Game of the Week preparations: Plant vs. TBT

Posted Sep 1, 2010 by Bill Ward

Updated Sep 1, 2010 at 09:53 PM

The 2010 prep football season officially begins Friday and there’s a great matchup in Week 1: Plant at Tampa Bay Tech.

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This is a much-anticipated rematch of last year’s season opener at Plant, where TBT rallied from a 24-0 third-quarter deficit to beat the Panthers 32-30 in one of the most exciting prep games ever in Hillsborough County.

Plant is coming off a humbling 48-10 loss to Manatee is last week’s nationally-televised preseason game in Bradenton. The Titans, meanwhile, knocked off Plant City 14-7 in their Kickoff Classic.

TBT is out to prove last year’s win over eventual Class 5A state champion Plant was no fluke. The Panthers probably want a little revenge from last season’s loss to the Titans but seem more concerned about correcting mistakes from last week’s game.

To get a glimpse at how these two standout squads are preparing for Friday’s showdown on Orient Road, check out the photos from practice sessions this week by following this link: http://www2.tbo.com/photoalbum/2010/sep/01/game-of-the-week-preparations-plant-vs-tbt/

And as always, come to TBO.com for the best coverage of prep sports in Hillsborough County. Each Friday night, we’ll have live updates and scores from Friday’s area football games, as well as “Football Friday Night Live” an interactive forum hosted by preps guru and all-around sports genius Joey Johnston. And it’s all free!