Gulliver Prep girls’ swim team wins sixth state title. Plus basketball and soccer results
The Gulliver Prep girls’ swim team won the FHSAA 2A State Swimming Championship at Sailfish Splash Waterpark and Aquatics Center in Stuart.
This marks the Raiders’ sixth state team title in girls’ swimming. Gulliver won five consecutive titles from 2014 to 2018, placed third in 2019 and was runner-up in 2020.
The Gulliver 200 medley relay team (Giovanna Musiello, Reese Rosenthal, Elyse Wood, Cassandra Kraft) won a state title, too.
Each swimmer on Gulliver Prep’s state championship girls’ team scored at least one point. The team is very young with one senior, six freshmen and three juniors.
Gio Musiello (’25) finished 3rd in 200 IM and 3rd in 100 backstroke. Aria Torretta (’23) was 4th in 200 IM and 8th in 100 breaststroke, Cassie Kraft (’23) placed 4th in 50 freestyle and 8th in 100 freestyle. Elyse Wood (’25) finished 5th in 100 butterfly and swam in three relays (200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay) which placed first, second, third, respectively. Reese Rosenthal (’25) was 6th in 100 breaststroke and 16th in 100 butterfly.
The girls’ 200 free relay (Reese Rosenthal, Elyse Wood, Cassie Kraft, and Aria Torretta) was runner-up. The girls’ 400 free relay (Gio Musiello, Camila Saporta, Elyse Wood, and Aria Torretta) was third.
Also, Camila Saporta (’23) 14th in 200 free and 10th in 500 free; Pietra Wagner (’23) 14th in 200 IM and 12th in 100 breaststroke; Margaret Miao (’22) 16th in 100 breaststroke; Paige Eskra (’25) 16th in 200 free and 11th in 500 free; Sofi Moreno (’25) 16th in 500 free.
The state champion Raiders, under the direction of Coach Chris George, completed the regular season with a 7-2 dual meet record. They won the district championship and regional championship as well. The assistant coaches are Danielle De Angulo and Joey Pedraza.
This is the school’s 61st state championship.
More 2A State Swimming
Michelle Fernandez of Mater Lakes Academy won a state title in the girls’ 100 breaststroke in 1:03.60. Reese Andres of Pompano Beach was third in 1:05.79.
Mater Lakes Academy was third of 20 teams in the boys’ state meet and Pompano Beach sixth.
The Mater Lakes Academy boys’ 400 freestyle relay team (Ronny Rueda, Anthony Martinez, Agustin Rodriguez, Matthew Tarafa) won a state title in 3:10.73.
Luca Lesentier of MAST Academy won a state title in the boys’ 100 backstroke at 50.94. Aldo Zepeda of (Pembroke Pines) Somerset was the runner-up in 52.48.
Girls: Team: 1. State Champ Gulliver Prep 247; 2. Jensen Beach 195; 3. Cape Coral 190; 4. Estero 151; 5. (Tampa) TR Robinson 148; 6. (Jacksonville) Stanton 131; 7. (Jacksonville) Bishop Kenny 121; 8. (Orlando) Bishop Moore 116; 9. Cardinal Gibbons 96; 10. Rockledge 92; 11. (Gainesville) Eastside 77; 12. Pompano Beach 75; 13. (Panama City Beach) Arnold 54; 14. Pensacola 53; 15. (Titusville) Astronaut 47; 16. (Pensacola) West Florida 44; 17. Clearwater 43; 18. (Pembroke Pines) Somerset Academy 39; 19. Lake Wales 37; 20. Bonita Springs 36.
Girls: Top Broward and Miami Dade finishers: 200 Medley Relay: 1. State Champ Gulliver Prep (Musiello, Giovanna FR; Rosenthal, Reese FR; Wood, Elyse FR; Kraft, Cassandra J JR) 1:47.20.
