Edison flag football wins GMAC again. Big victories for Krop softball, Western baseball & more
The Miami Edison girls’ flag football team won the GMAC Championship for the second consecutive year.
Edison defeated American High 34-0. Then the Red Raiders beat Krop 13-0 in the semifinals. In the finals, they defeated Miami High 38-0, improving to 7-0.
The champs are Felicia Wright, Alexandra Harris, Shamese Lee, Channel Norris, Keisha Voltaire, Sarly Joseph, Kaliya Charles, Lonesha Howell, Joann Gilmore, Jahzara Silvera, Camille Canidate, and Daisy Lacayo.
The coaches are Vincent Hall, Kendedrick Simmons, Mikey Sheehan, John Burks, and Tarrence Fisher.
The Elite Eight of Miami Dade County teams under the GMAC banner also featured Ferguson, Northwestern, Southridge, and TERRA.
For the season, Edison QB Lonesha Howell has thrown 27 touchdown passes, so far.
More flag football
In a battle of unbeatens, Southridge defeated Ferguson 2-0 on a safety in the fourth quarter with Queentasia Mills on the rush.
Southridge 2, Ferguson 0: Mahogany Cochran 5 catches for 58 yards, 2 flag pulls, 11 passing yards; Queentasia Mills 6 catches for 37 yards, 2 TFL, 1 sack, 1 INT; Maliah Anglin 1 INT, 1 TFL, 1 flag pull. SRD (4-0), FERG (4-1).
Water polo
The Gulliver Prep girls’ and boys’ water polo teams won their region quarterfinal match-ups. Both teams advance to the region semifinals on April 8, hosting Miami Country Day.
GIRLS: Region Quarterfinals: Gulliver Prep 20, Cutler Bay 2: Gaby Montalvo 6 goals, 3 steals, 1 assist; Giorgia Pascual 3 goals, 1 steal, 3 assists; Kathleen Serig 2 goals, 2 assists; Goalie Margaret Miao 2 goals, 2 steals, 2 blocks. GP (14-8).
BOYS: Region Quarterfinals: Gulliver Prep 17, Columbus 7: GP: Daniel Preston 6 goals, 5 steals, 3 assists; Harry Sharma 6 goals, 3 steals; Gabe Lewis 2 goals, 4 steals, 1 assist. COL: Goalie Connor Alentado 20 blocks. GP (16-9).
Softball
Dr. Krop softball remained undefeated, winning its eighth consecutive game, thanks to an all-around team effort led by junior Jenna Opalak.
Palmer Trinity edged Pine Crest with key hits from Dani Mendoza and Kinsey Cerda for the walk-off win, and Fort Lauderdale won a close one against St. Thomas Aquinas.
American Heritage-Plantation 10, American Heritage-Delray Beach 0: Ahead 4-0, the Patriots scored four more in the fourth as they improved to 5-6-1.
Archbishop McCarthy 7, Westminster Academy 0: AM: Sienna Garcia 2-3, BB, 2 RBI; Taylor Brown 2-4, 2B, HR, R, 3 RBI; Isabella Chenet 2-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI; WP Chantal Guillou IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 12 K. WA: Emilie Garcia 1-2. AM (9-3), WA (7-5).
Cardinal Gibbons 9, Mater Lakes Academy 7: Trailing 7-3, the Chiefs scored six times in the bottom of the sixth. CG: Kelly Van Sciver 3-4, HR, 2 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI; Mary Bolek 2-3, R; Angela Dooley 1-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI; Jess Chu 1-3, 2B, BB, 2 R. MLA: Emily Vales 3-4, 2B, R; Natalie Mastowyck 3 BB, 2 R; Makayla Vasallo 1-3, 2B, BB, R, RBI. CG (5-6), MLA (2-6).
Carrollton 17, LaSalle 4: WP Madelyn Althage (6-2) 5 IP, 3 H, 4K; Grace Diez 3-4, 4 RBI; Veronica Franzino 2-4, HR, 2B, 2 RBI. CARR (6-2-1).
Cooper City 16, Western 0: CCTY: Bianca Polistina 4-4, 2B, BB, 4 R, 2 RBI; Jordyn Hustey 2-3, HR, 2B, BB, R, 5 RBI; Arlette Caravaca 2-4, 2 2B, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI; Sydney Totarsky 2-2, 2 BB, R; Kirsten Caravaca 2-4, 2B, BB, 2 RBI. WST: Ali Solo 2-2; Avery Olsen 2-3. CCTY (10-1), WST (6-5).
Fort Lauderdale 3, St. Thomas Aquinas 2: STA: Raylee Leiman HR. FtL: Vanessa Gilbert 1-2, RBI; Isabel Vera 1-3, RBI. FtL (11-2), StA (5-8).
