Boys district basketball: PHU, St. Petersburg reach 8A-8 final
PALM HARBOR — Palm Harbor University proved to be the more powerful of the Hurricanes, beating visiting Bradenton Manatee 50-35 Wednesday in the Class 8A, District 8 semifinals. Palm Harbor U. (14-7)...
View ArticleBoys district basketball: East Lake, Seminole to clash in 7A-9 final
SEMINOLE — Led by Kyle Mogged, East Lake built leads as high as 14 points and then staved off Clearwater 51-48 as Trevor Godfrey had a hustling putback with 6.2 seconds left. The victory puts the...
View ArticleBoys district basketball: Top seeds Lakewood, Gibbs to meet in 5A-10
As expected, Lakewood and Gibbs, the top two seeds, both advanced with convincing wins in the semifinals. The Spartans beat Bradenton Bayshore 80-56 as Anthony Lawrence Jr. and Jacobi Boykins each had...
View ArticleGirls soccer: Shorecrest falls in state semifinal
With the clock winding down in the second overtime of Wednesday’s Class A state semifinal game, Shore-crest girls soccer coach Neal Wolfrath was starting to decide who he would send out for penalty...
View ArticleBoys district basketball: Newsome upsets Plant in 8A-7
TAMPA — With Newsome huddled in the game’s final timeout, Colton Stafford broke away and stared at the scoreboard, not once, but twice. Each time, he smiled and pumped a fist. Less than a minute...
View ArticleBoys district basketball: Sickles, Freedom to square off in 7A-8 final
Sickles (16-10) had no problem with Steinbrenner 75-60, and Freedom (15-6) built a big lead and coasted past Wiregrass Ranch 58-32 as both earned region berths with wins in the 7A-8 semifinals. The...
View ArticleBoys district basketball: Lennard gets shot at Jefferson in 6A-9
Lennard defeated Chamberlain 74-71 in an overtime thriller to advance to the district final Saturday against top-seeded Jefferson, a 74-48 winner over King.“We outlasted them,” Lennard coach Danny...
View ArticleBoys district basketball: Robinson, Jesuit paired for 5A-9 final
Middleton hung with Robinson for a while before the Knights pulled away for a 67-56 semifinal win that sets up a district final against Jesuit.“We made the plays when we had to down the stretch,”...
View ArticleBoys district basketball: Tampa Catholic, Berkeley Prep coast in 4A-10
Host Tampa Catholic trailed early before blowing out Sarasota Booker 76-54 in a district semifinal. Kevin Knox led Tampa Catholic (15-11) with 22 points, and Delaware signee Chivarsky Corbett scored...
View ArticleScout looks ahead to 2015
Because National Signing Day for 2014 is soooo yesterday, Scout and other outlets are looking ahead to 2015. Scout released its updated 2015 rankings today. The locals on the list are… No. 21 Armwood...
View ArticleRegion girls basketball: Land O’Lakes rallies after three quarters
DADE CITY — The last time the Gators made the playoffs, they couldn’t be stopped until the region finals. Now they’re on track to do it again. Land O’Lakes powered to a 39-34 win over Pasco after...
View ArticleRegion girls basketball: Armwood tops limping Mitchell
SEFFNER — For Armwood, it is time to move on to the next challenge. For Mitchell, a season of what could have been ended. Armwood (25-4) cruised to a 56-30 victory against injury-riddled Mitchell...
View ArticleDistrict boys basketball: Strawberry Crest tops Brandon for 7A-7 title
BRANDON — Two nights after knocking off three-time district champion East Bay, No. 3 Brandon could not recreate the results and proved no match for top-seeded Strawberry Crest, which defeated the host...
View ArticleRegion girls basketball: Plant withers vs. Palm Harbor U.
PALM HARBOR — As his team warmed up for its Class 8A region quarterfinal against Plant, Palm Harbor University coach Darian Dublin figured his team was ready. By the time the first quarter ended, he...
View ArticleRegion girls basketball: Nature Coast holds off hard-charging Gulf
NEW PORT RICHEY — Nature Coast held off a furious comeback attempt to win 58-55 at Gulf on Thursday. The Sharks (20-4) advance to the Class 5A region semis Tuesday at Land O’Lakes. Ahead by as many as...
View ArticleRegion girls basketball: St. Petersburg rolls without standout
RIVERVIEW — St. Petersburg learned Tuesday that it would be without Jordan Berenbaum, one of its top players, after the senior forward suffered a concussion in the district final loss to Palm Harbor...
View ArticleRegion girls basketball: Steinbrenner survives a scare
LUTZ — With most teams in this situation, Steinbrenner coach J.R. Allen would have been nervous. His Warriors had given up a nine-point lead in the final 3:04, missed seven of their last 11 free...
View ArticleRegion girls basketball: Free throws eclipse milestone for Aliyah Gregory
TAMPA — As Strawberry Crest played Wiregrass Ranch in a Class 7A region quarterfinal Thursday, a poster-sized pad in the corner of the Chargers’ gymnasium counted down from 16. Senior guard Aliyah...
View ArticleRegion girls basketball: Dixie Hollins turns back Hillsborough
ST. PETERSBURG — Meagan Thomas delivered again for Dixie Hollins, and Hannah Rizzo proved an unlikely hero with a game-clinching shot as the Rebels defeated Hillsborough 50-48 in their Class 6A region...
View ArticleRegion girls basketball: Clearwater bows to Lakewood Ranch
CLEARWATER — Too much talent and, more important, too much size. Little went right for Clearwater against a Bradenton Lakewood Ranch squad that sprinted to a 77-47 victory in a Class 7A region...
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