< Blog Home

Florida Youth and High School Sports News Blog

Archive for September, 2007

Florida Football: Week 5 Review

September 30th, 2007

Upset Saturday Starts Early
Everyone’s aware that college football’s rankings were turned on their ear this weekend, but the Florida high school scene didn’t fare much better, as a few top teams fell in big games and a few others—including Booker T. Washington and Tallahassee Lincoln—had close calls.
Central Florida was a hotbed for big games, […]

Florida Football: Week 5 Scoreboard

September 29th, 2007

Florida High School Scoreboard: Week 5

Freedom 0
Alonso 41
Forrest 7
Andrew Jackson 27
Edgewater 40
Apopka 32
George Jenkins 30
Auburndale 41
Ridgeview 14
Baker County 42
Gateway Charter 0
Baker 42
Menendez 49
Baldwin Middle-Senior 6
Lake Brantley 29
Bartram Trail 28
American Heritage School 26
Benjamin School 7
Englewood 28
Bishop Kenny 27
Out-of-Door Academy 48
Bishop McLaughlin 0
Melbourne Central Catholic 14
Bishop Moore 24
Northeast 0
Blanche Ely 16
Sickles 24
Bloomingdale 6
Suncoast 9
Boca Raton Community 41
West […]

Florida high school football: Clearwater bests Gibbs in defensive war

September 29th, 2007

Homecoming was sweet for the Clearwater High School Tornado football team as they beat a good Gibbs Gladiator football team 15-7.
[where: 33760]
Favorite, bookmark, save, or post to Digg, Yahoo, Google, and more:

Florida high school football: Charlotte Tarpons top Fort Myers Green Wave

September 29th, 2007

Charlotte Tarpons video highlight
The Charlotte High School football Tarpons went on the road and crashed the Fort Myers High School homecoming party, handing the Florida Myers Green Wave football team their first loss of the season, 21-14. Charlotte Tarpon running backs Mike Bellamy and Troy McClary each rushed for over 100 yards with Bellamy […]

Florida high school football: Cypress Lake Panthers win second straight

September 29th, 2007

Video highlight: Cypress Panthers football
The Cypress Lake Panthers football team won their second consecutive game, dominating the Estero Wildcats 45-0 in a non-district football game. Savon Seward played an excellent all-around game, racking up over 100 overall yards, catching a touchdown, and running for a touchdown.
[where: 33901]
Favorite, bookmark, save, or post to Digg, Yahoo, […]

Florida Football: Week 5 Thursday Results

September 28th, 2007

Well, I’ve already mentioned it on another post, but I’ll do so here as well. I watched Daytona Beach Seabreeze pound Deland 56-6 on Thursday. It was the Troy Dannehower show, as the quarterback threw for 208 yards and rushed for 80 more before being replaced in the second quarter. Dannehower was in on five […]

Florida Football: Week 5 Preview Part Deux

September 28th, 2007

Well, I’ve discovered that it’s much easier to preview the Thursday games separately. Since a lot of this involves linking to newspaper stories, we’ve discovered that we often have to wait for those stories to be published, which doesn’t happen in some cases until late Thursday. Obviously, we can’t link to something that doesn’t exist. […]

Eloy Vargas Picks Gatorland

September 27th, 2007

I’m in the press box in Daytona Beach tonight. There are a lot of Gators fans here, and several of them just shouted hooray at the news that came in this afternoon from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Delray Beach American Heritage power forward Eloy Vargas has committed to the Florida Gators, according the newspaper. I […]

Florida Football: Week 5 Preview

September 27th, 2007

If you read this before 8 p.m. Thursday, skip down the page to get the newest information. If you haven’t read any of it, you’ll see that some of this applies to games already under way.
There are a few big Thursday games. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel previews a big game between Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer […]

Thursday’s Volleyball News

September 27th, 2007

Today brings us a story on the increased focus on serving, which hasn’t always been the focus of volleyball coaches judging by the poor serves I’ve witnessed over the years. Undoubtedly, a strong serve is a huge bonus. Just ask Spruce Creek senior KaLee Duggan, who served up four straight aces Tuesday night in a […]