Fort Lauderdale 13, Coral Springs 0: Taylor Vecchione 3-3, HR, 3B, 2 R, 5 RBI; Vanessa Gilbert 3-3, 2B, 3 R; Isabel Vera 2-3, 2B, 2 R, RBI; Tannar Keenan 2-4, 2B, R, RBI; Lily O’Neil 2-3, R. Emelie Spence 3 BB, RBI. WP Isabel Vera 5 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 13 K. FtL (10-2).
Krop 10, Westland Hialeah 1: WP Jenna Opalak; Jaylene Tomlinson 3-4, HR, 3 RBI; Angelina Santiago 2-4; Jenna Opalak 2-4, RBI. KRP (8-0).
Miami Beach 18, Northwestern 3: Nicole Torrealba 2-3, 2 HR, BB, 3 R, 4 RBI; Maricela Mesarini 2-3, BB, R, 2 RBI; Karli Torres 3 BB, 3 R; Angelique Aznaron 2-4, 2B, R, RBI; Alyssa Nazario 1-2, R, 2 RBI. MB (3-6).
Miami Country Day 11, LaSalle 1: MCD: Collins Ames 2-3, R, 2 RBI; Logan Sennett 1-2, 2 BB, 3 R, RBI; Isabella Mateo 1-3, R, RBI; WP Collins Ames 5 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 12 K. LaS: Maria Romagnoli 1-1, RBI. MCD (8-3), LaS (3-9).
Palmer Trinity 4, Pine Crest 3: Trailing 3-1, the Falcons scored one in the sixth and two in the seventh for the walk-off win. Kinsey Cerda 2-4, Game Winning RBI; Dani Mendoza 1-3, Game Tying RBI; Callie Crews 1-3, RBI; WP Emme Fundora (5-3). PT (8-3).
SLAM 19, Coral Shores 0: Yarializ Maldonado Santos 3-4, 2B, 3 R; Itandeh Chapero 3-5, 3B, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI; Katherine Veloso 2-4, 2 R, RBI; Mariana Gongora 2-3, BB, 3 R; Danna Viera 2-4, 2B, 2 R, 4 RBI; Gala Marquez Castillo 2-3, 2 R, 3 RBI. SLAM (8-3).
Southridge 16, Varela 0: Angeline Leyva 2-2, 2B, 2 R, 5 RBI; Elleni Castaneda 2-3, 2 R, 3 RBI; Lauran Simms 1-3, 2B, 3 R, 3 RBI; Neriah Cabral Duarte 2-3, 3 R, 2 RBI. SRD (7-4), Var (3-2).
Baseball
The Western baseball team beat an equally good Taravella 14-4. The Wildcats (13-3) scored two in the first and five in the second for a 7-0 lead. Ahead 7-2, Western added four more in the fourth en route to the big win. The Trojans are 11-3.
Western 14, Taravella 4: WP Matthew Pita (3-0) 3.1 IP, H, 0 ER, 1 K; Mason Blocker third save; Daniel Ortega 2-5, 3B, R, 2 RBI; Leandro Perez 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI; Carlos D’Amato 2-3, 2B, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI.
Basketball
John Leon of Martin County High School was named the 2022 Florida Dairy Farmers Boys’ Basketball Coach of the Year following a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school basketball coaches and media representatives.
Leon was eligible for the top honor by being voted Class 6A Boys’ Basketball Coach of the Year.
Class 7A Coach of the Year Andrew Moran of 7A state champion Columbus was third in the final voting.
Class 5A Coach of the Year Edward Schuler of 5A state champ Stranahan finished fourth, followed by Class 4A Coach of the Year Cilk McSweeney of 4A state champ Calvary Christian.
Lacrosse
BOYS: Gulliver Prep 14, Cypress Bay 5: Dominic Veloso 11 saves; Alec Ramoski 78-percent face off wins; Lucas Sullivan 5 ground balls, 2 takeaways; Ryan Noyes 5 goals, 1 assist; Hoban Noyes 3 goals, 1 assist. GP (10-4).
Scholar Athlete Forms
Nomination forms for Miami Herald Scholar Athletes were sent via email to athletic directors. It includes photo requests of nominees. One boy and one girl per school. Questions, email hssports@miamiherald.com.
Winter All-County
April 6 was when the Miami Herald revealed All-County winter sports selections (as well players of the year and coaches of the year) for Broward and Miami Dade counties in the newspaper. They are listed/photographed/remain online, too:
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-school/all-county-sports/.
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
This story was originally published April 6, 2022 at 10:03 PM.
