Broward County continued its success at the state cheerleading championships Thursday as West Broward and Coral Glades each walked away with state championships at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee.

West Broward followed up its success last season by winning its second consecutive state title. The Bobcats dominated the competition finishing with 90.825 points in the finals of the Class 2A Large School Non-tumbling division. They finished over 11 points ahead of runner-up Blanche Ely’s 79.175.

Coral Glades won its first state title by taking home the championship of the Class 2A Small School non-tumbling division. The Jaguars finished with 75.1 points to finish ahead of Flagler Palm Coast’s 70.6 points in the finals. Coral Glades came in second after the semifinal round behind Apopka Wekiva.

But a stronger performance in the finals clinched the title.

West Broward led after both rounds.

Boys’ basketball

•  St. Thomas Aquinas 38, Cypress Bay37: Cypress Bay let St. Thomas Aquinas off the hook in a defensive slugfest during the quarterfinals of the BCAA Big 8 boys’ basketball tournament at Pompano Beach.

Raiders forward Kendall Roberts stole an inbounds pass and went coast-to-coast for a layup with 1:59 left and added two free throws with 4.2 seconds left to seal the win for Aquinas, which fought back from a 10-point third-quarter deficit.

Lightning forward Ben Antoine, who dominated the Raiders’ frontline and finished with a game-high 21 points, missed a runner at the final buzzer.

Pape N’Diaye had a team high 18 points for the Raiders.

Aquinas will play top seed Blanche Ely (22-1, Class 7A No. 1 and ESPN FAB 50 No. 18) in a semifinal matchup 6:30 Friday.

• BCAA Big 8 Quarterfinals – St. Thomas Aquinas 38, Cypress Bay 37: STA (18-3 ): N’Diaye 18, Hunter 4, Haney 2, Bombich 3, Roberts 6, Palov 5. CB: Antoine 21, Jones 12, Jurko 2, Edenburg 2. Halftime: CB 19-11. Three-pointers: Palov 1, N’Diaye 2, Bombich 1, Jones 1, Antoine 1. Rebounds: Roberts 5, Hunter 5, N’Diaye 5.

• BCAA Big 8 Quarterfinals – Northeast 52, Deerfield Beach 46: NE: Lee 14, Alerte 3, Gaberlavage 2, Calder 10, Henry 23. DB: Simpson 3, Powell 8, Jenkins 5, Wells 2, Owens 7, Johnson 16, Jean-Pierre 5. Three-pointers: Lee 2, Calder 1, Jenkins 1, Powell 1, Owens 1, Johnson 1.

FABIAN LYON

WRESTLING

Although Miami Monsignor Pace collected its sixth consecutive district wrestling title Thursday, it didn’t come easy thanks to a very game competitor.

Chaminade Madonna — down by as many as 35 points during the championship round — pulled within striking distance before finishing in second with 219 points to the Spartans’ 233 at Miami Jackson High.

“Mostly, we’ve just really been building on working as a team rather than an individual basis this year,” Chaminade Madonna coach John Herl said.

“We’ve got five seniors in the lineup — all five did really well, they’ve been ranked all year — so just them producing with the extra points to get us through. We started to close the door toward the end on Pace, but it was just too strong on the lower weights.”

Pace jumped out to a big lead when its first six wrestlers, including senior Ray Moreno, took home championships. After the first four matches — all of which Pace won — the Spartans were ahead 212-177.

Moreno won his third district title with an 8-3 decision over Mourning’s Marcus Martinez in the 106-pound class. Moreno, who earned the regional title last season and finished sixth at the state tournament, said the team calls its lightweights the “Fab Four.”

“I think I should’ve wrestled better, I was getting my shots off, but I’m definitely going to work hard this week so I can get that regional championship next week,” Moreno said.

Pace led Chaminade by 10.5 points heading into the final round of competition. But the Lions began to catch up when it faced the Spartans in three championship bouts, with Chaminade winning all three.

In a close contest between state qualifiers, senior Daniel Colatori won a 7-5 decision in overtime over Danny Suarez in the 145-pound weight class. With 14 seconds left and Colatori ahead by two points, Suarez had tied the score to force an extra minute.

In the other two finals, Nick Taubrau pinned Robert Quero at 4:17, and Trenton Greene was disqualified for too many penalties against Robert Kratman.

Behind Pace and Chaminade — the lone Broward County program competing against seven Miami-Dade Schools for the District 15-1A title — was host Miami Jackson. The Generals finished with 144 points.

