Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights
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PALMETTO
Prep football | No. 1-ranked Palmetto Tigers to tangle with Lakewood Ranch Mustangs
They both lost tons of talent off last season's playoff teams. They both have winning records heading into Friday night's clash. And each is coming off a nail-biting victory to open the district schedule.
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MANATEE
Prep football | Manatee uses bye week to get healthy, prepare for rival Southeast
BRADENTON -- The last time we saw Blake Keller, he was lying on the sideline, the victim of a vicious hit, and Hawkins Stadium's capacity crowd waited in quiet anticipation.
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PALMETTO
Palmetto's Cory Crawford out for Friday's game at Lakewood Ranch
Coach Dave Marino said Crawford, who shifted to running back from his wide receiver position, is banged up.
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Herald's Fab Five prep football teams
Top-ranked Manatee and top-ranked Palmetto still 1-2 in weekly poll.
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FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
2012 Herald prep football statistics, Week 4
Players of the week are Lakewood Ranch quarterback Chad Rex and Palmetto linebacker Terry Collins
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MANATEE
Manatee, Southeast meet for 31st time Friday
Manatee High and Southeast will meet Friday at John Kiker Memorial Stadium.
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LAKEWOOD RANCH
Prep football | Lakewood Ranch Mustangs slip by Gulport Boca Ciega 22-21 in prep football
The tally lifted Ranch past the Pirates 22-21 as a steady downpour arrived at halftime and forced both teams to rely on a heavy ground game for the final two quarters.
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SOUTHEAST
Southeast Seminoles nip Sarasota Sailors 34-31 in overtime
When in doubt, give it to Courtney Allen. Southeast did just that, and the junior running responded by crashing his way through the Sarasota defense for a 5-yard touchdown run to give the Noles a 34-31 overtime victory Friday.
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PALMETTO
Top-ranked Palmetto Tigers smother Arcadia DeSoto 9-7
This wasn't the way Palmetto (4-0), the state's top-ranked team in Class 5A, was supposed to win. The Tigers returned a ton of firepower and graduated eight defensive starters from last year's final four team, and it seemed to be a given the offense would do the heavy lifting while the defense found...
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Palmetto's Cory Crawford makes lasting impression at tailback, will stay put
PALMETTO -- A busy Cory Crawford is a happy Cory Crawford.




