Pembroke Pines Charter boys’ basketball third at Junior Orange Bowl Classic. Plus more results
The Pembroke Pines Charter boys’ basketball team did well in the 35th annual Junior Orange Bowl Basketball Tournament at Westminster Christian in Palmetto Bay in Miami.
The Jaguars placed third, after beating Kings-Ohio 80-66. Josh Harris dominated from start to finish to lead the way. Harris not only led all scorers with 26 points but also grabbed 12 rebounds.
Ramez Zayed and Jeremy Elyzee enjoyed solid performances as well with 14 and 13 points, respectively. The Jaguars -- three seasons removed from the Class 5A state championship and currently ranked No. 3 in the state in Class 6A -- improved to 11-3.
BOYS: Junior Orange Bowl: Third Place: Pembroke Pines Charter 80, Kings-Ohio 66: Kings High School (4-6): Talan Noyes 6-14 0-0 17, Myles Baker 8-9 0-0 17, Tommy Clark 7-16 0-0 19, Nate Lyman 2-3 0-0 4, Jacob Ellison 1-2 0-0 2, Peyton Young 1-2 0-0 3, Kato Meissner 1-4 0-2 2, Jackson Bake 1-3 0-0 2, Sammy Shuler 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-53 0-2 66.
Pembroke Pines Charter High School (11-3): Jeremy Elyzee 6-11 1-2 13, Maximo Ortega 1-7 3-3 5, Samuel Mitchell, IV 2-6 0-0 4, Christian Smith 2-6 0-0 4, Zemari Days 4-5 0-0 10, Josh Harris 10-16 5-5 26, Solomon Hughes 2-3 0-0 4, Justin Walters 0-2 0-0 0, Ramez Zayed 6-10 2-3 14. Totals 33-66 11-13 80.
FG%: Kings High School .509, Pines Charter High School .500. 3-pt FG: Kings High School 12-26 (Noyes 5-11, Baker 1-1, Clark 5-10, Young 1-2, Meissner 0-1, Bake 0-1), Pines Charter High School 3-13 (Elyzee 0-1, Ortega 0-3, Mitchell, IV 0-2, Smith 0-2, Days 2-3, Harris 1-2). Rebounds: Kings High School 12 (Noyes 4), Pines Charter High School 45 (Elyzee 13). Assists: Kings High School 16 (Clark 5), Pines Charter High School 18 (Elyzee 7). Steals: Kings High School 6 (Baker 2, Clark 2), Pines Charter High School 3 (Smith 2). Blocked shots: Kings High School 2 (Clark 1, Meissner 1), Pines Charter High School 0. Turnovers: Kings High School 8, Pines Charter High School 10. Attendance: 693.
-
BOYS: Junior Orange Bowl: Fifth Place: True North Classical Academy 62, Miami Palmetto 55: The Titans built a 10-point lead after the first quarter and led the entire way. Boosie Swan (13), Ryan Rodriguez (12) and Jayden Simmons (12) combined for 37 points as True North improved to 8-4. Swan also led all rebounders with 12. Palmetto, which fell to 6-6, was led by Santiago Henriquez and Marcos Alberich with 14 and 11 points, respectively.
True North Classical (8-4): Boosie Swan 4-11 4-4 13, Jasen Lopez 0-0 0-0 0, Danny Gonzalez 1-5 0-0 3, Alex Soto 3-8 2-4 8, Charles Gonzalez 0-1 0-0 0, Adrian Mayea 1-2 0-0 3, Laron Mack, Jr. 1-1 0-0 2, Ryan Rodriguez 4-12 2-2 12, Joseph Vazquez 4-9 0-0 9, Alex Yearwood 0-1 0-0 0, Jayden Simmons 4-5 4-8 12. Totals 22-55 12-18 62.
Miami Palmetto (6-6): Marcos Alberich 3-7 2-2 11, Rafael Diaz 3-9 0-0 7, Joshua Lipson 2-9 0-0 5, Santiago Henriquez 5-16 2-2 14, Luca Del Paz 0-0 1-2 1, Tristen Barnes 1-1 0-0 2, Jonathan Weir 2-4 0-0 4, Alexander Jackson 1-1 0-4 2, Sebastian Madera 0-0 0-0 0, Samfree Sarante 4-8 0-0 9. Totals 21-55 5-10 55.
