Hillsborough football results

Results from around the county.

By Times Staff
Published October 28, 2006

Alonso leaves no doubt in rout of Sickles

TAMPA — With winless Sickles coming in, Alonso was fearful of a letdown in its quest to win the Class 5A, District 6 title outright. It had nothing to worry about.

Ravens quarterback Cory Quintilliani scored on runs of 58, 57 and 15.

“This is exactly what we needed to get ready for the playoffs,” Quintilliani said.

He got things started for Alonso (6-3), with a 58-yard touchdown in the first quarter.

Quintilliani finished with 164 yards on seven carries, and Alonso ran for 401 yards total.

Josh Mendez scored the Gryphon’s two touchdowns.

Armwood clinches playoff spot with shutout

SEFFNER — It’s been a while since Armwood had a must-win Week 9 game  to make the playoffs, but that’s what the Hawks faced Friday night.

In the fashion of team that won back-to-back state titles and played for its third in a row last season, Armwood made sure there the drama didn’t last long .

The Hawks (8-1) turned a Lake Region fumble into a touchdown on their first possession of the game.   The only glitches  were four missed extra points.

 Marquise Branton led the Hawks with 22 rushes for 163 yards and two touchdowns. Armwood’s defense held Lake Region (3-6) to 35 total yards on 28 plays .

Blake rolls as Leto’s 1,000-yard back is hurt

TAMPA — Leto’s Rudontae Ashley needed 7 yards to surpass the 1,000-yard mark for the year and went past the milestone on a 4-yard touchdown run to give the Falcons the lead. However, Ashley dislocated his shoulder in the second half and was taken from the field in an ambulance.

Darius McRoy came in to gain 175 yards, but he was unable to score as Blake (3-6) and Leto (2-7) combined for nine lost fumbles. Blake back Willy Hopps had 146 yards and a TD, and Ryan Davis took the ball from a Leto back and went 31 yards for the tying TD.

Raiders dominate Bulls

VALRICO —The Bulls suffered their second straight shutout, as Plant City outgained Bloomingdale 215-108 in total offense.

The Raiders were carried by running backs Keith Dawson and Jacari Bennett. Dawson ran for a game-high 115 yards and touchdown. He also had a 70-yard punt return for a touchdown. Bennett chipped in with 75 yards to help Plant City, the 5A, District 7 champione.

The win for the Raiders was on the night of Bloomingdale’s Homecoming. Plant City coach Kevin Kelly remembers his team’s 31-14 loss to the Bulls last season.

“They beat us last year at our home,” Kelly said. “So our kids were fired up.”

Bulldogs rally past Bucs

TAMPA — Carlton Thomas ran for 210 yards, mostly in the second half, as Frostproof came back from a halftime deficit to rout Berkeley Prep.

Frostproof improves to 7-2 and 1-2 in Class 2B, District 6, while Berkeley Prep drops to 1-7 overall and 0-3 in district play.

The Bucs defense controlled Thomas throughout the first half, limiting him to just 32 yards while Berkeley Prep took advantage of Frostproof turnovers for a 10-7 lead.

But the lead quickly evaporated as Thomas scored on second-half runs of 68, 57, 42 yards. The Frostproof defense harassed Josh Knight, forcing four interceptions, one returned 40 yards for a score by Gabriel St. Louis.

Running backs carry Brandon past East Bay

BRANDON — Judging by records, East Bay had the upper hand going in. But it was Brandon, led by backs Mike Brown and Marquel Gilmore, that finished runner-up in Class 5A, District 7 and secured a spot in the playoffs.

In the first half, Brown racked up 113 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. Gilmore finished the game with 81 yards and three touchdowns.

The Eagles will face Lakeland, ranked No. 1 in the nation by Sports Illustrated, in the playoffs. Coach John Lima said the Eagles will have to play mechanically sound but said he looks forward to Lakeland.

“I ain’t scared of ’em,” he said.

 Aycock, defense carry Chiefs to playoff berth  

TAMPA — Chamberlain is going to the playoffs, thanks to sophomore running back Dontae Aycock and an opportunistic defense.

Aycock accounted for the Chiefs’ three touchdowns, running for two and throwing for another, and rushed for 114 yards on 13 carries as Chamberlain defeated King to clinch the Class 5A, District 6 runnerup berth at John Adcock Stadium.

Chamberlain (4-5 overall, 2-1 district) had to withstand several threats by King (3-6, 1-2), which was playing without offensive starters Dwayne Callaway and Michael Johnson due to disciplinary action.

The Lions missed a chance to tie the game at 14 late in the third quarter when Daniel Zychlinski’s PAT kick sailed wide right following Kingsley Aguta’s 25-yard touchdown run.

