Season opening wins for area volleyball teams. Plus, bowling, football, golf, swimming, track
Carrollton, Doral Academy, Gulliver Prep, Pines Charter and Ransom Everglades are off to 2-0 starts in volleyball, and Archbishop McCarthy girls’ golf recorded a win against Cardinal Gibbons to open its season successfully.
Plus, consistently strong Ferguson bowling is starting on the right foot again at 1-0.
Volleyball
Carrollton d. TERRA 25-19, 25-21, 25-15: A.Bales 7 kills, 4 aces, 3 blocks; L.Lee 20 assists, 4 digs, 3 aces; S.Ibarra 9 kills, 1 ace, 1 block. Carr (1-0).
Carrollton d.. LaSalle 25-18, 25-15, 25-27, 21-25, 15-11: A.Bales 13 kills, 4 aces, 2 blocks; S.Ibarra: 21 kills, 15 digs, 1 block; A. Lopez 8 kills, 2 aces, 3 blocks. Carr (2-0).
Doral Academy d. Pace 21-25, 25-22, 25-13, 25-20: Erin McMullen 8 kills, 2 blocks, 1 ace; Melissa Gonzalez 34 assists, 5 kills, 2 aces; Sarah Diaz 5 kills, 5 blocks. Dor (2-0).
Gulliver Prep d. Ferguson 25-14, 25-19, 25-14: Sophia Wong 11 aces, 16 digs; Jackie Taylor 11 kills, 6 blocks; Hailey Brenner 6 kills; Julia Rose Rivera 6 kills, 3 blocks; Maya Pace 20 assists; Kate Welty 4 kills; Micaela Navarro 4 kills. GP (1-0).
Gulliver Prep d. University School (NSU) 25-7, 25-10, 25-8: Kate Welty 7 kills, 2 aces; Julia Rose Rivera 7 kills, 2 aces; Micaela Navarro 5 kills, hitting 1.000%; Ana Garcia 16 assists, 8 aces; Gianna Chaney 8 aces; Sophia Wong 6 aces. GP (2-0).
LaSalle d. SLAM 25-10, 25-18, 25-21: Lucia Gonzalez 4 aces, 9 assists, 4 digs; Mia Groom 7 kills, 1 block; Hellen Montilla 2 aces, 8 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig.
Pines Charter d. Coral Springs 25-11, 25-12, 25-8: Siarah Bencosme 8 kills, 7 assists, 11 service points, 4 aces; Sarah Schnell 7 kills, 5 assists, 5 service points, 2 aces; Alia Montero 5 digs, 8 service points, 5 aces. PC (1-0).
Pines Charter d. (Boca Raton) Spanish River 25-15, 21-25, 20-25, 25-18, 15-12: Sarah Schnell 16 kills, 18 assists, 10 service points, 4 aces; Siarah Bencosme 13 kills, 25 assists, 9 service points, 5 aces; Anaya Fink 10 kills, 11 services points, 5 kills, 7 digs. PC (2-0).
Palmer Trinity d. Florida Christian 25-23, 28-26, 25-16. PT (1-1).
Ransom Everglades d. Florida Christian 25-18, 26-24, 25-8: Julia Lewkowitz 11 kills, 8 digs, 1 ace; Mia Jean Claude 11 kills, 3 aces, 3 blocks; Lindsey Ng 14 assists. RE (1-0).
Reagan d. Goleman 22-25, 25-18, 25-14, 25-15: Samira Persad 16 kills, 25 digs, 4 aces; Jennifer Buaiz 16 assists, 5 aces, 11 digs; Nicole Clemente 12 assists, 10 digs, 3 aces; Natalia Bolanos 7 kills. Rea (2-0).
St. Brendan d. Palmer Trinity 25-21, 28-26, 25-21: Ana Sofia Tobar 11 kills, 7 digs 1 ace; Jordan Medina 5 kills, 3 blocks, 9 digs, 2 aces; Isabella Gonzalez 19 assists, 4 aces, 4 digs; Annalise Alvarez 9 kills, 9 digs, 1 ace. StB (1-0).
True North d. Pinecrest Prep 25-16, 25-17, 24-16: Dayleen Valdes 7 aces, 7 kills, 2 blocks; Gaby Miriki 5 kills, 4 blocks, 3 aces; Andrea Aguirre 18 digs. TN (1-0).
Bowling
Ferguson bowling is off to a good start for the 2023 season.
The girls’ team defeated Gulliver Prep 7-0 with high games from seniors Natalia Findeisen (145) and Madison Rivero (142) and the high series from Rivero (362).
The boys’ team beat Gulliver Prep 5-2 with high games from sophomores Dylan Jaramillo (199) and Miguel Brito (190) and freshman Lexander Perdomo (181). High series went to Jaramillo (535).
BOYS: Belen Jesuit 7, Keys Gate 0: Enrique Groso high game (200), high series (545).
Golf
Medalist honors in girls’ golf for Audrey Bacic of winning Archbishop McCarthy against Cardinal Gibbons. She shot 2-under par 34 at Coral Ridge Country Club in Fort Lauderdale.
