Gulliver Prep volleyball, Pine Crest golf fare well. Plus bowling, football and swimming
The Gulliver Prep girls’ volleyball team went 5-1 to finish third at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Wesley Chapel.
The Raiders (7-1) beat Deland, Merritt Island, Richmond Hill (Georgia), and Winter Haven, before losing in the semifinal to Olympia (Boca Raton).
Gulliver Prep bounced back with a come-from-behind victory over Lourdes in their final match of the 2-day event to clinch third place.
Gulliver Prep d. Deland 22-25, 25-23, 15-12: Jackie Taylor 13 kills; Julia Rose Rivera 10 kills, 8 digs; Maya Pace 25 assists; Hailey Brenner 3 aces, 5 kills.
Gulliver Prep d. Merritt Island 20-25, 25-21, 15-13: Ana Garcia 13 assists; Jackie Taylor 10 kills, 4 blocks; Julia Rose Rivera 6 kills, 7 digs; Hailey Brenner 5 kills, 10 digs, 3 aces; Kate Welty 4 kills.
Gulliver Prep d. Richmond Hill (Georgia) 25-22, 25-15: Kate Welty 10 kills; Jackie Taylor 5 kills, 2 solo blocks; Hailey Brenner 5 kills, 14 digs; Nicolette Penaranda 2 aces.
Gulliver Prep d. Winter Haven 25-23, 25-18: Jackie Taylor 10 kills; Hailey Brenner 7 kills, 8 digs, 5 aces; Sophia Wong 11 digs, 6 assists; Maya Pace 10 assists; Ana Garcia 4 assists, 5 digs.
Semifinal: Olympia (Boca Raton) d. Gulliver Prep: 26-24, 25-18: GP: Jackie Taylor 7 kills; Kate Welty 5 kills; Julia Rose Rivera 4 kills; Maya Pace 17 assists, 2 aces; Sophia Wong 12 digs, 2 aces.
Third Place: Gulliver Prep d. Lourdes 19-25, 26-24, 15-11: Julia Rose Rivera 8 kills, 9 digs, 2 aces, 2 blocks; Catalina Palazio 5 kills, 3 blocks; Kate Welty 4 kills, 3 aces; Ana Garcia 16 assists; Micaela Navaro 3 kills; Gabriela Fernandes 3 kills; Gianna Chaney 3 aces.
More volleyball
In a battle of two solid volleyball programs, Westminster Christian edged Doral Academy in five sets with the final set 16-14. Also, Reagan volleyball improved to 5-1, and True North is 4-0.
Reagan d. Hialeah Gardens 25-17, 25-13, 25-11: Samira Persad 10 kills, 2 aces, 9 digs; Jennifer Buaiz 18 assists, 4 kills, 6 aces; Nicole Clemente 8 assists, 6 kills, 3 aces; Gabriela Prieto 13 digs, 3 aces. Rea (5-1).
St. Brendan d. Riviera Prep 25-21, 25-21, 25-15: Annelise Alvarez 7 kills, 3 aces, 8 digs; Jordan Medina 8 kills, 5 aces, 2 digs; Ana Sofia Tobar 9 kills, 1 block, 5 digs; Mia Ortiz 5 blocks. StB (4-1).
True North d. LaSalle 25-17, 25-22, 22-25, 21-25, 15-6: Veronica Fumero 14 kills, 15 digs, 4 aces; Gaby Miriki 11 kills, 4 blocks; Natasha Galindo 7 kills, 4 digs; Andrea Aguirre 19 digs, 4 aces. TN (3-0).
True North d. Downtown Doral 25-14, 25-19, 25-21: Natasha Galindo 10 kills, 13 digs; Giuliana Guerrero 7 kills; Adnrea Aguirre 19 digs, 4 aces; Veronica Fumero 6 aces, 10 digs. TN (4-0).
Westminster Christian d. Doral Academy 25-20, 25-21, 20-25, 17-25, 16-14: Gigi Artiles 22 kills, 7 digs, 5 aces; Alyssa Cadavid 37 assists, 9 digs, 4 kills, 22 service points; Zoey Matias 30 digs, 6 kills, 3 aces; Jaz Nicolas 8 kills, 1 block; Lia Gonzalez 13 kills, 4 aces, 8 digs. WC (5-3), Dor (6-4).