Jeremy McCray preserved the Chiefs’ 14-13 lead by blocking a Zychlinski 43-yard field-goal attempt on the first play of the fourth quarter, setting up a 32-yard touchdown run by Aycock.

Patriots air it out

TAMPA — In a game that was not as close as the final score indicated, quarterback Andrew Carr passed for 183 yards, three touchdowns and ran for another as Freedom celebrated Homecoming with a win.

Both teams traded touchdowns in the first quarter. Carr scored from 2 yards out for the Patriots and Colby Walden rushed for a 10-yard TD for the Titans. Freedom also had a 60 yard-touchdown pass called back for holding.

In the second quarter, Carr took to the air with a 24-yard TD to Alex Carr and a 34-yard TD strike to Herrard Evans. A holding penalty negated another apparent TD.

In the fourth Carr went back to work with a 9-yard strike to Jerry Cionci for his third TD pass.

Terriers coach Garcia moves into second in wins

Tampa — Hillsborough coach Earl Garcia moved into second all-time for wins in Hillsborough County with 165. Garcia passed his former coach Roland Acosta with the victory.

“It’s a great feeling to be able to pass up my former coach,” said Garcia. “I don’t think I can catch up to the leader, who has 202, but this is still a great accomplishment.”

Hillsborough’s defense and special teams forced Gaither to spend a majority of the night on its end of the field. Trailing 7-0 in the second quarter, the Cowboys drove to Hillsborough’s 32, but two penalties turned a fourth-and-1 into a fourth-and-11. After a John Chesnut incomplete pass, Hillsborough’s Eric Fennell found Terrence Mitchell in the end zone as time expired in the half.

Hillsborough’s running game took over from there led by Marc Thomas, who had 145 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries. Hillsborough’s defense forced eight punts and allowed 99 yards of offense.

Wolves turn back Tigers with late defensive stand

FISHHAWK — “Heart attack,” were the words first-year Newsome head coach Kenneth Hiscock used to describe his team holding off a 71-yard Middleton drive that ended on the 9-yard line with three straight incomplete passes.

The win causes a three-way tie in the district between Newsome, Freedom and Hillsborough. Monday, Newsome will host a one quarter tie-breaker between Hillsborough and Freedom with the winner to play the Wolves to see who will be the district champs.

Newsome kicker Vinny Zacarrio kicked a 56-yard field goal, making the game 27-21, but missed a 44-yarder giving Middleton three minutes to attempt to score on the failed final drive.

The Wolves were led by running back Ricoh Hickman, who had two touchdowns on 95 yards rushing.

The Tigers were led by quarterback DeAndre Presley, who had 251 yards passing and two touchdowns.

Sharks miscue aids Sarasota in late victory

Trailing 14-7 late in the fourth quarter, an interception by Bryce Ogilbee kept Sarasota’s district championship hopes alive. The Sailors drove 28 yards and scored on a 9-yard touchdown run by quarterback Casey Kelly. The ensuing point after attempt was missed, but Riverview roughed kicker Taylor Violette. Kelly then found a wide open Robin Rothenbach for the winning two-point conversion.

Sarasota won the Class 6A, District 6 championship and the loss knocked Riverview out of the playoffs. Both teams are now 7-2.

Riverview ended a 12-play, 73-yard drive when Derron Doby intercepted a Casey Kelly pass in the end zone. On the Sharks’ next play, Ogilbee caught a deflected pass from quarterback Dustin Gorenc.

Kelly opened scoring when he found Rothenbach for a 62-yard touchdown on the teams’ third drive. Rothenbach finished with three catches for 85 yards. Riverview responded with a 13-play, 74-yard drive as Gorenc ran 7 yards for the score. 

Crusaders QB hits all the right spots

TAMPA — Dickie de Lama hit his first nine passes to lead Tampa Catholic to a convincing win.

de Lama finished 11-of-15 for 165 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Joey Lauteria returned a kickoff 70 yards for a touchdown to open the second half. Led by Drew Zinc and Rodney Johnson, Tampa Catholic had 240 yards rushing.

“With district wrapped up and having a week off, we could have easily been rusty,” Tampa Catholic coach Bob Henriquez said.

“But we have played very consistent all year and we played very well tonight.”

Rams make all the right moves against Cougars

SARASOTA — Durant knew a lot of things would have to go right to knock off Sarasota Riverview.
Unfortunately for Durant, it didn’t happen.

Instead, Riverview (6-3, 2-1) got most of the breaks and, combined with a tough, stingy defense, blanked the Cougars 21-0 to claim the second Class 6A, District 6 district playoff spot and knock Durant (4-5, 1-2) from the postseason picture.

Riverview junior Robert Glinton rushed a whopping 30 times for 178 yards and scored two touchdowns, and the Rams defense held the Cougars without a first down in the second and third quarters.

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