After nine, long hard-fought games throughout this 2008 high school football season, the playoff fate's of Palm Harbor University, Dunedin and Countryside came down to a three-team Battle Royale on a chilly Monday evening to decide which two programs would represent Class 5A-District 9 in the regional quarterfinals and who would be going home empty-handed. ...more

November 11, 2008

Virgil Cooper sat on the Avon Park locker room floor with a brace on his right knee as teammates and friends filed past the senior who'd likely just played his last game of football for the Red Devils. ...more

November 9, 2008

FOOTBALL Four turnovers help doom Central at River Ridge, 24-7 ...more

November 8, 2008

DeAngelo Hall didn't stay unemployed for long. Less than one day after clearing waivers, the cornerback agreed Friday to a one-year contract with the Washington Redskins. ...more

November 8, 2008

FOOTBALL   As Citrus (1-7) visits Hernando (3-4), both teams begin playing for next season tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Tom Fisher Memorial Stadium.   'CANES ATTEMPT TO EXTEND WIN SKEIN VS. LEOPARDS ...more

November 7, 2008

It didn't take Jarvis Giles long to decide the University of Tennessee was the school for him. The Gaither senior tailback verbally committed to Tennessee in June during a visit. ...more

November 4, 2008

Jacory Harris threw a tying touchdown pass in the final minute and another one in overtime to give Miami a 24-17 win over Virginia on Saturday that put the Hurricanes into the race for the ACC title game. ...more

November 2, 2008

Winning two games in a row had Avon Park feeling confident heading into Friday night's Class 3A-District 12 matchup against defending champion DeSoto. Maybe too confident. ...more

November 1, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: Despite the absences of suspended quarterback Mywan Jackson and injured tailback Sherman Jessie, nationally-ranked Armwood (9-0) managed to put points on the board, while the Hawks' defense allowed only two touchdowns. ...more

November 1, 2008

Tailback Marcus Shaw rushed 26 times for 163 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead DeSoto to a 41-0 drubbing of Avon Park in a Class 3A-District 12 game on Friday night at Joe Franza Stadium. ...more

October 31, 2008