Columbus’ Boozer is Mr. Basketball, again

Columbus junior Cameron Boozer is the 2024 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Basketball, after a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school basketball coaches and media representatives.

The 6-9 forward, who also won the Mr. Basketball award in 2023, averaged 22.2 points, 11.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 2.1 blocks and 1.6 steals per game in leading his team to a 27-4 record and its third straight Class 7A state championship.

Boozer became the sixth player in the 42-year history of the award to win the honor multiple times, joining Joel Berry II of Lake Highland Prep, who is the only three-time winner of the award (2012-14), Vernon Carey

Jr. (2018-19), Brandon Knight (2009-10), Nick Calathes (2006-07), Steve Edwards (1991-92) and Chris Corchiani (1986-87).

Boozer, who earlier was named the Class 7A Player-of-the-Year, tallied 12 of the 21 first-place votes and 167 points to finish ahead of Class 5A POY Marcus Allen of Norland, who had four first-place votes and 103 points. Class 2A POY Lorenzo Cason of Victory Christian finished third (70), followed by Class 6A POY Josh Harris of Pembroke Pines Charter (42), Class 1A POY CJ Ingram of Hawthorne (29), Class 3A

POY Dante Allen of Riviera Prep (22) and Class 4A POY Jacob Daniels of Gibbs (10).

The state’s Class 5A Boys’ Coach of the Year Lawton Williams of Norland was runner-up in the final round of voting for overall state boys’ coach of the year honors.

Larry Murphy of St. Petersburg Gibbs won the award. He led his team to a 27-5 record and the Class 4A state championship, the program’s first state title since 1969. Gibbs was a Final Four team for the third consecutive year and avenged a 2022 semifinal loss to Jacksonville Jackson in this year’s state final.

Class 7A Coach of the Year Andrew

Moran of Columbus was third in the voting. Class 3A COY Anthony Shahbaz of Riviera Prep, Class 2A COY David Roe of Sagemont and Class 6A COY Dave Roca of Pembroke Pines Charter were fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively.

BASEBALL

How did baseball teams from McArthur and Canterbury high schools spend part of their Spring Break?

Getting together for some friendly competition at McArthur’s baseball field in Hollywood in the morning and then heading to Loan Depot Park in Miami in the afternoon to watch the Miami Marlins home opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

McArthur’s baseball coach Oddibe McDowell and Canterbury’s coach Frank Turco have South Florida and pro baseball ties.

McDowell played baseball for McArthur and made it to the major league level with the Texas Rangers. Turco played baseball for Cooper City High School and Barry University in Miami

Shores and reached Double-A status with the Texas Rangers organization.

Coach Charlie Cardinale, who is an assistant coach for McDowell at McArthur along with Clint Tommie, coached at Cooper City, after Turco graduated.

McArthur is scheduled to play a game at Loan Depot Park against Chaminade-Madonna. To do that, McArthur and Chaminade were required to sell 200 tickets to the Miami Marlins Opening Day game on March 28, the date of McArthur’s baseball game with Canterbury, which is based across Alligator Alley in Fort Myers.

That date was selected because Canterbury asked to buy Marlins Opening Day tickets from McArthur; so the coaches decided to have a morning game, and then both teams attended the Marlins game in the afternoon. Canterbury purchased 70 tickets for the coaches and players and their parents.

Because of the friendly vibe between the two teams, the parents of the players on McArthur cooked burgers and hot dogs for both teams before trekking to Loan Depot Park.

McArthur won its game 10-6 in the morning. The Marlins lost their game to the Pirates 6-5 in 12 innings in the afternoon.

McArthur 10, Canterbury-Fort Myers 6: McA: WP Devin Grazzal 4 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 H, 2 K; Adrian Cruz 3-4, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R;

Ray Gonzalez 2-4, RBI, 2 R; Garvey Person 2-3, RBI, R. Cnt: Noah Torres 3-3, 2 RBI, 2 R; Joseph De La Nuez, 2-4, R; Maddoz

Wolff 2-4, RBI. Cnt 9-4, McA 11-3.

Junior pitcher Russell Royce hurled a shutout as Miami Beach defeated North Miami Beach 3-0. Jacob Gaynor made a fine defensive play and drove in the winning run.

With the game scoreless, Gaynor caught a fly ball in centerfield and then threw a perfect strike to home to nab a runner trying to score from third.

Miami Beach 3, North Miami Beach 0: WP Russell Royce 7 IP, CG, 0 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 11 K; Jacob Gaynor 0-3, RBI, R, 2 SB; Brody Minick 1-3, R; Melvin Mitchell 1-2, 2B, R; Lenonx Munoz 2-2, BB, 2 SB. NMB: Franco Lamanna 2-3. MB 9-7, NMB 6-8.

Doral Academy 14, South Miami 1:

Tyler Rodriguez 2-2, HR, 3 RBI; Sebastian Berrios 2-2, 5 RBI; Gabriel Milano 2-3,

RBI; Michael Torres 1-3, HR, 3 RBI; WP Jose Roig 2 IP, 5 K. Dor 16-1.

Doral Academy 12, Mater Lakes 2:

Sebastian Berrios 2-2, HR, 4 RBI; George Pardo 1-1, HR, 3 RBI; Hector Roca 1-3, HR, 3 RBI; Michael Torres 1-2; WP Marcelo Rodriguez 4 IP, 2 R, 5 K. Dor 17-1.

Doral Academy 10, TERRA 0: Kobe Carrion 1-2, HR, RBI, R; Leandro Hernandez

1-3, HR, 3 RBI; Jadyn Nunez 3-4; WP Aaron Elissalt 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 K. Dor 18-1.

SOFTBALL

Trailing 5-4, Carrollton scored nine times in the bottom of the fourth as the Cyclones defeated LaSalle 15-5.

Carrollton 15, LaSalle 5: WP Allyson Wolfson 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 3 K; Sylvia

Figueroa 3-3, RBI; Paulina Ross 2-3, 3 RBI; Allyson Wolfson: 2-4, 2B, RBI; Veronica Franzino 2-3, RBI. Carr 8-2.

Flanagan 16, Coral Springs 1: WP Jurnee Bent 4 K; Jasmine Gonzalez 1-1, 2 R, 2 RBI; Jurnee Bent 1-2, HR (GS), 2 R, 4 RBI; Alessandra Uzcategui 1-3, 2 R, 3 RBI; Jade Reeves 1-1, 2 R, RBI. Flan 3-6.

Westminster Christian 10, Keys Gate 0: WP Kaley Dyer 5 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 8 K; Gigi Khoury 3 H, 2 R, RBI; Dylan Lesman 2 H, R, RBI; Alexa Bender 2 H, R, 2 RBI; Casey Lesman H, R; Mya Rodgers H, 3 RBI; Abi Barboza H, 2 R, 2 RBI; Kelsie Kenney H, R; Kaley Dyer H, RBI. WC 9-4-1.

BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL

Reagan d. Southridge 22-25, 25-14, 25-21, 25-23: Diego Requena 38 assists, 4 kills, 10 digs; Michael Perez 18 kills, 2 blocks, 15 digs, 23 serve received; Anthony Cipolla 11 kills, 5 aces, 14 serve received, 14 digs; Fabrizio Aranibar 25 digs, 27 serve received, 2 aces; Eduardo Lendof 4 blocks, 3 kills; Lucas Martinez 5 kills, 2 blocks. Rea 7-2.

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