Venice Staunches Port Charlotte In Last-Minute Stand
In a tense Venice at John E. Davis Stadium, the Indians defeated Port Charlotte 18-13 after a late goal-line stand. Key plays included Rod Callaghan’s 66-yard rush and Pete Ojeda’s 55-yard pass to set the go-ahead touchdown, with Venice defenses forcing turnovers and holding in the final minutes.
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Port Charlotte
Venice
John E. Davis
Pirates
Tim Hornish
Henderson McCullough
Manatee
Sarasota
Indians
Rod Callaghan
Pirate
Shawn Rhodes
Buckmaster
Pete Ojeda
McCullough
Witit
Vehice
Sam Wilder
Hornish
Callaghan
Frank Bryant
Rhodes
Ojeda
Wilder
John Fahrney
Brad Totten
Jerry Clipse
Wilson
Lemon Bay
Venice Harriers Travel to Zephyrhills Invitational
Venice High School cross country teams head to Zephyrhills for the Zephyrhills Invitational starting at 9 a.m. Senior Barbara Matthews leads the girls with five titles and a two mile school record, while Cedona Sigman Ann Vanda Nancy Davin and Selina Siga pace the top five. VHS boys battle for the number one, with John Huffman Scott Woodman among contenders and Will DeMarco Louis Lawson Richard Purdy Paul DeMarco among the top finishers. Coach Charlie Powell hopes for continued girls improvement and higher boys results.
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Venice High
Zephryhills
Indians
Barbara Matthews
Cedona Sigman
Ann Vanda
Nancy Davin
Selina Siga
Vis Lady Harriers
John Huffman
Scott Woodman
VHS
Will DeMarco
Louis Lawson
Richard Purdy
Paul DeMarco
Charlie Powell
Venice High Cross Country at Zephyrhills Invite
Schedule lists Venice Vikings Cross Country at Zephyrhills Invitational Saturday at 9 a.m. Other Venice and area high school sports include Pop Warner football at Well Field Complex and youth games, volleyball at Cardinal Mooney and Riverview, and JV football at Venice Thursday night.
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Venice High School
Venice Vikings
Punta Gorda
Charlotte
Vikings
Well Field
Ionereity
Lemon Bay
Bayshore
Naples
Barron Comer
Tiuuv Pin
Fort Myers
Riverview
Venice
Venice Indians thump St. Petersburg Catholic 32-0 in a romp
Venice High routs St. Petersburg Catholic 32-0 to move to 4-0 overall and in district. 18 Venice players carried the ball and five quarterbacks saw action as Todd Brooks connected for a 39-yard TD to Mark Litchler and Brad Orr scored twice among other scorers. The win featured multiple defensive takeaways and a prep for Lemon Bay next Friday at Englewood.
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Venice High
Indians
St. Petersburg
Venice
Todd Brooks
Mark Litchler
Eric Calkins
Mark Detert
Barson
Jay Matte
Tom Maticka
St. Pete Catholic
Maticka
Calkin
H.B. Stivers
Greg Porter
Barons
Mike Lay
Tom Safreed
Calkins
David Gilbert
Gilbert
Glen Lavell
Baron
Todd Waggoner
Derek Nelson
Nelson
Orr
Brooks
Safreed
Venice-St. Petersburg
Barry McCarthy
Avon Park tops Lemon Bay 18 7 in Heartland Conference
Avon Park defeats Lemon Bay 18 to 7 as Arthur Rivers and Steve Baker score all three Red Devils TDs. Rivers runs 46 yards for a second quarter score and 1 yard for another while Baker adds a 59 yard run. Lemon Bay nearly shuts down Avon Park after a fast start but can't overcome early lead.
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Lemon Bay
Avon Park
Red Devils
Manta Bays
Englewood
Arthur Rivers
Steve Baker
Rivers
Larry Collins
Eugene Taylor
Baker
J.R. Taylor
Scott Worley
Taylor
Steve Matthew
Ned Ashton
Ashton
Mark Wilson
Manta Bay
Worley
Venice
Riverview Frosh Roll Over Venice 40 8 in Ninth Grade Clash
Daryl Pitts powered Riverview with 208 rushing yards on nine carries and four touchdowns including a 56 yarder and a 49 yarder plus a 13 yard reception to lead a 40 8 win over Venice at the Ram Bowl Sarasota. Venice scoring came on John Freeman 22 yard end around.
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Daryl Pitts
Riverview
Venice
Sarasota
Pitts
Ram
Scott F
Clarence Cheeves
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V - Ojeda
PC - McCullough
PC - Wilder
Charlotte Venice
Harriers
Cardinal Mooney
Greg Bell
Les Hitt
Stivers
Charles Hines
Detert
V-Litwhler
Lay
Lantas
Ap—Rivers
AP — Rivers
AP —Baker
Matthews
Riverview Frosh
Gain
Perkins
Freeman
Hanson
Paul
Adams
Don Shhulz
Carrone
Rams
Collier
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