+ P.C. Dolphins Super Bowl-bound
You won’t catch the Miami Dolphins anywhere near a Super Bowl, but three of the Plant City Dolphins teams will play for a championship Nov. 23.
The Pee-Wee, Midgets, and Varsity squads all made it to the big one, which will be held at the Brandon Cowboys’ field, in Seffner. Only two teams will compete against the Dolphins, but two of the three games could see the Dolphins getting revenge.
The Pee-Wees can get revenge on the East Bay Bucs, which won a tough 19-13 game, Oct. 12. But the Midgets will really want to win their matchup with the Brandon Bears, as their Aug. 24 game ended in a 20-0 rout.
Varsity also will play the Bucs, whom they defeated 26-19, Oct. 12.
Kickoff for the Pee-Wee game is 9 a.m., the Midgets game begins at noon, and the Varsity game begins at 3:30 p.m.
+ Keel finishes in top five in Big Easy
Aidan Keel may not have left New Orleans with a trophy, but this fourth-place finish is nothing to be upset about.
His best finish of the two-day event was second place in the Mini-Max Warm-Up, where he was edged out of first by Final winner David Malukas.
He still is considered one of the top five mini-max drivers in the world for his age group, though it was his final race in that category.
He now will move up to Juniors and try to replicate his success against slightly older drivers.
+ Crest, Durant boys to square off
With Thanksgiving break coming up and no athletics scheduled for the week, tonight is your last chance to catch some soccer action for a while.
Fortunately, tonight’s boys game promises to be a good one. The Strawberry Crest Chargers will travel to Durant to take on the Cougars in which could be a shootout. Durant (4-2) has scored three goals in each of its three wins, and Crest (3-1-0) has scored 11 times in four games. Crest is coming off a 4-0 loss to Newsome, currently the top team in the district. Durant, on the other hand, picked up a 5-2 win against Jenkins on Tuesday night.
The match is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
