True North boys’ basketball wins third straight title
The True North boys’ basketball team made history by becoming the first three-peat district champion in school history.
The Titans defeated Westwood Christian 71-60 in the District 16-2A final.
True North went ahead 15-5 in the first quarter, thanks to its defense. Trailing by 12 at halftime, Westwood made a run to trim the deficit to two points by the end of the third quarter, 46-44. The Titans finished strong in the fourth quarter, outscoring Westwood 25-16 to secure the victory. Both teams advance to regionals.
In District 16-4A boys, Gulliver Prep is the champion, beating St. Brendan in the final. Jacob Marquez, Jackson Mansfield and David Flores-John paced the Raiders.
In the District 16-6A girls’ final, Shanaii Gamble had a double-double with 22 points and 14 rebounds to lead Southridge over Lourdes.
Trailing 15-11 after the first quarter, the Spartans went on a 23-13 run in the second quarter, and won each quarter in the second half. For Lourdes, Luciana Picasso also recorded a double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds.
BOYS: District 16-2A Championship: True North 71, Westwood Christian 60:
J-Roc Lopez (So) 19 pts, 4 rebs, 4 asts, 4 stls; Boosie Swan (So) 18 pts, 3 rebs, 3 asts; Joseph Vazquez (Sr) 18 pts, 6 rebs; Alex Soto (Sr) 6 pts, 10 rebs. TN 23-5, WC 17-6.
BOYS: District 16-4A Championship: Gulliver Prep 85, St. Brendan 70: Jacob Marquez 26 pts (2-of-4 3-ptrs), 7 rebs, 5 asts; Jackson Mansfield 23 pts, 7 rebs, 6 asts; David-Flores John 22 pts, 9 rebs; Amare Sanders 6 pts, 10 rebs, 6 asts;
Dylan Brown 3 pts; Caden Roberts 3 pts; Julian Cardoza 2 pts, 2 asts. GP 17-8, StB 17-9.
GIRLS: District 16-6A Championship: Southridge 61, Lourdes 42: Srd:
Shanaii Gamble 22 pts, 14 rebs, Dianka Hardisson 17 pts, 3 rebs, 2 asts, 5 stls; Naya Hardisson 10 pts, 6 asts, 2 stls; Unique Horton 6 pts, 15 rebs; Zharianna Guion 3 pts, 6 rebs; Maliah Anglin 3 pts, 4 rebs. Lour: Sophia Sandoval 20 pts (6-of-10 3-ptrs), 2 rebs; Luciana Picasso 18 pts, 14 rebs, 4 blks; Sophie Llevat 2 pts, 7 asts; Micaela Perez 2 pts, 2 rebs; Michelle Falero 4 rebs. Srd 19-6, Lour 16-6.
REGION SOCCER
Miami Beach boys’ soccer advanced to a Region 4-6A semifinal by beating Coral Park 4-2 in a shootout.
Miami Beach scored first with a goal from Daniel Jurado off an assist by Tomas Cortez. In the second half Coral Park scored on a corner kick to tie the game.
Miami Beach dominated the remainder of the game, missing a penalty kick with 10 minutes left in regulation. The Hi-Tides had a couple other chances, too, to put the game away, but the post denied them twice. After two scoreless overtimes, Miami Beach won in a shootout.
The Hi-Tides (16-5-1) play St. Thomas Aquinas on Friday in a region semifinal. The Raiders (19-5-3) handily beat McArthur 9-1.
On the other side of the bracket, Krop (12-2-2) shut out South Plantation, and South Broward (16-1-3) edged Deerfield Beach 1-0, setting up that Friday showdown.
In a girls’ Region 4-7A quarterfinal, Doral Academy shut out Palmetto 2-0.
Rachel Brown scored in the first half on a penalty kick, and Catherine Cabrera added an insurance goal in the second half with the assist to Daniela Todd. Keeper Ayla Ramos recorded 3 saves en route to the shutout.
