Wharton At Ridgewood At 15-13, Wharton was the Class 5A-Region 8 runner-up, losing to Brandon 42-38 in the district final. Wharton also beat Brandon 66-40 on Jan. 16, so the Wildcats shouldn't be considered a pushover for Ridgewood. Wharton started the season 3-14 and has since gone on a tear, going 12-2. The Wildcats have three players who average double digits in scoring - Anthony Manuel (14.8), Derek Holmes (13.5) and Chris Jean-Louis (12.2). Ridgewood (23-3), on the other hand, has been rolling all season long. However, the Rams haven't been without their close calls. The good news for Ridgewood is that both of those recent close calls have come against Land O' Lakes, and that's not who the Rams are playing. The other good news is that Ridgewood has proven it doesn't have to blow teams out to win. ...more

February 13, 2008

The Class 5A-District 7 semifinal game between Land O' Lakes and Wesley Chapel was reminiscent of an old west shootout. Two gunslingers came out shooting, but the Gators prevailed, winning 71-49. ...more

February 9, 2008

This time there would be no comeback. Although the stage was set again, unlike Friday, when Jefferson used a thrilling 21-5 game-ending run to stun No. 2 seed Blake and earn a berth in Saturday night's Class 5A-District 10 championship game, top-seeded Plant made sure a comfortable lead would remain. Just barely. ...more

February 3, 2008

With the University of South Florida mired in a six-game losing streak and Coach Stan Heath apparently not happy with how the Bulls practiced, Heath kicked his team out of their locker room last week. ...more

January 29, 2008

Nearly a dozen years ago, Stan Heath and Tom Crean helped Tom Izzo build Michigan State into one of the nation's top college basketball programs. ...more

January 28, 2008

Early in the second half of Wednesday night's game against Louisville, University of South Florida men's basketball coach Stan Heath stood and gazed down his bench. He then glanced onto the court. Unfortunately for Heath, there were no answers in either place. ...more

January 24, 2008

Bloomingdale coach Mike Kiser wants everyone to know his team really does play with five players. ...more

January 10, 2008

University of South Florida coach Stan Heath is discovering what his predecessors learned through their years on Fowler Avenue. The Bulls against a ranked team is not a good thing. ...more

January 10, 2008

King's 6-foot-7 Toarlyn Fitzpatrick had the ball in the post with 14 seconds remaining, trailing Land O' Lakes 45-44. ...more

January 6, 2008

Land O'Lakes senior Jerome Harrison scored a game-high 27 points to lead his Gators to a 60-50 win against Alonso at the inaugural Alonso Holiday Classic on Thursday. ...more

January 4, 2008