By Dave Brousseau Staff Writer LAKELAND – In exactly one full calendar year the Stranahan High boys’ basketball team has done the improbable. After taking the Dragons 62 years to hoist the championship trophy, they did it again on Saturday at the RP Funding Center by defeating Tampa Catholic 71-64 for the Class 4A state…
By Dave Brousseau Staff Writer LAKELAND – The Stranahan boys basketball team didn’t need 62 years to play for another state championship. Just 365 days. The Dragons in their bid to win back-to-back titles, defeated Paxon 59-54 in a Class 4A state semifinal at RP Funding Center on Thursday. Stranahan (23-9) will play Tampa Catholic,…
By Pat Lammer Staff Writer FORT LAUDERDALE — Western High senior Damari Monsanto has a history with Stranahan. “I played against this team a lot,” said Monsanto, who faced the Dragons twice last year as a junior at American Heritage-Plantation. “They’ve been beating us and I had to get me one back. So our team…
