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Pathway BioLogic has three foci of using microbial inoculants for crop production:

OPTIMIZE YIELD POTENTIAL Because the roots get more nutrients, the roots are stronger and the plant grows bigger, producing more strawberries.

IMPROVE ROOT GROWTH Root development is improved by growth-promoting metabolites, which provide better photosynthetic capability, or the process in which plants convert sunlight to food.

NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY PGPRs produce enzymes and metabolites that help to dissolve nutrients and hold them at the roots longer. This makes it easier for the plants to absorb nutrients and fertilizer more efficient.

A research study showed an increase in strawberry yields and profits thanks to microbes that stimulate plant growth.

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hey’re nicknamed nibblers: small skinny strawberries that look more like fingers than juicy pieces of fruit. Last season, they dotted the fields of many Plant City farms thanks to warm weather in November and December and heavy rains in January. Because of their appearance, nibblers can’t be picked, which means they can’t be packaged — which means they can’t be sold. But this season, Pathway BioLogic is committed to increasing growers’ profits by increasing the number of strawberry flats picked each season. Plant City-based Pathway BioLogic, along with Holden Research, just released the findings of a six-month study using bacteria to grow healthier plants. The study resulted in 24% more flats picked per season and a 22% profit increase for growers. The results can be a game changer in the agricultural community, said Mike Gans, Pathway BioLogic’s director of operations for agriculture.

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In April, Dave Holden, an independent researcher with Holden Research, completed a paid research study analyzing the use of Pathway BioLogic’s microbial inoculants. Microbial inoculants are soil microbes, or beneficial bacteria or fungi, that promote plant growth through several ways: by breaking down nutrients into a more dissolvable form; aiding in the production of plant hormones; or suppressing various crop pests. Pathway BioLogic’s microbial inoculants are rhizobacteria, a

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High school student Jairang Yarlagadda has started a nonprofit to bring financial stability to his community. CASEY JEANITE STAFF INTERN

There are lots of different ways high school students spend their time, from wondering what they should wear tomorrow to touching up fourth period’s homework during third period. But few students spend their time thinking about the nonprofits they've started. Jairang Yarlagadda is one of those high school students, and The Fair Pact Foundation is his nonprofit charity. The Fair Pact Foundation’s goal is to provide low-income borrowers with interest-free loans for a variety of unexpected emergencies. The idea came while the Strawberry Crest student was listening to his favorite NPR podcast on WUSF, “Planet Money.” This past spring, while tuned into an episode of “Planet Money,” Yarlagadda learned about an economic crisis affecting the American public: the stressful and destabilizing shock a person can fall into when faced with an unexpected financial catastrophe. About 60% of Americans have experienced a financial shock within

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the last 12 months, according to The Pew Charitable Trust. From home and auto repair to trips to the hospital, the median cost of households’ most expensive shock has been estimated at $2,000. Many turn to payday lenders or loan sharks to pay off their debts because of their speed, ease and convenience of the lenient criteria for short-term loans. This can actually send them deeper into debt because of high interest rates. Yarlagadda decided to do something to help families, and he created The Fair Pact Foundation. “My dad told me at any time he could go into this exact financial crisis,” Yarlagadda said. “No one is immune. Sometimes people aren’t fortunate enough to have a safety net like a family member of someone close to you who could help you out. Then you forced to get a payday loan that will cause you to go into this spiral of debt.” Over the summer, Yarlagadda interned at System Soft Technologies, a local tech company. There

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Reunion On Tuesday, Sept. 27, a group of retired City of Plant City employees met at Buddy Freddy’s for lunch. The retirees include Etta May Wetherington, Carolyn Haynesworth, Shirley Baxter and Geneva Cribbs.

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Jairang Yarlagadda’s nonprofit will give interest-free loans to those in crisis.

PIKA PIKA New Pokémon league electrifies Plant City. SEE PAGE 9

Playing Your Song The Florida Strawberry Festival released the theme for its 82nd annual event: “We’re Playing Your Song!” A new theme is created for each year’s festival. It unifies vendors, FFA chapters, organizations, corporate partners and exhibitors who create parade floats and displays throughout the celebration. The festival’s strawberry character featured in each year’s theme.

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“I tell you, I couldn’t do what they do back there. Thank God no orders came up.” — Rep. Dennis Ross, while visiting and working at Wawa in Plant City Wednesday, Oct. 5, as part of a National Association of Convenience Stores event.

Corrections In our Friday, Sept. 30 story “New budget is fired up,” we incorrectly reported the percent changes for General Fund expenditure by department. We regret the error. Below are the correct percentages.

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The Florida Opry 2016-17 season will open at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, with performances by Tampa Teen Idol Kenzie Wheeler, Zetha & J.D. Lewis and Este Elizabeth. Tickets are $12 for adults; $5 for students. Performances take place at the 1914 Plant City High School Community Center, 605 N. Collins St. Future performances include Saturday, Nov. 12, Saturday, Dec. 10, Saturday, Jan. 14, Saturday, Feb. 11, and Saturday, April 8.

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City Commission: 0.3% Office of the City Attorney: 13.3% Office of the City Manager: 8.5% Office of the City Clerk: 12.2% Human Resources: -4.5% Information Technology: -0.3% Special Appropriations: 4.5% Finance: -8.0% Procurement: 37.7% Fire Rescue: 3.5% Police: 5.2% Planning and Zoning: 8.7% Recreation: 7.7% Parks: 9.3% Public Library: -8.1% Building Department: 18.8% Code Enforcement: 20.1% Engineering: 2.4% General Services: 14.8% Information technology budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year was $785,445.

Republican office opens A Republican campaign office has opened at 1007 E. Reynolds St. It has campaign signs for all Republican candidates. A grand opening will be scheduled at a later date. THE DETAILS: Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday Phone: (813) 716-3715

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FINDING FAITH

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Plant City resident John Zielinski is used to flat terrain as the linebacker for the Jesuit High School football team. This summer, he reached new peaks at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. EMILY TOPPER STAFF WRITER

Step. You’re almost there. Step. You’re almost there. John Zielinski looked up. Thousands of feet above him, he could see the top of Mount Kilimanjaro peeking through the clouds of Tanzania. At 19,341 feet, the dormant volcano is the highest mountain in Africa. John, a 17-year-old Plant City resident and Jesuit High School senior, focused on the trail before him. He had been hiking with his father, John Sr., and a group of 30 other climbers for almost six days. John adjusted his 15-pound pack and took another step. He had to see the view from the top. IT TAKES A VILLAGE