Golf
Alexander Weinberg of Pine Crest shot 5-under par 67 to win the Palm League Boys’ Golf Championship at Crandon Golf at Key Biscayne. He helped the Panthers to a runner-up finish of 10 South Florida teams.
TEAM: 1. Benjamin (North Palm Beach) 279; 2. Pine Crest 294; 3. Oxbridge Academy (West Palm Beach) 301; 4. Ransom Everglades 309; 5. North Broward Prep 310; 6. Gulliver Prep 323; 7. St. Andrews (Boca Raton) 344; 8. Miami Country Day 346; 9. Palmer Trinity 348; 10. NSU University 359.
INDIVIDUAL: 1. Alexander Weinberg (PC) 67; 2. Jack Nicoletta (Benj) 69; 3. Aiden Miller (Benj), Pavel Tsar (Benj) and Brooks Colton (Benj) 70; 6. Jake Valentine (Benj) and Hampton Beebe (Oxb) 72; 8. Axel Monssoh (RE) 73; 9. Ethan Hyman (NSU U) 74; 10. Mason Tome (StA) and Ryan Altschul (PC) 75.
Central Florida Boys’ Prep Invitational at The Country Club of Orlando (par 70): TEAM: 1. First Academy (Orlando) 285; 2. Circle Christian (Winter Springs) 286; 3. Winter Park 289; 4. Ponte Vedra 290; 5. Windermere Prep 296; 6. Dr. Phillips (Orlando) 298; 7. Ransom Everglades 302; 8. Windermere Prep and Jesuit (Tampa) 305; 10. Boone (Orlando) 307; 11. Lake Mary 308; 12. Lake Highland Prep (Orlando) 312; 13. Olympia (Boca Raton) 319; 14. Belen Jesuit 327; 15. Bishop Moore (Orlando) 328. INDIVIDUAL: 1. Carson Baez (Wind) 66; 2. Palmer Haynes (FA) 68; 3. Mingbo Jiang (FA) and Kaylan Johnson (CC) 69.
BOYS: American Heritage (Plantation) 301, Cardinal Gibbons 339 at Lago Mar CC in Fort Lauderdale (par 72): 1. Medilast Aiden Arce (AHP) 72; 2. Sohal Patel (AHP) and Hudson Hall (CG) 74; 4. Thomas Kirby (AHP) 77; 5. YuHeng Li (AHP) 78; 6. Quinten Yi (AHP) 82; 7. Kristian Eakins (AHP) and Garrett Weadock (CG) 83; 9. Alejandro Hernandez (CG) 87. AHP (7-1).
BOYS: Florida Christian 172, Westminster Christian 173 at Palmetto Golf Course (par 36): Medalist Eros Razuri-Hoyos 40 (FC); Kalani Centeno 41 (FC); Cody Thermes 42 (WC); Dawson Medina 43 (WC). FC (1-1).
GIRLS: Stoneman Douglas 168, Cardinal Gibbons 187 at Woodmont CC in Tamarac (par 36): CG: Elizabeth Smith 44; Kate Mackie 45; Jenna Jacobson and Fiona Manelas 49.
Bowling
GIRLS: Barbara Goleman d. Miami Springs: High game Dasani Costa 113, Vontasia Smith 109; High series Vontasia Smith 305. BG (2-0).
BOYS: Barbara Goleman d. Miami Springs: High games Josiah Nemec 166 and 150, Nicholas Donoso 129; High series Josiah Nemec 431. BG (21-).
Swimming
GIRLS: MAST 111, ATM 43: M: Milena Esteban 1st in 200 free and 500 free; Kaia Zaney 1st in 50 free and 100 free. ATM: Angelika Morales 2nd in 100 fly; Keira Mercado 3rd in 100 back.
BOYS: MAST 132, ATM 31: M: Pablo Utreraotero 1st in 50 free and 100 breast; Jake Kotz-Agramonte 1st in 200 IM. ATM: Omar Madkour 3rd in 50 free; Daniel Lombello 3rd in 100 breast.
Football
True North 41, Maclay (Tallahassee) 13: The visiting Titans dominated, going ahead 34-6 in the first half with the defense only allowing 62 yards. Offensively, QB Zach Katz (5 TDs), Jonathon Bueno, Josh Reyes and Jasen “J-Roc” Lopez each had more than 100 all-purpose yards in the first half.
