District volleyball titles for Belen, Cardinal Gibbons, Flanagan, Southwest. Plus more results
The top seed Southwest boys’ volleyball team won the District 30 championship, beating second seed Columbus 25-19, 27-25, 25-16.
Marlon Albornoz had 13 kills and 5 digs. Alessandro DeLaO totaled 10 kills and 4 aces, and Erik Pinzon had 25 assists and 6 digs.
The champs are: Fernando Calzadilla, Alec Rivera, Carlos Gancedo, Jose Hernandez, Alexander Pardo-Pagan, Gerardo Alvarez, Alessandro DeLaO, Mitchell Deleon, Carlos Quiñonez, Marlon Albornoz, Branley Valdez, Erick Pinzon, Alejandro Leon & Juanmarco Diaz. Coaches Alain Suarez, Nekane Mendizabal and Stephen Diaz.
The Eagles advance to a region quarterfinal against visiting Ransom Everglades on Tuesday.
Belen Jesuit, another top seed, defeated second seed Ferguson 13-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-21 to win the District 29 championship.
Gabriel Suarez had 11 kills. Federico Marino added 6 kills and 4 blocks, and Anthony Lamelas totaled 6 kills and 6 blocks.
The champs are: Gabriel Suarez, Robert Henao, Lorenzo Torres, Tommy Torres, Joseph Gonzalez, Nicholas Hernandez, Federico Marino, Julian Alvarez, Carlos Corzo, Anthony Lamelas, Marcelo Morales, Gabriel Segurola & Morrison Hadad. Head Coach Freideman Sifontes; Assistant Coaches CJ Cristobal, Luis Kanee, Diego Feijoo; Team Manager Henry Henao.
The Wolverines host Braddock in a region quarterfinal on Tuesday.
South Broward won the District 22 title in a five-set thriller over Chaminade-Madonna, and in District 21, fifth seed St. Thomas Aquinas won the district championship, upsetting top seed Western and third seed Plantation-American Heritage. Western beat the Raiders 3 games to 2 in the regular season.
District 32 Championship: Palmetto d. Ransom Everglades 26-28, 25-23, 25-23, 22-25, 15-11: The Panthers (9-9) host Columbus in a region QF on Tuesday.
District 31 Championship: Killian d. TERRA 20-25, 25-14, 25-21, 25-15: Enzi Fernandez 15 kills, 4 blocks; Koree Jacquet 13 kills, 12 serve receive; Franco Peralta 13 kills, 5 aces, 16 serve receive; Carlos Gonzalez 14 digs, 20 serve receive; Angel Amengual 47 assists. The Cougars (15-7) host Ferguson in a region QF on Tuesday.
District 30 Championship: Southwest d. Columbus 25-19, 27-25, 25-16: The Eagles (19-8) host Ransom Everglades in a region QF on Tuesday.
District 29 Championship: Belen Jesuit d. Ferguson 13-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-21: FERG: Captain Henry Masson 17 kills, 10 digs; Adrian Alpert 14 kills, 3 blocks; Manuel Izquierdo 8 kills, 3 blocks; Thomas Savelli 41 assists, 7 digs The Wolverines (21-6) host Braddock in a region QF on Tuesday.
District 28 Championship: Miami High d. SLAM 25-15, 25-16, 25-16: MH: Denzel Madrigal 10 kills, 3 aces, 10 digs, 9 serve receive; Aurel Nyemeck 9 kills; Eduardo Hernandez 9 kills, 4 blocks; Hector Alarcon 17 digs, 14 serve receive; Gabriel Cabanzon 26 assists. SLAM: Diego Cardona 9 digs; Alvaro Restituyo 5 blocks; Steven Gibson 5 blocks. The Stingarees (21-6) host Monsignor Pace in a region QF on Tuesday.
District 27 Championship: Westland Hialeah d. Hialeah 25-15, 27-25, 25-14: The second seed Wildcats (8-5) beat top seed Hialeah. They host SLAM in a region QF on Tuesday.
District 26 Championship: Hialeah Gardens d. Reagan 25-20, 25-16, 25-21: HG: Diego Quevedo 10 kills, 2 aces, 10 digs; Jordan Urbaez 6 blocks; Ryan Milian 15 digs; Frank Hernandez 23 assists. REA: Franco Girgenti 8 kills, 2 blocks; Christopher Bolanos 7 digs; Juan Goyco 23 assists; Joshua Garavito 26 serve receive. The Gladiators (13-7) host HEA in a region QF on Tuesday.
District 25 Championship: Dr. Krop d. Monsignor Pace 25-18, 25-22, 25-17: Dylan Gale 14 assists, 3 kills, 4 aces; Daniel Solomiany 6 kills, 4 aces; Ethan Ohana 12 kills, 4 aces; Edward Quincha 8 aces, 27 digs. The Lightning (8-4) host Reagan in a region QF on Tuesday.
District 24 Championship: Mater Lakes Academy d. Everglades 28-26, 25-23, 25-17: Jesus Montes 17 kills, 8 aces, 3 blocks, 12 serve receive; Samir Zapata 9 kills, 3 aces; Nicholas Aranda 1 assists; Yanlerth Chaviano 8 assists; Janlerth Chaviano 23 serve receive. The Bears (12-3) host Cypress Bay in a region QF on Tuesday.