200 IM: 3. Giovanna Musiello (GP) 2:07.45; 4. Aria Torretta (GP) 2:10.81; 5. Lilia Blanco (Pompano Beach) 2:13.30. 50 Freestyle: 4. Cassandra Kraft (GP) 24.10; 5. Michelle Fernandez (MLA) 24.37. 100 Butterfly: 5. Elyse Wood (GP) 57.07. 100 Freestyle: 8. Cassandra Kraft (GP) 53.49. 500 Freestyle: 10. Camila Saporta (GP) 5:20.63; 11. Paige Eskra (GP) 5:22.57. 200 Freestyle Relay: 2. GP (Rosenthal, Reese FR; Wood, Elyse FR; Kraft, Cassandra J JR; Torretta, Aria JR) 1:38.43; 5. Cardinal Gibbons (Nelson, Jaclyn SO; Yates, Melody SR; Udell, Stephanie JR; Byrne, Addison SO) 1:41.86; 8. Pomp (Blanco, Lilia FR; Andres, Reese FR; Escobar, Samantha FR; Freshour, Julia SO) 1:43.75. 100 Backstroke: 3. Giovanna Musiello (GP) 58.61; 7. Jaclyn Nelson (CG) 1:00.53; 11. Natalia Sibug (Som) 1:02.77. 100 Breaststroke: 1. State Champ Michelle Fernandez (MLA) 1:03.60; 3. Reese Andres (Pomp) 1:05.79; 6. Reese Rosenthal (GP) 1:06.27; 8. Aria Torretta (GP) 1:07.41. 400 Freestyle Relay: 3. GP (Musiello, Giovanna FR; Saporta, Camila JR; Wood, Elyse FR; Torretta, Aria JR) 3:37.23; CG (Yates, Melody SR; Armbruster, Kaitlyn JR; Arezina, Daniela FR; Byrne, Addison SO) 3:47.07; 10. Pomp (Blanco, Lilia FR; Torres-Mendoza, Sofia SO; Andres, Reese FR; Balog, Evelyn SO) 3:47.19.
Boys: Team: 1. (Jacksonville) Bishop Kenny 230; 2. (Panama City Beach) Arnold 199.5; 3. Mater Lakes Academy 152; 4. Rockledge 124; 5. Clearwater 107; 6. Pompano Beach 99; 7. Charlotte 98; 8. (Jacksonville) Stanton 95; 9. (Pembroke Pines) Somerset Academy 91; 10. (Gainesville) Eastside 79; 11. Estero 77; 12. American Heritage-Plantation 72; 13. Jensen Beach 70; 14. Satellite 68; 15. (Riviera Beach) Suncoast 63; 16. Alonzo & Tracy Mourning 50; 17. Titusville 42; 18. MAST Academy 39; 19. Lemon Bay 38; 20. (Port Orange) Atlantic 36; 21. Gulliver Prep 35; 24. Cardinal Gibbons 29.
Boys: Top Broward and Miami Dade finishers: 200 Freestyle: 3. Matthew Tarafa (Mater Lakes Academy) 1:42.70; 4. Agustin Rodriguez (MLA) 1:43.44; 6. Russel Svetlov (ATM) 1:44.26. 50 Freestyle: 2. Joshua Cajuste (Pomp) 21.15; 3. Aria Besharat (ATM) 21.15. 100 Butterfly: 3. Marcus Szabo (Cardinal Gibbons) 51.20; 9. Anthony Martinez (MLA) 53.06; 10. Diego Nazario-Vazquez (Somerset) 53.95. 100 Freestyle: 3. Aria Besharat (ATM) 46.45; 4. Joshua Cajuste (Pomp) 46.70; 7. Matthew Tarafa (MLA) 47.59. 500 Freestyle: 5. Enrique Rodriguez-Fraiz (Som) 4:41.13; 7. Agustin Rodriguez (MLA) 4:47.00; 10. Alessandro Pereira (AHP) 4:43.51; 12. Rithvik Marri (AHP) 4:50.56. 200 Freestyle Relay: 2. MLA (Rueda, Ronny; Martinez, Anthony; Tarafa, Matthew; Rodriguez, Agustin) 1:26.36; 5 Pompano Beach (Famiano, Gianni SO; Moreira, Davi; Cajuste, Joshua SR; Gary, Steven JR) 1:29.92; 9. GP (Abril, Evan SR; Preston, Daniel JR; Jaime Luna, Lorenzo SO; Aday, Nicholas SR) 1:31.82. 100 Backstroke: 1. State Champ Luca Lesentier (MAST) 50.94; 2. Aldo Zepeda (Som) 52.48; 6. Marcus Szabo (CG) 54.25. 100 Breaststroke: 5. Parker Rosenthal (GP) 59.30; 7. Anthony Robaina (MLA) 1:00.09. 400 Freestyle Relay: 1. State Champ Mater Lakes Academy (Rueda, Ronny; Martinez, Anthony; Rodriguez, Agustin; Tarafa, Matthew) 3:10.73; 5. AHP (Prikhodko, Kirill JR; Marri, Rithvik SO; Pereira, Alessandro FR; Zhou, Tyler SO) 3:19.53; 6. Pomp (Famiano, Gianni SO; Moreira, Davi; Cajuste, Joshua SR; Gary, Steven JR) 3:19.94; 10. Som (Zepeda, Aldo JR; Rodriguez-Fraiz, Enrique JR; Nazario-Vazquez, Diego SO; Munoz, Gabriel JR) 3:20.40.
