Better days ahead for Wiregrass Ranch football team

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Alquonne Brown hands off to fellow sophomore Jacob Hill at a recent Wiregrass Ranch football practice.

One starting running back went down for the season with an injury during the summer, while the other scored three touchdowns against Wesley Chapel and got hurt the next week. Then, the quarterback, two offensive lineman, two defensive ends, one wide receiver, and a linebacker soon were hobbling off as well.

By the time the third week of the season was over for the District 7A-8 Wiregrass Ranch High (WRH) football team, head coach Mark Kantor’s depth chart was seemingly held together by scotch tape and glue and a batch of young sophomores who were called on to mature quickly.

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Freedom, Wharton Boys Basketball Teams Set Respective Milestones As Seasons Wrap

Freedom High’s Miguel Rojas puts up a jumper late in the Patriots’ narrow win over Strawberry Crest High on Feb. 18 in the Class 7A Regional Semi Finals.
Freedom High’s Miguel Rojas puts up a jumper late in the Patriots’ narrow win over Strawberry Crest High on Feb. 18 in the Class 7A Regional Semi Finals.

By Matt Wiley

It’s been quite a year for both the Wharton High Wildcats and Freedom High Patriots boys basketball teams in their respective runs at a state title, each setting impressive milestones for their schools that will live on as some of these players graduate and move on to college.Continue reading