Home Sweet Home For Titans

Posted Nov 19, 2009 by Joey Johnston

Updated Nov 19, 2009 at 03:19 PM

The Tampa Bay Tech Titans (8-1), who host the East Lake Eagles (7-3) in Friday night’s Class 5A state playoff first-round game, are delighted to be at home.

TBT coach C.C. Culpepper said the school stopped selling tickets last Friday, when the Titans defeated Hillsborough 46-28, because the stadium was at capacity.

“Our crowds have been awesome,’’ Culpepper said. “It has been a real home-field advantage. We’ve got the longest home winning streak in the county now, 11 straight games, and we want to keep riding that momentum.’‘

The Titan players are excited, too.

“It means a lot to play at home,’’ TBT senior fullback Maurice Hagens said. “There will be a lot of people here and we respond to that.’‘

“This is what you get when you win the district,’’ TBT junior quarterback Johnathan Williams said. “You get rewarded with a home game. We want to take advantage of that.’‘