Soccer
GIRLS: Coral Gables 8, Miami Sunset 0: Victoria Gonzalez 2 goals; Sabrina Bonavita 1goal, 2 assists; Natalia Pallas 1 goal; Helena Macedo 1 goal; Carla Nuñez 1 goal; Avah Cortez 1 goal; Gkp Gabriela Martinez shutout.
GIRLS: Coral Reef 8, Braddock 0: Sophia Lopez 3 goals; Rocio Diaz 1 goal, 2 assists, Emma Hussey 1 goal.
GIRLS: LaSalle 7, Divine Savior 0: Hanah Gonzalez 2 goals, 1 assist; Nikki Nielsen 2 goals; Rebecca Baldelomar 2 goals, 2 assists; Valentina Mangles 1 goal; Nabila Osman 2 assists; Gkp Ariana Paredes shutout.
GIRLS: Lourdes 3, TERRA 0: Katerina Puig 1 goal; Coco Aguilar 1 goal; Tessa Abreu 1 goal; Katerina Puig 2 assists; Coco Aguilar 1 assist.
GIRLS: Miami Beach 3, Mater Academy 0: Abby Oppenheimer 2 goals; Sofia Caceres 1 goal; Vy Elo 2 assists; Gkp Giorgia Serafini 2nd shutout.
GIRLS: Palmer Trinity 2, Gulliver Prep 0: Sara Stephanou 1 goal; Lila Algarin 1 goal.
GIRLS: St. Brendan 11, Marathon 0: Olivia Lorenzo 2 goals; Olivia Laracuente 2 goals; Krislyn Dennis 2 goals; Gkp Elisabeth Yu shutout; Isa Bowen 1 goal; Amanda Sumalla 1 goal; Elisabeth Lambo 1 goal; Ally Perez 1 goal; Francesca Alayon-Barrera 1 goal.
GIRLS: St. Thomas Aquinas 8, Deerfield Beach 0: Genesis Hernandez 2 goals; Gianna Reich 2 goals; Isabella Kleva 2 goals; Inez O’Neill 1 assist; Elida Terry 1 assist; Grace O’Donnell 1 assist; Gkp Alexandra Carpintero shutout with defense from Gracey Messingschlager, Megan Pellissery and Aspen Ratkevich.
BOYS: Cardinal Gibbons 1, Western 0: Greg Pryen 1 goal; Danny Perret-Gentile 1 assist; Gkp Jay Rand 3 saves, shutout.
BOYS: Cardinal Gibbons 8, (WPB) Cardinal Newman 0: Greg Priyen 2 goals; Deni Rivard 2 goals; Christian Quinones 2 goals; Luke Marshall 1 goal; Jarod Stanbury-James 1 goal; Johnny Bromfield 3 assists; Danny Perret-Gentile 1 assist; Adam Elkott 1 assist; Devin Garcia 1 assist; Greg Priyen 1 assist; Thomas Vera 1 assist; Gkp Jay Rand shutout.
BOYS: Miami Beach 5, Mater Academy 0: Lucas Turano 1 goal, 1 assist; Gianluca Calabrese 1 goal; Isrrael Rodriguez 1 goal; Rocco Acosta 1 goal; Patrick Mendoza 1 goal.