Girls: Archbishop McCarthy 153, Cardinal Gibbons 191 at Coral Ridge Country Club (par 36): Audrey Bacic (AM) 34; Eva Almaguer (AM) 38; Amanda Wagner (AM) 39; Cindi Cooper (AM) 42; Elizabeth Smith (CG) 44; Sofia Ehret (CG) 44; Kate Mackie (CG) 46; Jenna Jacobson (CG) 57.
Football
The Krop football team won its home opener against Miami High 28-14.
Trailing 8-0 at halftime, the Lightning scored on their first offensive play of the second half when senior RB Darence Pierre-Louis (125 total rushing yards) broke loose for a 50-yard TD run. Senior RB Ricky Joseph followed up with a 2-point conversion run to tie it the game at 8.
The Krop defense was steller throughout the game, forcing 3 turnovers and sacking the Miamo High QB 10 times.
Senior captain Khamari Griffin, a 6-foot-5, 235-pound DE, had 4 TFL with 2 sacks. Caleb Turner Allen, a 6-foot-2, 235-pound LB/EDGE, added 3.5 sacks, Standout LB Qwincy Bonne-Annee had 14 tackles with 4 TFL, 2 sacks and many big hits. DB Donovan Adras recorded his 2nd interception; he had one last week, too. Senior ATH Keymari Robiou was physical at safety with 8 tackles, 1 TFL and 2 PBU. Kalel Pascal totaled 15 tackles, 4 PBU, multiple impact hits and a 35-yard interception return for a touchdown which put the Lightning ahead for good.
Senior QB/ATH Jamaal Haggins scored on an incredible 50-yard TD run in the 4th quarter to seal the victory. Haggins finished with 205 total yards, 70 of those rushing.
The Lightning travel to play Southridge this week. Last season Southridge won 40-0.
Archbishop Carroll 42, Somerset Silver Palms 21: Archbishop Carroll gained 460 yards with 6 touchdowns. The Bulldogs ran the ball 45 times for 382 yards and 5 touchdowns. RB Alejandro Isaza picked up where he left off last year with 144 yards on 16 carries and 2 touchdowns. Ryan Gonzalez, Sylus Villanueva and Ryan Castro also scored. The defense was led by DE Kendrick Pembleton with 10 tackles and 3 sacks. AC (1-0), SSP (0-1).
St. Brendan 42, Sunset 0: 5-yd TD pass from Julian Fresen; Widley Jean Francois 8-yd TD run (Adam Pineiro kick); Geovanni Tobon 4-yd TD run; Widley Jean Francois 16-yd TD run (Julian Fresen 2-pt run); Widley Jean Francois 6-yd TD run (Charlie Becker 2-pt pass From Julian Fresen); Widley Jean Francois 13-yd TD run (Adam Pineiro kick). Fresen 8-of-9, 81 yds, TD; Francois 15 carries, 111 yds, 4 TD; Tobon 4 carries, 33 yds, TD; B.Oliva 3 tkls, 1 ast, 2 sacks, 2 TFL; T.Gonzalez 2 tkls, 2 asts, 1 TFL; A.Gutierrez 2 tkls, 2 asts. StB (2-0), Sun (0-1).
(Delray) American Heritage 43, Westminster Christian 34: WC: QB Jason Barkett Jr. 13-22 passing, 385 yards, 4 TD; Jarvis Johnson 8 Carries, 117 yards, 1 TD; Conneilus Miller 4 catches, 185 yards, 2 TD; Amiel Mackey 1 catch, 65 yards, 1 TD; Vic Perez 3 catches, 44 yards, 1 TD; AJ Lopez 3 catches, 39 yards; Nick Mekras 1 catch, 32 yards; Stephanos Balestra 1 catch, 30 yards.
Felix Varela 7, Everglades Preparatory 6.
Swimming
GIRLS: MAST 108, Mater Lakes 60: M: Calla Kelble 1st 200 IM (2:25), 1st 100 Breast (1:14); Nicole Macedo 1st 100 fly (1:06), 1st 100 bk (1:06). ML: Mia Soto 1st 200 free (2:10).
BOYS: MAST 95, Mater Lakes 87: M: Peter Roca 1st 200 IM (2:15), 1st 100 breast (1:06.4); Gabriel Martinez 1st 200 free (1:57), 1st 100 fly (54.09). ML: Alfredo Dominguez 1st 50 free (21.7).
Track
Jonathan Carter of the West Pembroke Pines Optimist Club track team qualified for the AAU Junior Olympic Games in Des Moines, Iowa.
At AAU Junior Olympics, he competed in the boys’ 17-18 age group, placing 13th in the 400 hurdles in a personal best 55.09 seconds and 52nd in the 110 hurdles. Teammate Ronald Daniels was 48th in the 100 at 11.48 and 54th in the 200 at 23.31 in boys’ 15-16. Also in boys’ 15-16, Malcolm Spence of WPPOC was 40th in the 800 at 2:05.48 and 42nd in the 1,500 at 4:29.54.
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
jvarsallone@miamiherald.com
This story was originally published August 30, 2023 at 12:50 AM.
