Public vs. Private all-star football game on Saturday. Plus Ironman wrestling, soccer and more
The 14th annual Tru Sports Foundation Private/Public All Star game, which has established a tradition of exciting plays and dramatic finishes in the short history of the game, is set once again.
The contest, pitting the best private school seniors from Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties against the public school all stars, will kick off Saturday, Jan. 6 at 4:30 p.m. at Betty T. Ferguson Sports Complex (3000 NW 199th St.) in Miami Gardens. All tickets are $15.
The event has developed a history of close, tight finishes as 10 of the 13 contests were decided on the final possession. The Public All Stars lead the series 7-6.
Dave Simmons, a former head coach for the Arena Football League’s Jacksonville Lions, will head up the Public squad, while Tally Adams, head coach at Hollywood’s Avante Garde Academy, will handle head coaching duties for the Private team.
A total of 80 players will suit up for Saturday’s game. In order to be considered for participation, students are required to maintain a 2.5 Core grade point average and have taken the ACT or SAT exam.
Mario Smith, CEO of TRU Sports Foundation and head coach at TRU Prep Academy, said: “We are extremely excited to host an All-Star Game that not only allows players, parents and fans alike, the opportunity to experience an action-packed and competitive contest between some of the state’s top ranked schools, but incorporates time in the schedule for athletes to go out and make a difference in the lives of others. We’ve worked hard to make this a truly community-wide event and look forward to another great contest.”
--Bill Daley
More football
Dylan Pelliccio, a junior quarterback at Hollywood Hills, is transferring to West Broward, according to his family.
In his first high school varsity season as a starter last season, Pelliccio passed for 2,302 yards with 30 touchdowns (24 passing, 6 rushing) and 4 interceptions. He recorded a 68-percent completion percentage and ran for 168 yards.
The Spartans went 5-5. They beat Dr, Joaquin Garcia-Lake Worth 18-0; Nova 22-6; Pompano Beach 44-9; Boynton Beach 26-24; and Northeast 40-0. They lost to Coral Springs 22-20; McArthur 41-13; Flanagan 21-14; Dr. Krop 44-6; and South Broward 61-31.
Wrestling
Cardinal Gibbons sophomore wrestler Michael Mocco continues to excel on the mat.
Mocco placed fourth in the 215 weight class at the prestigious 2023 Ironman Wrestling Tournament at Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The event attracts many of the top ranked high school wrestlers in the country, the best of the best, and it is dubbed the deepest in-season high school wrestling tournament.
Mocco went 4-0 to reach the semifinals. There he lost to Jude Correa (Wyoming Seminary-Pennsylvania) by decision 4-2. Correa went on to win the championship.
To reach the semifinals, Mocco defeated Will Clark (Crown Point-Indiana) by decision 6-2. Prior, he beat Wyat Ripke (Archbold-Ohio) by decision 14-7, pinned Frank Aquila (Brecksville-Ohio) in 3:00 and beat Michael Calcagno (IC Catholic Prep-Illinois) by decision 10-6.
In the consolatuion bracket, Mocco defeated Oscar Williams (Edmond North-Oklahoma) by decision 4-2. Then in the third place contest, Max Shulaw (St. Francis Desales-Ohio) beat Mocco 15-3.
Mocco went 5-2 in the tournament. By finishing fourth, he earned All American status.
Mocco, as a freshman last season at Cardinal Gibbons High School, went 44-1, capping off that stellar season with an FHSAA state title at 195 pounds. As an eighth grader at Coral Springs Charter, he placed third at state. Mocco, a Parkland resident, is already a two-time Miami Herald All-Broward first team selection and a Miami Herald All-Broward Boys’ Wrestler of the Year.
More wrestling
South Dade wrestling went 7-0 to win the competitive District 16-3A Duals.
The traditionally strong Buccaneers dominated, defeating Coral Reef 83-0, Coral Gables 76-0, Ferguson 81-0, Braddock 84-0, Palmetto 75-6, Southridge 77-6 and Southwest Miami 51-12.
Southwest Miami was 6-1, beating Ferguson 68-12, Coral Reef 77-0, Palmetto 69-6, Coral Gables 65-12, Southridge 75-6 and Braddock 70-7.
Braddock went 4-3, defeating Palmetto 48-36, Ferguson 51-30, Coral Reef 48-30 and Southridge 54-30. Coral Gables also was 4-3, beating Ferguson 39-36, Palmetto 48-36, Southridge 42-36 and Braddock 45-30.
Coral Reef was 3-4 with wins over Southridge 42-37, Coral Gables 45-33 and Ferguson 60-21.
Soccer
The Pompano Beach girls’ soccer team is 11-1-1 including wins over Everglades, Monarch, Northeast, Hallandale, Fort Lauderdale, Piper, Plantation, Nova, Coral Springs Charter, Taravella and Hollywood Hills.
The Tornadoes tied Coral Glades and lost to Stoneman Douglas.
Cypress Bay girls are 8-0-4, after a scoreless tie with Western (4-2-3). Coral Reef shut out Ferguson 4-0 to improve to 9-1-2. The Barracudas lone loss is to Palmetto. Coral Gables is now 9-2 with a win over Braddock.
