scott sobbed in Mason Cole’s arms. George Campbell trudged off the field, his head low. Tears fell as East Lake High coach Bob Hudson guided his team into the locker room for the...
View ArticleFootball: Armwood 35, Bartram Trail 28 (3OT)
SEFFNER — When Armwood quarterback Noah Johnson dropped back on third and 11 in triple overtime, he saw Bartram Trail’s pass rush approaching fast. He looked up a moment later and spotted a hole.“It...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Griffin, Green Devils off to hot start
GULFPORT — With his next basketball challenge locked down with a commitment to Louisiana Tech, St. Petersburg’s Dayon Griffin can focus on one thing — winning a state title. That should cause division...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominations for Nov. 30-Dec. 6
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover, then we turn the voting over to our readers. These nominations span Saturday, Nov....
View ArticleClass 3A final: Tide turns against CCC in six-minute romp
Clearwater Central Catholic was feeling good about its chances at halftime of Saturday’s Class 3A state final against Jacksonville Trinity Christian. The Marauders held the Conquerors’ explosive...
View ArticleClass 3A final: Jacksonville Trinity Christian 34, Clearwater Central Catholic 7
ORLANDO — For one half, everything worked according to plan for Clearwater Central Catholic. The defense was stifling, the offense was mistake free, the kicking game was exceptional. There was no...
View ArticleColumn: Drought rolls on, but Pinellas trio fought hard
ORLANDO — There was hope. There was happiness. There was hysteria. Then, in the span of 18 hours in Green Cove Springs, East Lake and Orlando, there was nothing. Again. Friday night, Lakewood fell...
View ArticleState semifinal edition: Sunday morning quarterback
Four things we learned Friday night Armwood has some magic, too: You don’t win 14 games in a row and reach the state title game without a little luck. The Hawks had some Friday. Noah Johnson’s 12-yard...
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