Sam Jones Jr. looked half asleep as he worked his way into the waiting room at the Florida Orthopaedic Institute (FOI) on Saturday. Jones, a starting middle linebacker for Tampa Bay Tech, needed the aid of crutches to maneuver his way into a chair. ...more

September 26, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: Sickles struggled to stop the strong Tampa Bay Tech running game. Incomplete passes and bad snaps didn't help the Gryphons either as they tried to rally late in the fourth quarter. Sickles also couldn't take advantage of the help of several personal foul calls against the Titans' defense. ...more

September 20, 2008

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September 19, 2008

Brian Thornton's Indians have looked pretty good early on, and as a result they are 2-0 for the first time since 2002. ...more

September 14, 2008

TAMPA BAY TECH ... 41 LETO ... 6 THE DIFFERENCE: The running of fullback Maurice Hagens and quarterback Angel Rodriguez teamed with a pursuing Titans defense to dominate Leto (1-1) at Tampa Bay Tech. Hagens and Rodriguez each scored three touchdowns for Tech (2-0). ...more

September 13, 2008

Leto at Tampa Bay Tech ...more

September 12, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: Tampa Bay Tech's backfield was too fast and too big for the outmanned defense of Bloomingdale, running at will. The offense was stopped only twice on drives and one of those resulted in a TD. The punt return was fumbled at the goal line and Leon Robinson fell on the ball for a TD. Cornerback D.D. Johnson intercepted two passes and ran both back, one from 43 yards, the other 60 yards. ...more

September 6, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: Tampa Bay Tech's backfield was too fast and too big for the outmanned defense of Bloomingdale, running at will. The offense was stopped only twice on drives and one of those resulted in a TD. The punt return was fumbled at the goal line and Leon Robinson fell on the ball for a TD. Cornerback D.D. Johnson intercepted two passes and ran both back, one from 43 yards, the other 60 yards. ...more

September 6, 2008

Fullback Maurice Hagens was something of a sophomore superhero for the Titans last season. He rushed for more than 1,300 yards, scored 10 TDs and, more importantly, led the Titans out of the misery of back-to-back winless seasons and into a new era with a 6-4 record. ...more

September 4, 2008

The Tribune begins its countdown of the top-10 Hillsborough County football teams. Today: No. 10 Tampa Bay Tech. The rankings were compiled in a vote by the Tribune's four staffers who cover high school football and News Channel 8's Dan Lucas. ...more

August 19, 2008