Belen cross-country wins 27th region title. Dillard girls also win. Plus basketball and soccer
The Belen Jesuit boys’ cross-country team won its 21st consecutive regional championship to qualify for state.
The Region 4-3A meet was at South Fork High School in Stuart on Saturday morning in the warmest and most humid conditions of any of Belen’s races this season.
The win marks the 27th regional title for the school’s running program.
Belen recorded another perfect score with 15 points in a field of 16 teams. The Wolverines were led by senior Joshua Ruiz, who won the individual region title in 16 minutes 6 seconds. His teammates finished in the next five spots, with the top five closing within a second of each other. There were 109 runners.
Belen advances for a 51st consecutive season to the FHSAA State Cross-Country Championship on Friday at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee. The Wolverines vie for their seventh consecutive state title. The win would improve Belen’s own state record for most consecutive team titles.
After the state championships, Belen will travel via airplane to Cary, North Carolina to compete in the Nike Cross Regionals -- less than 48 hours after racing in Tallahassee.
On the girls’ side, Dillard won the region championship with 34 points, followed by runner-up Lourdes at 67.
In a photo finish, district runner-up Christiana Coleman of Dillard won the region title over district champ Ashley Fitzgerald of American Heritage-Plantation. There were 102 runners.
BOYS: Region 4-3A: Team: Champs Belen Jesuit 15; 2. Satellite 102; 3. St. Thomas Aquinas 154; 4. Rockledge 169; 5. American Heritage-Plantation 184; 6. Sebastian River 189; 7. Dillard 190; 8. Pembroke Pines Charter 193; 9. Boyd Anderson 228; 10. South Fork 255; 11. Bayside 271; 12. Mater Academy 284; 13. Suncoast-Riviera Beach 334; 14. Varela 343; 15. Okeechobee 352; 16. Merritt Island 397.
Individuals: Champ Joshua Ruiz (Bel) 16:06.35; 2. Diego Magarino (Bel) 16:06.54; 3. Joseph Ruiz (Bel) 16:06.66; 4. Marcelo Mantecon (Bel) 16:06.86; 5. Justin Ruiz (Bel) 16:06.87; 6. Evan Torres (Bel) 16:11.26; 7. Joshua Gammage (Dil) 16:20.02; 8. Dashon Gil (Dil) 16:30.48; 9. Alejandro de Bastos (PPC) 16:43.96; 10. Marco Prieguez (Bel) 16:46.96; 11. Christopher Adams (STA) 16:47.51; 12. Majet Bethely (BA) 16:56.36. Other top local finishers: 15. Deangelo Griffith (Var) 17:09.24; 21. Ricky Krissel (AHP) 17:40.82; 22. Marco Ristaino (STA) 17:41.26; 25. Mackenley Bonamy (BA) 17:48.16; 26. Prince Valbrun (Northeast) 17:50.19.
GIRLS: Region 4-3A: Team: Champs Dillard 34; 2. Lourdes 67; 3. Satellite 90; 4. St. Thomas Aquinas 128; 5. American Heritage-Plantation 151; 6. South Fork 188; 7. Merritt Island 215; 8. Archbishop McCarthy 229; 9. TERRA 232; 10. Rockledge 241; 11. Bayside and Pembroke Pines Charter 296; 13. Sebastian River 350; 14. Heritage-Palm Bay 353.
Individuals: Champ Christiana Coleman (Dil) 18:22.63; 2. Ashley Fitzgerald (AHP) 18:22.68; 3. Miley Gil (Dil) 18:51.58; 4. Alessandra Petez (Lour) 19:11.71; 5. Shynah Collins (Dil) 19:29.57; 6. Brooke Yates (MI) 19:31.11; 7. Olivia Rodriguez (Lour) 19:37.36; 8. Ava Quattrocchi (Rock) 19:44.36; 9. Grace Finneran (STA) 19:44.68; 10. Keira Merrick (Sate) 19:47.15.
Other top local finishers: 12. Raquel Edwards (Dil) 20:01.83; 13. Peyton Williams (Dil) 20:02.85; 14. Caro Timiraos (Lour) 20:04.99; 16. Daniella Fraga (Lour) 20:08.10; 19. Ella Collins (STA) 20:27.37; 20. Helen Ribas (AM) 20:29.39; 21. Abigail Laine (T) 20:33.39; 26. Hayley Arroyave (Lour) 21:06.88.
