Prep Report - Hillsborough

Hillsborough’s Sherit lands offers from Oklahoma, Ole Miss

Two more scholarship offers have landed in the big hands of Hillsborough defensive end Jordan Sherit, including his first from the Big 12.

Seven-time national champions Oklahoma has made an official pitch for the 6-foot-4, 235-pound Sherit, Terriers coach Earl Garcia said Friday. Later that day, Garcia said Sherit picked…

Gaither’s Stanger ranked tops in his class by Golfweek Magazine

Gaither junior Jimmy Stanger has been ranked as the No. 1 golfer graduating in 2013 in the state of Florida and No. 11 nationally by Golfweek Magazine for the month of February. In the adjusted poll of all junior golfers (with c/0 2012 and younger included) Stanger is ranked No.…

Former Shorecrest football coach Hayford among 34 applying for Brandon job

Brandon High athletic director Tibor Kovacs has released the list of names who have applied for the head football coaching position at the school. A total of 34 applications sit on his desk and Kovacs said he and a selection panel will begin narrowing the list Monday.

Some notable names…

Jesuit QB Tommy Eveld accepts USF walk-on offer, joins brother

Jesuit quarterback Tommy Eveld, who last season threw for 2,326 yards and 20 touchdowns and rushed for 111 yards and another three TDs, has accepted a preferred walk-on spot at the University of South Florida.

Despite his impressive statistics last fall, the 6-foot-5, 195-pound…

2 baseball players make commitments

Two Hillsborough County junior baseball players have made verbal commitments to in-state Division I programs.

Gaither shortstop Oscar Mercado has pledged to Florida State according to coach Frank Permuy, while Durant coach Butch Valdes said shortstop/pitcher Tyler Danish has pledged to Florida.

Mercado, entering his third year as a starter…

State cross country meet leaving Little Everglades

After staging the state cross country championships at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City since 2005, the Florida High School Athletics Association announced today the venue’s foundation has been granted a release from its final year as the meet’s contracted host, FHSAA…

Wharton athletes Litton, Enos, arrested

Wharton High football standouts Chase Litton and Rocky Enos, both 16-year-olds, were arrested Wednesday on multiple charges, both felony and misdemeanor, for burgarly and theft, Hillsborough County Sherriff’s Office records show.

After being arrested and booked at the Orient Road jail, Litton, the Wildcats’…

Plant has some fun with the Governor

When reading all the accomplishments of Plant’s football and girls cross country teams at his cabinet meeting Thursday at the Florida State Fairgrounds, Florida Governor Rick Scott went off script several times and, while recognizing their outstanding achievements, poked a little fun at both…

Robinson’s Rivera signs with Ridgewater

Robinson senior Vic Rivera, a two-year starter at defensive back, has signed a letter on intent with Ridgewater College, a community and technical college in Willmar, Minn., Knights assistant coach Shawn Taylor announced Wednesday.

Ridgewater competes in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) and…

DeCamp hired as co-defensive coordinator at Robinson

After working as a position coach the past 10 years at Jesuit and Plant, Scott DeCamp says it was time to be a varsity coordinator. He officially took that step this week when Robinson head coach Mike DePue announced DeCamp has been hired to…