Palmer Trinity girls win another district basketball title
The Palmer Trinity girls’ basketball team won its fourth district championship in the past five years.
In the District 16-3A final, the Falcons defeated Somerset-Homestead 51-46. Senior Jade Leon led the way with 23 points, and freshman teammate Emma Esparza added 7 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals.
GIRLS: District 16-3A Championship: Palmer Trinity 51, Somerset-Homestead 46: Leon 23 pts, Laria 8, Veloso 4, Esparza 7, R.Stone 5, Sullivan 4. Rebs: Sullivan 9, Esparza 9. Stls: Esparza 3. Asts: Esparza 6. Blks: Laria 1. PT 12-12.
GIRLS: District 16-6A Semifinal: Lourdes Academy 60, Krop 28: Sophie Llevat 16 pts, 4 rebs, 5 asts, 6 stls; Luciana Picasso 12 pts, 10 rebs, 4 asts, 3 stls, 4 blks; Micaela Perez 11 pts (3-of-5 3-ptrs), 2 rebs, 2 asts, 3 stls; Michelle Falero 9 pts, 3 rebs, 3 asts, 5 stls, 2 blks; Sophie Sandoval 8 pts, 5 rebs, 2 asts, 2 stls; Julia Lee 2 pts, 3 rebs; Valeria Rincon 2 pts, 2 rebs. Lour 16-5.
BOYS: District 16-4A Semifinal: St. Brendan 75, SLAM Academy 53: StB: Alicea 26 pts, Duque 15, Jimenez 14, Saroza 7, Gonzalez 6, Viegas 3, Martinez 2, Varela 2. SLAM: Morris 17 pts, Harvel 12, Aponte 11, Ortega 5, Vigo 3, McKelligan 2, Morreira 2, Iniso 1. 3-ptrs: Jimenez 2, Duque 2, Alicea 1, Saroza 1, Viegas 1.
17-8.
DISTRICT WRESTLING
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In the District 14-1A Girls’ Wrestling Championships at Wellington High School, Stoneman Douglas placed second and Monarch third. Deerfield Beach was fifth.
Gabriela Caro (130) of Stoneman Douglas, Rosie Kleine (105) of Monarch,
Payton Moyer (170) of Monarch and Orlisia
Sands (190) of Deerfield Beach won district titles.
GIRLS: District 14-1A: Team: Champs Wellington 228; 2. Douglas 135; 3. Monarch and Palm Beach Gardens 48; 5. Deerfield Beach 43; 6. Jupiter 41; 7. Suncoast-Riviera Beach 39; 8. Dr. Joaquín García-Lake Worth 38; 9. Boca Raton 23; 10. Dwyer-Palm Beach Gardens 21; 11. Santaluces 20; 12. Forest Hill-West Palm Beach 19; 13. Park Vista Community-Lake Worth 18; 14. Jensen Beach 17; 15. Atlantic-Delray Beach 14; 15. Seminole Ridge-Loxahatchee 14; 17. St. Andrew’sBoca Raton 12; 18. Spanish River-Boca Raton 7; 19. John I. Leonard-Lake Worth 5; 20. South Fork-Stuart 0.
Individuals: 100: 1st Place Match: Alyssa Garcia (Wellington) 22-11, Fr. over Sara Newell (Jupiter) 17-9, So. (Fall 5:58).
3rd Place Match: Valeria Pineda (Dr. Joaquín García High School) 21-10, Fr. over Beatriz Da Cunha (Suncoast) 16-9, Jr. (Dec 9-4).
105: 1st Place Match: Rosie Kleine (Monarch) 26-6, So. over Haasini Vattikuti (Douglas) 12-4, So. (Fall 4:41). 3rd Place Match: Alianna Duharte (Atlantic) 8-3, So. over Lucabella Imbimbo (Wellington) 0-9, Fr. (Fall 1:47). 5th Place: Cali Anderson (John I. Leonard) 2-11, So.
110: 1st Place Match: Kassarah Cadavid (Wellington) 17-6, So. over Veronika Kushnir (Douglas) 7-3, Fr. (Fall 3:22). 3rd Place: Achelie Innocent (Deerfield Beach) 2-12, So.
115: 1st Place Match: Aurora Guadiana (Wellington) 14-1, Sr. over Brooke
VanEtten (Jensen Beach) 28-7, Jr. (Fall 3:45). 3rd Place Match: Grace Mackenzie (Douglas) 13-2, Sr. over Abigail Lespinasse (Suncoast) 17-14, So. (Fall 2:39). 5th Place: Sara Lopez (Jupiter) 6-12, So.
