Florida offered fresh start for East Lake’s Carson Lydon
EAST LAKE — East Lake High School linebacker Carson Lydon has made his usual assortment of eye-popping plays this season. Those hard hitting sacks on heart-stopping blitzes, game-changing...
View ArticleGibbs' Sajon Ford commits to Northeastern
Gibbs' Sajon Ford announced via Twitter that he has committed to Northeastern. Ford, a 6-foot-11 power forward, picked the Huskies over nine schools, including Auburn, Butler and Virginia Tech. He...
View ArticleTampa Bay defensive stat leaders after Week 3
After three weeks of play, these are the top defensive players from Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco and Hernando counties:TacklesPlayer Solo Asst Total Joe Ryan, Plant 26 18 44 Trent Puleo, Seffner...
View ArticleSunlake vs. Springstead: Clash of dynamic defenses
Springstead and Sunlake, the two best defenses on the North Suncoast? Most likely. Last year, both teams combined for 10 shutouts and played a physical and ferocious brand of defense on the way to the...
View ArticleFootball: Week 4 predictions
Last week: Bob Putnam 8-2, John C. Cotey 6-4, Rodney Page 6-4, Kelly Parsons 6-4. Season so far: Parsons 42-11, Putnam 42-11, Cotey 38-15, Page 38-15Tampa Bay top 10Dunedin at Tarpon Springs John C....
View ArticlePlant intends to step up defense vs. Bloomingdale
TAMPA — Kyle Henderson was in the second grade the last time Plant lost a district football game. For as long as the senior defensive lineman has been a Panther — and even six years before that —...
View ArticleThe game’s the easy part for Dunedin QB Argi Radani
This is it for Argi Radani. This is his comfort zone. The pressure of being Dunedin’s starting quarterback, the intense practice and preparation for tonight’s Class 5A, District 8 opener against...
View ArticleGirls golf: Gibson’s 68 helps Osceola win Mustang Invitational
SEMINOLE — Osceola’s Haydyn Gibson made it clear from the beginning of Thursday’s Mustang Invitational that she would be the player to catch. Gibson started her round with three birdies, survived a...
View ArticleFootball: Berkeley Prep 33, Lakeland Christian 28
LAKELAND — Lakeland Christian spotted Berkeley Prep a 21-point lead and made an effort to rally, often overcoming its own mistakes. The Vikings, however, came up short in their first Class 3A, District...
View ArticleFootball: Newsome 22, Alonso 21
LITHIA — The Wolves won it on a touchdown and two-point conversion on the game’s final plays. It was a 7-7 defensive battle through three quarters. Then a power outage delayed the game with 10:04...
View ArticleFootball: Mitchell 27, Land O’Lakes 17
LAND O’LAKES — The rain was letting up, and so, it appeared, was Mitchell. Down 20-0 at halftime, Land O’Lakes had just gotten its first touchdown, and after recovering a fumble on the kickoff, it...
View ArticleFootball: Strawberry Crest 9, Brandon 6
BRANDON — The Strawberry Crest Chargers (1-3, 1-0) got their first victory and first district win of the season as they defeated the Brandon Eagles (2-2, 0-1) on a soggy night.Key drive: The Chargers...
View ArticleFootball: Fort Meade 32, Tampa Catholic 12
FORT MEADE — Ryan Fulse proved quite a mudder. Despite a slick field from hours of rain before and during the game, Fulse racked up 260 yards and three explosive touchdowns on 19 carries to lead Fort...
View ArticleFootball: Hernando 35, Weeki Wachee 0
BROOKSVILLE — Confidence was plentiful in the rain at Tom Fisher Stadium on Friday night as Hernando shook off two losses to open the season to dominate cross-county rival Weeki Wachee. Starting with...
View ArticleFootball: Indian Rocks Christian 36, Northside Christian 0
ST. PETERSBURG — The rain poured all game and so did the big plays from Indian Rocks Christian. All five of the Golden Eagles’ touchdowns came on plays of at least 40 yards as they routed the host...
View ArticleFootball: Durant 9, Plant City 7
PLANT CITY — It didn’t rain on Durant’s parade. Barely. Durant overcame a steady downpour, then almost proved to be its worst enemy in the final minute before defeating Plant City 9-7 Friday night in...
View ArticleFootball: East Lake 38, Clearwater 6
EAST LAKE — East Lake used an efficient offense and stifling defense to knock off Clearwater in a game that featured a steady rain and the Eagles playing without star George Campbell. East Lake jumped...
View ArticleFootball: Pinellas Park 10, Seminole 0
PINELLAS PARK — On a field better suited for a slop fight, Oscee Calhoun scored the game’s only touchdown as Pinellas Park mudded its way to a 10-0 victory over Seminole in the 7A-9 district opener...
View ArticleFootball: Osceola 20, Boca Ciega 12
SEMINOLE — George Palmer had a plan. Rotating a quartet of running backs behind QB Ryan Allan during a soggy first half, the Osceola coach decided to feature a fresh Wilan Harvey in the final 24...
View ArticleFootball: Jesuit 20, Largo 18
LARGO — When Jesuit coach Matt Thompson saw that Friday’s forecast called for steady rain, his only hope was that it wouldn’t be enough to cancel the game against Largo. The Tigers have a run oriented...
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