And now, for something positive about Strawberry Crest football. It’s been a while since I was able to tell you how good the Chargers looked in a game, whether they won or lost, but the drought is ending. The team played a good game against Durant last week. Sure, the 27-14 final score suggests that […]
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WHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Friday Night Notes
Boy, that escalated quickly. I went to Crest on Friday, Sept. 25, for the Chargers’ game against Tampa Bay Tech, and I can say that no one needs a good-luck charm more than the Chargers. The game was a blowout as early as the first quarter, and Tech did pretty much whatever it wanted to […]
Continue ReadingFOOTBALL: Tampa Bay Tech 39, Strawberry Crest 6
Once Tampa Bay Tech first got its hands on the football, Friday’s match quickly became one for the home team to forget. The Titans (3-2; 2-0 district) scored on their first four possessions en route to a 39-6 blowout win over Strawberry Crest (0-5; 0-2 district). Four touchdown drives and a pick-six put the game […]
Continue ReadingTampa Bay Tech at Strawberry Crest: Chasing Chaney
In 2013, Strawberry Crest linebacker Matt Chaney said that he wanted to end his senior year with at least 100 tackles. He went beyond that number, tallying 124, and set the current school record in the process. Two years later, someone is making a serious bid to get 125. Jordan Zilbar, now a senior, nearly […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Terra Brooks
Strawberry Crest’s three-sport star, Terra Brooks, has over 100 kills, 91 digs and 50 blocks roughly two-thirds of the way through the 2015 season, and has led the Lady Chargers to the top spot in the district. She’s looking to end her high school volleyball career on top, with at least a district title, next […]
Continue ReadingPHOTOS: Plant City, 49, Strawberry Crest, 6
The Plant City High and Strawberry Crest High fan sections had some surprises up their sleeves for the football game Friday, Sept. 18. At kickoff, Plant City students tossed baby powder into the crowd. When it got dark, Strawberry Crest had their own glow-in-the-dark powder. The rivalry game is a big one for local fans, […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Friday Night Notes 09.18.15
Just when I thought my presence might be a good luck charm for area football teams, that luck ran out Friday, Sept. 11. I’m joking, of course, but the Sept. 11 matchup at Strawberry Crest was a close one. After the Chargers spent most of the game in the lead, it went awry in the […]
Continue ReadingPHOTOS: Middleton 14, Strawberry Crest 13
Strawberry Crest nearly picked up its first win of the season Friday night, but the Middleton Tigers proved to be too athletic in the end. The Tigers (2-1) traveled to Crest (0-3) and, after falling in a 13-7 hole, managed to score on a 12-yard touchdown pass with 6:46 to play in the game. Crest […]
Continue ReadingMiddleton at Strawberry Crest: Hammer Time
When head coach John Kelly introduced “hammer time” to his Strawberry Crest Chargers, everyone got on board. After all, the red-taped sledgehammer makes anyone who carries it look pretty awesome. They may not have understood the reference, having all been born after MC Hammer’s star faded, but what some of these players do have in […]
Continue ReadingStrawberry Crest Chargers 2015
If there’s any positive to take from Strawberry Crest’s 2014 season, it’s that the team has nowhere to go but up. The Chargers went into the season expecting things to be at least a little different from 2013, when the team came a quarter shy of making the playoffs. But it probably wasn’t expecting to […]
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