Soccer
Doral Academy girls’ soccer recorded two wins to improve to 3-1, and on the boys’ side, Columbus is undefeated at 3-0. Miami Beach boys and girls are 5-0 combined.
GIRLS: Chaminade-Madonna 3, Mater Academy Charter 1: Julian Stanish 1 goal; Estefania Quinteros 1 goal; Alexcia Liverpool 1 goal; Gkp Ayniyah Aspen-March 3 saves. C-M 3-1.
GIRLS: Doral Academy 5, Ransom Everglades 2: S.Vega 2 goals, 1 assist; R.Brown 1 goal; V.Lara 1 goal; D.Todd 1 goal; A.Alvarado 1 assist; A.Ramos 11 saves. Dor 3-1.
GIRLS: Doral Academy 9, Key West 1: D.Todd 2 goals, 2 assists; J.Pena 2 goals, 1 assist; R.Brown 2 goals; C.Cabrera 1 goal, 2 assists; P.Bligh 1 goal; N.Gonzalez 1 goal; M.Guevara 1 assist. Dor 2-1.
GIRLS: Miami Beach 2, Miami High 1: Camila Gironotano 1 goal; Vy Elo 1 goal (PK); Valeria Morales 1 assist. MB 3-0.
GIRLS: Miami Beach 5, Southwest 3: Vy Elo 2 goals, 2 assists; Avril Pazmino 1 goal, 1 assist; Sasha Gomez 1 goal, 1 assist; Verona Farfan 1 goal. MB 2-0.
BOYS: Columbus 2, TERRA 1: Regis Rouzier 1 goal; Bosco Miranda 1 goal (PK); Tomas Calogne 1 assist. Col 3-0.
BOYS: Coral Reef 4, Braddock 2: Nathan Davidson-Schmich (1st and 4th goals); Carlos Ares (2nd goal); Alex Berberich (3rd goal).
BOYS: LaSalle 3, St. Brendan 0: Sebastian Castro 1 goal, 1 assist; Alvaro Castro 1 goal; Pedro Posada 1 goal; Miguel Sosa 1 assist; Santiago Arocena 1 assist; Gkp Maxime Massat shutout (1st). LaS 1-1.
BOYS: Miami Beach 4, Coral Gables 0: Daniel Jurado 2 goals, 1 assist; Tomas Visintini 1 goal; Maxwell Benitez 1 goal; Tomas Cortez 1 assist; David D’Alba 1 assist; Camilo Grajales 1 assist; Vladimir Krotov 1 assist. MB 2-0.
Basketball
BOYS: Preseason Tip-Off Classic: Belen Jesuit 58, LaSalle 27: Carlos Santana 12 pts, 4 reb; Ignacio Falla 12 pts, 3 reb, 2 ast; Julio Blandon 8 pts, 2 asts, 2 reb; Orlando Roche 7 pts, 2 reb; Javi Vasseur 2 pts, 3 asts, 7 reb.
BOYS: Preseason: Mater Lakes Academy 76, Pembroke Pines Charter 72 (OT).
BOYS: Sabre Tip-Off Classic: St. Brendan 86, Everglades 68: SB: Varela 19 pts, Lopez-Viegas 14, Gonzalez 12, Saroza 12, Alicea 11, Duque 9, Villalba 4, Gutierrez 3, Jimenez 2. Evg: Foster 18 pts, Bailey 12, D. Johnson 12, Chambers 7, Hollingshead 6, B. Johnson 4, Noel 3, Payentte 2, Midgon 2. 3-ptrs: Varela 5, Lopez-Viegas 4, Saroza 4, Alicea 3, Gonzalez 2, Duque, Gutierrez, Foster, Hollingshead.
BOYS: Palmetto Preseason Classic: Westminster Christian 64, Palmetto 59: C.Whitby 9 pts, J.Crespo 32, S.Sanchez 6, J.Roberts 2, K.Suarez 10, D.Whipple 5. 3-ptrs: C.Whitby 1, J.Crespo 4, S.Sanchez 1. Asts: K.Suarez 5. Reb: D.Leon 6.
BOYS: Preseason: Westwood Christian 78, Keys Gate 38: Michael Vilmenay 41 pts, 8 asts, 3 stls; Jermaine Agyeman (6-foot-10 8th grader) 19 pts, 25 rebs, 10 blks; Bryan Fernandez 13 pts, 5 rebs.
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
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