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Plant's Offense Rolls, 41-0

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A Tribune staff report

Published: May 23, 2008

TAMPA - Plant's offense picked up where it left off last season, producing big statistics and a lot of points.

Led by quarterback Aaron Murray's five touchdown passes, Plant defeated Blake 41-0 in the first half of a spring jamboree Thursday at Jefferson.

The junior quarterback, who recently committed to the University of Georgia, completed 14 of 21 passes for 204 yards in one half of action.

"Our guys definitely stepped up tonight," Murray said. "This shows how hard we've worked all spring to come together as a team. I think we've got our hunger back."
Tight end Orson Charles hauled in a 39-yard one-handed reception near the end of the first quarter to set up the Panthers' second touchdown.

Not to be outdone, receiver Alan Sampson, who led the team with seven receptions for 107 yards and two touchdowns, made a leaping 30-yard catch to set up Charles' lone touchdown.

Junior defensive back Eric Dungy, the son of Indianapolis Colts and ex-Bucs coach Tony Dungy, closed out the scoring for Plant when he returned an interception 45 yards for a TD.

In the second half, Jefferson defeated Robinson 27-7. Led by freshman quarterback Quentin Williams, the Dragons scored first, capping an 80-yard drive with a 9-yard strike from Williams to tight end Fred Overstreet. It was one of Williams' three TD passes

Robinson responded with a 40-yard touchdown pass from AJ Phillips to running back Robert Smith to tie the game. Jefferson's Lenthia Lewis returned the ensuing kickoff 97 yards for the touchdown.
Katherine Smith
Chiefs, Cowboys Prevail

TAMPA - The two halves of football at Middleton were fairly similar, with Chamberlain winning the first half 15-7 over Hillsborough and Gaither taking the second half 13-7 over Middleton.

Both scrimmages also featured a player that stood out a bit more than others: Chamberlain quarterback Dontae Aycock and Gaither running back Jarvis Giles, two reasons scouts from Florida State, Tennessee, Miami and South Carolina, among others, were in attendance.
Aycock brought Chamberlain back from a 7-0 deficit by running and passing with equal authority, leaving Hillsborough more than a little frustrated.

From the looks of Thursday night, Gaither's Giles has a chance to lead the county in rushing. Following his first carry of 12 yards, Giles finished with 84 yards on seven carries, including a 34-yard TD.
Gaither held Middleton to one late score, a 26-yard touchdown toss from Justin Sanders to Aaron Anderson. Gaither then snuffed any Middleton hopes when Dylan Fisher intercepted a pass inside the Cowboys' 5-yard line with less than 30 seconds left.

Scott Purks

Alonso, Jesuit Win

TAMPA - Alonso quarterback C.J. Bennett, throwing exclusively from a spread shotgun formation, completed 17 of 24 passes, connecting with eight different receivers, for 181 yards and three touchdowns as Alonso overwhelmed visiting Sickles 30-10.

In the jamboree's first game, Jesuit rallied from an early six-point deficit and beat Leto 14-6.

Alonso recovered Sickles fumbles on the opening kickoff and the Gryphons' third play from scrimmage and scored touchdowns on both short drives. Bennett hit Kory Strassberg, who finished with 69 yards on five receptions, from the 3, then tossed a 10-yarder to Jonathan Armand for a 13-0 lead. Bennett connected with Demonte McAllister for a 9-yard touchdown midway through the second quarter and ran one in from the 3 late to finish the scoring.

Sickles, which ran seven plays in the first quarter, scored on quarterback Cullen O'Brien's 69-yard run and a 32-yard Tyler Deming field goal.

For Jesuit, much remains uncertain despite the victory. The Tigers allowed a pair of reverses on Leto's first two offensive plays to cover 80 yards and a quick score, and are no closer to deciding on a starting quarterback - based on solid play by Ryan James and Bobby Eveld.

James completed three of four passes for 29 yards, including a 10-yard strike to Erick McGriff that gave the Tigers a 7-6 lead. Eveld finished 2-for-3 for 58 yards, including a 53-yarder to Will Schaefer after avoiding the rush.

Chris Errington

Carrollwood Day Loses

ST. PETERSBURG - Carrollwood Day School took the field for the first time playing 11-man football and lost 18-12 to Canterbury.

The contest was a controlled scrimmage, with each team getting 12 plays each half and a simulated overtime with both teams getting five plays. There was no kicking game.

Canterbury won the regulation 12-6, while both teams scored a touchdown in overtime. Billy Embody tossed a pair of touchdown passes to account for Carrollwood Day's scores, an 11-yard pass to Matt Monteilh to tie the scrimmage at 6 and a 12-yard overtime strike to Michael Canter.

Lee Diekemper

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