We interrupt this James Wilder Jr. for King of the World highlight video with this story: Once upon a time, in 2006, Plant High was making a run to a first state football title, and a few area coaches hated it. Plant, the school with everything, was muscling in on football. One coach complained that all he saw in the newspaper was "Plant, Plant, Plant." ...more

December 19, 2009

The Plant High football team won its third state title in four years Friday night, beating Bradenton Manatee, 21-14, at Orlando's Citrus Bowl to cap a 13-1 season. One year after winning the Class 4A crown, the Panthers closed with 13 consecutive victories in bringing the 5A trophy to South Tampa. Plant led 21-0 at halftime, then held off Manatee's rally to become the first Hillsborough County football program to win three state championships in the playoff era. ...more

December 19, 2009

Just like it always does at Lakeland's Bryant Stadium, Friday night's Class 5A semifinal game began with the Dreadnaughts taking the field to great fanfare, including a clanging bell and loud cannon. ...more

December 11, 2009

Plant High coach Robert Weiner has been a part of some exciting football games, including two state championship contests. ...more

December 11, 2009

At first I thought it must be a furlough day and that it was supposed to be dark outside and time to go home. ...more

November 2, 2009

You could have been walking into the Bucs' locker room. There was Michael Pittman over here, and Matt Bryant over there, and Dexter Jackson, and Paris Warren, and Frank Murphy, and Anthony Davis and ... ...more

October 30, 2009

'Canes attempt to extend win skein vs. Leopards ...more

October 29, 2009

South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier used a news conference question Sunday as an opportunity to brag about the SEC. ...more

December 29, 2008

Because of injuries, freshman RB Ty Jones, out of Middleton High, didn't get a chance to make much of an impact this season for the FSU offense. On Saturday, he made up for lost time. ...more

December 28, 2008

There was no nail biting, no relentless tension this time, no last-minute miracle drive to come from behind. There was no behind. ...more

December 20, 2008