A week before John found his feet planted on the mountain, he had been toiling below it, in a Maasai village hours away from the closest town. John was on a summer missionary trip in Tanzania. He and other missionaries had dug into a dirt floor of a local school. They laid rocks. “Big, heavy rocks,” John said. The rocks were to be the foundation. Then the missionaries ran out. They thought the project would have to be scrapped. Instead, the local schoolchildren set out across the village to get more rocks, giving the missionaries enough to finish. “Over the next few days, we started mixing concrete and cement,” John said. “Local leaders got involved and before you know it, we have a classroom floor.” In the children of Tanzania, John saw God’s love at work. “They were very appreciative,” he said. “They would always try to help as best they could. They brought us the rocks, and they would go way off to get water for us to mix the cement. They wanted to help because they knew we were helping them, and they wanted to be part of it as well.” John was invited on the two-week trip by his father, who first brought up the trip when John was in eighth grade. “He really wanted to do it. I didn’t really think much about it, because you know, it was eighth grade,” John says. But after his junior year at Jesuit, earlier this year, John begin to prepare for the summer trip to Tanzania. He knew the facts: HIV/AIDS is prevalent in the country, with over 1,472,000 living with the virus in 2012. The Tanzanian people live amid the risk

of hepatitis A, typhoid fever, malaria. But he didn’t anticipate digging holes for toilets, setting up showers — or just how challenging the climb to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro would be. THE EARTH HE HAS GIVEN

John has hiked part of the Appalachian Trail, a 2,200-mile range that runs from Georgia to Maine. “That was nothing compared to this,” John said. “You could see the top of where we were going, and it seemed like it was so far away, that we would never — in one million years — get there. That was only day two. We were thinking, ‘Wow, we’ve already hiked this far and we’ve already suffered this much and we’re nowhere near where we need to go.’” By day three, the terrain had turned rocky. “After that, it was basically like walking on another planet. There was no life. We could see for miles and miles,” John said. The top of Mount Kilimanjaro taunted him. He had been trekking for almost six days: eight hours per day. Step by step John continued. It was the night before the final day. John got a bad headache — the worst he’d ever experienced. He popped some altitude pills and pressed on. He thought of his family — how he didn’t want to let them down. He thought of his football coaches at Jesuit High School — how he always pushed himself in practice. Around him, other climbers were battling against their bodies and the elements too. One climber passed out. When the climber woke, the climber had no idea where he was. Another hiker John passed started losing vision and couldn’t see more than three feet in front of him. Five more hours, the guides told them. Five more hours. Step. You’re almost there. Step. You’re almost there. John looked up. There. It was 7:30 a.m. He had reached the summit. It was the sixth day of the climb, and the sun rose in front of him. “This is what we’ve been planning for, this is what we’ve been suffering all this time for,” John said. “I learned that I can do anything I put my mind to if I put my trust in God. If I trust Him, then I know He’ll be with me.”

John Zielinski did missionary work in July at a Maasai village before before leaving for base camp.

The terrain turned rocky, with little vegetation.

John Zielinski and his father climbed with 30 other hikers.

ALTITUDE SICKNESS A few hours before the final night, John Zielinski got altitude sickness. He had the worst headache he’d ever experienced.

Altitude sickness is caused by ascending more than 500 meters in a given day and exercising frequently at high altitudes. There is less oxygen in the air at higher altitudes. Source: Altitude.org

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John Zielinski reached the top of Mount Kilimanjaro at 7:30 a.m. with his father, John Sr., after climbing for six days.

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bacteria that lives on plant roots. Rhizobacteria, more commonly known as PGPR, make the nutrients easier for the plant to use when it needs them by breaking down nutrients and holding those nutrients in the root zone longer. In the study, Holden used PGPR on strawberries in Oxnard, California. Microbial inoculants were injected in the plants through drip irrigation. “It’s all about the ease of application,” Howard Johnson, Pathway BioLogic’s technical sales representative, said. The result was 2,626 flats per acre per season — up from 2,122 flats per acre per season. That’s almost $3,000 more per acre per season. Pathway BioLogic had first tested the microbial inoculants in its own greenhouse before it asked Holden Research to complete the study as part of the paid research trial. Pathway BioLogic provided Holden Research with the protocol and product. “Everything we produce comes out of this facility,” Gans said about Pathway BioLogic’s Tever Street laboratory.

Though Holden Research used the microbial inoculants on strawberries, the procedure can be used on all crops, from blueberries to corn to peppers. According to Pathway BioLogic, “modern farming practices have depleted naturally-occurring populations of microbial bacteria in our soils. By the reintroduction of naturally-occurring beneficial bacteria and fungi into the soil, Pathway’s products can help overcome this issue and bring crops back up to their potential.” “The agricultural industry is shifting,” Gans said. “(Farmers are) beginning to grow differently as a necessity. They’re looking at how to get more out of their inputs.” With the research study showing an increase in both crop yields and profits, Gans is ready to take the microbial inoculants to a bigger market by distribution. Pathway BioLogic has already distributed its product to growers in Florida, Maine, California and Colorado. “It’s new product development,” Gans said. “We feel good about the products on the market today, but we’re only beginning to scratch the surface. Everything starts in the lab. Every product we build goes through that process.”

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Do you trust the news? A recent Gallup poll shows Americans distrust the media more than they have before. Find out why. It is no secret: metropolitan daily papers are in decline in the United States. Large newspaper companies filing bankruptcy since December 2008 include The Tribune Company, the Journal-Register Company, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and the Sun-Times Media Group, among others. The decline of dailies can be attributed to the rise of television in the 1950s, the rise of the Internet in the 1990s, the growth of cable and satellite TV and social media. However, community newspapers in small- and medium-sized markets, such as the Plant City Times & Observer, are doing better than dailies. According to a Forbes article, “even amid sinking newspaper valuations and falling revenue from print advertising, smaller clusters of newspapers have found buyers … particularly community newspapers that haven’t lost as many readers or advertisers to the Internet as large metro papers.” The Gallup Poll recently released its 2016 poll on Trust in Media. The poll reports 32% of Americans say they have “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of trust in the media to report the news fully, accurately and fairly. This is the lowest level of trust reported since 1972, when Gallup began polling. While 51% of Democrats say they trust the media, 70% of Independents and 86% of Republicans have little or no trust. According to Gallup, “the divisive

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presidential election this year may be corroding Americans' trust and confidence in the media, particularly among Republicans who may believe the ‘mainstream media’ are too hyperfocused on every controversial statement or policy proposal from Trump while devoting far less attention to controversies surrounding the Clinton campaign.” But Gallup also attributes the decline in trust to the “explosion of the mass media,” such as vlogs, blogs and social media. Many new media, such as vlogs and blogs, are opinionbased writing. These new media sites may not have strict reporting regulations like the mainstream media does, such as fact checking, cutting out biased, source confirmation and reporting on both sides. “When opinion-driven writing becomes something like the norm, Americans may be wary of placing trust on the work of media institutions that have less rigorous reporting criteria than in the past,” Gallup reports. However, as blogs and social media “mature,” they may improve in the American public’s eyes, Gallup said. This could elevate America’s trust and confidence in mass media as a whole. Results for this Gallup poll are based on telephone interviews conducted Wednesday, Sept. 7, to Sunday, Sept. 11, with a random sample of 1,020 adults, ages 18 and older, living in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

COPS CORNER

Felix Haynes is a coowner of the Plant City Times & Observer.

