Teams set for Jr. Orange Bowl Basketball Classic. LaSalle athletes sign scholarships and more
The 35th annual Junior Orange Bowl Basketball Classic is Dec. 28-30 with the girls’ championship game at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 30, followed by the boys’ championship game.
The three-day tournament at Westminster Christian School (6855 SW 152nd St., Palmetto Bay 33157) features eight boys’ teams, including three from out-of-state, and eight girls’ teams with three also out-of-state. There are brackets for boys’ teams and girls’ teams for more games to establish third through eighth place, too.
GIRLS: Opening Round: Dec. 28: 10 a.m.: James River-Virginia vs. Palmer Trinity. 2:30 p.m.: Lakota West-Ohio vs. Miami Senior. 4:30 p.m.: Nova vs. Doral. 6 p.m.: Purcell Marian-Ohio vs.Norland.
BOYS: Opening Round: Dec. 28: 11:30 a.m.: Oxon Hill-Maryland vs. Pembroke Pines Charter. 1 p.m.: Berkley Prep-Tampa vs. Miami Palmetto. 7:30 p.m.: Kings-Ohio vs. True North. 9 p.m.: St. Andrew’s Episcopal-Maryland vs. Westminster Christian.
More basketball
BOYS: Preseason Tip-Off: Belen Jesuit 61, Ferguson 52: Ignacio Falla 15 pts, 4 asts, 7 reb; Vince Lima 12 pts, 6 asts, 5 reb; Orlando Roche 9 pts, 4 rebs; Carlos Santana 8 pts, 3 asts, 3 reb; Javi Vasseur 7 pts, 2 asts, 7 reb, 2 chrg; Mikey Valdes 4 pts, 5 asts, 3reb.
BOYS: Sabre Tip-Off Classic: St. Brendan 82, Central 70: SB: Duque 21 pts, Alicea 16, Varela 16, Villalba 8, Saroza 6, Martinez 6, Gonzalez 5, Jimenez 2, Gutierrez 2. Cen: Jodan 18 pts, Justin 13, Odgen 12, Christ 10, Dwight 7, Bakari 5, Anthony 3, Franklyn 2. 3-ptrs: Duque 5, Saroza 2, Martinez 2, Villalba 2, Varela 2, Alicea, Odgen 3, Bakari, Anthony.
BOYS: Palmetto Preseason Classic: Westminster Christian 78 Homestead 43: C.Whitby 12 pts, J.Crespo 17, S.Sanchez 8, J.Roberts 12, B.Hendriske 12, D.Wadskier 3, K.Suarez 2, D.Whipple 9, E.Pereda 3. 3-ptrs: C.Whitby 1, J.Crespo 1, S.Sanchez 2, B.Hendriske 1, D.Wadskier 1, D.Whipple 1, E.Pereda 1. Asts: K.Suarez 5. Rebs: D.Leon 6.
Signings
Two student athletes from LaSalle High School signed to play Division 1 college soccer.
They are: Girls’ Soccer: Ashley Fonseca – Goalkeeper - Florida Gulf Coast University.
Boys’ Soccer: Miguel Sosa – Midfielder - Furman University.
Soccer
Krop boys’ soccer improved to 4-0, and Chaminade-Madonna girls are now 4-1.
GIRLS: American Heritage-Plantation 5, Barron Collier-Naples 1: Jordyn Norwood 2 goals, 1 assist; Natalia Dorn 2 assists; Samantha Villaverde 2 goals; Lilly Sargent-Burns 1 goal; Alison Aleman 1 assist; Courtney Caruso 1 asisst. AHP 3-0.
GIRLS: Chaminade-Madonna 7, Somerset Prep-North Lauderdale 1: Julian Stanish 3 goals; Sophia Garcia 1 goal; Estefania Quinteros 1 goal; Sabina Alig 1 goal; Gkp Aynyah Aspen-March win. C-M 4-1.
GIRLS: MAST 2, Doral 0: Claudia Alonso 1 goal; Mia Corcelli 1 goal; Gkp Heidi Schultz shutout. M 2-1.
GIRLS: Palmer Trinity 5, Gulliver Prep 2: Scarlett Baur 2 goals, 1 assist; Gabriella Feetham 1 goal, 1 assist; Brooklyn Schiffrin 2 goals, 1 assist.
BOYS: Cardinal Gibbons 4, Highlands Christian 0: Brandon McBean 2 goals, 1 assist; Dylan Garcia 1 goal, 1 assist; Julian Crousillat 1 goal; Adam Elkott 2 assistsl Gkp Tyler Fuquay shutout. CG 1-2-1.
BOYS: Krop 3, MAST 2: William Obando 2 goals; David Dickstein 1 goal; Michael Kiblisky 1 assist; Gkp Tiago Latorre 3 saves. K 4-0.
BOYS: MAST 2, Doral 2: Santi Kong (M) 2 goals. M 1-0-1.
BOYS: Miami Beach 4, Hialeah 1: Santiago Guevara 1 goal, 1 assist; David D’Alba 1 goal; Yelvim Bustamante 1 goal; Alfio Verga 1 goal; Rocco Acosta 1 assist; Kamil Lazrak 1 assist; Camilo Grajales 1 assist. MB 3-0.
BOYS: Miami Beach 1, Belen Jesuit 0: Daniel Jurado 1 goal; David D’Alba 1 assist; Gkp Vladimir Krotov 3rd shutout. MB 4-0.
Submit sports info
For high schools in Broward and Miami-Dade counties, if you have varsity results and top performers (with stats), email hssports@miamiherald.com.
They will run in the newspaper and online. Photos accepted, too. No deadline. Send after the game, the next day or weekly. You will be alerted when it will appear in the newspaper and online.
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
jvarsallone@miamiherald.com
