Did someone say playoffs? And tiebreakers? We've got action from Friday's biggest games, including Spoto-Lakewood, Mitchell-Land O'Lakes, Hernando-Nature Coast, and a little bonus footage from an independent showdown, Canterbury-Carrollwood Day. [Jack Rowland]
![Bernard Reedy helps Lakewood clinch a huge win and postseason berth. [Willie J. Allen Jr.]](http://hometeam.s3.amazonaws.com:80/top-box%2FC0S_Reedy110709.jpg "A reason to celebrate")
![Nature Coast's win means Hernando, Crystal River also have shot at playoffs. [Brian Blanco]](http://hometeam.s3.amazonaws.com:80/top-box%2FC4S_natureCoastjump110709.jpg "Time for a tiebreaker")
![Stevie Weatherford directs a fourth-quarter drive that seals the win for Land O'Lakes. [Keri Wiginton]](http://hometeam.s3.amazonaws.com:80/top-box%2FC4S_Weatherford110709.jpg "Stevie comes into his own")
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Class A, Region 3 swimming: Berkeley Prep boys add to growing trophy collection
Posted on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at 9:38 p.m.
SARASOTA — Berkeley Prep's boys team has gone through a remarkable transformation, emerging as a contender after winning plenty of titles the past two months, including the school's first district crown in more than 10 years last week.And in this season of breakthroughs, the Buccaneers achieved another one Saturday with their first region title. Berkeley ...
Class 3A, Region 2 swimming: Plant girls team leans on depth to step up in class and win second region title in three years.
Posted on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at 9:24 p.m.
ST. PETERSBURG — Plant swim coach Gil Gonzalez thought this might be the deepest girls team he has ever had. What he didn't know was how the Panthers would fare in the postseason after moving up in classification to Class 3A.At Saturday's Class 3A-2 region meet at North Shore Pool, Plant had just one individual ...
Class A, Region 3 swimming: Buoyed by superior depth and confidence, Shorecrest girls win first region title
Posted on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at 9:04 p.m.
SARASOTA — With no other area small school program able to match its depth or experience, the Shorecrest girls have won nearly every big meet this year.So the Chargers have constantly had to invent challenges to keep themselves interested in a season that has been filled with predictable wins. Ultimately, the only standard by which ...
Class 3, Region 2 swimming: Palm Harbor University boys victory dampened by disqualification
Posted on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at 8:33 p.m.
ST. PETERSBURG — As the Palm Harbor University boys swim team was officially being crowned the Class 3A-2 region champions, Hurricanes coach Lisa Bitting was overwhelmed with frustration after the title night ended with controversy.The Hurricanes won Saturday's meet — by 30 points over Punta Gorda Charlotte and Countryside — at North Shore Pool, but ...
Cross country: Newsome boys, girls advance to region meet
Posted on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.
Newsome's boys and girls cross country teams earned region berths with top-eight finishes at Saturday's Class 4A, District 3 meet at Clermont.Bloomingdale and Brandon also competed in this 18-team district, consisting primarily of Orlando-area schools, but neither qualified a team or individual for Friday morning's Region 2 meet at Lutz's Lake Park.The top eight squads ...
Pinellas: Sunday morning quarterback
Posted on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at 6:26 p.m.
The old adage that defense wins championships, or at least gets you into the playoffs, came true this week. With playoff berths on the line, St. Petersburg and East Lake each recorded shutout victories to earn runnerup spots in their respective districts. That's not all. The defense also provided the scoring, with teams returning interceptions ...
John C. Cotey's high school sports Top 10
Posted on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.
1. Show me statementYou show me a team that loses its top two players — one a probable 1,000-yard rusher (Conner Powers), the other a top defender (Joe Worth) — and in the biggest game of the year has their quarterback (Matt Klenke) throw for more than 300 yards out of the wing-T to win ...
Recruiting: Lakewood star Bernard Reedy believes his list of scholarship offers should grow
Posted on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at 5:52 p.m.
Most high school athletes would be satisfied with Bernard Reedy's list of scholarship offers. But Reedy isn't content.The Lakewood standout wants more."I've been starting since the ninth grade," Reedy said. "I've been progressing each year. Some of the people that are top-rated, I feel like I'm better than them. I feel I should have more ...
Bowled over?
Posted on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at 2:17 p.m.
Now that the playoff match-ups have been finalized -- save for Monday's tiebreaker between Nature Coast, Hernando and Crystal River -- let's take a look at who didn't make it, and how I'd match them up in bowl games just for fun. Just matching teams I think would make for fun games -- preferably games ...
East Lake 22, Dunedin 0
Posted on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at 12:40 a.m.
DUNEDIN -- East Lake clinched the 5A-8 district runnerup spot and a playoff berth with its second shutout of the season, a 22-0 win over Dunedin on Friday. In the first quarter, senior running back Jamaal Wilburn ran nine times for 82 yards and two scores before leaving the game with an ankle injury. He ...
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Recruiting
Tarpon OL gets offer No. 1
Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 at 12:23 a.m.Minnesota became the first school to offer a scholarship to Tarpon Springs junior OL Zach ...
Bernard Reedy talks recruiting
Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 at 12:20 a.m.Most high school athletes would be satisfied with Bernard Reedy's list of scholarship offers. But ...
Gaither's Megan McGrath to sign with UAB
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 at 3:07 p.m.Gaither senior pitcher Megan McGrath has committed to Alabama-Birmingham and will sign her letter of ...
Gaither's Kristen McGrath to sign with UAB
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 at 3:04 p.m.Gaither senior pitcher Kristen McGrath has committed to Alabama-Birmingham and will sign her letter of ...
Gators lead for Lakewood star
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 at 1:32 p.m.Lakewood volleyball standout Berkley Whaley is only a sophomore, but when it comes to picking ...
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