Dazmond Patterson never searched for a reason why. Despite being a freshman and first-year varsity player for Plant City in 2008, Patterson never thought twice when Raiders coaches thrust him into one of the most prominent positions in high school football as the team's starting tailback. ...more

November 8, 2009

The Raiders football squad has been in playoff mode for a while now, even though the postseason is still a couple of weeks away. Last Friday's trip to Durant High sure had a playoff feel to it. ...more

November 4, 2009

A man whose body was found March 1 in a ditch in Ruskin has been identified as 52-year-old Dale Strunk, Hillsborough County deputies say. Strunk had no obvious signs of trauma, though it's up to the medical examiner's office to determine an official cause of death, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. The cause of death is pending toxicology results. ...more

March 11, 2009

A number of problems beset Jason Strunk in his first year as Plant City Raider football coach, some simply a function of his late arrival on the scene. ...more

February 18, 2009

NEWS AND NOTES Polanco Heading To W. Kentucky The road to college hasn't been an easy one for Middleton senior offensive lineman Luis Polanco. ...more

January 27, 2009

The Plant City Raiders are finally, really, at home this week. And it's a pretty good time for them to be there. ...more

October 22, 2008

PLANT CITY With the season more than half over, the Plant City High Raiders can finally come home. ...more

October 18, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: Plant City scored an upset with a gusty call made with 1:30 left in the game. Down 23-20, the Raiders went for it on fourth-and-inches, and they were successful on Duran Lowe's run. Lowe ran it in for a touchdown on the next play for the Raiders' winning score. ...more

October 11, 2008

Through the first half of the high school football season, Plant City High's defense has established itself as the strength of the team. ...more

October 8, 2008

PLANT CITY ... 8 BLAKE ... 0 THE DIFFERENCE: Plant City (1-1) struggled offensively throughout the game, but scored a safety toward the end of the first quarter against Blake quarterback Eugene Davenport and a two-yard touchdown run by Dorian Graham. ...more

September 13, 2008