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Pinellas Roundup: Dunedin Stifles Tarpon Springs

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A Tribune staff report

Published: October 18, 2008

TARPON SPRINGS - Bryan Morris rushed for 103 yards on just seven carries and Dunedin parlayed a pair of rushing touchdowns and an overpowering run defense into a 17-11 victory at Tarpon Springs on Friday.

Kim Howard's 10-yard run early in the second quarter and quarterback Ryan Singer's 7-yard scramble midway through the third gave Dunedin (5-2) all the points it needed.

Tarpon Springs (4-2) countered with a Michael Hill 37-yard field goal and Josiah Fisk's 3-yard fourth-quarter run, but thanks to a Falcons defense that allowed just 37 rushing yards, forced a pair of turnovers and had four sacks, the Spongers couldn't complete the comeback bid.

Tarpon Springs quarterback Danny Reyes finished 16-of-28 for 198 yards to account for nearly all of the Spongers' offense.

Chris Errington

COUNTRYSIDE 21,

BOCA CIEGA 6

CLEARWATER - Dawrence Roberts rushed for 102 yards, including 78 on Countryside's opening drive, to lead the host Cougars to a win.

Roberts carried the ball 14 times in Countryside's 18-play, 98-yard drive the first time the Cougars (4-3) got the ball. Roberts finished off the drive, which took 7:34 off the clock, with a 6-yard TD. Countryside got the ball after stopping Boca Ciega (1-5) on the Cougars 2-yard line after Countryside fumbled a punt on its own 12.

The Cougars went up 14-0 in the third quarter when they took the second-half kickoff and drove 72 yards - the big play a 55-yard pass from Jimbo Chmelik to Alton Taylor. Countryside made it 21-0 when Terry Johnson scored from the 4.

Rick Harmon

CLEARWATER 29,

PINELLAS PARK 0

CLEARWATER - Clearwater running back Tarrence Jackson rushed 28 times for 100 yards and a TD, while teammate A.J. Eastman rushed 11 times for 55 yards and a TD.

Clearwater engineered a nine-play, 68-yard drive that culminated in an 8-yard fake field goal pass from quarterback Nick Gimbrone to wide receiver Malcom Grigley. Gimbrone went 4-for-7 with 33 yards, two TDs and a successful 2-point conversion.

Clearwater's defense limited Pinellas Park to five first downs and 134 yards. Clearwater also caused four turnovers: two interceptions and two fumbles.

Sean Ford

PALM HARBOR U. 21,

OSCEOLA 7

SEMINOLE - Methodical Palm Harbor University (4-2) overcame seven penalties, three missed field goals, a fumble and an interception to hand stubborn Osceola (0-7) a homecoming defeat.

The Hurricanes, in a 7-7 tie with less than one minute left in the third quarter, scored on a 2-yard run by quarterback Sean Shelton. They added a 20-yard TD run by Tyler Katica-Jones in the fourth to put the game away.

Mike Moore

CLEARWATER CENT. CATH. 35,

ST. PETE CATHOLIC 34

CLEARWATER - Micah Poole stopped St. Petersburg Catholic on a 2-point conversion late in the game to preserve the win.

With the host Marauders leading 35-28, CCC decided to throw a pass into the left flat. The ball was batted down and referees ruled it a lateral.

Linebacker Zach Baker picked up the ball and rambled 87 yards to pull the Barons within 35-34 with just more than a minute left. On the 2-point conversion, SPC running back Keelyan Bryant appeared to have the conversion near the right sideline as he came back across the goal line to catch the ball. He slipped, and as he turned outside was hit by Poole inches from the goal line.

Lee Diekemper

SHORECREST PREP 35,

LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 14

ST. PETERSBURG - Shorecrest sealed its win in the third quarter with back-to-back TDs by Jack Schroeder. Schroeder barely caught a 25-yard pass by Hunter Tremaine for a TD after the ball bounced off the hands of a defender. Ninety seconds later, Schroeder intercepted a pass and ran for a 30-yard TD.

Tremaine ran 29 yards for two TDs in the first quarter. A fake field-goal attempt in the second quarter allowed Toms Bernhards-Callahan to catch a 20-yard pass for another TD.

Luke McEachron

INDIAN ROCKS CHRISTIAN 39,

UPPERROOM CHRISTIAN 6

LARGO - Indian Rocks senior Ethan Englebert ran 11 times for 90 yards and three touchdowns, and added five extra points to lead the Golden Eagles to victory. Indian Rocks rushed for 278 yards, averaging 6.5 yards per carry.

The defense held Upperroom Christian to 158 yards. IRCS forced a safety late in the first half when the snap went over Upperroom QB Maryland Gillis' head into the end zone.

Aaron Hanbury

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