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Tampa Catholic, Spoto take wins

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By BARRY CARROLL

Tribune correspondent

Published: May 23, 2009

TAMPA - Tampa Catholic running back Henry McCloud ran for 125 yards in two quarters as the Crusaders won a shootout with Mulberry 17-14 in the first half of a spring jamboree at Spoto.

In the second half, Spoto dominated Lennard, 21-0, as Danny Taylor ran 36 yards for a touchdown.

Tampa Catholic and Mulberry put on a scoring display in the opener, with former Bucs quarterback Doug Williams and University of Tennessee coaches Lane and Monte Kiffin watching.

Mulberry running back Trent Thomas scored on a 10-yard run the first time he ran the ball.

Tampa Catholic's McCloud came right back, scoring on a 75-yard run one minute later.

One minute later, Mulberry quarterback Tony Brown hit John Minniefeld on a 67-yard strike to put Mulberry up again, 14-7.

Tampa Catholic quarterback Christian Queen found Joe Ogle for a 56-yard touchdown. Kicker Mike Paleveda hit a 22-yard field goal with 32 seconds left to give the Crusaders the win.

Barry Carroll

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