Leon McQuay III quiet on recruitment before Under Armour game
KISSIMMEE - Don’t expect any hints from Armwood safety Leon McQuay III heading into his college announcement Friday. The four-star recruit and ESPN’s No. 32 overall prospect was quiet about his...
View ArticleUnder Armour notebook: Life's a little more low key for kickers
KISSIMMEE — With all the attention this week on the more high-profile recruits at the more high-profile positions, St. Petersburg kicker Sean Covington has been able to toil in relative obscurity at...
View ArticleUnder Armour: Pressure's on again, this time in pads
KISSIMMEE — When Shane Morris entered the IMG Madden 7-on-7 National Championship over the summer, he was a highly-touted quarterback from Michigan, a golden boy bound for the Wolverines with national...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Northeast prevails for Hernando Holiday Classic title in...
BROOKSVILLE — Offense was at a premium during Friday night’s championship game of the Hernando Holiday Classic. Northeast won the title 39-19 over Central despite shooting eight percent from 3-point...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Mitchell pulls out a nail biter vs. Ridgewood
NEW PORT RICHEY — Mitchell rallied from nine points down early in the fourth quarter for a pulse-pounding 67-64 win over Ridgewood on Friday night.“That was good to get the ol’ adrenaline back going...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Jesuit defense negates Tampa Catholic's hot shooting
TAMPA — A sellout crowd was on hand Friday night at Jesuit, and the home Tigers didn’t disappoint, cruising by Tampa Catholic 72-61. The Tigers (13-1), fresh off their strong showing at the Father...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Berkeley Prep takes down nemesis Pine Crest
TAMPA — The Friday night lineup at the Berkeley Prep Invitational featured last season’s Class 4A state finalists. The host Buccaneers locked up with reigning 4A state champion Fort Lauderdale Pine...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Calvary Christian survives OT, reaches IRC final
LARGO — Given the choice, Kasey Howard would have passed the ball. Or dribbled it. Maybe even called a timeout. But with time winding down and Calvary Christian trailing by three points, Howard had no...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Gibbs KOs host Countryside for second straight holiday...
CLEARWATER — They were all moving downcourt. Ten players, five of them defeated, five of them as spry as rabbits. So it was not surprising that after Countryside guards went to the rim and missed, it...
View ArticleJefferson's Derrick Ingram gets first offer from UMASS
Jefferson wide receiver Derrick Ingram, a 2014 prospect, picked up an offer Saturday from the University of Massachussetts. Ingram, listed at 6-foot-1, 185 pounds, was the Dragons' second-leading...
View ArticleTampa Bay Tech ATH Tajee Fullwood offered by UMass
Tajee Fullwood, one of Tampa Bay's best and most versatile athletes, picked up his first offer, from Massachussetts, Saturday. Fullwood returned kicks, caught passes and ran the ball last season for...
View ArticleFootball: Alabama commitment erases a few more doubters at U.S. Army...
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — It had been a while since Derrick Henry entered a game without the burden of carrying a team on his broad shoulders.Henry came to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl with modest...
View ArticleVIDEO: Son of former Cleveland Brown stands out at Under Armour combine
Orlando Brown's most famous moment in the NFL came as a member of the Cleveland Browns when referee Jeff Triplette accident hit him in the eye with a penalty fiag (which are weighted), all but ending...
View ArticleWrestling: Host Eagles win their seventh Springstead Invitational in a row
SPRING HILL — It was lucky No. 7 for Springstead on Saturday as the host Eagles captured their seventh consecutive team victory at the 24th annual Springstead Invitational.This team victory was an easy...
View ArticleAssociated Press' Class 8A, 7A all-state football teams
The Florida Class 7A and 8A All-State Team as chosen by newspaper editors and reporters. Area players in bold.CLASS 8A FIRST-TEAM OFFENSEQB-Pete DiNovo, 6-2 200, Sr., East Lake RB-JoJo Kemp, 5-11 190,...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominations for Dec. 22-Jan. 4
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover. These nominations span Saturday, Dec. 22 through Friday, Jan. 4. The winners get a...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Calvary Christian falls short at Indian Rocks Christian...
LARGO — Calvary Christian was hoping for a second straight night of last-second heroics, but it was Harmony that made the key shot Saturday at the Indian Rocks Christian Holiday tournament.Tied at 38...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Host Bucs fall short in Berkeley Prep Invitational
TAMPA — The host Buccaneers and Orlando Lake Highland Prep served up a dramatic ending to the Berkeley Prep Invitational boys basketball event Saturday night.The Bucs led by nine at the half, had their...
View ArticleRobert Weiner leaving Plant to join USF staff
TAMPA — Plant coach Robert Weiner summoned his players and staff Sunday evening to the Roland Acosta Field House, a short spiral from the field that likely will someday bear his name, to confirm what...
View ArticleRobert Weiner's final letter to Plant's 'football family'
The following is the letter Plant football coach Robert Weiner sent to the Panthers players and parents, according to Principal Robert Nelson: Letter to the Plant Panthers Football Family“ALWAYS A...
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