Ransom Everglades volleyball won a Nike tournament. Belen cross-country continues to impress
The Ransom Everglades girls’ volleyball team won the Nike Tournament of Champions in Wesley Chapel.
The Raiders went 6-0, beating Lakeland 25-16, 25-16; Frederick Douglas (Kentucky) 25-10, 25-14; Winter Springs 25-16, 18-25, 15-8; Steinbrenner (Lutz) 25-16, 20-25, 15-12; Our Lady of Lourdes Academy 21-25, 25-20, 15-10; and Olympia (Boca Raton) 26-24, 25-21.
Top RE performers for the tournament: Julia Lewkowitz 74 kills, 38 digs, 6 aces; Mia Jean Claude 40 kills, 9 aces; Andrea Ortiz 31 kills, 37 digs, 9 aces; Addison Pollock 87 digs, 9 aces; Stephanie Wallen 118 assists. RE (9-0).
Note: During the tournament, Mia Gold recorded 68 kills, 4.1 kills/set, 35.9-percent-kill percentage, 46 digs, 5 aces, and 3 blocks for Pine Crest. Prior to the high school season, she was named All-American at AAU Nationals.
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Reagan d. Krop 25-13, 16-25, 25-19, 25-18: Samira Persad 16 kills, 16 digs, 3 aces; Jennifer Buaiz 23 assists, 17 digs, 8 aces; Nicole Clemente 10 kills, 7 assists, 12 digs; Mariangel Mendoza 6 kills. Rea (4-1).
St. Brendan d. Archbishop Carroll 25-22, 25-12, 25-11: Isabella Lopez 3 kills 1 block; Ana Sofia Tobar 15 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 6 digs; Jordan Medina 4 kills, 10 digs, 2 aces; Annelise Alvarez 3 kills, 3 aces, 7 digs; Emelee Lopez 4 kills, 2 blocks, 3 digs. StB (3-1).
Belen cross-country
For a second consecutive weekend, the Belen Jesuit boys’ cross-country team won a major invitational.
Besting a field of 38 teams, the Wolverines scored a meet-record 19 points at the 10th annual Horse Park Cross-Country Invitational in Ocala. In second place was Sunlake with 103 points. Columbus took third with 130 points and Braddock fourth with 160 points.
Belen’s top runner and individual race winner was senior Joshua Ruiz, who set a 5K course record in 15 minutes 24 seconds. Just a second behind Joshua was teammate Marcelo Mantecon in 15:25, further maintaining his position as the top freshman runner in the United States.
The team’s scoring five shuffled in order this week, including Joshua’s younger brother’s breakout performance. Justin Ruiz, a junior, was clocked at 15:38, fourth overall of 322 runners. Joshua’s twin brother, Joseph Ruiz, placed sixth overall in 15:47.80. In 54 years of cross-country at Belen, this is the first time three brothers are part of the team’s scoring five at a major invitational.
The consistent Evan Torres, a senior, rounding out the Wolverines’ top 5, finished eighth overall in 15:54.60.
Note: Nationally ranked and traditionally strong Belen is off this weekend as it prepares for its national meet debut at the Southern Showcase Invitational in Huntsville, Alabama, on Sept. 16.
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Columbus senior Alejandro Romagosa was ninth overall at the Horse Park Cross-Country Invitational in 15:56.70, and Doral Academy senior Augustin Muyl Pineda was 17th in 16:20.30.
Columbus senior Mario Sueiras finished in the Top 20 in 20th at 16:23.30.
Braddock had two runners in the Top 30. Sophomore Mauricio Escalona was 25th at 16:29.30, and senior teammate Michael Gongora was 26th at 16:29.40.
In the girls’s race, Braddock was runner-up of 29 teams with 120 points. Only (Jacksonville) Bolles finished ahead of them with 97 points.
Braddock senior Annabella Cardona was third of 249 runners in 19:09.70. Teammate Kayla Feeney, a junior, made the Top 10, placing ninth in 19:44.30. Braddock senior Jada Garcia was 17th in 20:13.00.