FG%: True North Classical .400, Miami Palmetto .382. 3-pt FG: True North Classical 6-23 (Swan 1-5, Gonzalez 1-4, Soto 0-1, Mayea 1-2, Rodriguez 2-6, Vazquez 1-4, Yearwood 0-1), Miami Palmetto 8-32 (Alberich 3-6, Diaz 1-4, Lipson 1-8, Henriquez 2-10, Weir 0-1, Sarante 1-3). Rebounds: True North Classical 32 (Swan 12), Miami Palmetto 21 (Diaz 7). Technical: True North Classical Bench. Assists: True North Classical 11 (Swan 3), Miami Palmetto 7 (Diaz 3). Steals: True North Classical 1 (Gonzalez 1), Miami Palmetto 5 (Henriquez 2). Blocked shots: True North Classical 3 (Simmons 3), Miami Palmetto 0. Turnovers: True North Classical 13, Miami Palmetto 9. Attendance: 427.
-
BOYS: Junior Orange Bowl: Seventh Place: Westminster Christian 56, Oxon Hill-Maryland 53: Playing in their own gym, the Warriors, led by Julian Crespo’s 18 points, rallied in the fourth quarter to win a close contest. Cooper Whitby and Dwight Whipple also scored in double digits with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Whipple led the way defensively with 7 rebounds as Westminster is now 6-4.
Westminster Christian (6-4): Cooper Whitby 3-10 4-8 11, Julian Crespo 4-13 8-9 18, Sebastian Sanchez 3-7 2-2 9, Brayden Hendrikse 2-3 1-2 5, Kike Suarez 1-2 1-2 3, Dwight Whipple 4-8 0-0 10, Eric Pereda 0-1 0-0 0, Daniel Leon 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-45 16-23 56.
Oxon Hill High School (3-5): William Johns 2-5 2-5 6, Leon Jenkins 4-9 0-2 8, Nigel Harris 3-6 0-0 7, Jeremiah Smith 8-13 2-3 18, Cole Scott Jr. 2-9 2-2 7, Domme Dorsey 1-2 1-2 3, Joshua Griffin 0-1 0-0 0, Colby Murphy 1-1 1-2 3, Ephraim Johnson 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 21-46 9-18 53.
FG%: Westminster Christian .378, Oxon Hill High School .457. 3-pt FG: Westminster Christian 6-23 (Whitby 1-5, Crespo 2-7, Sanchez 1-5, Hendrikse 0-1, Suarez 0-1, Whipple 2-3, Pereda 0-1), Oxon Hill High School 2-10 (Johns 0-2, Jenkins 0-1, Harris 1-2, Smith 0-1, Scott, Jr. 1-4). Rebounds: Westminster Christian 20 (Whipple 7), Oxon Hill High School 27 (Murphy 6). Assists: Westminster Christian 10 (Crespo 4), Oxon Hill High School 12 (Jenkins 6). Steals: Westminster Christian 12 (Crespo 7), Oxon Hill High School 5 (Smith 2). Blocked shots: Westminster Christian 1 (Whipple 1), Oxon Hill High School 2 (Smith 1, Murphy 1). Turnovers: Westminster Christian 14, Oxon Hill High School 18. Attendance: 321.
-
GIRLS: Junior Orange Bowl: Fifth Place: Lakota West-Ohio 53, Nova 34: Nova fell behind 16-6 after the first quarter and 30-14 at halftime and never threatened. Jaelynn Housey scored 20 of the Titans 34 points. J’Yan Tyrell was the other contributor for Nova (10-5) with 8 points and 7 rebounds.
Nova (10-5): Jada Sinclair 0-0 0-2 0, Nayeli Firmin 0-5 0-0 0, Jaelynn Housey 5-22 10-12 20, Tamiyah Bedford 1-3 0-0 2, Khalia Hill 0-0 0-0 0, Kyra Paul 1-5 0-0 2, Brianna1 Lovett 0-0 0-0 0, J’Yan Tyrell 3-8 2-2 8, Imony Housey 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 10-44 14-18 34.
Lakota West (7-3): Kaitlyn Barber 0-0 0-0 0, Jayda Neilson 4-7 2-2 10, Sydney Williams 1-5 0-0 3, Caroline Bayliff 3-9 0-0 8, Kelsey Rolling 0-0 1-2 1, Madison Parker 0-1 0-0 0, Kennedy Griffin 0-1 0-0 0, Lily Johnson 5-11 0-0 10, Stacia Simmons 0-1 0-0 0, Katie Fox 9-18 0-0 21. Totals 22-53 3-4 53.
FG%: Nova .227, Lakota West .415. 3-pt FG: Nova 0-9 (Firmin 0-3, Housey 0-6), Lakota West 6-22 (Williams 1-4, Bayliff 2-8, Johnson 0-2, Fox 3-8). Rebounds: Nova 17 (Tyrell 7), Lakota West 23 (Fox 8). Assists: Nova 2 (Bedford 1, Tyrell 1), Lakota West 14 (Neilson 4). Steals: Nova 7 (Bedford 3), Lakota West 5 (Bayliff 2). Blocked shots: Nova 2 (Paul 1, Tyrell 1), Lakota West 3 (Neilson 1, Johnson 1, Fox 1). Turnovers: Nova 11, Lakota West 11. Attendance: 382.