QB Zach Katz (Fr) 19-of-24 passing, 253 yds, 5 TDs, 3 carries 13 yds; Jonathan Bueno (Fr) 15 carries 98 yds, 1 rec, 7 yds; Jasen “J-Roc” Lopez (So) 5 rec, 80 yds, 2 TDs, 29 yd kick return; Josh Reyes (Sr) 5 rec, 80 yds, 1 TD, 80-yd kick return TD; Reed Ramirez (Sr) 2 rec, 32 yds, 1 TD, 3 pancake blks; Camaul King (Fr) 6 tkls 2 PBU, 30-yd INT return; Clifton Brown (Sr) 4 rec, 32 yds, 1 TD, 24-yd INT return; Steven Moore (8th) 7 tkls, 1 sack; Stephen McCloud (Sr) 5 tkls.
TN (3-0) plays at Florida Christian (1-2) on Friday.
Everglades Prep 32, Florida Christian 23: EP: QB Jarmarr Marshall Jr. 17-of-22 passing, 298 yds, 2 TDs, 4 carries 18 yds; Kadian Everett 1 carry, 1 yd, TD, 9 tkls, 7 solo, 2 asts; Antonio Simmons 10 carries, 41 yds, TD, 2-pt run; Quintero Frierson 6 rec, 145 yds, 2 TDs, 90 kick ret yds, TD; D’andre Simpkins 8 rec, 133 yds; Peyton Soto 6 tkls, 4 solo, 4 TFL, 1 sack; Cordell Gibson 3 tkls, caused fum, fum rec. FC: QB Joey Padron Jr. 7-of-20 passing, 159 yds, 2 TDs, 10 carries, 26 yds, 2-pt run; Dylan Gonzalez 18 carries, 65 yds, TD; Armando (AJ) Polier 2 rec, 32 yds, 2 TDs; Wesley Williams 2 rec, 95 yds; Tavares Greene 3 rec, 35 yds; Seth Porch 6 tkls, 4 solo, 1 sack, blk punt; Adrian Arias 5 solo tkls; Alex Trinchet 5 tkls, 4 solo, PBU; Sam Stemmer 5 tkls, 3 solo; Sebastian Prado 5 tkls, 1 solo, 1 sack, caused fum; Isaiah Drake 5 solo tkls; Sam Martinez fum rec; Eddie Espinosa fum rec; James Raposo caused fum. EP (1-2), FC (1-2).
Gulliver Prep 17, St. Brendan 13: StB: QB J.Fresen 8-of-13 passing, 138 yds, 2 carries, 2 yds, TD; G.Tobon 8 carries, 44 yds, 2 rec, 32 yds; W. Jean Francois TD; A.Fresen 3 rec, 39 yds; N.Castro 1 rec, 49 yds, INT; B.Oliva 5 tkls, 2 asts, 3 TFL; K.White Jr. 2 tkls, 3 asts, TFL; C.Becker 1 tkl, 2 asts, fum rec. GP (4-0), StB (3-1).
Moore Haven 40, Westminster Christian 20: WC: QB Jason Barkett Jr. 17-of-34 passing, 225 yds, 2 TDs, 2 carries, 2 yds, TD; Jarvis Johnson 12 carries, 66 yds, 2 rec, 19 yds, 14 tkls, 2 TFL, 1 sack; Nick Mekras 4 carries, 16 yds, 8 tkls; Conneilus Miller 6 rec, 129 yds, 2 TDs; Amiel Mackey 4 rec, 32 yds; Stephanos Balestra 2 rec, 19 yds, 3 tkls, 1 TFL; AJ Lopez 2 rec, 16 yds, 4 tkls, 1 TFL, 1 PBU; Marky Ruiz 8 tkls, 1 TFL; Matt Echevarria 6 tkls, 2 TFL; CJ Miller 5 tkls, 1 PBU; Aiden Cadalso 3 tkls; Carlos Garcia 2 tkls; Mitch Vidal 2 tkls; Canyon Henry 2 tkls; D.Fernandez 2 tkls, 1 TFL. MH (2-1), WC (1-2).
Varela 36, Coral Park 0: Carlos Reyes 2 TDs; Isaiah McGowan TD; Amir Harrell TD; Evan Grunewald TD. Var (2-1).
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
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