The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department.

SEPT. 23

WINDOW SHOPPING 1730 block of Oakwood Estates Drive. Vehicle burglary: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) entered his vehicle and ransacked it but did not steal anything. THE REMIX TO “IGNITION” 3410 block of Trapnell Ridge Drive. Attempted stolen vehicle: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) attempted to steal her car between 10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, and 7:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23. Complainant had found the steering/ignition column had been broken open, and the ignition was lying on the floor of the front passenger side. The damage was estimated at $500. LIFE’S RICH PAGEANT 2010 block of North Wheeler Street. Graffiti: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) had spray painted the initials “REM” on a wall. Complainant estimated repainting the wall would cost $200.

SEPT. 24

HARDWARE AND HARD LUCK 2800 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Retail theft: A hardware store reported merchandise, valued together at $1,423, had been stolen from the premises. CLEANED OUT 600 block of North Evers Street. Residential burglary/vehicle theft: Officers met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) had stolen her red 2016 Mazda CX-3 and also broke into her residence. The vehicle was recovered the following day. DOUBLE JEOPARDY 1200 block of Spanish Oak Lane. Vehicle burglary: Complainants stated unknown suspect(s) entered

SEPT. 29

BAD HAIR DAY 2200 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Petit theft: Officers met with complainant, who stated an unknown suspect entered a supermarket and stole four bottles of shampoo and conditioner. their vehicles and stole $48 in miscellaneous items. FREE MONEY 600 block of East Alexander Street. Counterfeit bill: Officers met with complainant, who stated an unknown suspect tried to purchase a lottery ticket with a counterfeit $10 bill.

SEPT. 26

FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY 1410 block of Larrick Lane. Vehicle burglary: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) entered her unlocked vehicle on Wednesday, Sept. 21, and stole a gold butterfly necklace. The necklace was valued at $50. IT GIVES YOU WINGS 2200 block of North Park Road. Theft: Officer met with complainant, who stated 11 cans of Red Bull had been stolen from a convenience store. The energy drinks were valued together at $27.39.

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WALLY WORLD 1200 block of North Wheeler Street. Vehicle burglary: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) had entered his unlocked work vehicle and stolen his wallet. The complainant’s credit cards were then used to make purchases on Walmart.com. COIN STAR 310 block of Citrus Landing Drive. Vehicle burglary: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) entered an unlocked vehicle, opened the trunk and stole $200 in coins.

Bedazzled in Blue Jeans O ver 600 Plant City residents donned their best bejeweled boots and blue jeans for the 2016 Diamonds and Denim gala, an annual fundraiser for South Florida Baptist Hospital. 2016 marked the 20th anniversary of the yearly event. Guests enjoyed a photo booth, auctions, live music and food catered by the hospital’s 911 Catering team.

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— EMILY TOPPER

Photos by Emily Topper

Diamonds and Denim Chair Kim McElveen, Mark Ober and Yvonne Fry

Florida Strawberry Festival court member Alex Aponte, First Maid Morgan Gaudens, Queen Haley Riley and court member Ashtyn Steele

NOTICE OF PRACTICE CLOSURE MAX F. RATTES M.D.

Dear Patients, I am writing to inform you that effective October 1, 2016 I will be closing my medical practice. I will be joining Tampa General Medical Group (next to TGH) . HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE OF FLORIDA (Dr. Irfan Siddiqui, Dr. Imran T. Ismail) will continue to see patients at the present location. Medical records are confidential and can be transferred to another doctor only with your written permission. Please let us know how you would like to receive your records. Please refer to the below information, effective October 1, 2016: Dr. Rattes’ new location: 5 Tampa General Circle STE. 300, Tampa, FL; Phone #: 813-251-0793 HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE OF FLORIDA (DR. IRFAN SIDDIQUI): 310 w. Alexander St., Plant City, FL; Phone #: 813-752-3456

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YOUR NEIGHBORS

A new Pokémon league for players of all ages will take place Tuesdays and Wednesdays. THAIS LEON-MILLER STAFF INTERN

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Trainers came to an event at the Main Street Food Truck Rally Friday, Sept. 30.

HOW IT WORKS POKÉMON ARE CREATURES WITH SPECIAL ABILITIES: They can shoot water or use poison or electricity against their enemies. CHARMANDER Pokédex Number: 4 Type: Fire BULBASAUR Pokédex Number: 1 Type: Grass

PLAYERS HAVE THE OPTION TO PLAY: Trading cards, Nintendo DS or by using the Pokémon GO mobile app.

YOUR OBJECTIVE: To fight and beat other players’ Pokémon by raising the defense, attack or hit points level of your own Pokémon.

ON YOUR PHONE: Pokémon GO allows players to “find” Pokémon and battle with players at gyms, areas set up to fight or train Pokémon.

CATCH’EM ALL: There are 761 different type of Pokémon, all with different powers and abilities. Official Pokémon rules can be found at Pokemon.com.

lant City Parks and Recreation has put together a new weekly Pokémon league for players of the card game, the online game or users of the Pokémon GO smartphone app. Around town it’s not hard not to notice children, families and adults congregating in parks and around shops while staring down at their cell phones. They’re playing the popular app, which launched this summer. Plant City Recreation and Parks Supervisor Maggie Morona noticed them too. The Planteen Recreation Center, where she works, is home to three Poké Stops, areas where Pokémon GO players can collect electronic gear for their gameplay. The center is within walking distance to seven more Poké Stops. “We wanted to put some structure around some of the Pokémon GO stuff that was happening in the city,” Morona said. “When the game first came out, we were in the middle of summer camp season, and we had a lot of traffic from people coming to the location.” It made things difficult for the campers who had to share space with people walking through while they were participating in programs. The game’s popularity inspired Morona to create a space for both so there was no overlap. Because there were Poké Stops outside of the building as well, Morona made maps of all of them and began taking some of the players out together. She said it was not only more fun as a group, it also added a level of safety. “We don’t want people going into restricted areas or trespassing on people’s lawns,” she said. “We also provide safety in numbers. People can play together as a group.” Pokémon GO makes up only one part of the league. The original trading card game started in Japan in 1996, and it has managed to spread worldwide. Players attach cards to their favorite Pokémon character cards to up their strength, defense or hit points (how many times they can be hit before losing a battle). While Pokémon GO and the Pokémon video game requires players to “catch” Pokémon by tossing a red and white PokéBall at them, card players collect different cards by purchasing expansion packs. This gives them the ability to build up their favorite Pokémon and evolve them into stronger creatures, which they can play against opponents to win battles.

