Football: Freedom 9, King 6
TAMPA — Freedom opened its season with a defensive-minded and penalty-marred victory Friday night at King.Play of the game: After kicking a 27-yard field goal with three minutes left in the first...
View ArticleFootball: Gaither 35, Chamberlain 6
TAMPA — Gaither capitalized on a sloppy Chamberlain team in the second quarter, rolling off four touchdowns to blow open a close game. The Chiefs were in a giving mood on opening night, turning the...
View ArticleFootball: Armwood 37, Durant 14
SEFFNER — Armwood had 14-0 lead less than six minutes into the first quarter. But Durant made it interesting as Crispian Atkins’ 85 yards and two TDs in the first half kept it close. After a scoreless...
View ArticleFootball: Spoto 35, Wharton 2
RIVERVIEW — Spoto started the game the way coach Dale Caparaso sought. The Spartans scored three touchdowns during the first quarter and played stout defense throughout, allowing the Wildcats to score...
View ArticleFootball: Jesuit 31, Wauchula Hardee 17
TAMPA — The flashes of speed and strength Malik Davis showed last year as a freshman were on full display for Jesuit as he ran past Wauchula Hardee. Davis pounded Hardee with 149 yards on 23 carries,...
View ArticleFootball: Lennard 28, East Bay 7
GIBSONTON — Lennard matched its win total for the past two seasons and defeated its neighborhood rival in convincing fashion before a packed house. The Longhorns scored on their first three...
View ArticleFootball: Osceola 15, Seminole 6
SEMINOLE — Ryan Allan scored two touchdowns and Wilan Harvey provided a bruising presence in Osceola’s ground game in a 15-6 victory over county rival Seminole at Osceola High School on Friday. The...
View ArticleFootball: St. Petersburg 41, Gibbs 8
ST. PETERSBURG — If there were any doubts about Austyn Causey’s readiness to lead St. Petersburg High School, he answered them in a big way Friday night against Gibbs. The sophomore threw for three...
View ArticleHillsborough Game of the Week: Sickles 33, Robinson 7
TAMPA — Last season was the most successful in Sickles history, the Gryphons winning a district title and their first-ever playoff games en route to the region finals. The 2014 Gryphons, ranked No. 3...
View ArticlePinellas Game of the Week: Countryside 25, Lakewood 20 (with video)
ST. PETERSBURG — If Countryside was to have any chance against highly regarded Lakewood Friday night, somebody had to emerge as a playmaker. Dante Satcher was that player. Satcher gained 287 yards on...
View ArticleFour quarters: Rounding up the best and brightest from Friday night
4 teams to believe inLennard: Supporters of Lennard, just 1-19 over the past two seasons, spent the past few days practically guaranteeing the Longhorns would beat East Bay. And, well, boom went the...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominations for Aug. 23-29
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover. Then we turn the voting over to readers. These nominations span Saturday, Aug. 23...
View ArticleSunday Morning Quarterback: Underdogs have their day
SMQ Player of the Week: Dillon O’Toole, River Ridge Since getting hired at his alma mater in 2011, River Ridge coach Ryan Benjamin has spent a lot of time thinking about beating Land O’Lakes. He even...
View ArticleTampa Catholic's Nate Craig could miss season with broken fibula
Nate Craig, Tampa Catholic's 5-star wide receiver and an Auburn commitment, has a broken fibula, according to coach Mike Gregory. Whether any of this season can be salvaged for the 6-foot-2, 210-pound...
View ArticleWins the first week of HomeTeam Pick'Em, Yoda Master does. Hmmmm?
There were pitfalls this week. River Ridge. Lennard. Freedom. But the best at avoiding them? The Yoda Master and Cowboys, who both finished 11-5 to take the early lead in the 2014 Pick 'Em. Yoda...
View ArticleHomeTeam football 25: First-week jitters out of the way
1. (1) Armwood (1-0) Last week: Beat Durant 37-14 This week: at Blake, 7:30 Lowdown: The Hawks weren’t their usual dominant selves on opening night, still struggling with penalties. Even the defense...
View ArticleHomeTeam volleyball 25: Teeming with talent at the top
The bay area always seems to be rich with volleyball talent, and this year is no exception. We think CCC, Tampa Prep and Bloomingdale have the best shots at bringing a state title back to Tampa Bay,...
View ArticleAssociated Press state football poll: Week 2
The Associated Press Top 10 Florida high school football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, rating points and previous rankings. Area teams n bold: Class 8A Record Pts Prv...
View ArticleHomeTeam Pick'em: The rest of us strike back
So, who's taking down Yoda Master this week? Remember, keep using the same name you used last week, to keep yourself in the running for the season-ending prize. Good luck. Except, well, not to you...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Mitchell's Ryan Marsh, male winner for Aug. 23-29
Male Hot Shot of the WeekRyan Marsh was part of a three-headed running back attack last season for Mitchell’s football team, and was limited to 32 carries for 207 yards and four touchdowns as a junior....
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