120: 1st Place Match: Lana Loucks (Wellington) 25-7, So. over Sadie Smith (Jupiter) 14-11, Fr. (Fall 0:53). 3rd Place Match: Mickayla Sugrano (Douglas) 13-2, So. over Karissa Pittard (Seminole Ridge) 8-8, So. (Fall 4:57). 5th Place Match: Jazmin Ricketts (Dr. Joaquín García High School) 21-12, Jr. over Aiko Kinkead (Santaluces) 6-9, Fr. (Fall 1:55).
125: 1st Place Match: Vivianna Caullet (Wellington) 17-2, Sr. over Sheyla Ochoa Salgado (Park Vista Community) 11-6, Jr. (Dec 8-5). 3rd Place Match: Loida Nina (Deerfield Beach) 4-11, So. over Addison McMahon (Douglas) 7-4, Fr. (Dec 5-3). 5th Place Match: Kate Glancy (Boca Raton)
3-7, Jr. over Alejandra Roblero (Forest Hill) 0-3, Fr. (For.).
130: 1st Place Match:
Gabriela Caro (Douglas) 10-0, Sr. over Emma Kosza (Wellington) 12-8, Fr. (Fall 1:14). 3rd Place: Daniella Paniccia (Dwyer) 4-9, So.
135: 1st Place Match: Maia Ortega (Suncoast) 24-6, Sr. over Eva Sorokorensky (Boca Raton) 15-9, Jr. (Fall 2:36). 3rd Place Match: Molly Miller (St. Andrew’s) 7-5, over Jezmeri Pesante (Wellington) 6-12, So. (Fall 0:50).
140: 1st Place Match: Cristal Alcocer (Wellington) 13-6, Jr. over Kailah Comon (Dr. Joaquín García High School) 10-9, Fr. (Fall 2:54). 3rd Place: Liz De Azevedo (Douglas) 3-2, Jr.
145: 1st Place Match: Isabella Di Palermo (Wellington) 10-2, Fr. over Sonja Fiore (Dwyer) 5-5, So. (Dec 1-0).
155: 1st Place Match: Nelca Fleurine (Palm Beach Gardens) 8-4, Jr. over Sofia Toledo (Wellington) 12-6, Jr. (Inj. 0:28).
3rd Place Match: Ameleah Newman (Santaluces) 9-8, Jr. over Stella Malta (Spanish River) 13-10, Fr. (M. For.). 5th Place: Aniyah Smith (Douglas) 8-10, Fr.
170: 1st Place Match: Payton Moyer (Monarch) 19-1, Jr. over Chrystal Desir (Forest Hill) 10-2, Fr. (Fall 4:47). 3rd Place: Ariana Blanc (Douglas) 12-6, So.
190: 1st Place Match: Orlisia Sands (Deerfield Beach) 14-4, Sr. over Azaria Williams (Wellington) 8-7, Sr. (Fall 5:55).
3rd Place: Valeria Bonilla (Douglas) 2-5, Jr.
235: 1st Place Match: Coy Greene (Palm Beach Gardens) 7-2, Sr. over Jasmine Bell (Wellington) 4-13, Fr. (Fall 0:30).
REGION SOCCER
In the boys’ Region
4-4A final on Wednesday, two unbeatens will battle. Gulliver Prep, ranked No.1 nationally, is 22-0-1 with its lone tie at 1-1 against Downtown Doral in its regular season finale. Mater Lakes Academy is 14-0-1 with a scoreless tie against Don Soffer Aventura. The Bears beat Don Soffer Aventura 3-2 prior. They are on a 10-match win streak.
In the boys’ Region
4-3A final on Wednesday, Downtown Doral (16-4-1) takes on Divine Savior (13-3-1). The Dolphins shut out host NSU University 1-0 in a region semifinal, and Divine Savior also recorded a shutout in a
2-0 win over LaSalle. Downtown Doral, which is unbeaten in its past six games (including tying top nationally ranked Gulliver Prep), defeated Divine Savior 2-0 in the district final.
In the boys’ Region
4-2A final on Wednesday, Scheck Hillel (11-3-1) competes against Highlands Christian (17-7-1).
The Lions won two region games by 8-0 scores. They are on a 7match unbeaten streak, tying Palmer Trinity during that stretch. Mater Lakes Academy and LaSalle edged them by one goal each prior, and Krop beat them 2-0 earlier in the season. Highlands has won five of its past six games.
In the girls’ Region 4-3A final on Wednesday, NSU University School battles undefeated Edison. Winners of their past six matches, the Sharks (14-3) shut out Coral Springs Charter for the second time in the post-season to advance to the region final. Edison (16-0) continues its breakout season, after eliminating Somerset-Homestead by one goal and Ransom Everglades in a shootout.
