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Volleyball
Area teams eliminated
Durant and Strawberry Crest once again made the playoffs in 2015, but both have seen early exits at the hands of Palm Harbor University.
On Oct. 27, the Lady Chargers were the first to be eliminated by the Lady Hurricanes. They fell in three sets: 25-17, 25-14 and 25-15.
Durant, meanwhile, won its Oct. 27 matchup against St. Petersburg High in four sets: 20-25, 25-10, 30-28, 25-14.
It was on Oct. 30 that Durant was knocked out by University in three sets. The Lady Cougars lost, 25-19, 25-20 and 25-23.
Football
TCYFCC recaps
Week 1 of the TCYFCC playoffs saw the Dolphins, Trojans and Patriots each getting a piece of the action.
Plant City Dolphins
The Dolphins put all five teams in the playoffs, and all five came away with wins.
The Mighty Mites burned the Brandon Cowboys, 49-24. The Pee Wees got a 33-0 shutout win over the Lakeland Gators, and the Mighty Mites followed suit with a 25-0 shutout of the Brandon Lions.
Plant City and Turkey Creek met for the last two games of the day, which resulted in an 8-0 win for the JV Dolphins and a win by forfeit for the varsity team.
Turkey Creek Trojans
Things weren’t so good for the Trojans, which put four teams in the playoffs but saw them get eliminated.
Turkey Creek took a 32-7 loss in the Mighty Mites game and followed up with a 19-8 loss to the Pinecrest Pilots in the Midgets game.
Dover Patriots
Three Pats teams made the playoff cut, and all were promptly eliminated.
The Midgets team took a 33-0 loss to the Lakeland Gators, but the next two came by just 10 total points. The JV team lost, 47-40, against a tough East Bay squad, and the varsity boys took a 20-16 loss against the Bucs immediately afterward.
Round Two
The Plant City Dolphins and Brandon Cowboys will host the second round of the playoffs Saturday, Nov. 7.
Plant City’s opponents are set: the Mighty Mite, Pee Wee and varsity teams will face East Bay, the Midgets will play Pinecrest and the JV team will play the Brandon Lions.
At the Cowboys’ facility, the Eagles, Lions, Gators, Bucs and Pilots will face each other for spots in the Nov. 21 Superbowl.
Following this week’s action, the Cheer-Off will be held Saturday, Nov. 14, in the Durant High gymnasium.