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PCD Midgets make Superbowl
After two rounds of playoff action, one Plant City Dolphins team made the TCYFCC Superbowl cut.
The Midgets team advanced Nov. 18 with a 27-0 shutout win over the Seffner Seahawks. Their upcoming opponents, the Brandon Cowboys, advanced with an 18-12 win over the Pinecrest Pilots.
Plant City’s Mighty Mites were knocked out in a 33-27 loss to Seffner, and the Varsity Dolphins ended the season with a 28-11 loss to Pinecrest. The Turkey Creek Trojans Junior Varsity and Dover Patriots Varsity teams, along with the Plant City JV and Pee Wee teams, were eliminated in the first round.
The Superbowl will be held all day Dec. 2. The Dolphins and Cowboys will kick off at noon.
Local fighters place at tourney
Four Plant City-area karate students won big at the Pan American Internationals World Karate Championships Nov. 17 and 18 at Miami Beach.
Abijah Johnson (green belt): First place — form, second place — sparring
Shawn Driscoll (green belt): First place — sparring, second place — form
Keyshawn MacArthur (green belt): First place — form, second place — sparring
Mike Thomas (brown belt, second degree): First place — form, second place — point sparring and continuous sparring
All four train with Master Rudy Rogers at his Open Air Dojo-University of the Streets.
Prep sports to return from break
Plant City-area high school sports teams are getting ready to get back on the playing fields now that Thanksgiving break is coming to a close. The following games will be played next week:
DURANT
Soccer
Nov. 28: Brandon @ Durant, 6 p.m. (boys)/8 p.m. (girls)
Nov. 30: Durant @ Newsome, 6 p.m. (boys)/8 p.m. (girls)
Basketball
Nov. 28: Durant @ Riverview, 6:15 p.m. (boys)/7:45 p.m. (girls)
Dec. 1: Hillsborough @ Durant, 6:15 p.m. (boys)/7:45 p.m. (girls)
Wrestling
Nov. 30: Bloomingdale @ Durant, 7 p.m.
Dec. 1-2: 10-way @ Lennard, 3:30 p.m. (Friday)/10 a.m. (Saturday)
PLANT CITY
Soccer
Nov. 28: Plant City @ Lennard, 6 p.m. (boys)/8 p.m. (girls)
Nov. 30: Strawberry Crest @ Plant City, 6 p.m. (boys)/8 p.m. (girls)
Basketball
Nov. 28: Plant City @ Gaither, 6:15 p.m. (boys)/7:45 p.m. (girls)
Dec. 1: Chamberlain @ Plant City, 6:15 p.m. (boys)/7:45 p.m. (girls)
Dec. 2: Plant City vs. Lakewood Ranch @ RP Funding Center, 2 p.m. (boys only)
Wrestling
Dec. 2: Cornelius Wiggins Invitational tournament @ PCHS, 9:30 a.m.
STRAWBERRY CREST
Soccer
Nov. 28: Steinbrenner @ Strawberry Crest, 6 p.m. (boys)/8 p.m. (girls)
Nov. 30: Strawberry Crest @ Plant City, 6 p.m. (boys)/8 p.m. (girls)
Basketball
Nov. 29: Spoto @ Strawberry Crest, 7 p.m. (girls only)
Dec. 1: Strawberry Crest @ King, 7:45 p.m. (girls only)
Wrestling
Dec. 1: Strawberry Crest @ Weeki Wachee Duals, 12 p.m.
Dec. 2: Strawberry Crest @ Weeki Wachee Duals, 8 a.m.
