The Florida High School Athletic Association released the schedules for next week’s softball district tournaments. Here are the district brackets that include local teams.
Here is the tattoo Northeast coach Jeremy Frioud got to honor Jacquez Welch. The tattoo is from a photo taken just after Welch scored on a 60-yard run, the final carry of his high school career.
Coaching at the high school level can be a thankless job. The hours are long. The pay is miniscule. But the impact they have with athletes and students is immeasurable. Lets all give them the props they deserve on
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Coaching at the high school level can be a thankless job. The hours are long. The pay is miniscule. They even monitor the weather. But the impact they have with athletes and students is immeasurable. Lets all give them the props they deserve on
#NationalCoachesDay
Tampa Catholic's Lewis Carter, an Oklahoma commit, had a monster game against Robinson, rushing for 212 yards and five touchdowns on offense and recording seven tackles and an interception on defense.
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Leto players arriving back on campus Friday night after winning a football game for the first time in their careers and the first one for the program since 2014. Pure joy.
Coaching at the high school level can be a thankless job. The hours are long. The pay is miniscule. They even monitor the weather. But the impact they have with athletes and students is immeasurable. Let's all give them the props they deserve on
#NationalCoachesDay
Three Hillsborough County teams, all of which are undefeated, advance to state title games. It is tied for the most-ever in area history in one season.
7A: Tampa Bay Tech
6A: Jesuit
3A: Berkeley Prep
I hit a big milestone with last night: 100,000 page views. I reached that total in less than four months. And I did it from the ground up, in the middle of a pandemic, without a single official high school game being played. All thanks to your support.
Shaquem Griffin's performance at the NFL combine should not be a surprise. In 2013, he was named the Tampa Bay Times Pinellas County co-track athlete of the year along with brother Shaquill (Seahawks), TJ Holmes (UF hurdler) and Trayvon Bromell (Olympic sprinter).
Congrats to Jesuit, which wins its first state title since 1968 and becomes the sixth area team, all from Hillsborough County, to finish as an undefeated state champion.
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Greg Gaines (Tampa Bay Tech), Xavier Townsend (Berkeley Prep) and Junior Vandeross (Jesuit) all played on the same youth team with the Westchase Colts. Now they are each playing in the state finals.
Tampa Catholic quarterback Charlie Dean, a UCF commit, has transferred to Plant. He made the move about two weeks ago. He wants to graduate early and get to UCF as soon as possible and said he wouldn't be able to do that at Tampa Catholic.
East Lake's Dionte Blanch cutting down the net after reaching the state semifinals for the first time. The Murray State signee finished with 35 points.
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Hold your heads high Tampa Bay Tech. You were the first team in school history to go undefeated in the regular season and the first to reach the state title game. You'll always remember that and be talking about that at reunions.
Counting my time as a freelancer, this will be my 30th year covering high school football. My first assignment? Covering Shaun King's first start as a quarterback at Gibbs.
How bad is the portal? I've had two area high school coaches tell me that at least four colleges are not even taking one high school player in the 2023 class. The college coaches just stopped by to say hi and that's it. All transfers this year.
Good news. Hillsborough County athletic director Lanness Robinson said through donations and help from the district, everything Blake lost in the fire this past weekend should be replaced.
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Here's a high school picture of Desmond alongside Clyde Pinder (North Carolina/USF). That was more than 800 pounds of beef (close to 900) in Armwood High's (Seffner, Fla.) interior defense. Tampa Bay Times photo.
Reached more than 60,000 page views since starting the first week of April. Better still, a combined 22,000 page views the past three weeks, which means the audience is growing.
Iowa State has done very well recruiting the bay area, particularly on the offensive side of the ball in the 2022 class. Wiregrass Ranch's Rocco Becht, TBT's Greg Gaines and Berkeley Prep's Xavier Townsend have all committed to the Cyclones so far.
This is the first time Lakewood has had brothers (twins no less) selected among its long list of draft picks. The Griffin twins now get to play for the same high school, college and NFL team.
Congrats to Berkeley Prep on making it to the state title game for the first time in school history. The Buccaneers will face Chaminade in the final on Dec. 10 in Tallahassee.
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Lakewood's Shaquem Griffin was a state champion in the triple jump and long jump. He also teamed with brother Shaquill to win state in the 4x400. Together, they also helped the Spartans win a state team title in 2013, the first for a Pinellas County boys team in 43 years.
The FHSAA board of directors votes to allow schools to start practices for fall sports on Aug. 24. The first allowable date for a regular season game or meet will be Sept. 4.
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Hillsborough's Erriyon Knighton finishes third in the final of the 200 to secure his spot his Olympic spot. He becomes the first American teenager to qualify in the event since 1972.
Hillsborough County AD Lanness Robinson said practices and games will still be allowed for fall sports starting on Aug. 24 and public schools will enter phase three of summer conditioning on Monday.
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The Hillsborough County school board unanimously approved a contract with Advent Health and PT Solutions Holding LLC to supply certified athletic trainers year-round to all 28 public high schools during last week’s meeting.
A Pinellas Park parent ordered about 500 of these stickers that are available for any team in the area that wants to support Northeast and Jacquez Welch's family.
Congrats to Tampa Bay Tech's Jayson Roberts (Class 7A) and Jesuit's Matt Thompson (Class 6A) who were named the state coach of the year in their respective classification by the Florida Dairy Farmers.
Miami's Anthony Lawrence Jr. (Lakewood) and Kansas State's Barry Brown (Gibbs) are best friends who are tearing it up in college. Who can forget this photo 11 years when they were members of the Courtside Cavaliers.
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Plant coach Robert Weiner announces he is leaving after 16 seasons to take an assistant job at the college level. Just told players and coaches during mandatory meeting.
2021 RHP/SS Mario Williams of
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is a big-time athlete, showing a fast arm w/ lots of life on his FB. Currently committed to
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as the nation’s top ranked WR. Comes in for relief and sits 88-90, touched 91 on the last pitch of the inning for the K.
Superior Collegiate's Ethan White, a Florida commit, has transferred to Clearwater, his zoned school. He will graduate in December and become an early enrollee with the Gators.
The Newton family had a tremendous weekend.
*CCC's Jershaun Newton was 14-of-15 for 329 yards and three TDs.
* Toledo's Jerjuan Newton had five catches for 125 yards and two TDs
* Illinois' Johnny Newton had four tackles and a sack.
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Tampa Bay Tech's Greg Gaines III (Iowa State), Berkeley Prep's Xavier Townsend (Iowa State) and Jesuit's Junior Vandeross (Toledo) all played together on the same youth team with the Westchase Colts.
Pinellas County has been approved to start summer conditioning on June 15. All outdoor workouts at first and limited to 30 people (players and coaches) per group.
Berkeley Prep's Xavier Townsend, an electrifying playmaker who led the Buccaneers to their first state final appearance, won the Guy Toph Award as the top player in Hillsborough County.
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