Football
Florida Christian 14, (Naples) Aubrey Rogers 6: QB Joey Padron Jr. 15-of-28 passing, 100 yds, TD pass; Dylan Gonzalez 14 carries, 68 yds; Corey (CJ) Ammons 11 rec, 67 yds, TD; Wesley Williams 3 rec, 21 yds; Ricardo Rios 7 pancake blks; Zach James 6 pancake blks; Sebastian Prado 5 tkls, 2 solo, Sam Stemmer 3 tkls, 2 solo, 1 TFL; Sam Martinez 4 tkls, 2 solo, 2 sacks, 2 TFL; Seth Porch 5 tkls, 2 solo; Micah Robinson 4 tkls, 1 solo; Marco Vega 1 sack, 1 blk punt; Adrian Arias 1 INT, 3 pass def; Isaiah Drake 3 pass def; Samuel Abreu 1 fum return for TD; James Raposo 5 punts, 146 yds, 1 inside 20; Krystian Nacier 2-of-2 PAT. FC (1-1).
(Homestead) Somerset Academy 20, Florida Christian 7: Som: QB Jacob Villa 9-of-12 passing, 77 yds, TD, 13 carries 59 yds; Rolando Perez 18 carries, 134 yds, 2 TDs; Anthony Rosier 3 rec, 29 yds, TD; Nickolas Rispa 4 rec, 37 yds, 4 tkls, 2 solo; Willie Scott 50 kick ret yds, 21 punt ret yds, INT; Brandon Munoz 6 tkls, 2 solo, 2.5 sacks, 4 TFL; Victor Guerrero 4 tkls, 2 solo, 3.5 sacks; Pedro Rivera caused fum; Anthony Contreras fum rec; Berny Hill fum rec. FC: Joey Padron Jr. 9-of-22 passing, 69 yds, TD; Corey (CJ) Ammons 3 rec, 19 yds, TD; Tavares Greene 3 rec, 34 yds; Wesley Williams 3 rec, 16 yds; Sam Stemmer 7 tkls, 3 solo; Isaac Costa 7 tkls, 3 solo; Sam Martinez 6 tkls, 3 solo; Luke Leonard 1 sack; Alex Trinchet INT; Sabastian Prado 1 pass def, fum rec; Krystian Nacier 1-of-1 PAT. FC (0-1).
True North 70, BridgePrep Academy 0: QB Zac Katz (Fr) 11-of-11 passing, 270 yds, 6 TDs, 1 carry, 7 yds; Jonathan Bueno (Fr) 84-yd kick return TD, 1 carry for 65-yd TD, 1 rec for 5-yd TD; Jasen (J-Roc) Lopez (Fr) 4 rec, 123 yds, TD, 36-yd punt return TD; Josh Reyes (Sr) 2 rec, 101 yds, 2 TDs; Reed Ramirez 3 rec, 36 yds, TD; Steven Moore (8th) 7 tkls, 1 sack; George Harris (Fr) 4 tkls,1 sack. TN (3-0) plays Maclay in Tallahassee on Friday. BP (0-1) plays Miami Country Day on Friday.
Golf
The Carrollton girls’ golf team placed fourth at the Lady Maverick Invitational, hosted by Archbishop McCarthy, and then the Cyclones won their first match of the season.
In windy conditions at the Lady Maverick Invitational, Carrollton’s Fernanda Carrion tied for fourth overall with an 80. Against Gulliver Prep, she took medalist honors.
GIRLS: Carrollton 165, Gulliver Prep 226 at Granada Golf Course in Coral Gables (par 36): Carr: Fernanda Carrion 31, Petra Compton 32 (incl an eagle at Hole No.9). GP: Arya Luthra 45. Carr (1-0).
Bowling
BOYS: Columbus 5, Goleman 2: High game Sergio Alonso (Col) 245, High series Alonso (Col) 537. Col (1-0).
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
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