BOYS: St. Brendan 3, Doral 1: Alex Rodriguez 1 goal; Heroshi Araii 1 goal; Gustavo Matheus 1 goal; Lucho Migneco 1 assist.
BOYS: St. Brendan 3, Mater Lakes 0: Gkp Felipe Rodriguez (MVP) 9 key saves, shutout; Gustavo Matheus 1 goal, 1 assist; Alex Rodriguez 1 goal; Roberto Corbisiero 1 assist; Julian Vazquez 1 goal.
BOYS: St. Thomas Aquinas 3, Cape Coral 0: Juan Cassina Alarcon 1 goal; Ryan Hart 1 goal; Gianluca Ripamonti goal; Gkp Ian Reano shutout.
BOYS: University School 9, Miami Pace 1: Rafael Guerra 3 goals; Rafael Matiello 2 goals.
Basketball
GIRLS: Palmer Trinity 66, (Port St. Lucie) Centennial 35: PT: Leon 20, Montes 16, Alibhai 11, Porto 10, Veloso 4, Ruiz 2, Nieves 2. Half: PTS 36-20. 3-Ptr: Leon 4, Veloso 1. Reb: Porto 8. Stl: Leon 6. Ast: Montes 9. Blk: Porto 2.
More Basketball
The Nike Rose Classic Super Jam Basketball Thanksgiving Classic is Nov. 26 and 27 at Norland Sr High School, 1193 NW 193rd St., Miami Gardens 33169.
Girls: Northeast, Flanagan, (Virginia) Word of Life Christian Academy, (Bradenton) IMG Academy, Miami Christian School, (Canada) Next Academy, (Homestead) Somerset, Lourdes, Mater Lakes Academy, (Orlando) Jones, Archbishop McCarthy, Norland. Boys: Central, Norland.
Highlands basketball tournament
The 44th annual Highlands Christian Holiday Classic Basketball Tournament is December 2-4.
A tournament running that many years is quite an accomplishment.
The 44th version, partially sponsored by Under Armour and BSN Sports, features a solid field, including West Palm Beach-Berean Christian, Cardinal Gibbons, host Highlands Christian, Jupiter Christian, Pine Crest, Boca Raton-Pope John Paul II, Boca Raton-St Andrew’s, St. Thomas Aquinas.
This is a winner advance format with a losers bracket. All teams play three games, establishing first through eighth place.
Games are at 4, 5:30, 7, and 8:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and at 3, 4:30, 6, and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The school is at 501 NE 48th St. in Pompano Beach.
Junior Orange Bowl basketball
The Junior Orange Bowl Basketball Classic for boys’ and girls’ teams is December 28-30 at Westminster Christian School, 6855 SW 152nd St, Palmetto Bay.
BOYS: Coral Gables High School (Coach Marcos Molina); Jupiter Community High School (Coach JD DePasquale); Lakota East High School of Liberty Township, Ohio (Coach Clint Adkins); Madison Ridgeland Academy of Madison, Mississippi (Coach Richard Duease); Miami Palmetto Senior High School (Coach Alex Ordoqui); Miami Southridge High School (Coach Robert Doctor); St. Raymond High School for Boys of Bronx, New York (Coach Jorge Lopez; Westminster Christian School (Coach PJ Brown).
GIRLS: Bartram Trail of St. Johns, Florida (Coach Tim Winter); (Doral Academy Preparatory School (Coach Courtney McDaniel); Florida State University School of Tallahassee (Coach Darryl Marshall); Lake Norman High School of Mooresville, North Carolina (Coach McKenzie Graham); Miami Senior High School (Coach Sam Baumgarten); Palmer Trinity School (Coach George Montes); Somerset Academy Silver Palms Miami (Coach Ben Drummer); South Broward High School (Coach Sharlene Ferguson.
Submit results
For high schools in Broward and Miami-Dade, if you have varsity results, top performers and stats for this column, email hssports@miamiherald.com.
They will run in the newspaper and online. Photos accepted, too. No deadline. Send after the game, the next day or weekly. You will be alerted when it will appear in the newspaper and online.
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
jvarsallone@miamiherald.com
