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Plant Earns Top Seed At '7 On'

The Tampa Tribune

Published: July 18, 2008

Plant High breezed through Thursday's pool-play portion of the inaugural Nike "7 On" Football Tournament in Beaverton, Ore., earning a No. 1 seed for today's double-elimination championship bracket play.

The Panthers finished the first day of the tournament 3-0, but an injury to junior WR Allen Sampson tempered their celebration. Plant's offense will be without one of its leading receivers after Sampson suffered a broken jaw in the second game against Illinois' East St. Louis High. Plant coach Robert Weiner said Sampson was leaping for a catch and his head collided with a defender's head. Weiner said he will be evaluated when he returns to Tampa this weekend.

The Panthers opened the tournament with a 27-7 victory over California's Long Beach Poly High. Plant then defeated East St. Louis 31-12 and concluded pool play with a 30-29 victory over Texas' Eisenhower High.

"They were tough games against very good teams and we really dominated those teams," Weiner said. "It was really a different guy in each game stepping up for us."

FOOTBALL: Plant QB Aaron Murray, who has committed to Georgia, was the highest-rated recruit from Hillsborough County at No. 6 when

Rivals.com released its latest Florida Top 100 list. Plant TE Orson Charles was the next-highest rated recruit at No. 10.

Other Bay area players to make the list include Armwood DE Ryne Giddens (No. 15), Gaither RB Jarvis Giles (No. 16), Alonso DT Demonte McAllister (No. 22), Dunedin RB Adaris Bellamy (University of South Florida commit, No. 46), Chamberlain QB/Athlete Dontae Aycock (No. 48), Chamberlain DT Dontavious Pyron (No. 57), Largo LB Mike Marry (No. 72), Lakewood DB Jacquez Jenkins (No. 73), Armwood LB Petey Smith (No. 74), St. Petersburg Catholic OL Jon Halapio (No. 78), Armwood QB/Athlete Mywan Jackson (No. 80) and Armwood DB Angelo Hadley (No. 90).

SOCCER: The 2009 and 2010 FHSAA girls and boys soccer finals will be held at the University of Tampa's Pepin/Rood Stadium, the FHSAA office announced Thursday. Wharton will serve as host for the event.

The finals have been held at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale for the past five years.

Katherine Smith, Nick Williams

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