Friday, November 30, 2012
The Armwood Hawks travel to Gainesville tonight, Nov. 30, for the FHSAA Class 6A-Region 2 final. Arwmood advanced after last week's 9-7 revenge defeat of the Hillsborough High Terriers, who beat the Hawks 3-0 earlier in the season.
The Armwood Hawks travel to Gainesville today, Nov. 30, with hopes to bring home the Class 6A-Region 2 title. Armwood advances to the third round of 2012 Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) post-season play after beating Hillsborough High (9-7) last week. Armwood (9-3) faces the undefeated Gainesville Hurricanes (12-0), ranked nationally and in the state at 71 and 3, respectively, according to MaxPreps.com. Meanwhile, the Hawks are ranked 304 in the nation and 21 in the state, according to MaxPreps.com. The Hawks this year beat Brandon, Tampa Bay Tech, Leto, Jefferson, Sickles, Strawberry Crest and King. In post-season play, the Hawks beat Largo (10-6) and Hillsborough (9-7). Armwood's three losses this season were to …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
The Newsome Wolves, after upsetting the undefeated Durant Cougars in FHSAA football Class 7A-Region 2 playoff action last week, take aim Nov. 30 against another undefeated team, the Osceola Kissimmee Kowboys.
The Newsome Wolves, following last week's 21-14 win over the undefeated Durant Cougars, advance to the third round of Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) football playoffs, with a Nov. 30 face-off against the undefeated Osceole Kissimmee Kowboys. The Wolves face the Kowboys (12-0, 5-0 in league play), ranked 307 and 22, respectively, according to MaxPreps.com. Meanwhile, the Wolves (8-4 overall, 4-1 in league play) are ranked 889 nationally and 68 in the state, according to MaxPreps.com. The Wolves this season beat East Bay, Chamberlain, Brandon, Riverview, Plant City and Bloomingdale. In the FHSAA playoffs, the Wolves beat Gaither (52-7) and Durant (21-14). Game time for the Nov. 30 game is 7:30 p.m., at Osceola Kissimmee. …
Saturday, November 17, 2012
The Durant Cougars at home Nov. 16 had a decisive win against the Tampa Bay Tech Titans in the opening round of the FHSAA 2012 football playoffs. Next up for the Cougars, at home Nov. 23, is a face-off against crosstown rivals the Newsome Wolves.
Mike Gottman, in his 10th year as head coach for the Durant Cougar football team, said, "It never gets old, never gets old" when asked after the post-game huddle Nov. 16 about yet another win in Durant's undefeated season. The Cougars beat the Tampa Bay Tech Titans at home, Nov. 16, in the first round of the 2012 Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) playoff season. Final score in the Class 7A-Region 2 quarterfinal game: 34-7. "When we went up 27-7 [in the fourth quarter] I felt like we were going to get it done," Gottman said. But don't think the Cougars were cocky. "We take it one game at a time and try to play well," Gottman said. As for the Titans, "they were big, they were physical," he said. "We felt that if we limited …
Friday, November 16, 2012
The undefeated Durant Cougars vie for their first prep playoff win, facing the Tampa Bay Tech Titans at home, in Plant City, at the Ron Frost Stadium. The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) regional quarterfinal games kicks off at 7:30 p.m.
The undefeated, Class 7A-District 8 champs, the Durant High School Cougars, take aim for a state crown tonight, Nov. 16, with the opening game of the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) playoff season. The Class 7A-Region 2 quaterfinal game, at the Ron Frost Stadium in Plant City, kicks off 7:30 p.m. against the Tampa Bay Tech Titans. Durant faces the Titans (7-3 overall, 4-1 in league play), ranked nationally and in the state at 1,771 and 122, respectively, according to MaxPreps.com. The Cougars (10-0 overall, 5-0 in league play) are ranked 462 in the nation and 35 in the state, according to MaxPreps.com. En route to the playoffs, the Cougars this season beat Freedom, Alonso, Brandon, Wharton, Plant City, Chamberlain, …
