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High School Football 2012

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Durant Football: Newsome Snaps Streak, Advances in FHSAA Playoffs

The Newsome Wolves snapped Durant's streak, giving the Cougars their first loss of the season, in the second round of Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) football playoffs, at Ron Frost Stadium on Nov. 23.

  For Durant's season to remember, a tough loss in the second round of Class 7A-Region 2 FHSAA playoffs came in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter, when a last-seconds push for a tying touchdown came up short at the Ron Frost Stadium in Plant City on Nov. 23. The Cougars bowed to the Newsome Wolves, 21-14, but not before giving the Wolve's something to worry about with a game-ending advance that fell short with an almost caught incomplete pass in the end zone. "They're a unique group of guys," said team chaplain Kerry Beaty, outside the Durant fieldhouse after the season-ending playoff game. "Probably one of the most unique group of players I've been around in the past 12 years." What makes the 11-1 Durant Cougars, who ended the …

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Friday, November 23, 2012

Cougars Host Wolves in Regional Semifinals Tonight (Nov. 23)

The undefeated Durant Cougars vie for their second prep playoff win, facing the Newsome Wolves at home in Plant City at the Ron Frost Stadium. The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) regional semifinal games kicks off at 7:30 p.m.

  The undefeated, Class 7A-District 8 champs, the Durant High School Cougars, continue their march for a state crown tonight, Nov. 23, with the second game of the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) playoff season. The Class 7A-Region 2 semifinal game, at the Ron Frost Stadium in Plant City, kicks off 7:30 p.m. against crosstown rivals the Newsome Wolves. Durant faces the Wolves (7-4 overall, 4-1 in league play), ranked nationally and in the state at 1,322 and 104, respectively, according to MaxPreps.com. The Cougars (11-0 overall, 5-0 in league play) are ranked 262 in the nation and 17 in the state, up 200 and 18 spots, respectively, according to MaxPreps.com. En route to tonight's playoff game, the Cougars this season beat …

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Poll: Durant or Newsome? Who Are You Rooting For?

The crosstown rivalry between the Durant Cougars and Newsome Wolves takes on a deeper urgency Nov. 23 with the regional semifinal round of the 2012 FHSAA football playoffs. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at the Ron Frost Stadium in Plant City.

  When Bloomingdale became too big for its student body, Durant opened in 1995 to bring relief. Parents fought to keep their kids at Bloomingdale. When Durant became too big for its student body, Newsome opened in 2002 to bring relief. Parents at Durant fought to keep their kids at Durant. Lesson learned: As time goes by, allegiances thicken for the home school and past battles are long forgotten — except on the sports field. That's why it's an exciting time in the Greater Brandon area for prep sports enthusiasts, with the second round of the 2012 Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) football playoffs featuring a crosstown-rivalry face-off between the Durant Cougars and the Newsome Wolves.   The Cougars, in their first-ever …

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3:56 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

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