GIRLS: Chaminade-Madonna 3, Nova 3: CM: Annabelle Rhodes 1 goal, 1 assist; Estefania Quinteros 1 goal; Julian Stanish 1 goal. N: Angelina Bonner 1 goal; Madison Francis 1 goal; Laura Daravina 1 goal. CM 8-3-2, N 4-5-1.
GIRLS: Coral Glades 8, Blanche Ely 0: Gina Bido 3 goals, 3 assists; Aryanna Marin 2 goals; Sabrina Santucci 1 goal, 2 assists; Samantha Menard 1 goal; Catalyna Paz 1 goal; Gkps Kaitlyn Harter and Briana Escobar shutout. CG 7-3-2.
GIRLS: Coral Springs 5, Piper 0: Andrea Orjuela 1 goal, 1 assist; Kaylee Gonzalez 1 goal, 1 assist; FabianaVillegas Farias 1 goal; Sophie Franklin 1 goal; FabianaVillegas Faria 1 goal; Zoe Myers 1 assist. CS 8-2-1.
GIRLS: Doral Academy 1, St. Thomas Aquinas 1: DA: Catherine Cabrera 1 goal; Maya Buerger 1 assist. DA 6-5-2.
GIRLS: Goleman 8, American 0: Kierston Giraldo 3 goals; Sabrina Hernandez 2 goals; Fiorella Careaga 1 goal, 2 assists; Mia Santana 1 goal, 1 assist; Daniela Sermini 1 goal, 1 assist. Gole 8-4.
GIRLS: Keys Gate 4, Riviera Prep 2: Emily De Leon 3 goals, 1 assist; Sofia De Leon 1 goal, 1 assist; Daisy Cedeno 1 assist; Juliana Bonilla 1 assist. KG 6-5.
GIRLS: MAST 9, Sunset 0: Florencia Alvarez 4 goals; Claudia Alonzo 2 goals, 1 assist; Camilla Flack 2 goals, 1 assist; Daniela Sanchez-Zaccaria 3 assists; Heidi Schultz 1 goal; Grey Rothe 1 assist. M 6-1-2.
GIRLS: Miami Country Day 7, Coral Shores 1: Leah Ogulnick 2 goals; Remi Rosenfeld 2 goals; Cristina Hernandez 1 goal; Kayla Kilstock 1 goal; Milla Juric 1 goal. MCD 2-7.
GIRLS: North Broward Prep 3, Somerset-Pembroke Pines 0: Ivory Edgecomb 2 goals; Sumayah Brown 1 goal; Sofia Cifra Hallberg 2 assists; Jayda Palumbo 1 assist; Gkp Zoie Brown 8 saves, shutout. NBP 10-1-1.
GIRLS: Palmetto 3, Southwest 1: Kat Slazas 1 goal; Catherine Green 1 goal; Andrea Nunez 1 goal. Plm 9-1-1.
GIRLS: Pembroke Pines Charter 2, Flanagan 0: Ana-Maria Ramirez 2 goals; Riley Ahearn 1 assist; Catalina Castro 1 assist; Gkp Madison Casanova 2 saves, shutout. PPC 6-1-2.
GIRLS: South Broward 8, Plantation 0: Sofia Yarian 2 goals; Katie St.Pierre 2 goals; Martine Joazard 2 goals; Genesis Stewart 1 goal; Isabel Capellen 1 goal. SB 7-3.
GIRLS: Southridge 5, Jackson 2: Isabella Velasquez 4 goals; Patricia Elbasetreboso 1 goal. Southridge 4-3.
GIRLS: Stoneman Douglas 2, Cooper City 0: Grace Dykstra 1 goal; Gianna Rizzo 1 goal; Alexa Jourdan 1 assist. SD 7-1-1.
GIRLS: True North 8, Downtown Doral 0: Alexa Dominguez 2 goals, 1 assist; Malen Gonzalez 2 goals, 1 assist; Aliyana Henry 1 goal, 1 assist; Aaliya Perez 1 goal, 1 assist; Reagan Hood 1 goal; Sasha Santos 1 goal; Kristen Olsen 2 assists; Fabiana Lara 1 assist; Gkp Gabriela Scott shutout. TN 7-0-2.
GIRLS: West Broward 2, South Plantation 0: Isabella Rychel 1 goal, 1 assist; Elissa Melcon 1 goal, 1 assist. WB 4-3.
GIRLS: Westland Hialeah 8, Miami Springs 0: Player of the Game Isabella Jimenez.WH 5-2-2.
GIRLS: Westwood Christian 8, Pinecrest Prep 0: Amanda Bencid 2 goals; Camila Feliu 2 goals; Ashley Henao 1 goal, 2 assists; Daniela Diaz 1 goal; Nicole Palma 1 goal; Kamelia Perez 1 goal; Nicole Marin 1 assist; Sophie Thomson 1 assist. WC 8-0-2.
Submit sports info
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
jvarsallone@miamiherald.com