-
GIRLS: Junior Orange Bowl: Seventh Place: Miami Norland 42, Palmer Trinity 33: After dropping the first two games of the tournament, the Vikings, who have struggled out of the gate this season, salvaged the third and final contest of the tournament. Shania Swan and Jasmine Johnson provided virtually all of their team’s offense by finishing with 20 and 16 points, respectively, while Myah Newton totaled 10 rebounds. It was only Norland’s third win of the season as the Vikings are now 3-9. Jade Leon (12 points) and Missy Nieves (11 points) led Palmer Trinity (6-6).
Miami Norland (3-9): Terriyah Montgomery 1-3 1-2 3, Shania Swan 5-13 9-13 20, Riley Byrd 0-1 2-2 2, Jasmine Johnson 7-13 2-2 16, Shauntel Banks 0-2 0-0 0, Myah Newton 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 13-33 15-21 42.
Palmer Trinity (6-6): Emma Esparaza 0-0 0-0 0, Jade Leon 5-16 1-4 12, Mati Veloso 1-9 2-2 4, Sofia Laria 2-11 1-4 5, Brynne Sullivan 1-2 0-0 2, Missy Nieves 3-19 3-4 11, Reagan Stone 0-2 0-0 0, Frankie Rivero 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 12-60 9-16 36.
FG%: Miami Norland .394, Palmer Trinity .200. 3-pt FG: Miami Norland 1-6 (Swan 1-3, Banks 0-2, Newton 0-1), Palmer Trinity 3-25 (Leon 1-5, Veloso 0-4, Laria 0-2, Nieves 2-11, Stone 0-2, Rivero 0-1). Rebounds: Miami Norland 32 (Johnson 12), Palmer Trinity 28 (Laria 8). Assists: Miami Norland 6 (Swan 5), Palmer Trinity 6 (Leon 2, Veloso 2). Steals: Miami Norland 4 (Swan 3), Palmer Trinity 5 (Leon 4). Blocked shots: Miami Norland 0, Palmer Trinity 2 (Sullivan 1, Rivero 1). Turnovers: Miami Norland 18, Palmer Trinity 10. Attendance: 245.
-
The three-day tournament featured eight boys’ teams, including three from out-of-state, and eight girls’ teams with three also out-of-state.
In the boys’ final, St. Andrew’s Episcopal-Maryland defeated Berkeley Prep-Tampa 49-38. In the girls’ final, Purcell Marian-Ohio beat James River Midlothian-Virginia 76-66. Also, Doral Academy finished third in the girls’ division, after beating Miami High 52-47.
BOYS: Junior Orange Bowl: First Place: St. Andrew’s Episcopal-Maryland 49, Berkeley Prep-Tampa 38: St. Andrew’s Episcopal (9-3): Lawrence Brown 6-7 0-0 16, Karon Bailey 0-9 3-4 3, Jayden Brown 3-9 2-2 8, Cayton Scott 1-1 0-0 3, RJ Roche 0-2 0-0 0, Miles Franklin 6-12 6-6 19, Holden Pierre-Louis 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 16-42 11-12 49.
Berkeley Prep (9-2): Rico Garcia 0-1 0-0 0, Evan Hellman 2-8 0-0 5, Matt Able, IV 4-17 2-2 12, Donnie Morris 3-5 1-3 7, Johnnie Jones, Jr. 1-2 2-2 4, Gabe Grimsley 1-2 0-0 2, Jadus Sorhaindo 4-8 0-0 8. Totals 15-43 5-7 38.
FG%: St. Andrew’s Episcopal .381, Berkeley Prep .349. 3-pt FG: St. Andrew’s Episcopal 6-18 (Brown 4-4, Bailey 0-6, Brown 0-2, Scott 1-1, Roche 0-1, Franklin 1-4), Berkeley Prep 3-16 (Garcia 0-1, Hellman 1-5, Able, IV 2-8, Morris 0-1, Sorhaindo 0-1). Rebounds: St. Andrew’s Episcopal 31 (Brown 6, Pierre-Louis 6), Berkeley Prep 15 (Morris 4). Assists: St. Andrew’s Episcopal 7 (Bailey 3), Berkeley Prep 11 (Hellman 4, Able, IV 4). Steals: St. Andrew’s Episcopal 5 (Brown 2, Bailey 2), Berkeley Prep 7 (Hellman 3). Blocked shots: St. Andrew’s Episcopal 6 (Brown 2, Pierre-Louis 2), Berkeley Prep 5 (Jones, Jr. 3). Turnovers: St. Andrew’s Episcopal 14, Berkeley Prep 11. Attendance: 967.