Doral will play Cypress Bay on Friday in a rematch of one of last year’s semifinal matchups which Cypress Bay won 1-0.
In its 5A region quarterfinal game, the unbeaten Lightning (15-0-4) easily defeated Flanagan 7-0.
American HeritagePlantation girls began its region journey with a convincing 7-0 win over Rockledge. The Patriots (12-3-1) next face Merritt Island (13-2-2) in another region semifinal on Friday. The Mustangs shut out TERRA 3-0 to advance to Friday’s game.
In 6A, Lourdes breezed by South Broward with the Bobcats giving coach David Fique his 50th win.
On Friday, Lourdes (15-2-1) plays Fort Lauderdale, 4-2 winners over Varela. The Flying L’s
(8-8) overcame a 2-goal deficit against Varela. Last year Fort Lauderdale reached regionals for the first time in school history. This year the Flying L’s eclipsed that feat.
BOYS: Region 4-6A Quarterfinal: Miami Beach 1, Coral Park 1 (SO): Miami Beach won 4-2 in a shootout. MB: Daniel Jurado 1 goal; Tomas Cortez 1 assist. MB 16-5-1, CP 13-3-3.
BOYS: Region 4-6A Quarterfinal: St. Thomas Aquinas 9, McArthur 1: Chase Carroll 2 goals, 2 assists; Thomas Tedesco 2 goals, 1 assist; Anthony Martin 2 goals; Logan Hall 1 goal, 1 assist; Daniel Abarca 1 goal; Chase Goyette 1 assist; John DiSalvatore 1 assist, 10 minutes in goal (0 goals allowed). STA 19-5-3, McA 13-5-3.
BOYS: Region 4-6A Quarterfinal: Krop 3, South Plantation 0: Ariel Gugig 1 goal, 1 assist; William Obando 1 goal; Ari Dejman 1 goal; Gkp Maxim Plotkin shutout. Krop 12-2-2, SP 14-3-2.
GIRLS: Region 4-7A Quarterfinal: Doral Academy 2, Palmetto 0: Rachel Brown 1 goal; Catherine Cabrera 1 goal; Daniela Todd 1 assist; GKP Ayla Ramos 3 saves, shutout. Dor 11-6-3, Plm 16-3-1.
GIRLS: Region 4-6A Quarterfinal: Lourdes 8, South Broward 0: Alexandra Diaz 1 goal, 2 assists; Nicole Lee 1 goal, 1 assist; Ashley Pennie 1 goal; Lorena Alvarez 1 goal; Veronica Aguilar 2 goals; Tessa Abreu 1 goal, 2 assists; Catherine Esquijerosa 1 goal; Andrea Mazin 1 assist; Arianna Gonzalez 1 assist; Gkp Nicole Wendelken shutout. Lour 15-2-1, SB 11-8.
GIRLS: Region 4-6A Quarterfinal: Fort Lauderdale 4, Varela 2: Chelcey McNally 2 goals, including winner; Shanice Ferguson 1 goal; Olivia King 1 goal. FtL 8-8, Var 10-8.
GIRLS: Region 4-5A Quarterfinal: American Heritage-Plantation 7, Rockledge 0: Zahira Freeman 2 goals; Jordyn Norwood 2 goals, 1 assist; Mattie Hall 1 goal; Mia Sommers 1 goal, 1 assist; Samantha Villaverde 1 goal; Courtney Caruso 1 assist; Emma Torres 1 assist; Camila Domine 2 assists; Janae Johnson 1 assist; Gkp Jillian Milffe shutout. AHP 12-3-1, Rock 8-9-1.
DISTRICT WRESTLING
The Mater Lakes Academy girls’ wrestling team did a lot with a little, placing second of 12 teams at a district tournament.
The Bears were outstanding, especially considering only six girls (of 14 weight divisions) competed in this region type qualifier at South Broward HS. Each won an individual district title, with every match won by pin.
Sofia Ferran (110 weight class) became the first girl in school history to win districts three times.
Mater Lakes Academy: District Champs: Mia Comesana (100), Abigail Gonzalez (105), Sofia Ferran (110), Angelina Vaquer (115), Arianna Ruiz (125), Alena Rik
(155).
The Stoneman Douglas boys’ team added to its team district titles, placing first at the District 13-3A Championships. The Eagles scored 220 points, 17 points better than Coral Springs, which finished ahead of Fort Lauderdale by three points.
Douglas dominated the light weights, while Coral Springs took individual titles in the mid/midupper weights. Overall, the Eagles had six district champs and Coral Springs four.
BOYS: District 13-3A at Taravella HS: Team: Champs Stoneman Douglas 220; 2. Coral Springs 203; 3. Fort Lauderdale 200; 4. Taravella 167; 5. Deerfield Beach 77; 6. Monarch 67.
Individuals: 106: 1st Place Match: Champ Rocco Duygulu (Douglas) 33-2, Jr. over Chase Martin (Coral Springs) 26-10, So. (Fall 2:17). 3rd Place Match: Tyler Metellus (Monarch) 14-9, Fr. over Griffinn Deshields (Fort Lauderdale) 21-12, Fr. (Dec 14-7).
113: 1st Place Match: Champ Arav Shintre (Douglas) 26-13, So. over Abraham Ballesteros (Taravella) 19-15, So. (Fall 2:33). 3rd Place Match: Damani Burks (Fort Lauderdale) 20-11, Fr. over Eric Mattos (Monarch) 8-9, Jr. (Fall 2:54). 5th Place: Tavish Perera (Coral Springs) 1-5, Fr.
120: 1st Place Match: Champ David Leiva (Douglas) 28-1, Jr. over Ricky Wiseman (Fort Lauderdale) 10-12, Fr. (Fall 1:24). 3rd Place: Aden McGregor (Coral Springs) 8-5, Fr.
126: 1st Place Match: Champ James Messmer (Douglas) 24-3, Jr. over Bendjy Ferdinand (Coral Springs) 14-9, Jr. (Fall 4:29). 3rd Place Match: Caiden Canales (Taravella) 10-13, Jr. over Matt Blanton (Fort Lauderdale) 3-2, Jr. (Fall 3:21). 5th Place: Drew Weaver (Monarch) 1-11, Fr.
132: 1st Place Match: Champ Trevor Regli (Fort Lauderdale) 37-8, Sr. over Jeremy Lopez (Douglas) 11-6, Jr. (Dec
7-5). 3rd Place Match: Ethan Haines (Taravella) 10-11, So. over Ethan Pierce (Monarch) 12-9, Jr. (Fall 1:20). 5th Place Match: Leon Simpson (Coral Springs) 13-12, Jr. over Charlie Ruiz (Deerfield Beach) 3-15, So. (Fall 0:00).
138: 1st Place Match: Champ Victor Dixon (Taravella) 25-8, Jr. over Tyler Green (Coral Springs) 19-15, So. (Dec 6-3). 3rd Place Match: Alex Johnson (Fort Lauderdale) 17-9, Fr. over Brian Lewis (Deerfield Beach) 4-8, Sr. (Fall 0:55). 5th Place: Nickolas Viana (Douglas) 6-6, Fr.
144: 1st Place Match: Champ Jacob Rosen (Taravella) 30-8, Jr. over Jacob Balk (Douglas) 17-13, Fr. (MD 13-3). 3rd Place Match: Keijuan Williams (Fort Lauderdale) 16-6, Jr. over Daniel Penaranda (Coral Springs) 14-14, Fr. (Fall 2:06).
150: 1st Place Match: Champ Keegan Lake (Douglas) 15-9, Fr. over Elton Angulo (Fort Lauderdale) 10-7, Jr. (Dec 3-1). 3rd Place Match: Andrew Hines (Taravella) 12-11, Jr. over Colin Reynolds (Coral Springs) 15-17, So. (Fall 1:50). 5th Place: Kenneth Hall (Deerfield Beach) 7-14, So.
