Ballers In The Bay

On this episode of Ballers In The Bay , we spotlight Coach Maurice Ringo — the head coach shaping Morgan High School’s brand‑new girls basketball program. From building a culture of accountability and unity to navigating the challenges of a first‑year roster, Ringo shares how he’s turning a young team into a tough, fast, and disciplined group with something to prove. He talks about the identity he...

On this episode of Ballers In The Bay , we spotlight Coach Passion Hodge — the head coach leading the rise of Freedom High School Girls Basketball. A Lake Wales alum (2019), former Tallahassee Community College hooper (2021), and Florida State University graduate in Business Management (2023), Coach Hodge brings a sharp blend of experience, discipline, and modern leadership to the Patriots program...

This week on Ballers In The Bay , I sit down with Coach Amber Jennings — former 1,500‑point Tampa Bay standout and the founder of Tampa Ignite Girls Basketball. Coach Jennings breaks down her journey from East Lake High School and Palm Harbor University to college hoops, the philosophy behind her high‑accountability coaching style, and the myths she’s determined to erase in AAU basketball. We talk...

Our new season of Beyond The Sideline kicks off with Kaela Crowell, the Head Coach of the East Bay High School Girl Basketball program. Coach K sits down with podcast host Tj Thompson to give details about herself and the East Bay girls basketball program. Follow Coach K @kaelatiara_ and her Lady Indians program on Instagram @eastbaylbb and

On this episode of Beyond The Sideline I get the pleasure of interviewing Marika Starks the Varsity Head Coach of the Sumner Stingrays Girl's Basketball team. Marika Stark will be entering her 5th year as the leader of the Lady Stingrays, coming off of her first 20-win season (21-6) and the first district championship/playoff appearance in school history. In this episode, Coach Starks breaks d...

On this episode of Beyond The Sideline I have the pleasure of interviewing the Bloomingdale Bulls Girl's Basketball Head Coach Joel Bower. Coach Bower is coming off of his most successful season with the Lady Bulls finishing the year with a 30-1 record and state championship appreance. In this episode Coach Bower will give us information about his coaching philosophy, the work ethic of his bul...

On this episode of “Beyond The Sideline” I get the pleasure of interviewing Head Football Coach Christian Yockey of the Newsome Wolves. Coach Christian Yockey is entering his 6th season as the Head Coach of the Newsome Wolves where he has accumulated a 35-19 record, winning coach of the year award in Class 8A FACA District 15, and the District Championship in 2022. In this episode, we discuss Coac...

In this episode of "Beyond The Sideline" I get the pleasure of interviewing Tampa Catholic Head Football Coach Jeris McIntyre. Coach Jeris McIntyre is going into his sixth season as the Head Football Coach at Tampa Catholic where he has achieved a 39-19 record, one district championship 2022-23, and two playoff appearances. Coach Jeris McIntyre is a Tampa native and was a multi-sport athle...

On this episode of "Beyond The Sideline" I get the pleasure of interviewing Head Football Coach KB Belton of the Lennard Longhorns. Coach KB Belton is going into his first year as the new Head Coach of the Lennard Longhorns. In this episode, we discuss Coach Belton's personal background, his thoughts on what it will take to implement his imprint on the Longhorn program, his vision for...

On this episode of "Beyond The Sideline" I get the pleasure of interviewing Head Football Coach Keith Chattin of the Spoto Spartans. Coach Keith Chattin will be entering year two with the Spoto Spartans. In Coach Chattin's first season, the Spartans were able to go 4-6 tying for the most wins since 2018. In this episode, Coach Chattin will discuss his coaching experience plans for buil...

Welcome Back! Ballers in the Bay is back for week 9 of the 2022 football season Tj and Bp recap the much-anticipated week 8 matchup between the Wharton Wildcats and Tampa Bay Titans that ended with a Tampa Bay Tech 28-0 win. They then go on to recap some of the week 8 district matchups. Week 9 games to watch Tampa Bay Tech v Jesuit. Steinbrenner v Plant, East Bay v Berkeley Prep plus more! If you...

