BASKETBALL
+ Tigers win in second tourney
Once again, the Plant City Tigers’ 10th-graders are champs.
They played in a tournament last weekend in Auburndale, and nearly swept the competition. They started April 12, with a loss, 84-64, to the Auburndale Hoops 11th-graders, but that was the only mishap.
They then snuck past the Plant City Vipers 11th-graders, 47-44, and ended the day with another 47-44 win over the Land O’ Lakes Gators 10th-graders.
The championship game was a rematch with the Gators, but this one wasn’t as close. The Tigers won, 44-36, behind Matt Simpson’s 13 points and Tarik McKelphin’s 12 points and seven rebounds.
LACROSSE
+ Durant wraps up first season
The first-ever regular season for Durant lacrosse came to a close April 11, and the Lady Cougars made the district playoffs.
Thanks to a 16-2 win over Tampa Bay Tech on April 2, Durant secured a rematch with Tampa Catholic — a team that had beaten them, 14-8, in the regular season.
More recently, the Lady Cougars closed out the regular season on April 11 with a 14-8 win over Alonso — securing a season sweep, after previously beating the Ravens 10-9 in the opener.
Results from the girls’ Wednesday night game against Tampa Catholic were not available by press time.
Meanwhile, the boys ended the season with a 13-11 loss to Alonso. Although they couldn’t exact revenge on the Ravens for the 11-9 loss they took in the season opener, the Cougars are looking forward to the future with a solid incoming freshman class.
FOOTBALL
+ NFL honors Landon Galloway
Plant City High School quarterback Landon Galloway has been selected for the NFL — Tampa Chapter’s 2013-14 Scholar-Athlete Team.
Galloway, a first-team All-County selection and Hillsborough All-Star Game MVP, boasts a 4.41 GPA and is committed to the U.S. Air Force Academy. He joins 15 other Hillsborough students.