157: 1st Place Match: Champ Jaylan Brown (Coral Springs) 35-9, So. over Chris Cenoble (Taravella) 19-5, Sr. (Fall 3:20):
3rd Place Match: Kealeandre Flaman (Fort Lauderdale) 12-11, Jr. over Evan Ng (Douglas) 7-5, Sr. (Dec 8-4).
165: 1st Place Match: Champ Alex Haley, Jr. (Coral Springs) 19-12, So. over Mason Kondratyuk (Fort Lauderdale)
22-13, So. (Dec 6-2). 3rd Place Match: Kevin Steinberg (Douglas) 13-9, So. over Tyler Kelly (Deerfield Beach) 17-9, So.(Fall 2:50). 5th Place Match: Aiden Franco (Monarch) 12-14, Fr. over Franklin Salgado (Taravella) 0-3, So. (Fall 2:32).
175: 1st Place Match: Champ Shai
Keery (Coral Springs) 37-6, Jr. over Tariq Qaiyim (Taravella) 16-8, Sr. (Dec 4-3). 3rd Place Match: Kyle Ford (Fort Lauderdale) 26-6, Sr. over Donovan Campbell (Deerfield Beach) 13-4, Sr. (Dec 5-3). 5th Place Match: Maycol Aguayo Flores (Monarch) 9-10, Sr. over Robert Meis (Douglas) 2-12, So. (Fall 2:32).
190: 1st Place Match: Champ J`Vier Romeus (Coral Springs) 32-10, Jr. over Ty Thomas (Fort Lauderdale) 18-5, Sr. (Dec 7-3). 3rd Place Match: Giovanni Perez (Taravella) 9-7, Sr. over Lucas Siqueira (Douglas) 13-8, Jr. (Fall 4:10). 5th Place: Adon Julien (Deerfield Beach) 3-7, Sr.
215: 1st Place Match: Champ Samaj McClain (Monarch) 16-6, Sr. over Jackson Harper (Deerfield Beach) 12-5, Sr. (Dec 7-2). 3rd Place Match: Hunter Pangia
(Fort Lauderdale) 21-11, Jr. over Deion Macon (Coral Springs) 17-19, Jr. (Dec 9-7).
5th Place: Matthew Chabus (Douglas) 4-5, Fr.
285: 1st Place Match: Champ Jackson Zajkowski (Douglas) 28-7, Jr. over Ishmael Francois (Fort Lauderdale) 19-10, Sr. (Fall 3:11). 3rd Place Match: Odell Harris (Deerfield Beach) 17-6, Sr. over Kevlar Ferguson (Coral Springs) 7-10, Sr. (Fall 4:00).
WATER POLO
In its home opener, Gulliver Prep easily defeated Cutler Bay in boys’ and girls’ water polo.
GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 21, Cutler Bay 0: Captain Kathleen Serig 3 goals, 4 assists, 3 steals; Isabella Ten 3 goals, 2 assists, 4 steals; Sophia Kingston 3 goals, 1 assist, 2 steals; G Sofía Beltran shutout, 7 blocks, 3 steals, 1 assist. GP 3-2.
BOYS: Gulliver Prep 22, Cutler Bay 4: Sebastian Piedra 4 goals, 2 assists, 1 steal; Patrick Gardner 1 goal, 3 assists, 3 steals. GP 3-2.
TENNIS
GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 5, Carrollton 2: Singles: No.1: Jazel Mangones (Carr) won 8-1; No.2 Mika Ringel (GP) won 8-1; No.3 Valentina Donoso (GP) won 8-0; No.4 Maya Quintero (GP) won 8-2; No.5 Hanna Matuk (GP) won 8-3.
SOFTBALL
Braddock Pre Season Classic: Braddock 9, Carrollton 6: WP Veronica De La Torre 5 innings, 7 strikeouts; Joy Vidal 3-for-4; Belinda Magdna 2-for-4.
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