Region QF wins for Homestead, Somerset, Western flag football & Ferguson, Flanagan volleyball
The Western girls’ flag football team remained unbeaten, now at 15-0, with a dominating victory over St. Thomas Aquinas in a 2A region quarterfinal.
In a tough region quarterfinal battle, Homestead edged Cypress Bay 6-0 in overtime to advance while also handing the Lightning their first loss. Delexis McCall caught the winning TD pass from Shamaya Williams.
In Class 1A, Edison won a close contest over Killian, and Somerset Academy-Silver Palms also advanced with a region quarterfinal victory. The Red Raiders and the Stallions only have one loss each.
Boys’ volleyball entered regional play, too, while baseball and softball began their district tournaments. Plus, lacrosse and sand volleyball teams competed for state titles in an extra busy week of post-season action in multiple sports.
Girls’ flag football
CLASS 1A
Region quarterfinal: Central 24, Norland 0: QB Vitoria Francois 18-25, 254 yds, 3 TD, 6 rushes, 51 yds, TD; Destiny Martinez 5 rushes, 38 yds, 2 catches, 22 yds, TD, 10 flag pulls, 2 sacks; Dierra Walton 3 catches, 87 yds, TD; Joy Williams 4 catches, 25 yds, TD; Zakya Whyms 5 catches, 73 yds, 4 pass def.; Kimberly Dumay 9 flag pulls, 3 sacks; Armani Foster 7 flag pulls, 3 pass def. The Rockets improved to 14-3.
Region quarterfinal: Edison 14, Killian 12: The Red Raiders improved to 12-1.
Region quarterfinal: Somerset Academy-Silver Palms 33, TERRA 0: QB Jaida Bayron 14-24, 274 yds, 4 TD, 5 rushes, 66 yds, TD; Shanaii Gamble 7 receptions, 153 yds, 2 TD, 2 Int. The Stallions improved to 14-1.
Region quarterfinal: Pembroke Pines Charter 24, Northwestern 18: The Jaguars improved to 10-5.
CLASS 2A
Region quarterfinal: Western 45, St. Thomas Aquinas 0: QB Sydney Ford 20-23, 223 yds, 4 carries, 20 yds, 5 flag pulls; QB Tamara Elliott 6-7, 52 yds, 2 TD; Sydney Brennan 7 catches, 43 yds, 2 TD, 2 flag pulls, Int; Nandi Ramessar 5 catches, 71 yds, 2 TD, 2 flag pulls; Victoria McBride 2 catches, 53 yds, 2 TD; Lauren Holschauer 5 catches, 47 yds, TD; Naiya Rampat 4 catches, 22 yds; Lian Scott 7 flag pulls; Paola Almodovar 3 flag pulls; Keylee Allen 2 Int. The Wildcats improved to 15-0.
Region quarterfinal: Cooper City 26, Ferguson 7: FRG: Yaritza Montgomery 11 catches, 106 yds, TD, Ext Pt, 3 flag pulls; QB Yanzie Montgomery 24-40, 229 yds, TD, 10 yds rushing; Sophie Blanco 2 catches, 20 yds, 1 Int; Liz Garcia 3 catches, 22 yds; Jocelyn Nunez 1 catch, 9 yds, 4 yds rushing, 1 flag pull; Massiel Peralta 1 catch, 6 yds, 1 flag pull; Brianna Edwards 7 flag pulls; Arianna Otano 8 flag pulls; Aranis Otano 8 flag pulls. The Cowboys improved to 14-4. The Falcons ended the season 12-3.
Region quarterfinal: Homestead 6, Cypress Bay 0: The Broncos (11-2) beat undefeated Cypress Bay. QB Shamaya Williams 9-14, 130 yds, TD, 11 carries, 100 yds, 3 flag pulls, 2 pass def; Delexis McCall 5 catches, 70 yds, TD, 3 flag pulls, 1 pass def; Rachel Ulysse 3 catches, 40 yds, 5 carries, 40 yds, 3 flag pulls; Darranique Mobley 4 flag pulls; Jayda Fisher 4 flag pulls; Tekiyah Gray 4 flag pulls.
Region quarterfinal: Miami High 27, South Broward 6: Leading 13-6 at halftime, the Stingarees (14-1) out scored South Broward 14-0 in the second half.
Boys’ volleyball
Cardinal Gibbons boys’ volleyball continues to impress with a region quarterfinal win to improve to 25-2.
Flanagan (17-3) is also impressive, advancing as well with a region quarterfinal victory, and St. Thomas Aquinas (7-11) is rolling, getting hot at the right time.
Belen Jesuit, Ferguson and Southwest are doing well, too.
Region quarterfinal: Southwest d. Ransom Everglades 25-20, 25-15, 25-13: Alessandro DeLaO 16 kills, 4 aces; Alec Rivera 8 kills, 4 blocks; Alejandro Leon 13 digs, 2 aces. SW (20-8).
Region quarterfinal: Columbus d. Palmetto 25-20, 25-18, 19-25, 25-23: Ignacio Brito 24 kills, 2 aces, 5 digs; Carlos Ferreiro 16 digs; Brendan Herrholz 36 assists, 25 serve rec; Gabriel Toledo 11 serve rec. COL (19-6).
Region quarterfinal: Belen Jesuit d Braddock 25-20, 25-16, 25-22: Federico Marino 4 blocks, 7 kills; Anthony Lamelas 8 kills, 2 blocks; Marcelo Morales 7 kills, 3 blocks. Lorenzo Torres 8 digs; Roberto Henao 20 assists; Tomas Torres 13 assists; Gabirel Suarez 21 serve rec. BEL (21-6).
