Hillsborough & Pinellas Week 8 Roundup & Top performances

We go over the final scores and top performances from Week 8 in Hillsborough & Pinellas counties

Are you not entertained yet? We know that line gets used quite frequently, but the high school football season between Hillsborough and Pinellas counties have been interesting when it comes to Friday night results lately. 

Take the highly anticipated matchup between Tampa Bay Tech and Wharton. What on paper looked to be a knock down, draw it out kinda game turned into a one-sides affair in favor of the Titans. The Wildcats will be fine, but its clear who’s got the best team in Tampa this season. 

Armwood bounced back after a stunning loss to Steinbrenner and Jesuit was able to easily dispatch Gaither at home. Durant ended up defeating neighboring rival Newsome in a thriller that came down to overtime. Plant is on its way to their first district championship in the post-Bob Weimer era and now under Hank Brown. 

Over in Pinellas County, Calvary Christian just continues to score a lot of points at a premium, with a combined 104 between two games they’ve played. The Warriors put up 55 against their crosstown foes, the Clearwater Tornadoes. Clearwater Central Catholic put up its fair share of yards in a big win over Cambridge Christian. 

The Largo Packers have continued to impress under head coach Marcus Paschal after picking up an impressive victory against an improving Seminole Warhawks team. Lakewood needed to come from behind to defeat Gibbs and East Lake had their way in a blowout win over Sickles. 

Sit back and read up on all the scores and we have some top performers to mention as well from Week 8 between Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. 

Tampa Bay Tech improved to 8-0 after defeating Wharton on Friday night.  / Photo by Alex Walworth

Week 8 Hillsborough & Pinellas scores 

Largo 28, Seminole 0

Berkeley Prep 52, Dunedin 0

Tampa Bay Tech 28, Wharton 0

Pinellas Park 16, St. Petersburg 0

Calvary Christian 55, Clearwater 35

Osceola 50, Countryside 14

Clearwater Central Catholic 42, Cambridge Christian 7

Lakewood 52, Gibbs 24

Northeast 35, Hollins 8

Durant 34, Newsome 33 

Bloomingdale 31, Spoto 21

Middleton 45, Brandon 0

Sumner 28, Riverview 21

Carrollwood Day 49, Seffner Christian 7

IMG Academy 55, American Collegiate 0

First Academy 25, Keswick Christian 8

Indian Rocks Christian 35, Roar Prep & Vocational 0

Hillsborough 70, Leto 6

King 50, Chamberlain 12

Tampa Catholic 54, Blake 6

Jesuit 42, Gaither 21

Armwood 70, Freedom 0

Alonso 31, Strawberry Crest 21

Plant 38, Plant City 15

Northside Christian 16, St. Petersburg Catholic 3

East Bay 35, Lennard 0

East Lake 49, Sickles 7

Robinson 28, Jefferson 26

Steinbrenner 42, Palm Harbor University 0

Week 8 Hillsborough & Pinellas Top performances 

Luke Yoder, East Lake, running back: 15 carries, 173 yards, five touchdowns. 

Demitrius Carter Jr., Steinbrenner, wide receiver: eight catches, 143 yards, three touchdowns. 

Tra’Quan Johnson, Lakewood, running back: 20 carries, 156 yards, three touchdowns. 

Rod Gainey, Tampa Bay Tech, running back: 13 carries, 193 yards, one touchdown. 

Jaquez Kindell, Plant, wide receiver: four catches, 98 yards, two touchdowns; 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

Sean Cuono, Calvary Christian, running back: 27 carries, 273 yards, two touchdowns. 

Nathan Carter, Osceola, running back: 23 carries, 238 yards, two touchdowns. 

Devin Andrews, Plant, linebacker: 15 tackles, three tackles for loss. 

Jershaun Newton, Clearwater Central Catholic, quarterback: 14-of-15, 329 yards, three touchdowns. 

Andy Villamarzo can be reached at andyvillamarzo@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @Andy_Villamarzo.