St. Brendan, Western win state cheerleading titles
St. Brendan and Western won state titles during the FHSAA State Cheerleading Championships at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland.
St. Brendan finished first in the Class 1A Extra Large Division. Western placed first in the Class 2A Medium Coed Division.
At state, of the 210 teams competing from all classifications and divisions, St. Brendan scored the highest with 93.7 points. The Sabres, who also won regionals, have now won eight state titles in competitive cheerleading.
Champs St. Brendan: Isabella Alonso, Gabriela Alvarez, Olivia Bertot, Lauren Blanco, Vanessa Bu-Nassar, Alessandra Cardelles, Cecilia Castro, Lia Esquijarosa, Alyssa Garcia, Alexa-Sofia Gonzalez, Daniella V. Gonzalez, Gabriela Hernandez, Meagan Hernandez, Mia Hernandez, Veronica Hutner, Sophia Iglesias, Isabella Jaramillo, Madison Labarraque, Megan Martin, Kayla Palacios, Danielle Perez, Juliette Reina, Juliet Rodriguez, Ariana Santana, Katelyn Soto, Emma Zabala. Head Coach Victoria Sicre. Assistant coaches Cecilia Esteban, Veronica Salazar and Ana Alvarez.
This is Western’s first state title in competitive cheerleading. The Wildcats won districts and regionals en route to state.
Champs Western: Adriana Ribotti, Angelina Caccavale, Anthony Reguero, Ashley Ragan, Ashley Glodich, Ariella Parker, Brooke Aufenanger, Brooke Rothschild, Brooke Rushetsky, Emily Harris, Evelis Valencia, Hailey Sutton, Giuliana Caglianone, Jaleah McDougle, Jayden Mennella, Jazlene Rosario, Joel Cortes, Josalyn Elmore, Journey Bey, Lailani Almodovar, Lauren Bowlby, London
Jackson, Mya Rush, Myla Friend, Olivia Deveza, Sara Lange, Yael Schwartzman, Zach Deveza. Coaches Carrie Norton and Kristi Warren.
Runner-up honors at state for Lourdes (1A Medium), Doral Academy
(2A Medium) and Stoneman Douglas (2A Small Non-Tumbling).
This marked the first time Lourdes cheerleading was second at state. The Bobcats won regionals to qualify for state.
Runner-up Lourdes: Mia Alvarez (Fr.), Yva Cao (Jr.), Adriana Caso (Jr.), Alyssa
Diaz (Sr.), Cassandra Esquivel (Fr.), Francesca Loureda (Jr.), Carolina Lopez (Soph.), Amanda Perez (Jr.), Camila Rodriguez (Jr.), Gabrielle Rodriguez (Fr.), Juliette Romero (Jr.), Andre San Martin (Sr.), Angelica Santeliz (Jr.), Natalie
Saumell (Jr.), Samantha Torrents (Soph.), Sophie Vadillo (Soph.). Head Coach Victoria Goudie McKeon, Assistant Coach Sophia Gonzalez.
Of 25 teams in its division, Douglas scored 91 points at state, just twotenths of a point behind state champ Durant-Plant City. The Eagles were second of 18 teams at regionals to advance to state.
Runner-up Stoneman Douglas: Bianca Barrionuevo, Annie Cappola, Isa Ceballos, Team Captain Anabelle Civalero, Cayley Clemo, Saniya Cole, Ava Fernandez, Emily Haas, Kiera Haley, Savannah Jean, Team Captain Cami Shavelson, Macy Meis, Team
Captain Lawrence Morantus, Makenna Mouttet, Maci Norkunas, Gabriella Savastano, Claudia Schulman, Estella Stencel, Amanda Stone, Emmy Thompson. Team Manager Maddi Winnick. Head Coach Patti Thompson. Assistant coaches Ashley Bravo and Rylee Thompson.
The two-day state event featured top region qualifying teams from throughout Florida.
Miramar was one of them. Coach Tanya S. Jones noted her Patriots became back-to-back district champs, placed third at regionals to qualify for state and then finished sixth of 30 teams at state.
NOTE: After being contacted by the Herald, Doral Academy did not provide any info.
State Results: Local Teams:
Class 2A: Medium Coed: State Champs Western, 3. Monarch. Small Non-Tumbling: 2. Stoneman Douglas, 6. Miramar.
Large Non-Tumbling: 3. Dillard, 4. West Broward. Medium: 2. Doral Academy. Extra Large: 4. St. Thomas Aquinas. Extra Large Non-Tumbling: 3. Coral Glades.
