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Seffner Christian preps for state semifinal game Wednesday

Tampa, Florida -- The Seffner Christian girls basketball team, practiced in a unfamiliar location Monday, as they prepared for the state semifinal game -- the USF Sun Dome.

USF women's basketball coach Jose Fernandez, made the Sun Dome available for several high school girls teams who will play in Lakeland this week, in the state semifinals and finals.

Seffner Christian made it to the state tournament two years, but lost. They're using that trip as motivation.

National Signing Day 2013

Tampa Bay, Florida -- Feb. 6, 2013, is National Signing day and there were all sorts of notable signings in the Bay area today.

Some of the states biggest school signed some truly amazing athletes- See who got who below:

PHOTOS: See pictures of 2013 National Signing Day here

Florida:

5 players sign at Armwood High School

Seffner, Florida - It was a packed auditorium at Armwood High School today for National Signing Day,  however there was one face missing- Leon McQuay III. 

McQuay graduated early, and has already begun his classes at the University of Southern California, where he will be a defensive back for the Trojans. 

Despite McQuay's absence, there were five other Hawks who signed their letters of intent to play division one football next fall.

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Armwood defeats Hillsborough to advance in playoffs

Tampa, Fl - The Armwood Hawks won the second consecutive road playoff win, defeating Hillsborough 9-7.   With the win, the Hawks find themselves on the road again this Friday, traveling to Gainesville to take on the No. 1-ranked Purple Hurricanes in a Class 6A region semifinal game.

 

No tiebreaker for Class 6A-8, Hillsborough remains champs

Tampa, Fl - The Hillsborough Terriers are finally champions of the Class 6A-District 8 title, with the announcement on Monday, that the Florida High School Athletic Association wanted more time before ruling on an eligibilty issue involving a player with Jefferson High School.

That off the field announcement, was good news for Hillsborough (8-1, 5-1) who won't have to play for a district title they thought they had already won, on the field.

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