IF YOU GO PLANTEEN POKÉMON LEAGUE When: 3 to 6 p.m., Tuesdays and Wednesdays Where: Planteen Recreation Center, 301 Dort St. Info: Open to Pokémon card, Nintendo DS and GO players. Weekly games and prizes will be available. Cost: $2 weekly league fee Contact: Maggie Morona, (813) 659-4256

OFFICIALLY SANCTIONED

Morona said she didn’t know much about any of the games, but the kids who came by to hunt for the creatures were more than happy to teach her. That is how she came up with the idea to create an official league. Not only did she register with the Pokémon Company, it ran a background check on her before it officially sanction her league. Being sanctioned by the company has its perks: the company provide various prizes for league members, and once a group is strong enough it can apply to be part of larger tournaments, where the prizes grow exponentially. “Both of them, the card game and video game, they have a national competition,” Morona said. “The good thing for us is that if we give them a safe place to play and they get good, they can get into competition play. They offer scholarships to kids. It’s a big deal.” This year’s world first place winner walked away with the top prize of $25,000 in cash, and that was the first of 32 cash payouts for the competition. Among other prizes were scholarships and travel certificates. Until the Plant City league gets to that point, the weekly $2 league fee goes to supplement Wi-Fi costs and prizes for Pokémon GO players, as the Pokémon Company doesn’t sanction the app yet. Morona is looking for a few more volunteers to help teach younger children how to play all versions of the game. She is also working on creating hats and T-shirts for the league. For more information or to volunteer, call Maggie Morona at (813) 6594256.

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lant City foodies congregated at McCall Park in Historic Downtown Friday, Sept. 30, for the first Plant City Main Street Food Truck Rally. Attendees enjoyed grilled cheese sandwiches, Thai food, burgers and more in one central location. The rally featured live music, Pokémon activities and local art displays. The event was put together by Plant City Main Street and Tampa Bay Food Truck Rally. The recurring feast on wheels will be held the last Friday of every month in downtown Plant City. — EMILY TOPPER A DJ truck played music at the event.

Marie Place, Janine Linares and Lylah Linares

Shelbi Ramey and Blake Getchell chowed down on grilled cheese from Mr. C’s Grilled Cheese.

Nick Loyd with Kaieigan Keil as “X-Ray”

Cynthia and German Coronel

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Arema Brosnatch with Woodie Priscilla Clark and Yvonne Fry

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October 13 - Dale Mabry Campus October 18 - SouthShore Campus Contact mreyes36@hccfl.edu for details.

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October 25 - Ybor City Campus All Open Houses are 5:30 – 7:30p.m.

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Through the Looking Glass D urant High students followed the white rabbit to their homecoming dance Saturday, Sept. 24. "Through the Looking Glass," the Alice in Wonderland-themed dance, was held at the Florida Strawberry Festival Expo Hall. The inside of hall was covered with book-themed decorations. The week leading up to the dance was spirit week at the school, where students dressed as their favorite book or TV show characters.

— PLANT CITY TIMES AND OBSERVER STAFF

Katherine Brunette, Isai Prieto and Daniel Perez clowned around at the photo booth.

Photos by Justin Kline and Emily Topper

Homecoming court members Belani Boyd and Grace Gainer

The Children’s Board of Hillsborough County has issued a Request for Applications (RFA) Pro 2107-01 Request for Applications Technical Assistance Grants – Cycle One

Durant students had a blast attending homecoming together.

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Plant City High School Pre - game Parties 1 Raider Place Plant City, Fl 33563

right purple orchids and deep green leaves transformed Plant City’s Robert W. Willaford Railroad Museum into a floral fantasyland Saturday, Sept. 24, as part of GardenFest 2016. The event, organized by the Plant City Garden Club and Plant City Main Street, featured plant sales, outdoor decor and vendors selling unique home goods.

Before Varsity Home Games at Raider Stadium by the ticket booth (auditorium side) Party Between 6:00-7:15, Game Starts at 7:30 Join us for our themed tailgate parties! only two home games left this season! 10/7 Raiders vs Bloomingdale Homecoming Game 10/14 Raiders vs Durant Trunk or Treat - all kids come and get free candy!!

— EMILY TOPPER

Buy hes sandwic Elementary students are invited to Trunk or treat at the pre-game tailgate party hosted by PCHS’s Orange Crush and students clubs. No entry fee for tailgate party or trunk or treat. Parking is $2.00. Location of Trunk or treat will be in front of the Auditorium on the side walk. After tailgate party please join us for the football game. Tickets can be purchased at ticket booth. Looking for local business to set-up a trunk or table during our trunk or treat. Help participate in giving candy out to our community. Trunk or treat is 5:30-6:30.

Plants available for sale included flowers, herbs and small fruit trees.

Raisha Desmarais, of Raisha Desmarais Art Gallery, and Gary W. Rife II, of Gary W. Rife Art Gallery, brought fourlegged friend Buddy along to their booth.

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FRESHEST MEAT & LOWEST PRICES IN TOWN! FRESHEST MEAT & LOWEST PRICES IN TOWN!

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Felton’s offers our customers the very best produce at the best prices. Most of the produce is purchased from local growers. We offer every day the best in produce available plus any seasonal or ethnic produce. We buy daily from the local markets. Come in and compare price and quality against any other store. We guarantee you will enjoy the experience of shopping at Felton’s

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CHICKEN LEG QUARTERS ( 10 LB BAG .54c LB) 40 LB BOX ....................... $14.99 EA

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SIR HENRY’S HAUNTED TRAIL 7:30 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, to Sunday, Oct. 9; Friday, Oct. 14, to Sunday, Oct. 16; Friday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 23; Friday, Oct. 28, to Monday, Oct. 31, at 2837 S. Frontage Road, Plant City. Enjoy a spooky trail walk. Cost is $10 for a single trail; $20 for combo trails. Call Zach Glaros at (863) 944-0748, email SirHenrysHauntedTrail@gmail.com or visit SirHenrysHauntedTrail.com.