Class 1A: Extra Large: State Champs St. Brendan. Small Non-Tumbling: 7. Key West. Small Coed: 4. Coral Springs Charter. Medium: 2. Lourdes. Medium Non-Tumbling: 4. Keys Gate-Homestead, 5. Pompano Beach. Extra Large NonTumbling: 4. Monsignor Pace, 5. Cardinal Gibbons, 6. LaSalle.
Region 4 Results at Coral Glades HS:
Local Teams:
Small: 4. Somerset-North Lauderdale.
Small Non-Tumbling: 2. Stoneman Douglas, 3. Miramar, 4. Coral Springs, 5. Cooper City, 6. Key West, 7. Archbishop McCarthy, 9. Chaminade-Madonna, 10. South Broward, 13. Northeast, 14. Avant Garde. Large Non-Tumbling: 1. West Broward, 2. Dillard, 3. Hialeah Gardens, 4. Northwestern, 5. Homestead.
Small Coed: 2. Coral Springs Charter.
Medium Coed: 1. Western, 2. Monarch, 4. Flanagan. Medium: 1. Lourdes, 2. Doral Academy. Extra Large: 1. St. Brendan, 3. St. Thomas Aquinas. Medium NonTumbling: 1. Keys Gate-Homestead, 2. Blanche Ely, 3. Pompano Beach, 4. Mater Academy, 5. Boyd Anderson, 7. SomersetHomestead, 10. Coconut Creek. Extra Large Non-Tumbling: 2. LaSalle, 3. Monsignor Pace, 4. Cardinal Gibbons, 5. Coral Glades, 6. Downtown Doral, 7. Hialeah, 8. Calvary Christian, 9. Plantation.
BASKETBALL
Freshman Mikayla Brown led the Gulliver Prep girls’ basketball team with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in a District 16-4A quarterfinal win over Key West.
Senior teammate Allison Podvin added 19 points, including five 3-pointers in the second half.
GIRLS: District 16-3A Semifinal: Palmer Trinity 68, Westminster Christian 42: Leon 31 pts; Laria 6; R.Stone 3; Nieves 21; Sullivan 7. 3-ptrs: Nieves 7, Leon 5, R.Stone 1. Rebs: Leon 11. Stls: Leon 8. Asts: Veloso 6. Blks: Sullivan 1. PT 11-12.
GIRLS: District 16-4A Quarterfinal: Gulliver Prep 55, Key West 35: Brown 22 pts; Podvin 19; N.Quevedo 9; Smith 2; Dauphin 2; Calero 1. GP 14-7.
GIRLS: District 16-6A Quarterfinal: Lourdes 56, Miami Beach 15: Luciana Picasso 16 pts, 11 rebs, 9 stls, 3 asts, 2 blks; Sophia Sandoval 14 pts, 5 asts, 4 stls; Micaela Perez 9 pts, 2 rebs; Michelle Falero 6 pts (2-of-4 3-ptrs), 3 stls; Jackie Perez-Abreu 4 pts, 4 rebs; Julia Lee 3 pts, 7 rebs, 2 stls; Sophie Llevat 2 pts, 4 asts, 5 stls; Elina Hanna 2 pts, 6 rebs; Valeria Rincon 5 rebs; Lauryn Graham 2 rebs. Lour 15-5.
BOYS: District 16-4A Quarterfinal: St. Brendan 94, Miami Killian 26: SB: Alicea 26 pts, Duque 12, Martinez 10, Valdes 10, Castaneda 8, Saroza 7, Viegas 5, Jimenez 4, Gonzalez 3, Villalba 3, Varela 2, Entz 1. MK: Gonzalez 11, Artora 5,
Calod 5, Luciano 3, Rosario 2. 3-ptrs:
Alicea 7, Duque 4, Castaneda 2, Martinez 2, Valdes 2, Saroza 1, Gonzalez 1, Villalba 1, Viegas 1, StB 16-8.
SOCCER
LaSalle boys’ soccer advanced to the region semifinals in Class 3A where it will play Divine Savior on Friday. The Royal Lions shut out Don Soffer Academy, while Divine Savior edged Palmer Trinity.
BOYS: Region 4-3A Quarterfinal: Divine Savior 3, Palmer Trinity 2: DS: Miguel Petter 2 goals; Rodrigo Vanososte 1 goal; Federico Briceno 1 assist; PT: Ethan Van Romondt 1 goal; Baltazar Torres 1 goal; Sebastian Bellande 2 assists. DS 12-3-1, PT 9-5-4.
BOYS: Region 4-3A Quarterfinal: LaSalle 3, Don Soffer Academy 0: Miguel Sosa: 1 goal, 2 assists; Nico Ortiz 1 goal; Jose Plaza 1 goal; Eduardo Becerra 1 assist; Gkp Max Massat 6th shutout. LaS 12-3-2, DSA 11-4-2.
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