CHRISTINA DE NICOLA

• Monsignor Pace 233, Chaminade Madonna 219, Miami Jackson 144, Mourning 143, Miami Edison 113.5, Archbishop Curley 51, Washington 29, Dade Christian 25 – Championship: 106: Ray Moreno (Pace) dec. Marcus Martinez (ATM) 8-3; 113: Chris Moreno (Pace) pin Kenny Lopez (MJ) 2:58; 120: Christian Perez (Pace) pin Philip McCarthy (AC) 2:26; 126: Danny Garcia (Pace) tech fall Freddy Rodriguez (CHAM) 16-0; 132: Marcos Manzano (Pace) maj. dec. Bradley Knight (ED) 9-1; 138: Joey Sennett (Pace) maj. dec. Brandon Flores (MJ) 14-2; 145: Daniel Colatori (CHAM) dec. Danny Suarez (Pace) 7-5 (OT); 152: Mcrenold Jean-Charles (MJ) pin Godwin Ferrier (Pace) 2:36; 160: Walter Perez (ATM) pin Victor Quesada (MJ) 4:14; 170: Nick Taubrau (CHAM) pin Robert Quero (Pace) 4:17; 182: Robert Kratman (CHAM) dec. Trenton Greene (Pace) DQ too many penalties; 195: Picasso Ambroise (ED) dec. Samuel Adams (CHAM) 8-5; 220: Patrick Fitzgerald (CHAM) pin Tony Bennett (ED) 0:50; HWT: Alexander Cruz-Smith (MJ) pin Steven Madrigal (CHAM) 5:15. Consolation – 106: Jorge Reyes (CHAM); 113: Jose Navarro (ATM); 120: Cody Short (CHAM) pin Maher Jaser (ATM) 4:24; 126: Kaleeb Robinson (BTW) pin Jarvis Smith (MJ) 2:21; 132: David Colatori (CHAM) pin Scott Pomore (AC) 2:18; 138: Marc Nicolas (ATM) dec. Ronel Dorvil (ED) 7-5; 145: Alex Pierre Louis (ATM) pin Alinor Mezinord (ED) 2:30; 152: Joe Martinez (CHAM) pin Sam Marlin (ATM) 4:46; 160: Michael Graziani (CHAM) pin Steve Rodriguez (Pace) 5:28; 170: Brandon Phillips (MJ) dec. DeAndre Shepherd (ED) 4-2; 182: Steven Pierre (ED); 195: Juan Cornett (Pace); 220: Gian Colombo (ATM) pin Sheldon D’costa (Pace) 4:28; HWT: Wendell Green (ED) pin Ray Oliver (Pace) 2:17.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

•  Coral Springs Charter 71, Hollywood Christian 61: CSCHA: Warren 23, Vaughn 17, Gonzalez 17, Marek 8, Lee 6. Rebounds: Vaughn 8. Steals: Lee 2, Gonzalez 2, Warren 2. HC: Outer 20, Osceola 25, T. Holmes 7, W. Holmes 6, Champion 3. Halftime: CSCHA 24-19.

• Coral Springs Christian 62, University School 59: CSCHR (22-3): Durbin 7, Prophete 6, Bell 9, Anderson 20, Talent 8, Zanna 10, O’Sullivan 2, Three-pointers: Durbin 1, Prophete 1, Bell 2, Anderson 1.

•  Late Tuesday – Miami Country Day 68, Sheridan Hills 55: MCDS (17-7) Sherwood 2, Woodside 6, Colongo 15, Canabal 6, S. Brown 5, Calderin 27, Kydd 5, Robins 2 SH: Jean 10, Faocon 20, Fernandez 15, Athouiste 8, Ketcherside 2 3 pts: Colongo 1, Calderin 4, Jean, Falcon 2, Athouiste 2. Halftime: MCDS 37-21. Rebounds: Canabal 11 Assists: Colongo 5, Canabal 5 Steals: Colongo 3.

FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

BCAA Big 8 semifinals at Pompano Beach: St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Blanche Ely, 6:30; Dillard vs. Northeast-Deerfield Beach winner, 8

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

District 12-8A final at West Broward: 7

District 16-7A final at Nova: 7

District 13-4A semifinals at Cardinal Gibbons: Pine Crest-Chaminade winner vs. Coral Springs Charter, 5; North Broward Prep-University winner vs. Cardinal Gibbons, 7

District 14-3A semifinals at Sagemont: Calvary Christian-Highlands Christian winner vs. Sagemont, 5:30; Coral Springs Christian-Westminster winner vs. Parkway Academy, 7

BOYS’ SOCCER

Region 3-5A semifinal at Coconut Creek: St. Thomas Aquinas at Monarch, 7

Region 4-5A semifinal: Miami Beach at Cypress Bay, 7

Region 4-3A semifinal: Pines Charter at American Heritage, 7

Region 4-2A semifinal: University School at American Heritage-Delray, 4

Region 4-1A semifinal: Sagemont at Westminster Academy, 7

GIRLS’ SOCCER

Class 5A state semifinal: Cypress Bay at St. Thomas Aquinas, 6

Class 3A state semifinal: American Heritage at Seminole Osceola, 7

CHEERLEADING

State championships at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee