Raiders earn all-conference honors
Two Plant City High boys basketball players have earned all-Western Conference honors for their play this season.
Junior forward Tarik McKelphin was named to the Western Conference All-Stars first team, and his senior frontcourt partner Randall Haley earned second-team honors. McKelphin was also named one of Hillsborough County's top 24 players.
Durant reports five signings
Unlike many high schools, Durant chooses not to get caught up in the National Signing Day hoopla. But the home of the Cougars did report that five of its athletes recently signed letters of intent to play sports at the collegiate level.
Signees:
Jacqueline “Mack” Thompson (soccer): University of Central Florida
Rebekah Anderson (soccer): University of South Florida
Spencer Nelson (baseball): Andrew College
Jake Sullivan (baseball): Dallas Baptist University
Madison Farrell (softball): Florida Atlantic University
Boys tourney wraps up
On Feb. 2, Strawberry Crest took a 57-43 quarterfinal loss to eventual runner-up Tampa Bay Tech. That same day, Plant City got revenge on Durant for the Improvement League Classic game with a 73-53 win at 1 Raider Place. The Raiders took Bloomingdale to two overtimes the next day, but ended up taking a heartbreaking 59-58 loss. Bloomingdale ended up winning the tournament, 61-58, over Tech in the Feb. 5 championship game.
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