Observer News: Prep football kicks off on Friday Prep football kicks off on Friday ================================================================================ Mitch_Traphagen on 25/08/2011 11:08:00 By MITCH TRAPHAGEN With the 2011-12 school year beginning this week, prep football kicks off a new season on Friday. Kickoff times are typically 7:30 p.m., but check with your local school for the exact time. For South County high schools, the East Bay Indians, coming off a 1-10 record last year will travel to take on Chamberlain High School in Tampa. Frank LaRosa is the head coach. The Riverview High School Sharks, coming off a 0-12 season last year, will host Tampa’s Wharton High School. Bruce Gifford is the head coach. Ruskin’s Lennard High School Longhorns, coming off a 6-5 season last year, will host Tampa’s Leto High School. George Edington is the head coach. Riverview’s Spoto High School Spartans, coming off a 6-4 season last year, will host Tampa’s Alonso High School. Dale Caparaso is the head coach. Valrico’s Bloomingdale High School Bulls, coming off a 2-9 season last year, will host Plant City’s Durant High School. John Booth is the head coach. The game is Bloomingdale’s Kickoff Fall Classic. Although classes began on August 23, most fall season athletes have been in practice since at least August 8. Prep football schedules for area high schools: East Bay High School Indians 08/26: At Chamberlain 09/02: Lennard 09/09: At Steinbrenner 09/16: At Bloomingdale 09/23: At Newsome 10/06: Riverview 10/14: Gaither 10/20: Plant City 10/28: At Durant 11/04: At Brandon 11/11: Strawberry Crest Riverview High School Sharks 08/26: Wharton 09/02: Spoto 09/16: At Leto 09/23: Plant City 09/30: Bloomingdale 10/06: At East Bay 10/14: Steinbrenner 10/20: Brandon 10/28: At Newsome 11/04: At Durant 11/10: At Gaither Lennard High School Longhorns 08/26: Leto 09/02: At East Bay 09/09: Gibbs 09/16: Middleton 09/23: Robinson 09/30: Berkeley Prep 10/07: At Jesuit 10/14: At Lakewood 10/20: At Blake 10/28: Spoto 11/04: At Dunedin Spoto High School Spartans 08/26: Alonso 09/02: At Riverview 09/16: Gibbs 10/07: At Dunedin 10/14: Blake 10/20: Robinson 10/28: At Lennard 11/04: Lakewood 11/10: Wharton Bloomingdale High School Bulls 08/26: Durant (Fall Kickoff Classic) 09/02: At Chamberlain 09/09: At Strawberry Crest 09/16: East Bay 09/23: Tampa Catholic 09/30: At Riverview 10/06: At Alonso 10/14: Leto 10/20: At Wharton 11/04: Plant 11/10: Newsome