In this episode of Ballers In The Bay we recap our week 4 Games of the Week Sumner v Gaither and East Bay v Riverview. We preview the top games of week 5 and our game of the week Armwood Hawks v Jesuit Tigers. Players to know, top 5 plus more! Like, Review and Subscribe! Thank you for your support!

On this episode of Ballers In The Bay we recap Week 3 and our game of the week Wharton 47 Gaither 6. I preview Week 4's Game of the Week Gaither 1-1 v Sumner 3-0, East Bay 2-0 v Riverview 3-0, plus more top performers and names to know! Like, Subscribe and leave a review! Thank you for your support!

On this episode of "Certified Ballers" I have the privilege of interviewing 6'1 ATH 2023 Georian Timmons of Lake Nona High School. In this interview we discuss what drew Georian to football, his strengths, leadership skills plus more! Like, Subscribe, Leave a Review! Thank you for your support

On Week 3 we recap our game of the week for week 2 Alonso (2-0) 40 Blake (1-1) 18. Alonso standout 2025 running back Josh Andrews ran for 247 yards on 30 carries with 4 touchdowns. Bp and Tj recap other week 2 games then get into week 3 matchups and more. Week 3 Game of The Week Wharton (1-1) v Gaither (1-0) Like, subscribe, leave a review! Thank you for your support!

In this episode of Ballers in The Bay your host Bp and Tj recap Week 1. Jesuit 24 - Wharton 13, the game of the week for week 2, player shout outs and more! *Correction there was a part where stats were misspoken for Steinbrenner's rush offense and we failed to acknowledge 2023 Athlete Kirby Vorhees! The correct stats are Kirby Vorhees 176 rushing yards and 42 receiving yards.

On this episode we discuss our game of the week "Wharton v Jesuit.", give a recap of week 0 scores and get into other key games in Hillsborough County.

You are in for a treat with this episode I have a special guest Joey Jaime, Head Football Coach of The Mighty Chamberlain Chiefs. In this episode we will discuss what brought Coach Jaime into coaching, how to manage a program as a first-year Head Coach, and much more! Be sure like and subscribe to the podcast on Apple/Spotify podcast! Leave a review with a question and we will get it in one of our...

On this episode of Ballers in The Bay your host Bp and Tj preview some of the top matchups for Week 0 including the much anticipated Armwood Hawks v Lakeland Dreadnaughts. They go on to discuss Sumner Stingrays v East Bay Indians, Bloomingdale Bulls v Berkeley Prep Buccaneers, Sarasota Riverview v Tampa Bay Tech and Largo v Jesuit. Bp and Tj then go on to discuss their top 5 teams in the area, pla...

In this episode, I get the pleasure of interviewing 2x Tampa Bay Times Football Coach of The Year, 2x Regional Champion, and 2x District Champion Coach Evan Davis of Armwood High School. We discuss why he became a coach, the "Armwood Way", this upcoming season, and much more!

On this episode of Ballers in The Bay I get the honor to interview the next great Quarterback to come out of Armwood High School Murdolph "Murt" Jones IV c/o 2023. In this interview Murdolph reveals his experience as the starting quarterback for county power Armwood. Murdolph then goes into detail about how he planned to improve during Spring football.

On this episode of Ballers in The Bay I interview explosive athlete JC Roque of Newsome High School. JC Roque finished his JR season with 1187 total yards and 12 touchdowns! JC goes in depth on what motivates him and his goals for the Spring.

On this episode of Ballers in The Bay I get the opportunity to interview one of the best High School football coaches in the state of Florida Jayson Roberts of Tampa Bay Tech. In this interview Coach Roberts reviews Tech's historic 2021-2022 season, goals for Tech going into the Spring ball and their player development.

On this episode your host TJ is joined by Brandon Fisher Head Scout of Prep Girls Hoops for Florida to help preview Hillsborough County girls' basketball regional semifinal playoff games and the talent in the 813. After speaking with Brandon Fisher I am joined by Certified Baller 2021 All State 2021/2022 All County DE/LB Boston College Signee Daveon Couch of Wharton High School!

On this episode your host Tj and BP recap week 3 of football in the 813. We discuss the games to watch in week 4 and our game of the week Hillsborough v Jesuit, plus more. Players to know drops tomorrow at 1pm. Follow us on instagram @ballersinthebay__