Football: St. Petersburg 48, Boca Ciega 7
ST. PETERSBURG — The Green Devils used a balance attack in a game that was delayed a half-hour because of lightning. St. Petersburg improved to 4-0 and scored at least 40 points for the third time...
View ArticleFootball: Armwood 42, Jefferson 0
SEFFNER — Coming into its district matchup with Jefferson on Friday night, Armwood had given up just six points in its past three games. Against the Dragons it was much of the same defensive...
View ArticleFootball: Osceola 9, Dunedin 7
DUNEDIN — Osceola’s Ryan Allan completed a 22-yard heave into the end zone to Wilan Harvey on the final play of the game to shock Dunedin on its homecoming night. It was a defensive struggle most of...
View ArticleFootball: Seminole 21, Palm Harbor University 20
SEMINOLE — The start of this game certainly didn’t foreshadow the finish. And what a finish. Three Seminole turnovers led to a 14-0 Palm Harbor University lead, but the Warhawks pounded back. Aaron...
View ArticleFootball: Largo 32, Lakewood 27
LARGO — Down one with under 30 seconds left, Largo quarterback Donavan Hale capped an 11-play, 72-yard drive by hitting Jonathan Crawford for a 10-yard score. The game saw four second-half lead...
View ArticleHillsborough Game of the Week: Hillsborough 32, Lennard 26
RUSKIN — The rain had slowed, the teams had shook hands and Lennard coach Keith Chattin had spoken to his crestfallen kids. The disappointment of the 32-26 district loss was only just beginning to...
View ArticleFootball: Clearwater 20, Gibbs 14
ST. PETERSBURG — To say Clearwater’s win was sloppy would be an understatement. But despite problems holding on to the football, the Tornadoes were able to sneak away with a road win thanks to clutch...
View ArticlePinellas Game of the Week: East Lake 24, Tarpon Springs 14
TARPON SPRINGS — After graduating so many megastars the past few seasons, East Lake coach Bob Hudson has preached that the team needs players to step up in a variety of ways to keep its current win...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominations for week of Sept. 20-26
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, Sept. 20...
View ArticleCross Country: Sickles’ Zentmeyer wins Mitchell Invitational
NEW PORT RICHEY — With visiting Ocala Vanguard in the mix at Starkey Park for the Mitchell Invitational on Saturday, the pace was sure to speed up and it did. Some bay area individuals proved their...
View ArticleSunday Morning QB: Approaching midseason
SMQ team of the weekClearwater Central Catholic: The Marauders, ranked No. 1 in Class 3A, had eight players nursing injuries during the week. Five were healed enough to play, but the Marauders still...
View ArticleIRC's Damian King waiting until January to make visits
Indian Rocks Christian's Damian King has pushed back his scheduled visit to Missouri on Oct. 24 until January at the request of coaches."The coaches at Missouri said it's real busy right now so it's...
View ArticleCountryside swimmer Cooper Hoffman commits to FSU
Countryside's Cooper Hoffman, the state's 13th ranked swimmer in the 2015 class by collegeswimming.com, committed to Florida State on Sunday. Hoffman picked the Seminoles over LSU, Indiana, Navy and...
View ArticleVolleyball: Northside Christian, Palm Harbor U fare well in weekend tournaments
Northside Christian swept through its own tournament, the Mustang Invitational, on Friday and Saturday. The Mustangs were 5-0 and defeated Miami Palmer Trinity 25-20, 15-25, 15-8 in the final match....
View ArticleLocal teams, swimmers fare well at weekend meets
Academy of the Holy Names and Jesuit each had a strong showing at the Florida Catholic Championships this past weekend. The Jaguars won the girls team title with 445 points. Lara Lontoc led AHN with...
View ArticleHomeTeam 25: Volleyball's top teams pretty unshakable
As many teams’ regular seasons are coming to a close in the next couple weeks, these final matches before district tournaments begin will be big. Several of the top-ranked squads are still holding on...
View ArticleHomeTeam 25: Blink and you'll miss a pop quiz
1. (1) Armwood (5-0)Last week: Beat Jefferson 42-0This week: ByeLowdown: I’m not saying this is the Most Incredible Stat in the History of Football Stats, but I am saying that if I were considering a...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Kayla Widera, female winner for Sept. 20-26
Female Hot Shot winner: Kayla Widera, Mitchell Prior to her seventh grade year, Widera didn’t even know what a volleyball looked like. It wasn’t until her friend, Payton Murchie, convinced her to come...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Keshaun Peters, male winner for Sept. 20-26
Male Hot Shot winner: Keshaun Peters, Gulf Peters had some obstacles to overcome this season. The Gulf senior was unable to play football the past two years because he was academically ineligible....
View ArticleVolleyball: AHN tops Berkeley Prep in four
TAMPA — The last time Berkeley Prep and Academy of the Holy Names met on that court, the Jaguars defeated the Bucs in three sets to win the Class 4A, District 10 title, ending Berkeley Prep’s 11-year...
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