Region quarterfinal: Ferguson d. Killian 25-17, 30-28, 16-25, 25-19: FRG: Sophomore captain Henry Masson (OH), senior Manuel Izquierdo (MB), junior Ethan Bustos (OH), and senior Adrian Alpert (MB) led the Falcons (17-9). Bustos and Mason had kills, aces and digs. Alpert and Izquierdo had kills and blocks. KLN: Franco Peralta 9 kills, 10 serve rec; Koree Jacque 8 kills, 14 serve rec; Enzi Fernandez 5 blocks; Carlos Gonzalez 10 digs, 15 serve rec; Angel Amengual 29 assists. FRG (17-9), KLN (15-8).
Region quarterfinal: Flanagan d. West Broward 25-12, 25-6, 25-9: Kory Grant 14 kills, 4 blocks, 8 serve rec; Mason Martindale 8 kills, 3 aces, 5 digs; Jackson Lahey 30 assists, 6 aces, 5 digs; Jayden Rodriguez 9 serve rec. FL (17-3).
Region quarterfinal: St. Thomas Aquinas d. Chaminade-Madonna 25-23, 16-25, 12-25, 25-23, 15-9: The Raiders improved to 7-11.
Region quarterfinal: South Broward d. Western 25-15, 25-15, 25-23: SB: Cameron Thorne 19 kills, 4 digs, 17 assists, 15 serve rec; Colton Bueter 11 kills, 5 digs, 4 aces, 17 serve rec; Dagoney Stoudt 20 assists, 4 kills, 2 aces, 4 digs. WST: Jonathan Jimmy 5 kills, 2 blocks; Cole Esterline 9 blocks; Gianfranco Sanguinetti 9 assists, 11 digs; Ariel Marinberg 25 serve rec; Cooper Hill 2 aces. SB (15-5).
Region quarterfinal: Cypress Bay d. Mater Lakes Academy 25-22, 25-22, 25-22: Tyler Johnson 12 kills, 3 blocks, 13 assists; Andres Montero 11 kills, 4 blocks, 2 aces; Daniel Venegas 4 blocks; Elijah Griffin 12 digs; David Fuentes 12 assists. CB (12-9).
Region quarterfinal: Cardinal Gibbons d. Coral Glades 25-13, 25-11, 25-7: Logan Keothavy 12 kills, 3 aces, 4 digs, 11 serve rec; Caden Day 9 kills, 6 digs, 11 serve rec; Gino Briglio 31 assists, 3 aces; David Decker 4 digs. CG (25-2).
Region quarterfinal: Stoneman Douglas d. Delray Beach-American Heritage 25-20, 25-20, 26-28, 19-25, 15-10: The Eagles improved to 8-7.
Region quarterfinal: Boca Raton-Spanish River d. Taravella 3 games to 2: The Trojans ended their season 8-5.
Region quarterfinal: Boca Raton d. Coral Springs 25-5, 25-12, 25-13: The Colts ended their season 15-6.
Region quarterfinal: Reagan d. Dr. Krop 23-25, 25-21, 20-25, 25-18, 15-13: Christopher Bolanos 25 kills, 2 aces, 13 digs, 16 serve rec; Alex Beroes 25 kills, 3 blocks, 2 aces, 17 digs, 25 serve rec; Eduardo Marquez 3 aces; Vinicius Batistela 4 blocks; Joshua Garavito 25 digs, 34 serve rec; Juan Goyco 56 assists. REA (13-5).
Region quarterfinal: Hialeah Gardens d. HEA 25-23, 25-16, 25-21: HEA: Adrian Lopez 6 kills, 3 digs; Alexis Lopez 5 kills, 2 aces, 7 blocks; Tito Rivadeneira 6 digs, 22 serve rec; Adair Garcia 17 assists. The Gladiators improved to 14-7.
Region quarterfinal: SLAM d. Westland Hialeah 27-25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-22: Steven Gibson 26 kills, 5 blocks; Alvaro Restituyo 9 kills; Anthony Fraser 9 kills, 4 digs; Sebastian Maldonado 46 assists, 5 blocks, 6 digs; Diego Cardona 37 digs. SLAM (18-5).
Region quarterfinal: Miami High d. Monsignor Pace 25-6, 25-17, 25-8: Aurel Nyemeck 10 kills; Eduardo Hernandez 10 kills; Bryan Meraz-Sanchez 10 kills; Denzel Madrigal 7 aces, 8 digs; Hector Alarcon 12 digs, 13 serve rec; Gabriel Cabanzon 30 assists, 10 digs; Christopher Zambrano 9 assists. MH (22-6).
Baseball
District 16-6A semifinal: Doral Academy 8, Southridge 2: Alejandro Ludeiro 3-4, 2 RBI; Adrian Santana 1-3, 2 RBI; Robert Rodriguez 1-3, RBI; WP Kyler Gonzalez 6 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 6 K. DOR (20-4-1).
District 16-5A semifinal: Belen Jesuit 15, South Miami 0: WP Marc Fuentes 2 IP, 5 K; Brandon DeGoti 2-2, 2 R, 2 RBI; Mike Cruz 2-2, 2 R, RBI; Matt Huembes 2-3, 2 R, 3 RBI; Ernie Echevarria 1-2, 3 RBI. BEL (18-7).
District 15-7A semifinal: Columbus 7, Miami Beach 0: Behind the pitching of Fred Zapata, the Explorers improved to 19-6. MB (12-10): Jonathan Gaynor 1B; Allessandro Villegas 1B; Relief P Jonthan Gaynor 0 ER; CF Jacob Gaynor good defense.
Spring All-County Nominations
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
jvarsallone@miamiherald.com