SATURDAY, OCT. 8

EVERYTHING YARD SALE 7 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 8, at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 302 Carey St. There will be children’s activities and items for sale, such as household goods, clothing, furniture and plants. A barbecue pork dinner will be for sale for $10 per meal. Proceeds benefit the St. Peter’s Building Fund to restore the historic church. PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING DANCE 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Florida Strawberry Festival Grimes Agricultural Center, 2508 Oak Ave.

MONDAY, OCT. 10

FAMILY MOVIE TIME 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 McLendon St. The movie is rated G. Call the Bruton Memorial Library at (813) 757-9215 for more information about the movie. GARDEN CLUB MEETING 10:15 a.m. Monday, Oct. 10, at 1304 Teakwood Drive. Jan Griffin will speak on floral design. A flower show judge will educate guests on

floral design and dish gardens. The meeting is free and open to the public. For more information, call Christy at (732) 322-8392.

FRIDAY, OCT. 7

RISING STAR PUMPKIN PATCH 3 to 7 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, from Friday, Oct. 7, to Monday, Oct. 31; and noon to 10 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays at Rising Star Ranch and Auction, 1710 W. State Road 60. Enjoy pony rides, raffles, food, face painting, pumpking carving and more. The cost is $10 per person; children under 2 years old are free. RisingStarRanchPlantCity.com.

TUESDAY, OCT. 11

INTRODUCTION TO 3D PRINTING FOR TEENS 4:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 McLendon St. Learn about the 3D printing process, see a demonstration of the printer in action and learn how to use Tinkercad to create your own 3D objects. For grades sixth through 12th. There’s a limit of 15 participants. Register at the library or by calling (813) 757-9215. HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE OPEN HOUSE 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, at Hillsborough Community College, 1206 N. Park Road. Prospective students will have the opportunity to learn about degree and certificate programs, admissions, financial aid, veteran services and more. RSVP at HCCFL.edu/openhouse.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12

CAREFEST MEETING Noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, at City Hall, 302 W. Reynolds St. Volunteers are needed to help fix homes for those in need in Plant City. Carefest will be in January. Contact Norm Blanton at Norm. Blanton@verizon.net.

THURSDAY, OCT. 13

AUTUMN ADULT CRAFT NIGHT 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 McLendon St. Create simple, festive fall decorations. Crafts include

flutist Dock Green Silverhawk has organized the event, which includes professional flutists, story tellers, didge players, arts and crafts, singers, food and more. The cost is $2 per vehicle. SlvHawk@aol.com.

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orange clove pomanders and paper pumpkins. Materials and light refreshments provided. There are 20 seats available. Sign up at the library’s circulation desk.

SATURDAY, OCT. 15

FALL FESTIVAL 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at Stone Ledge Manor, 12006 McIntosh Road. Enjoy a dunk tank, face painting, games, cotton candy, raffles and more. FOX SQUIRREL CORN MAZE 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, and Sunday, Oct. 16; Saturday, Oct. 22, and Sunday, Oct. 23; and Saturday, Oct. 29, and Sunday, Oct. 30, at Futch Family Farms, 3002 Charlie Taylor Road. Enjoy food and vendors, a country store, corn maze, games, hay rides and more. FutchEntertainment.com. PLANT CITY COMMUNITY CHORALE OPENING CONCERT 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at Holy

ZOMBIE HUNT 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Oct. 15, and Sunday, Oct. 16; Friday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 23; and Friday, Oct. 28, to Monday, Oct. 31, at Rising Star Ranch and Auction, 1710 W. State Road 60. Get tickets at RisingStarRanchPlantCity.com.

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Innocents’ Episcopal Church, 604 N. Valrico Road, Valrico. The music will change as do the images and colors in a kaleidoscope. Experience the Spanish flamenco dance beat of “Danza!” then be lulled by Braham’s “Lullaby Wiegenlied” and Eric Whitacre’s “Seal Lullaby,” and clap to the rousing gospel piece “Take Me to the Water.” Ticket information can be found at PCChorale. org. LORETTA DOES ART CLASS 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at the 1914 Plant City Community Center, 605 N. Collins St. Learn fan brush techniques. Supplies are included and the cost is $25. SILVERHAWK AMERICAN FLUTE GATHERING 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, and Sunday, Oct. 16, at Withlacoochee River Park, 12449 Withlacoochee Blvd. Plant City

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KRYSTAL ROSE ANDREU Krystal Rose Andreu, 23, of Plant City, died Sept. 18, 2016. She was a fun-loving, go-getting person. She loved her family, her dog Rambo and riding her motorcycle. She is survived by her father, John C. Andreu Jr.; sisters, Maddisue Andreu and Barbara Kessler; best friends, Priscilla, Jessica and Hope; nana, Madeline Reynolds; grandmother, Barbara Andreu; aunts, WoWo and Rose; uncle, Dave; and cousins, Amanda, Thomas, David Jr., Mikey, Heather, Haleigh and Kaven. She was preceded in death by her mother, Suzanne Andreu; papa, James Reynolds; and grandfather, John C. Andreu Sr. A funeral service was held Sept. 26, at Wells Memorial Funeral Home and Event Center in Plant City. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the family’s GoFundMe account, GoFundMe. com/2pq5ffz8. Online condolences may be made at WellsMemorial.com.

ELMER “CURT” CURTIS JR.

Elmer “Curt” Curtis Jr., 80, of Apollo Beach, and formerly of Plant City, died Sept. 13, 2016. He was of the Pentecostal faith. He loved his family, enjoyed fishing and reading and was a fan of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Florida Gators. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Thelma Curtis; children, Kathy Goodson (James), of Dade City, Nora Redding (Jeff), of Apollo Beach, and Mary Hurst (Gary), of Indiana; grandchildren, Timothy (April), Nichole (Ryan), Ryan, Dustin, Dylan, Matthew (Dawn) and Danell (Bradley); many greatgrandchildren; and dog, Annie. A celebration of life was held Sept. 25, at Hopewell Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at HopewellFuneral.com.

ROSE ANNA FOUTS-WRIGHT Rose Anna Fouts-Wright, 72, died Sept. 10, 2016, in her hometown of Terre Haute, Indiana, of natural causes.

She was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and loving friend to many. She is survived by her children, Natalie and Ronald “Ronnie”; brothers and sisters-in-law, Thomas Fouts and Dave Fouts; sister, Phylis Fouts; grandchildren, Kimberly Lewis, Amy Paul, Tiffany Smith, Paul Rebel, Chad Wright and Dawn Wright; and many great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Clyde; sons, Clyde Jr. “Butch” and Donald “Donnie”; and great-grandchildren, Adam and Sophia. A celebration of life will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Planteen Recreation Center, 301 N. Dort St., Plant City, Florida 33563. Donations in her honor may be made to the National Kidney Foundation of Indiana, 911 E. 86th St., Ste. 100, Indianapolis, Indiana.