GIRLS: Junior Orange Bowl: First Place: Purcell Marian-Ohio 76, James River-Virginia 66: Purcell Marian (12-1): Darriana Alexander 9-20 5-15 23, Ky’Aira Miller 3-13 5-9 13, Maria Smith 0-0 1-2 1, Trinity Small 4-11 0-0 12, McKenzie Jones 2-4 0-0 6, Layla Claxton 0-1 0-0 0, Samaya Wilkins 2-5 0-0 4, Jayda Mosley 5-9 0-0 13, Jordan Day 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 27-68 11-26 76.
James River (9-1): Paige Flournoy 0-3 0-0 0, Katrina Scholtz 2-7 0-0 6, Lanie Grant 10-25 7-7 30, Sutton Eldredge 3-5 1-2 9, Seimone Newton 8-13 1-1 21, Alisha Whirley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-53 9-10 66.
FG%: Purcell Marian .397, James River .434. 3-pt FG: Purcell Marian 11-30 (Miller 2-8, Small 4-10, Jones 2-4, Claxton 0-1, Mosley 3-6, Day 0-1), James River 11-24 (Flournoy 0-2, Scholtz 2-5, Grant 3-6, Eldredge 2-3, Newton 4-8). Rebounds: Purcell Marian 37 (Alexander 12), James River 27 (Grant 10). Assists: Purcell Marian 11 (Alexander 7), James River 11 (Grant 4). Steals: Purcell Marian 7 (Alexander 4), James River 2 (Flournoy 1, Eldredge 1). Blocked shots: Purcell Marian 3 (Day 2), James River 2 (Flournoy 1, Newton 1). Turnovers: Purcell Marian 8, James River 15. Attendance: 813.
GIRLS: Junior Orange Bowl: Third Place: Doral Academy 52, Miami High 47: Doral (10-3): Emily Gamon 0-3 0-2 0, Gianna Robles 1-4 0-0 2, Angelina Deleon 3-8 2-2 8, Kennedy Yost 1-2 0-0 2, Ashley Martinez 6-9 0-0 15, Stephanie Vega 4-7 4-9 12, Victoria Valle 5-10 2-2 13. Totals 20-43 8-15 52.
Miami High (7-7): Alexie Nicolas 4-14 0-0 8, Mia Rowe 3-5 0-0 6, Sydney Wilson 3-13 1-2 7, Jamir Cook 4-6 1-2 9, Kailynn Gibson 1-3 0-2 2, Zoe Rowe 1-2 0-0 2, Nicole Penalver 6-17 1-2 13, Devyn Riggins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-60 3-8 47.
FG%: Doral .465, Miami Senior .367. 3-pt FG: Doral 4-10 (Gamon 0-1, Robles 0-1, Martinez 3-4, Valle 1-4), Miami Senior 0-10 (Nicolas 0-7, Wilson 0-2, Gibson 0-1). Rebounds: Doral 18 (Deleon 5), Miami Senior 36 (Penalver 16). Assists: Doral 11 (Yost 5), Miami Senior 8 (Wilson 3). Steals: Doral 9 (Valle 4), Miami Senior 6 (Wilson 3). Blocked shots: Doral 0, Miami Senior 3 (Rowe 1, Cook 1, Riggins 1). Turnovers: Doral 17, Miami Senior 22. Attendance: 562.
Doral Academy featured two players on the girls’ All Tournament team. They are freshman Victoria Valle and sophomore Stephanie Vega. Miami High junior Sydney Wilson also made the All Tournament team.
On the boys’ side, Pembroke Pines Charter seniors Jeremy Elyzee and Josh Harris were selected All Tournament.
More Basketball
J’adore Hayes continues to impress this season. She had another big game; this time at the Florida Prospects Tournament in Orlando. She dominated in leading the North Miami girls’ basketball team over Winter Springs.
GIRLS: Florida Prospects Tournament in Orlando: North Miami 54, Winter Springs 25: J’adore Hayes 18 pts, 30 rebs, 6 blks; Kindal Glanton 12 pts (3-of-6 3-ptrs), 3 rebs, 5 asts; Donnesha Monrency 15 pts (3-of-3 3-ptrs), 15 rebs, 3 asts; Shaina Garvey 3 pts, 7 rebs, 3 stls. NM 4-5.
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.
---
Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
jvarsallone@miamiherald.com
This story was originally published January 2, 2024 at 1:09 AM.
