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

Fifth-seeded Hudson upset top-seeded Springstead 48-44 and Pasco came up with late free throws to down No. 3 seed Brooksville Nature Coast 36-32 in the Class 4A-District 8 semifinals Friday night. ...more

February 9, 2008

SEBRING — The last time the Sebring boys basketball team faced DeSoto, the Blue Streaks drove home from Arcadia with a 23-point loss hanging over their heads. During the rematch on Thursday night, however, there was plenty more hanging in the balance. Sam Robinson scored 23 points and Javier Medina added 10 more as Sebring led the entire way and claimed at least a tie for the second seed for the Class 4A-District 10 tournament with a 57-42 victory over the Bulldogs. The Streaks could find themselves in a three-way tie for first-place in district if Hardee defeated DeSoto on Friday night (results were not available as of press time). But whatever the case, Sebring took care of business when it needed to, winning crucial games over Palmetto on Tuesday (81-64) and DeSoto on Thursday to close out district play. ...more

January 26, 2008

Jerryd Bayless scored 23 points and Chase Budinger had 22, and Arizona used a barrage of 3-pointers to beat No. 6 Washington State 76-64 on Thursday night. ...more

January 25, 2008

Sophomore forward Okaro White's tip-in of a Luke Loucks miss with 39 seconds left gave Clearwater a 45-44 win against Pinellas Park on Friday night. The loss was the Patriots' first of the season against a Pinellas County team. ...more

January 19, 2008

BOYS BASKETBALL Eastin paces hosts with 15 points and five rebounds in tourney opener. ...more

January 6, 2008

The Hernando Christian Academy Lions (7-2) took the Academy at the Lakes Wildcats (2-8) by the tail and slung them around and sent them right into the loser's bracket on Thursday night in HCA's inaugural Holiday Basketball Tournament. ...more

January 6, 2008

BELLEVIEW –– Sebring's Brenita Grant may not have put up huge numbers in the stat column, but her play against the Gulf High Buccaneers on Saturday proved the difference in the Blue Streaks' 45-37 victory in the championship game of the Lady Rattlers Holiday Tournament. Down 34-29 heading into the final eight minutes, Sebring head coach Mike Lee decided to make a change. "We switched to man-to-man defense and that was a key to our win," Lee said. "[Brenita] shut down [Gulf's] guards. She played amazing for us." With her stellar defense, Grant helped the Streaks outscore Gulf 16-3 in the fourth for the win and earned tournament MVP honors. ...more

December 31, 2007

BELLEVIEW — A holiday treat. That's what the Sebring girls basketball team enjoyed by blasting Pine Ridge (Deltona) 41-29 in Thursday's first round of the Lady Rattlers Holiday Tournament. The Class 3A Blue Streaks improved to 11-4 on the season as Whitney Wells scored a team-high 12 points, while Chelsea Davis chipped in with eight points and Benita Grant added six. "Our defense was solid," said Sebring first-year coach Mike Lee. "We rebounded well and showed a lot of patience on offense." ...more

December 29, 2007

Looking for lucky No. 13 and his most important field goal of the night, Central's Darryn Frazier took the rebound with only seconds left on the clock, went coast-to-coast and pulled up from just inside the three-point arc taking an off-balanced jumper. ...more

December 16, 2007