Football: Springstead 28, Hernando 7
photo gallery BROOKSVILLE — With a grin that stretched ear-to-ear, longtime Springstead coach Bill Vonada gave the game ball for Friday night’s victory over defending Class 6A, District 6 champion...
View ArticleFootball: Clearwater Central Catholic 35, Berkeley Prep 21
photo gallery TAMPA — One last time, Berkeley Prep quarterback Brad Mayes was forced out of the pocket and took off on a frantic scramble for daylight. But now the game was out of reach and there was...
View ArticleFootball: Pinellas Park 35, Northeast 14
ST. PETERSBURG — All week, Pinellas Park coach Kenny Crawford worried about how to stop Northeast’s spread offense. As it turned out, the Vikings stopped themselves. Northeast committed six turnovers,...
View ArticleFootball: Osceola 35, Tarpon Springs 25
SEMINOLE — Think of Osceola’s season as one long U-turn. After starting 1-3, the Warriors had won three straight heading into Friday night’s Class 6A, District 7 showdown with Tarpon Springs. Think...
View ArticleCotey: Clearwater Central Catholic shrugs off pressure, and exerts it
TAMPA Clearwater Central Catholic linebacker Branden Junk came after quarterback Brad Mayes on Friday night. Then, later, he came after him again. Jordan Adderley came after Mayes, too. So did Caanan...
View ArticleIn case you missed it: Week 8 football scores
Two days of football games, and not just any football games, HUGE district rivalries. Miss a game? Catch up here. Osceola 35, Tarpon Springs 25 Pinellas Park 35, Northeast 14 Clearwater Central...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Twice the usual nominees
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover, then we turn the voting over to our readers. These nominations span Saturday, Oct....
View ArticleFriday Night Rewind: Week 8 roundup
We were at three of the week's biggest district matchups: Lakewood-Jesuit, Clearwater Central Catholic-Berkeley Prep and Pasco-Fivay.
View ArticleHillsborough: District volleyball primer
Class 8A-7 at Durant Favorite: Wharton. The Wildcats finished 24-1 in the regular season, losing only in a tournament final against a team from Lakeland. With Caci Andreychuk, Ashton Stocker, and...
View ArticleNorth Suncoast: Sunday morning quarterback
North Suncoast Super 71. Pasco (7-0, 5-0): Is there any question, after Janarion Grant led the Pirates to 47 consecutive points in a 54-20 win over Fivay?2. Springstead (8-0, 5-0): The Eagles are off...
View ArticleCross country: Wiregrass Ranch girls, Land O'Lakes boys win Sunshine...
WESLEY CHAPEL — The Wiregrass Ranch girls cross country team asserted its Sunshine Athletic Conference dominance again Saturday, claiming a fifth consecutive conference title, but the three-year run of...
View ArticleHillsborugh: SMQ, Week 8
Super 7 1. Plant (6-1): Panthers' position atop rankings tenuous; Armwood and Robinson still loom. 2. Robinson (7-0): Coach Mike DePue called the 47-0 win against Spoto sloppy. We should all be so...
View ArticleCountryside coach: QB Christian Strong is ineligible
The Florida High School Athletic Association has declared Countryside quarterback Christian Strong ineligible, a ruling that could force the Cougars to forfeit six games and eliminate them from...
View ArticleNorth Suncoast district volleyball primer
One midweek match last week provided an example of just how unsettled North Suncoast volleyball remains. The area's top team, Mitchell, was swept by Anclote, giving the Sharks their first-ever victory...
View ArticlePinellas: SMQ, Week 8
Super 7 1. Largo (7-0, 3-0): Despite having Juwan Brown out for most of the game, the Packers crush Boca Ciega and are one win from clinching the 6A-7 district title. 2. Countryside (7-1, 3-0): The...
View ArticlePinellas district volleyball primer
Heading into this week's Class 8A-8 district tournament, Palm Harbor University may be the most dangerous 13-12 team in the area. The season has been filled with close losses, disappointing showings...
View ArticleRounding up FSU Seminoles-Miami Hurricanes game
MIAMI – A few former Tampa Bay high school stars made some big plays during Florida State’s 33-20 win over Miami on Saturday night at Sun Life Stadium. UM true freshman defensive end Tyriq McCord – a...
View ArticleFHSAA: Residency and paperwork issues surround Countryside QB Christian Strong
A new state law may prevent Countryside High School from having to forfeit football victories even though it used an ineligible player for more than half of this season. The Florida High School...
View ArticleCotey's Top 25: Knights, Spartans ready to make claim for No. 1
While the rest of the world scrambles to annoint Largo No. 1 after Armwood's loss, we will sit back and just enjoy the week because, well, we've had Largo No. 1 for a few weeks now. Oh, wait. We still...
View ArticleInjuries mounting at Mitchell
The losses piled up for Mitchell last week, even after a 32-0 defeat to Nature Coast. Three starters will miss the last two games of the season with injuries, Mustangs coach Scott Schmitz said. RB...
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