District 23 Championship: Flanagan d. Cypress Bay 25-22, 25-18, 25-23: CB: Andres Montero 10 kills; Tyler Johnson 8 kills, 13 assists; Luis Kolster 5 blocks; Elijah Griffin 8 digs; David Fuentes 10 assists. The Falcons (16-3) host West Broward in a region QF on Tuesday.
District 22 Championship: South Broward d. Chaminade-Madonna 25-13, 25-21, 24-26, 23-25, 15-8: SB: Cameron Thorne 29 kills, 4 aces, 2 blocks, 10 digs, 27 serve receive; Colton Bueter 18 kills, 6 aces, 18 digs, 13 serve receive; Dagoney Stoudt 37 assists, 21 digs; Christian Thorne 20 assists; Ben Aguerre 25 serve receive. CM: Axxell Jeanty 11 kills, 4 blocks; Cade Cochran 4 blocks; Mack Alfele 15 digs, 52 serve receive; Jose Calle 10 digs, 33 serve receive; August Bicknell 14 assists; Brian Dilworth 13 assists. The Bulldogs (16-5) host Western in a region QF on Tuesday.
District 21 Championship: St. Thomas Aquinas d. Plantation-American Heritage 26-24, 25-13, 25-6: Miles Young 10 kills, 2 blocks; Hunter Stamm 3 aces, 5 digs; Matthew Zorn 4 blocks; Christopher Enlow 26 assists. The fifth seed Raiders (6-11) beat the third seed Patriots (11-9). They host Chaminade-Madonna in a region QF on Tuesday.
District 20 Championship: Cardinal Gibbons d. Fort Lauderdale 25-5, 25-7, 25-11: David Decker 14 kills, 2 blocks, 4 digs; Caden Day 7 kills, 5 aces, 4 digs; Gino Briglio 28 assists, 4 aces, 3 blocks, 6 digs; Tristan Gaddy 7 serve receive; Logan Keothavy 8 serve receive. The Chiefs (24-2) host Coral Glades in a region QF on Tuesday.
District 19 Championship: Taravella d. Coral Glades 25-14, 25-18, 25-23: The Trojans (9-3) host Boca Raton-Spanish River in a region QF on Tuesday.
District 18 Championship: Stoneman Douglas d. Coral Springs 25-14, 25-19, 27-25: The second seed Eagles (6-8) beat the top seed Colts (15-5). They host Delray Beach-American Heritage in a region QF on Tuesday.
Baseball
The Miami Beach baseball team celebrated Senior Day with a 14-0 victory over Hialeah-Miami Lakes.
Seniors Cedrick Jenkins (2 Hits, 2 Runs, 2 RBI), Alan Ochoa (2 Hits, RBI, Run), Lucas Tirado (1 Hit, 2 Runs), Benji Sherwin (2B, Run), Alessandro Villegas (3B, Run), and Jonathan Gaynor (2B, 3 Runs) led the Hi-Tides (11-9).
Outstanding defense at first base by Jonathan Gaynor.
Softball
The St. Brendan softball team is 15-8 this season, a nice turnaround from last season.
Last year StB lost to Naples 14-1. This year StB won 7-2.
Last year StB lost to West Broward 11-1. This year StB won 10-3.
Last year StB lost to Gulliver Prep 11-1. This year StB won 15-3.
Last year StB lost to Coral Reef 9-3. This year StB won 5-4.
Last year StB lost to Goleman 5-1. This year StB won 16-6.
Last year StB lost to Florida Christian 8-7. This year StB won 5-3.
Last year StB lost to Tampa-Sickles 11-0. This year StB lost 2-1
The Sabres placed second to Tampa-Sickles in a very close battle at the Bill Longshore Tournament in Naples.
Basketball Honors
After being named to the MaxPreps Freshman All-America team, Columbus boys’ basketball player Cameron Boozer was also named All-State first team for Class 7A by the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches (FABC) and Source Hoops.
Boozer, a 6-8 freshman forward, led the Explorers to their first state championship, after averaging 18.9 points, 10.9 rebounds, four assists and 2.2 blocks per game.
Miami Palmetto senior Jimel Lane earned second team honors, while Cypress Bay senior Noah Kattan and Miami High senior Kuran Bryant were named to the third team.
Class 6A
Pembroke Pines Charter had two of its standouts - Geoff Sprouse and Kolby King - named to the All-State first team. King, a St. John’s University signee, averaged 15.3 points per game, and Sprouse averaged 14.3 points per game to lead the Jaguars to the regional finals.
St. Thomas Aquinas senior Andrew Akuchie earned second team honors, and Miami Southridge junior Mister Dean made third team.
Spring All-County Nominations
Athletic directors were emailed All-County nomination forms to share with their coaches of spring sports in Broward and Miami Dade counties. Deadline and return email address are on the form. Questions, email hssports@miamiherald.com.
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
jvarsallone@miamiherald.com
This story was originally published May 2, 2022 at 9:42 PM.
