Gulliver, Krop, LaSalle, Ransom, University win boys’ district soccer titles. Plus wrestling
The Dr. Krop boys’ soccer team beat top seed Columbus in penalty kicks to win the District 15-7A Championship.
The score was tied at two after regulation and two 10-minute overtime periods; so penalty kicks determined the winner.
Krop out scored the Explorers 4-3 in the shootout. Edward Velez, Thiago Pillado, Gabriel Di Marco and Isaac Manelis scored for the Lightning, and keeper Luis Hipten stopped a PK to help seal the win.
In the first half, Thiago Pillado gave Krop a 1-0 lead. Tied at one in the second half, Noah Zarlenga put the Lightning ahead again, 2-1. Teammate Isaac Manelis was outstanding on defense, and center midfielder Edward “Quinche” Velez played very well. For the Explorers (11-4-4), Trey Jones and Christian Pico scored, and David Thomas had an assist to help force overtime.
Krop beat Columbus earlier in the season.
Both teams advance to region quarterfinals on Wednesday. Krop (10-3) plays Stoneman Douglas, and Columbus plays Coral Reef.
The champs are: Luis Hipten, Lorenzo Moreno, Isaac Manelis, Tristan Acosta, Gabriel Di Marco, Greg Mendiz, Teo Candido, Juan Santana, Noah Zarlenga, Edward Velez, Tiago Pillado Matheu, Yoav Berliavsky, Juan Nefi, Nino Arias, Bruno Gouveia, Raymundo Perdomo, Manuel Cotton, Gael Castellanos, Aaron Guzman, Russell Morgan, Felipe Rosentgberg, Bryan Cohen, Eitan Meiler, Nicolas Della Torre, Jimmy Larrea, Jonathan Hooks, Marcos Mizrahi. The head coach is Michael Guarin, and the assistant coach is Ricardo Joseph.
District 14-3A
The University School boys’ soccer team edged Calvary Christian 3-2 to win the District 14-3A Championship.
Rafael Guerra scored two goals, and Rafael Matiello had 1 goal and 2 assists to lead the Sharks (13-2-2).
University took a 2-0 lead in the first half with goals by Guerra and Matiello. Calvary cut the deficit in half just before halftime. The Eagles evened things in the second half, but Guerra later scored the winner.
Both teams advance to the region quarterfinals on Wednesday. University plays Miami Country Day, and Calvary plays LaSalle.
University beat Calvary 2-0 earlier in the season. The Eagles are 8-3-3.
The champs are: Matthew Jean Baptiste, Jose Levy Lanado, Nikolas Ricardo, Evan Herman, Roger Baptiste, Martino Ferro, Arie Perczek, Nicholas Marques, Andres Furszyfer, Rafael Guerra, Rafael Matiello, Moises Shaferman, Adam Khan, Matthew Ziegler, Berent Bexley, Tommy Abramzon, Armando Echeverry, John Boulton, Zachary Cedar, Camilo Riano, Luca Bordoni, Giorgo Montamarta, Eli Silverman, Andre Levy Lanado, David Dibernardino, Gabriel Derzavich.
The head coach is Thiago Oliveira, and the assistant coach is Sergio Aramis.
District 15-3A
The LaSalle boys’ soccer team defeated Miami Country Day 4-0 to win the District 15-3A Championship.
Dylan Batalha had 1 goal and 1 assist, and Matias Paredes, Santiago Sanchez and Marlon Marin also scored.
Miguel Sosa and Star Mirvil added assists, and keeper Manuel Lopez recorded his ninth shutout.
LaSalle (11-1-3) and Miami Country Day (8-9-1) qualified for the region quarterfinals on Wednesday.
The champs are: Sebastian Larrota, Manuel Lopez-Godreau, Rodrigo Sannia, Charles Esber, Stefano Chiodi, Matias Almeida, Ariel Sanchez, Zidane Laird, Miguel Sosa, Dylan Batalha, Luis Sosa, Santiago Sanchez, Matias Paredes, Andres Gutierrez, Starlentz Mirvil, Javier Prieto, Martin Hawley, Gabriel Arana, Pierre Roca, Gianfranco Arguello, Franco Schenna, Marlon Marin, Mario Bardi, Kevin Ceballos, Marcello Locurcio, Enzo Pittigliani, Tomas Briceno, Gonzalo Eulate, Gabriel Ballestas, Alejandro Lopez de Ayala.
The head coach is Richard Jobson. The assistant coaches are Alan Benavides, Anthony Vuono, Chris Williams and Donald Tomlinson.
District 16-3A
The Ransom Everglades boys’ soccer team defeated Westminster Christian 2-0 to win the District 16-3A Championship.
