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, …
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Excitement and focus on the field and in the stands built throughout the night Nov. 9 as the Durant High School Cougars faced the King High School Lions for the final game of the 2012 season. Durant now stakes claim to a perfect season.
The Durant High School Cougars made history Nov. 9 with the school's first perfect season, capped with a shutout win (31-0) against the King High School Lions. Here's a look at life in the stands, on the field and from the sidelines at the game that cement's this moment in time for the Durant community. The game was played at Ron Frost Stadium, named for the school's charter principal, who died from cancer a year after the school opened in Plant City. ______________ Don't miss out on Brandon Patch news, with posts like this delivered to your inbox or smartphone every day. Sign up for our free, daily newsletter and keep up to date with your local news and happenings. ______________ The game was coached by Mike Gottman, who went 10-0 in …
Sunday, October 28, 2012
It was the last home game of the season for the Brandon High School Eagles, who hosted the Plant City Raiders at E.F. McLane Stadium on Oct. 26. Life in the stands and from the sidelines are caught in these photos, snapped under the Friday night lights.
Snapped under the Friday night lights at McLane Stadium in Brandon, on Oct. 26, are these photographs of life in the stands and from the sidelines at the Brandon Eagles versus Plant City Raiders football game. The Eagles fell two points shy of their second victory of the season while the Raiders tied their season up at four wins and four losses, including, in league play, two wins and two losses. Brandon's seventh season loss came after Plant City's fourth-quarter, come-from-behind drive, capped by a reported 35-yard field goal kicked by Plant City Raider Jorge Navarrette. ______________ Like what you read? Don't miss out on Brandon Patch news. Sign up for our daily newsletter and support your local news. ______________ BRANDON FOOTBALL …
Sunday, October 14, 2012
The Armwood Hawks beat the Strawberry Crest Chargers on Oct. 12 while the Durant Cougars dominated the Chamberlain Chiefs. Life on and off the football field is captured in these Brandon Patch photos and videos.
Friday night football in Eastern Hillsborough County included the Oct. 12 contests between Armwood and Strawberry Crest and between Durant and Chamberlain. Both Greater Brandon area teams won: It was homecoming for the Durant Cougars and senior night for the Strawberry Crest Chargers, where the bands faced-off after fourth-quarter play. Posted videos include the crowning of Durant's 2012 homecoming queen, Morgan Heartsfield; a Durant touchdown and a great Cougar catch; and clips of the Armwood Hawk Pride Marching Band. ______________ Care to add some photos of your own? Click contribute and upload. ______________
Saturday, October 13, 2012
The 2012 Homecoming Queen was crowned on the football field at Durant High School on Oct. 12 before a large crowd there to see the Durant Cougars continue their domination with a sixth win in the team's undefeated season.
Morgan Heartsfield was crowned 2012 Homecoming Queen at the Durant football game Oct. 12 before a crowd there to witness the third shut-out win in the Cougars' undefeated season. At the game, fans, players and cheerleaders sported the color pink to signify their support of October Breast Cancer Awareness Month. "It feels great," said Sydney Robinson, about her school's domination on the football field this year. "I'm really looking forward to them going to the playoffs. This is my last year so I'm looking forward to going as far as we can in football and competitive cheerleading." Celeste Lewis, Durant's 2011 homecoming queen, returned to Plant City for the game from her studies at the University of Alabama, where she said she is …
Friday, October 12, 2012
Game time Oct. 12 is 7:30 p.m. for the Armwood High School Hawks. They travel to Dover to face their crosstown rivals, the Strawberry Crest Chargers.
The Armwood Hawks, following last week's fourth-quarter win against Sickes (20-16), travel to Dover tonight, Oct. 12, to face the Strawberry Crest High School Chargers. (Meanwhile, the Brandon Eagles travel to Plant and the undefeated Durant Cougars celebrate homecoming, with a game against the Chamberlain Chiefs.) Armwood faces the Chargers (0-2 in league play, 2-3 overall), ranked nationally and in the state at 4,973 and 275, respectively, according to MaxPreps.com. Strawberry Crest this season beat Plant City (21-7) and Steinbrenner (21-14). The Chargers lost to Bloomingdale (27-28), Hillsborough (24-32) and King (16-28). Meanwhile, the Hawks (5-1 overall, 3-0 in league play) are ranked 201 in the nation and 13 in the state, according…
Saturday, October 6, 2012
The Armwood Hawks are undefeated in league play (3-0) and 5-0 overall following the team's 20-16 win over the Sickles Gryphons at Lyle Flagg Field in Seffner on Oct. 5.