CLINTON F. GOING III Clinton F. Going III, 67, of Lakeland, and formerly of Plant City, died Sept. 13, 2016. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and golfing. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Jerry R. Going; mother, Doris English Going, of Plant City; brother, Tim Going (Patty), of Midway; niece, Ashley Going; nephew, Timothy Going; and great-niece, Kaylin Going. He was preceded in death by his father, Clinton F. Going Jr. A celebration of life was held Sept. 17, at Hopewell Funeral Home in Plant City. Interment followed at Springhead Cemetery, Lakeland. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice, c/o Chapters Health, 12470 Telecom Drive, Suite 300 W., Temple Terrace, Florida 33637. Online condolences may be made at HopewellFuneral.com.

EVELYN IRENE GOODRUM Evelyn Irene Goodrum, 77, of Lithia, died Sept. 20, 2016. She was born July 17, 1939, in Wauchula, Florida. She is survived by her children, Kathy Freeman Migues (Reggie), of Tampa, Johnny Freeman (Susie), of Mulberry, Vicki Giddens (Scott), of Lakeland, and Matt Freeman (Sarina), of Mulberry; siblings,

John Evers, Bethel McDaniels, Florence Marlow and Dorothy Wells; nine grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and family. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Sherman Goodrum; daughter, Judy Pippin; and granddaughter, Brittney Giddens. A celebration of life was held Sept. 23, at Hopewell Funeral Home in Plant City. Interment followed at Hopewell Memorial Gardens, Plant City. Online condolences may be made at HopewellFuneral.com.

GERALD KING SR. Gerald King Sr., 70, of Plant City, died Sept. 17, 2016. He was the son of the late Rube and Vera Bramlett King. He worked as a track foreman with CSX for 17 years and with McEnany Roofing. He enjoyed fishing, traveling to the Smoky Mountains and breeding rabbits. He is survived by his beloved wife, Sue King; children, Gerald King Jr. (Angela) and Cyndi Phillips (Danny); siblings, Louise Johnson, Lewis King and Bobby King; and grandchildren, Niki Clayton and Brittani Phillips. He was preceded in death by his parents; and siblings, Amos, Billy and Wayne King. A funeral service was held Sept. 23, at Eastside Baptist Church in Plant City. Online condolences may be made at HaughtFuneralHome. com.

DONALD “KEVIN” POPKE Donald “Kevin” Popke, retired 1st Sgt., United States Army, 56, of Valrico, died Sept. 18, 2016. He was born in Sandusky, Ohio, but as a soldier, home was where he hung his hat. He retired after 22 years as a first sergeant, an airborne ranger in the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He took with him many memories of pre-dawn ruck marches and combat equipment jumps with his men. As a jump master, he was responsible for their lives, a duty he took seriously and continued well beyond his retirement. He remained a friend and mentor to

many of his soldiers until his last day. He was the kind of man who made new friends continually but always nurtured his closest relationships. More than a few men considered him their best friend. His best friend was his wife, Michelle. They loved each other, “warts and all,” for nearly three decades. He loved his grandchildren with his whole heart. He was close with his family and loved playing pranks and making weekly calls with his brothers to mess with their dad. He shared his love of food and wine with many, but some of the best times of his life were with his brother, Todd, and sister-in-law, Phyllis, in Sonoma, California. Over the last few years, many bottles were emptied and many contraband cigars were shared between him and the group of friends who came together and grew into his family. He created another tribe over the last three years, supporting the Brandon High School wrestling team. He will be missed by many but leaves them better for having known him. Look twice, save a life. He is survived by his wife, Michelle; children, Katie, Emily, Brynn and Alex; grandchildren, Macklin, Keegan, Harper and Barrett; mother, Sunnie; sister, Jeanice; brothers, Brett and Todd (Phyllis); mother-in-law, Sandy; and father, Don. A celebration of life was held Sept. 23, at Hopewell Funeral Home in Plant City. Committal with military honors followed at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kevin Popke Brandon Wrestling Fund at Wells Fargo. The funds will support wrestlers who need financial assistance for

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MARY LOU REDDER Mary Lou Redder, 80, of Auburndale, and formerly of Plant City, died Aug. 27, 2016. She was born in Elmira, New York, on Jan. 4, 1936. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Winter Haven. She loved her family and enjoyed playing bingo. She is survived by her husband, Robert Redder; children, Linda Rathbun (Thomas), Bonnie Bland (Dewitt), John Benjamin III (Mary), Kevin Benjamin (Jan), Lourie Bernard (Thomas), Steve Benjamin (Jackie), Susan Lane (Carl), Darlene Davenport, Phillip Davenport and Wendi Farr; sisters, Beverly Martin and Sharon Hackett; brothers, Lawrence Clark and Ardelle Clark; 17 grandchildren; and 33 greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husbands, John Benjamin and Lawrence Davenport; sisters, Dorothy Knapp and June Austin; brother, Richard Clark; and granddaughter, Leighanne Lane. A celebration of life was held Sept. 24, at Hopewell Funeral Home in Plant City. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to LifePath Hospice, ChaptersHealth.org/Giving, or Cornerstone Hospice, Donate. CSHospice.org. Online condolences may be made at HopewellFuneral.com.

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or the first time in program history, Strawberry Crest’s swim team went to the Western Conference Championships and brought home a trophy. In the National Division competition, held Monday, Sept. 26, the Crest boys dominated the competition in both swimming and diving with 408 total points. Freedom, the runner-up, finished with a total of 345.50 points. On the girls’ side, the Lady Chargers scored 367 points and finished behind Hillsborough (400). The Crest girls won in swimming and finished second in diving. The FHSAA regional swimming and diving competitions will be held in mid-October, with the finals for all three Plant City-area schools scheduled for 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Bobby Hicks Pool, 4120 W. Mango Ave., Tampa.