David Pulido and Nico Sosa each scored with Dillon Kaye providing an assist on both goals. Senior keeper Jasper Broad recorded the shutout.
The Raiders (14-1-3) and Westminster Christian (8-7-3) advance to the region quarterfinals, where they play each other in a single elimination rematch. Ransom Everglades also beat Westminster Christian 1-0 earlier in the season.
The champs are: Kobe Lopez, Rylan Sadler, Christian Sosa, Joaquin Merlo, Juan Rivera, Caleb Carlson, David Pulido, Felipe De Cardenas, Christian Gardner, Lucas Carvalho, Nicholas Sosa, Joshua Hoppenstein, Dillan Kaye, Nicky Goldberg, Nicholas Denaro, Frankie Pines, Andres Mendoza, David Serra, Joaquin Palacino, Luca Falero, Daniel Stanicoff, Noa Abboud, Jasper Broad, Martin Piedrahita, Alex Denaro. The head coach is David Villano.
District 16-4A
The Gulliver Prep boys’ soccer team won the District 16-4A Championship by beating St. Brendan 2-1.
That marks the 31st district title in boys’ soccer for the Raiders (12-1-3).
Brandon Alvarez had a goal and an assist. Jack Epstein also scored and Tomas Sciarra added an assist. Pablo Perez-Bedmar and George Lombard were outstanding on defense.
Alvarez scored in the first half off an assist from Sciarra. Gustavo Matheus scored for the Sabres (12-1-3) on a penalty kick to even things by halftime. Epstein scored the winner midway through the second half off an assist from Alvarez.
Gulliver Prep and St. Brendan advance to the region quarterfinals on Wednesday. Gulliver plays Jensen Beach, and St. Brendan plays Boynton Beach-Somerset Academy.
The champs are: Tiago Abreu, Tomas Sciarra, Jorge Bohorquez, Octavio Jalife, Matteo Wakeman, Pablo Perez, German Cueva, Pablo Sahagun, Lucca Giammattei, Jack Epstein, Mateo Acosta Rubio, Rodrigo Navarro, Brandon Alvarez, Max Bendix, Alex Meza, Cosme Salas, George Lombard, Dean Epstein, Taro Ochi, Enrique Armada, Juan Mendoza, Dominic Pratt.
The head coach is Scott Davidson. The assistant coaches are Anna Butzlaff, Fede Mor, Hugo Ortega and Salman Fatemian.
Wrestling
Wet weather forced Columbus wrestling’s annual “Under the Stars” match indoors this season.
The event is traditionally on the school’s football field.
Under the gym lights in 2022, the Explorers wrestled last season’s state dual team runner-up Wellington.
For Head Coach James Husk, Columbus edged Wellington 36-34, before a large crowd.
The Explorers honored their eight senior wrestlers, accompanied by their parents. They are Christian Guzman (120 pounds), Michael Lynne (132), Aiden Gasper (138), Van Huffman (152), Rocco D’Ascoli (160), Alejandro Cerecedo (170), Javier Taylor (182), T.J. Brown (195).
Former Columbus Head Coach Dave Isenberg (1987-92) was also acknowledged. He coached two state champions, including Sam Ancona, who beat University of Miami and NFL alum Ray Lewis in the state finals.
Against Wellington, returning state champ Christian Guzman (120 pounds) scored a pin. Teammates Gasper (138), D’Ascoli (160), Taylor (182), and Brown (195) also scored pins, and Derrick Hart (285) won by forfeit.
More wrestling
The American Heritage wrestling team went 4-0 to win the Titan Duals at Golden Gate High School in Naples.
Alexander Wisdom and Armando Wisdom each went 4-0 for the Patriots.
Team results: American Heritage 51, Westminster Christian 21; American Heritage 45, Naples-Lely 29; American Heritage 47, Gulf Coast 30; American Heritage 48, Golden Gate 33.
The West Broward wrestling team won the Meyerson-Trichon Duals at Deerfield Beach High School.
Team results: West Broward 51, Coral Glades 0; West Broward 33, South Plantation 21; West Broward 54, Hollywood Hills 0; West Broward 54, Deerfield Beach 0; South Plantation 48, Hollywood Hills 0; South Plantation 42, Coral Glades 6; South Plantation 46, Deerfield Beach 0; Deerfield Beach 18, Hollywood Hills 0; Deerfield Beach 15, Coral Glades 12; Coral Glades 18. Hollywood Hills 0.
Winter All County Ballots
Miami Herald All County ballots for Broward and Miami Dade winter high school varsity sports were emailed to athletic directors.
No ballots for competitive cheerleading and wrestling. Those will be determined by state results.
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
jvarsallone@miamiherald.com