Armwood Hawks Head Football Coach Sean Callahan told his team in a post-game huddle that "everything that could have gone wrong went wrong" in the first half of the team's 20-16 last-quarter win over Sickles, at home Oct. 5. In an interview with Brandon Patch following that huddle, Callahan added, "There was no question we would be okay if we could settle down, and we did." The Hawks entered this week's Friday night, conference-game contest with a come-from-behind win the week before against Jefferson. The Dragons held a 21-7 lead going into the third quarter of play, before dropping the game 21-35. "Tonight we settled down in the fourth-quarter, last week we settled down in the third quarter," Callahan said in his Oct. 5 interview. To …
The Brandon Eagles lost their fifth game of the season with a 35-13 upset at Newsome High School on Oct. 5. Brandon has yet to win a game this season.
Newsome on its home turf in Lithia extended its win streak to three games with an Oct. 5 upset over the Brandon Eagles (35-13), who went home with their fifth loss in as many games this football season. It was the second conference game for both teams. Newsome is 2-0 in league play and 3-3 overall. Brandon, respectively, is 0-2 and 0-5. Following a rain-delay start, the Eagles took to the field after a 37-14 loss to Sickles the week before. Meanwhile, the Gryphons on Oct. 5 went home with a late-game loss to the Armwood Hawks, who left the Lyle Flagg Field in Seffner with their fifth win in a 5-1 season. Newsome entered the contest with wins against Chamberlain (31-28) and East Bay (30-22). Meanwhile, the East Bay Indians on Oct. 5 dealt…
Friday, October 5, 2012
Game time Oct. 5 is 7:30 p.m. for the Armwood High School Hawks on their home turf. They host the Sickles High School Gryphons at Lyle Flagg Field in Seffner.
The Armwood Hawks, following last week's come-from-behind win against Jefferson (35-21), take to the field tonight, Oct. 5, at home against the Sickles High School Gryphons. (Meanwhile, the Brandon Eagles travel to Newsome.) Armwood faces the Gryphons (1-0 in league play, 3-1 overall), ranked nationally and in the state at 1,319 and 101, respectively, according to MaxPreps.com. Sickles beat Brandon (37-14) on Sept. 28, King (42-12) on Sept. 21 and Steinbrenner (34-10) on Aug. 31. The Gryphons lost to Wharton (27-29) on Sept. 7. Meanwhile, the Hawks (4-1 overall. 2-0 in league play) are ranked 145 in the nation and 12 in the state, according to MaxPreps.com. The Hawks this season beat Brandon, Tampa Bay Tech, Leto and Jefferson; they …
Game time Oct. 5 is 7:30 p.m. for the Brandon High School Eagles, who travel to Lithia to face the Newsome Wolves.
The Brandon High Eagles hope to snap their losing streak tonight as the Newsome Wolves look to extend theirs. The Eagles, coming off a loss to Sickles (14-37), travel to Litha tonight, Oct. 5, to face the Wolves on their home turf. (Meanwhile, the Armwood Hawks are set to play the Gryphons at home.) Brandon faces Newsome (2-3 overall, 1-0 in league play), ranked nationally and in the state at 3,798 and 227, respectively, according to MaxPreps.com. Newsome beat Chamberlain (31-28) on Sept. 28 and East Bay (30-22) on Sept. 22. The Wolves lost to Hillsborough (23-37) on Sept. 14, to Jefferson (37-39) on Sept. 7 and to Tampa Bay Tech (10-34) on Sept. 1. The Eagles (0-4 overall, 0-1 in league play) are ranked 6,609 in the nation and 335 in …
