TAMPA CATHOLIC ... 56 BISHOP VEROT ... 0 THE DIFFERENCE: Tampa Catholic (7-2) dominated Bishop Verot (6-3) on both sides of the ball, but especially on the offensive line. The Crusaders ran downhill and had tons of time to throw, allowing them to pick apart the Vikings. After playing the first two games of the season with a new offensive line and seven or eight injured players, the Crusaders have been on a roll, winning seven in a row. ...more

November 8, 2008

PALMETTO ... 24 JESUIT ... 3 THE DIFFERENCE: You would think it would have been Palmetto's star wide receiver Damian Copeland. He played well, but it was running back Marva Carley who, behind great offensive line play, shredded Jesuit's defense by pounding it on the ground for 231 yards and a touchdown. ...more

October 25, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: Wharton had more big plays. Four of the Wildcats' six touchdowns went for more than 50 yards. All five of Middleton's scores came on plays of more than 20. Middleton (2-4) had a 23-point fourth quarter to keep it close before Wharton recovered an onside kick with a little over a minute left and ran out the clock. ...more

October 17, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: Palmetto's Damian Copeland put on a clinic with four touchdowns. Copeland, who verbally committed to play at Louisville next year, collected 137 yards. His third touchdown came with 2 seconds left in the first half when he hauled in a 36-yard catch from quarterback Ethan Gilbert despite quadruple coverage by Robinson. ...more

October 11, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: In a wild game, which had everything from a delay in the fourth quarter because of a fight in the stands to a late Hillsborough fumble when the game looked to be put away, Middleton kicker Zachary Wehr was short on a 47-yard field-goal attempt that would have tied the game as time ran out. Trailing by three with 1:25 left, the Tigers (1-3) recovered a fumble on their own 37-yard line. Middleton drove the ball into Hillsborough (3-1) territory and even had a dropped ball in the end zone before a stingy Terrier defense stiffened and forced the long field-goal try to end the game. ...more

September 27, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: Alonso (2-1) forced the issue on defense, and Blake didn't help itself with 19 penalties. The Yellow Jackets (0-3) were solid on defense all night, but seven fumbles (three lost) and four interceptions doomed Blake. The Ravens did enough when presented with good field position off turnovers to score. ...more

September 20, 2008

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September 19, 2008

JESUIT ... 40 NEWSOME ... 7 THE DIFFERENCE: Plain and simple - Newsome turnovers. The Wolves (0-2) had seven of them. Two were for touchdowns, and one put Jesuit (2-0) in a first-and-goal position. With so many, it was easy for the Tigers to overcome two first-half interceptions of their own. ...more

September 13, 2008

Newsome at Jesuit ...more

September 12, 2008