On a chilly Friday night at Bill Spoone Stadium, Class 6A-6 runner-up Durant made the trip east on I-4 to play 6A-5 champion Dr. Phillips. But it was not a pleasant trip for the Cougars, who were making their first playoff appearance since 2003, as they suffered a season-ending defeat to the Panthers, 14-7. ...more

November 22, 2008

Capsule previews for the high school football playoff games involving Hillsborough County teams. ...more

November 20, 2008

The end result of the Class 6A-District 6 football tiebreaker Monday night at the Ron Frost Athletic Complex seemed only fitting. ...more

November 11, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: Trailing 24-14 with 1:31 left in the game, Freedom QB Josh Grady threw a 20-yard TD pass to Sherrod Cunningham to pull the Patriots within three. The following onside kick bounced off a Durant player and into the arms of a Freedom player, but he couldn't hold on. Durant recovered the kick and ran the clock out, preserving its first road win of the year and ruining Freedom's homecoming. ...more

October 17, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: The Durant (3-2) defense posted a shutout with outstanding line and linebacker play by limiting Brandon (1-4) to less than 150 yards of total offense and posting five sacks. ...more

October 4, 2008

When the fourth quarter comes around, the Durant High Cougars want to be the last team left standing. The whole focus of the off-season was hitting the weights. ...more

August 20, 2008

Three-year starter Jeremy Fussell will not be an easy player to replace at quarterback, but the Durant High Cougars have a plan. ...more

November 21, 2007