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By KATHERINE SMITH | The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 9, 2008

TAMPA - The Tampa Catholic girls basketball team has played third fiddle to St. Pete Catholic and Academy of the Holy Names the past several years. Crusaders coach Nancy Kroll is hoping to change that.

A 77-54 victory against Academy last Friday night is a step in the right direction. St. Pete Catholic has won the district and Academy has finished runner-up the past four seasons, leaving Tampa Catholic on the outside looking in at playoff time. The Crusaders hope to build off the victory and make the postseason for the first time since 2004.

Tampa Catholic overcame a sloppy first half by dominating the Jaguars in the second half. Juniors Colette Eule and Sarah Brennan combined for 42 points.

It was Kroll's 104th victory. She reached the 100-win mark during a Thanksgiving tournament.

"I have been blessed with some good teams," Kroll said. "If you do it long enough, hopefully you'll get the hang of it."

TEAM WANTED

The Academy of Holy Names is in need of a team for its Jaguar Holiday Tournament after a team dropped out. The Dec. 27-30 tournament has a three-game guarantee. The $150 entry fee includes T-shirts for players and coaches. For information, contact Pete Young at (813) 839-5371, ext. 320, or pyoung@holynamestpa.org.

FEATURED PLAYER

Tashana Bludsaw,

Tampa Bay Tech

Sophomore Guard

About Bludsaw: She led the Titans with 16 points in her team's 55-52 overtime victory against Armwood last Friday night. Bludsaw is second on the team with a 10.6 scoring average.

Reporter Katherine Smith can be reached at (813) 259-7860.

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