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ICING THE COMPETITION Ana “Icebox” Diaz is new to organized football but is making an impact for the Turkey Creek Trojans. JUSTIN KLINE SPORTS EDITOR

Since football is a male-dominated sport, many young boys who play the game believe there’s no way a girl could ever tackle them. But on the Turkey Creek Trojans’ field, there’s one player taking the boys down — Ana Diaz. Known as ‘Icebox,’ the firstyear utility player isn’t the first girl to come through the Tri-County Youth Football and Cheerleading Conference wearing pads and a helmet, but she’s one of the few on the football side right now. “I decided to do it. I gave it a try, and I fell in love with it,” Diaz, 12, says. Although Diaz only made up her mind about playing football this year, the decision was a long time coming. COUSIN CONNECTION

Diaz grew up in a football family. Her father, brother and cousin have played or are still playing. She was always drawn to the sport, starting when her brother taught her about the game while he played at Alonso High School, in Tampa. But it was her cousin, Andrew Baker, who took it to the next level. Diaz and Baker — who consider each other best friends — grew close and bonded over the game, which they like to watch together every Sunday. Eventually, Diaz grew more vocal about wanting to play. “She’s always been saying she Justin Kline

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Plant City Y named Summer Camp of the Year

he Tampa Metropolitan YMCA Association recently named the Plant City Family YMCA’s summer camp its 2016 Summer Camp of the Year. Plant City’s branch earned the honor in part by having the highest Net Promoter Score of all branches in the Tampa Metropolitan group. These scores are formulated through feedback from parent-issued surveys. Other factors considered include camp enrollment, staff satisfaction, success stories and more. The Plant City Y credits a $15,000 donation from Unity in the Community with helping families in need afford the camp fees, as well as a $7,000 grant from United Way for providing workbooks, books, toys and school supplies for campers.

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STRAWBERRY CREST AT DURANT Carlton Potter and the Cougars’ offense will go head-to-head with Michael Acosta and the Chargers’ defense Friday, Oct. 7. JUSTIN KLINE SPORTS EDITOR

Durant may be heavily favored going into the Friday, Oct. 7, game against Strawberry Crest, but the Cougars are big on the phrase, “One game at a time.” This team isn’t looking ahead to the Friday, Oct. 14, Redman Cup rivalry game against Plant City. Instead it’s focused on its home game against Strawberry Crest. Likewise, the Chargers are hoping to limit mistakes that cost them their last game and, should everything go as they hope, surprise some people. Durant’s offense, led by quarterback Carlton Potter, has scored over 40 points in its last two contests and hasn’t missed a beat since the seasonopening loss to Hillsborough. Crest’s defense, led by linebacker Michael Acosta, is coming off of a performance in which it forced several turnovers and kept the Lennard Longhorns on their toes for the majority of the Friday, Sept. 30, game in Dover. What do these units see in each other that could lead to a mismatch either way? CARLTON POTTER

The Chargers’ coaching staff has said that, defensively, the team likes to try and make offenses pass the ball. Potter, a junior, happens to be good at that. He’s thrown for 12 touchdowns in his last five games, against just one interception, and is completing 67% of his passes this season.

“I’m just taking it one play at a time and just looking for what (opponents) give us,” Potter says. Against the Chargers, Potter says he’ll have to rely on making quick throws and decisions to beat the coverage. “Up front, in the box, they’re good,” he says. “They’re more disciplined.” He also says the Cougars’ run game could make an impact. “I think Cameron (Myers) will have another big game, and Jake (Harris) will have another big game this week, too,” Potter says. “(The Chargers) run a 4-3 a lot, but they split out to the receivers and leave a six-man box sometimes. Cameron does really good running one-on-one against a linebacker.” Potter singled out Acosta and running back/defensive back Theo Williams as players to watch, because of their skill and athleticism. There exists a size mismatch between Williams, who is listed at 5 foot 6, and every Durant wide receiver, and Pot-

ter will look to take advantage of that whenever the situation is ideal. While Acosta may give Potter more trouble more often — Acosta lines up at linebacker and strong safety — the Durant quarterback believes his offensive line will be able to protect him. “I think they can handle him,” Potter says. MICHAEL ACOSTA

Acosta and the Chargers know exactly what they’re up against this week. Durant is big, strong and fast, perhaps more so than most teams Crest has faced this season. So, according to Acosta, everyone on the visiting team’s stop unit will be kept on its toes all night. But that doesn’t mean the Chargers are lacking confidence at the moment. “I think I’ll be able to stop the run up the middle, off of the inside blitz,” Acosta says. “Their outside run, they SEE GAME PAGE 17

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wanted to do football,â&#x20AC;? Baker says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always wanted to do contact, so I kept on begging her for two weeks, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Just play football already, come on.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; She was like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;No, no no,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; until, finally, she did it.â&#x20AC;? The night before Diazâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Trojans practice, two weeks after the Trojans finished registration for the 2016 season, she and Baker were cramming as if it were a final exam. They studied the play book from cover to cover, worked on her fundamentals and did what they could to get her a head start. According to JV head coach Albert Talavera, their cram session paid off. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her first day, she knew our playbook, she knew her stances, every-

FRIDAY NIGHT NOTES Sports Editor Justin Kline has some thoughts about the Friday, Sept. 30, Strawberry Crest football game and the district playoff picture. For three quarters, the Chargers were having what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d call one of their best games yet Friday, Sept. 30. I know, the offense wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t able to put up any points. It almost did, but the referees saw a hold somewhere and threw a flag on the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lone venture into the Lennard end zone â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a fake punt that, otherwise, couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have worked any better. These are the breaks. But the defense was able to contain Lennardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offense, by which I really mean running back Jahryn Bailey. I noticed the Longhornsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; quarterback wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t making reads or scanning the field for open wideouts, instead throwing the ball to whichever wideout he saw first, and the Chargers were able to grab two interceptions that way. And, since Lennardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense forced

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thing,â&#x20AC;? Talavera says. Diaz went into future practices with the full support of Talavera, the Trojans organization and, most importantly, her parents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I told her, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;As long as youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ready for it, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll support you, 100%,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? her father, Victor Diaz, says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Me and my wife felt the same way, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been it ever since.â&#x20AC;? Of course, taking the field in the regular season would prove to be the greatest test of Diazâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love of the game. MAKING MOVES

Diaz knows the play book well and plays multiple positions. Talavera likes to use her at guard and running back, on the defensive line and at quarterback. Diaz most enjoys play-

five turnovers, more credit goes to Crestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense for keeping the score at 9-0 for much of the game. The Longhornsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defense was too overwhelming for Crestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offense. Lennard was able to rattle quarterback Braxton Plunk, flushing him out of the pocket or tipping low passes to teammates. The final Crest turnover of the game was a tipped-pass pick six, which led to the final score of 23-0. The Chargers were visibly (and audibly) frustrated with the officiating, and I do think Lennard got away with some favorable calls and non-calls. But, had the refs called the game down the middle, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if it would have impacted the final outcome of Lennard winning on five forced turnovers. With the number of believably winnable games dwindling down â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I have the Friday, Oct. 28, home game against Bloomingdale as the first one in mind â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the kids are getting increasingly anxious to, if nothing else, snatch a win. Determined as this group may be, much of the roster is as green as the grass in Ireland, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not something you can change in one season. You can teach fundamentals and play books, but you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t teach game experience. As I have in the past, I urge all Crest fans to be patient with the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest rebuilding phase. This isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a quick fix but, even in such a brutal district, it can be done in time.