In a girls’ Region 4-2A final on Wednesday, the South Florida HEAT plays True North. The HEAT (23-2-2) is unbeaten in its past six games. The Titans (12-2-2) have won five of their past six.
GIRLS: Region 4-3A Semifinal: NSU University School 3, Coral Springs Charter 0: Shayla de la Cruz 1 goal; Bianca Raskin 1 goal; Taylor Smith 1 goal, 1 assist; Sadie Zelnick 1 assist; Mia Herrera 1 assist; Gkp Avril Ramirez shutout. NSU U 14-3, CSC 12-7.
GIRLS: Region 4-2A Semifinal: South Florida HEAT 6, Berean Christian-West Palm Beach 1: McKenna Morrison winning goal; Gkp Lea Dantzker win in goal. SFH 23-2-2, BC 17-4.
GIRLS: Region 4-2A Semifinal: True North 2, Westminster Academy 0: Aaliyah Perez (Fr) 2 goals; Malen Gonzalez (8th) 1 assist; Gkps Gaby Scott (Jr) and Gaby Keiser (8th) combined shutout. TN 12-2-2, WA 7-10-2.
BOYS: Region 4-4A Semifinal: Gulliver Prep 0, Somerset-Boynton Beach 0 (SO): GP: Gkp Dominic Pratt 0 goals allowed in 100 minutes; won shootout 4-2. GP 22-0-1, Som 12-2-4.
BOYS: Region 4-3A Semifinal: Divine Savior 2, LaSalle 0: DS: Federico Briceno 1 goal; Miguel Petter 1 goal. LaS: Gkp Maxime Massat 2 goals allowed. DS
13-3-1, LaS 12-4-2.
BOYS: Region 4-2A Semifinal:
Scheck Hillel 8, Archimedean 0: Adam Waich 4 goals, 2 assists; Roy Blatt 1 goal, 1 assist; Simon Link 1 goal; Joe Stern 1 goal; Aquiba Serfati 2 assists; Eli Fischback 1 assist; Michael Feldman 1 assist; Rafa Chaberman 1 goal, 1 assist; Gkp David Bentolila shutout. SH 11-3-1, Arch 13-4-2.
BOYS: Region 4-2A Semifinal: Highlands Christian 1, Berean ChristianWest Palm Beach 0: Samuel Jorge winning goal; Alexis Pena assist; Gkp Joshua
Oliveira 5 saves, shutout. HC 17-7-1, BC 12-3-3.
WATER POLO
The Belen Jesuit boys’ water polo team went 3-1 at the Wildcat Tournament at Winter Park HS near Orlando.
After losing the first game to Dr. Phillips-Orlando 10-3, the Wolverines beat SeminoleSanford 15-3, Oviedo 12-5 and Winter Park 8-7. Winter Park, which defeated Dr. Phillips, is one of the best teams in the state.
Leading Belen were Xavier Caceres, Hector Santaella and goalie Austin Marrero.
The Gulliver Prep girls’ water polo team edged Lake Brantley at the Wildcat Tournament. The Raiders also beat Oviedo, while the Gulliver Prep boys’ team also won two games there.
GIRLS: Wildcat Tournament: Gulliver Prep 11, Lake Brantley-Altamonte
Springs 9: Kathleen Serig 5 goals, 1 assist, 3 steals; Sophia Kingston 4 goals, 1 assist, 4 steals; Sofía Beltran 6 blocks, 1 assist, 2 steals.
GIRLS: Wildcat Tournament: Gulliver Prep 16, Oviedo 1: Kathleen Serig 7 goals, 3 assists, 5 steals, 2 earned exclusions; Sophia Kingston 6 goals, 2 assists, 2 steals, 3 earned exclusions; Sofia Beltran 5 blocks, 2 assists, 1 steal. GP 2-2.
BOYS: Wildcat Tournament: Gulliver Prep 17, Lake Brantley-Altamonte
Springs 4: Sebastian Piedra 4 goals, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 earned exclusion; Mathew Preston 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 steals, 1 earned exclusion; Alberto Escobedo 2 goals, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 earned exclusion, Victor Gordon 1 assist, 4 steals, 1 earned exclusion.
BOYS: Wildcat Tournament: Gulliver Prep 14, Seminole-Sanford 7: Victor Gordon 4 goals, 4 steals, 1 block; Gabriel Lewis 4 goals, 3 assists, 4 steals; Tobias Schoenwald 2 assists, 3 steals, 1 earned exclusion. GP 2-2.
Roundup compiled