ing guard and setting up the run game for her teammates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be whatever coach (Albert Talavera) puts me, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do my best at it,â&#x20AC;? Diaz says. The more she played and showed her ability to take contact well, the more respect she gained from opponents and her team. She got comfortable running the ball in the Trojansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; game against the Dover Patriots and showed sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not afraid to power her shoulder into a defender or get pulled down by the hair for a tackle. Opponents respected her for going hard on the field. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of my first games, versus the (Brandon) Broncos, a kid was like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not going to go easy on you because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a girl.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I appreciated that,â&#x20AC;? Diaz says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be treated any

different because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a girl.â&#x20AC;? Logan Mayo, now one of her closest friends on the roster, was the first to admit she could handle the game, and the others followed soon afterward. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It felt good to hear them say it,â&#x20AC;? Diaz says. She earned the nickname, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Icebox,â&#x20AC;? which comes from the 1994 movie, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Little Giants.â&#x20AC;? Becky â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iceboxâ&#x20AC;? Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shea, much like Diaz, was a key player on the Little Giants football team. Although Diaz is most focused on what happens on the field, her parents say the off-field reaction has been positive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been surprised at the amount of people â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not just the kids, but as far as parents and even grandparents â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that have come up to her,â&#x20AC;? Victor

of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on with the district playoff picture, thanks to the Plant City-Tampa Bay Tech game. Tech beat Plant City more than most probably thought it could, and that outcome left little doubt as to who will likely walk away with the 7A-9 championship. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not trying to slight Durant here, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just that this Tech team looks like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reached that elite tier with Armwood and Plant, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even a real chance the Titans could win at Armwood this week. This is not a football team to trifle with. In my opinion, the battle for second place and the last playoff spot is now the hottest topic of our crazy district. If you ask me, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be decided in the Friday, Oct. 14, Redman Cup game between the Cougars and the Raiders. Even though Plant City will have home-field advantage, you would be unwise to sleep on this Durant team. Should Plant City win, Durant could force some confusion with a home upset over Tech the following week. Should Durant win, it would likely lock the Cougars and Titans in for the playoffs, with the final order depending on what happens at 4748 Cougar Path Friday, Oct. 21

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Diaz says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Old ladies looking up to her that say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You are my hero.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; My daughter, at first, didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand what that was, and she has so much support that, sometimes, when we play other teams, I have parents come up to me saying, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wow.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not clear who the next Diaz will be for the Trojans, or for any other local football team. But she hopes to set a good example for girls around the area to follow, especially if they have as strong a desire to play the game as she does. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not easy at all,â&#x20AC;? Diaz says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But you just keep going, and you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let anybody bring you down. You just keep climbing up.â&#x20AC;? Contact Justin Kline at jkline@ plantcityobserver.com.

have a good speed back, but I can stop him.â&#x20AC;? Potter presents one of the biggest challenges for Crest, with Acosta citing his consistency as a key attribute. But the Crest senior says that, while Potter has played well, there is at least one thing the Chargers will be looking out for. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty automatic,â&#x20AC;? Acosta says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As soon as he gets the ball, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to look at who heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s throwing it to. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not really going to look at somebody and then look off of them.â&#x20AC;? In the offseason, Acosta told the Plant City Times & Observer he was most looking forward to this game. Now that that time is here, the senior is still holding out hope he and the Chargers can make something happen against one of the Tampa Bay areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hottest teams. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think if we play like we did last week, but tighten up with the penalties and keep our heads up at halftime, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get down on ourselves, we should give them a good run for their money,â&#x20AC;? Acosta says. Contact Justin Kline at jkline@ plantcityobserver.com.

Justin Kline is the sports editor at the Plant City Times & Observer. Email: jkline@plantcityobserver.com.

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THE OTHER GUYS PLANT CITY When: 7:30 p.m. Where: 1 Raider Place Friday, Sept. 30, the Raiders took a 39-6 loss to Tampa Bay Tech that all but guaranteed Plant City wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be repeating as district champions by the end of the regular season. Plant City was caught off guard early, giving up most of those 39 points in the first half. The Titansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; passing game only threw for 158 yards but scored three of its six touchdowns. On the ground, Tech torched the Raiders to the tune of 222 yards and three touchdowns. Friday, Oct. 7, the Raiders will host a Bloomingdale team coming off of a 41-7 loss to Durant. The Bulls allowed 27 total points in the second and third quarters and let Cameron Myers run for two touchdowns and 163 of the Cougarsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 236 total rushing yards.

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Carlton Potter The Durant Cougars have won their last five football games, and Carlton Potter has done well. The junior has thrown for 12 touchdowns and one interception in those five games.

We’re doing more in-season lifts to maintain strength so that our bodies don’t give up on us.

Know someone who deserves an Athlete of the Week feature? Email Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com by the Friday before the next issue. Did you expect to have a 5-1 record at this point in the season? I definitely think we expected to be this good. It wasn’t as much of a surprise for us because we put in more work in the offseason … we came out focused.

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A win this week would put you guys in really good standing in the district, especially with the schedule getting tougher. You’ve got Plant City and then Tampa Bay Tech coming up soon. How do you feel about those teams? We’re just going to take it one game at a time. They look good this year, but we can’t focus on them. We’ve got to take Crest this week, beat them and put ourselves in a good situation going into Plant City.

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A lot of the guys who played on last year’s offense are back, and they’re playing better. What’s the difference between last year’s offense and this one, from the quarterback’s point of view? I think the biggest thing is, we’re a lot older and more mature. We have better team chemistry this year because we’ve played with each other for another year. I think all of that helps. What are you doing this year that comes easier to you now than it did in 2015? I’m not getting happy feet. Last year, when I was smaller, when I would get hit, it would hurt a lot more. But now, I’m standing in the pocket, making the throws, and it just feels more comfortable in there. I have a lot of faith in everyone around me. What’s the funniest thing you’ve seen while with this team, besides (Adrien) Kirkland thinking he was going to drown in the shallows at Rainbow River? I was going to say that one. I don’t know. Probably when we went to team camp, not this year, but last year. We had a lot of players in the room, and we were playing a Madden tournament. There was a really close game and, in the fourth quarter, a kid was rocking in his chair and he accidentally turned the Xbox off. Everybody just went crazy. It was so funny.

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