Columbus, Miramar, South Dade wrestling excel. Plus football honors, basketball info and soccer
The Columbus wresling team won the John Raich Memorial Tournament at Palm Beach Gardens Community High School in Palm Beach Gardens.
The champion Explorers totaled 280 points. Runner-up Cardinal Gibbons scored 230, and Southridge was fifth with 205.5 points. Douglas was ninth of 25 schools with 97 points.
Individual Results: Locals: 106: Champ - Jovanni Tovar of Miami Christian; 2nd - Rocco Duygulu of Douglas; 3rd - Damel Martinez of Southridge; 4th - Victor Zanolini of Columbus; 6th - Steven DeRobertis of Coral Shores.
113: 3rd - Andres Rojas of Miami Christian; 6th - Sebastian McCoy of Coral Shores. 120: 5th - Jaiden Medina of Columbus.
126: Champ - David Leiva of Douglas; 2nd - Alfredo Cheang of Southridge; 4th - Mateo Jaramillo of Cardinal Gibbons; 5th - Randy Del Ray Rodriguez of Columbus; 6th - Joseph Scott of Hollywood Hills.
132: 2nd - Michael Palermo of Cardinal Gibbons; 3rd - Salaahddinn Hightower of Dillard; 6th - Michael Rojas of Columbus. 138: 2nd - Alec Gonzalez of Columbus; 4th - William Parker of Cardinal Gibbons.
144: Champ - Arturo Sanchez of Columbus; 2nd - David Byelick of Cardinal Gibbons. 150: 3rd - Zachary Ruiz of Columbus; 5th - Jacob Diaz of Southridge.
157: Champ - Nicholas Lopez of Cardinal Gibbons; 2nd - Manuel Narciso of Columbus; 6th - Alberto Soto of Hialeah Gardens. 165: 4th - Zayn Niazi of Columbus; 5th - Daniel Guerra of Southridge; 6th - Daniel Jaramillo of Hialeah Gardens.
175: Champ - Michael Mora of Columbus; 2nd - Dominic Pantuso of Cardinal Gibbons; 5th - Eliel Santos of Southridge; 6th - Leonard Gilley of Southridge. 190: 2nd - Kenneth Canalles of Columbus; 4th - Nicholas Winter of Cardinal Gibbons; 5th - Daniel Sanchez of Southridge.
215: Champ - Michael Mocco of Cardinal Gibbons; 2nd - Lucson Emile of Dillard; 5th - Cristhian Soto of Southridge; 6th - Anthony Romero of Southridge.
285: Champ - Ryan Miret of Southridge; 4th - Apollo Benito of Columbus; 5th - Gavin Hooten of Cardinal Gibbons.
More wrestling tournaments
The South Dade wrestling team won the Cradle Cancer Invitational at Jensen Beach High School.
The Buccaneers scored 268.5 points to finish 69 points ahead of runner-up Minisink-New York. Southwest Miami was fourth of 34 teams at 175.
South Dade senior Sawyer Bartelt, who won at 215 pounds, is ranked No.1 in the country by Matscouts at 215 pounds. It is rare for a high school wrestler from Florida to obtain the top ranked spot.
Bartelt is not only a three-time FHSAA state champ, but he is undefeated (and never taken down) since joining South Dade his freshman season.
Individual Results: Locals: 106: 2nd - Bryan Morales of South Dade; 4th - Sebastian Gonzalez of Southwest Miami. 113: 5th - Antonio Morales of Southwest Miami.
120: Champ - Luis Acevedo of South Dade. 126: 2nd - Gabriel Tellez of Southwest Miami; 3rd - Nathaniel Williams of South Dade. 132: 2nd - Dillon Smith of Southwest Miami; 4th - Armand Williams of South Dade.
138: Champ - Elvis Solis of South Dade. 144: 4th - Tyree Graham of South Dade. 150: 6th - Joshua Aviles of South Dade. 157: 3rd - Jonathan Moreno of South Dade; 6th - Shannon Davie of Southwest Miami. 165: 2nd - Willie White of Southwest Miami; 4th - Gavin Balmeceda of South Dade. 175: 5th - Evangelo Mercado of Southwest Miami. 190: 2nd - Chris Sanchez of South Dade; 4th - Myron Mendez of Southwest Miami.
215: Champ - Sawyer Bartelt of South Dade.
Miramar won the District 15-2A Duals at American Heritage in Plantation.
The Patriots beat St. Thomas Aquinas 70-9 in the finals.
Prior, Miramar defeated Plantation 71-12 and Archbishop McCarthy 60-21 to reach the finals. St. Thomas Aquinas beat Hollywood Hills 54-29 and edged American Heritage 42-38.
Archbishop McCarthy defeated McArthur 60-21, before losing to Miramar. The Mavericks then edged American Heritage 40-39 and beat St. Thomas Aquinas 72-12 to take runner-up honors.
American Heritage beat Dillard 45-35, before losing to St. Thomas Aquinas and Archbishop McCarthy.
Football state honors
Junior receiver Jayvan Boggs of Cocoa High School has been named the 2023 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Football following a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school football coaches and media representatives.
Boggs, who was previously selected as the Class 2S Player of the Year, helped Cocoa to a 14-1 record and its second straight Class 2S state title with 93 receptions for 1,493 yards, averaged 16.1 yards per catch, and had a state-leading 23 touchdown catches. He has committed to Ohio State University for the 2025 recruiting cycle.
In an extremely close contest, with five finalists receiving at least four first-place votes, Boggs captured five of the 25 first-place votes and finished with 107 points.
Class 4S POY Myles Graham of Buchholz was the runner-up, also receiving five first-place votes and finishing with 98 points. Class 2M POY Ennio Yapoor of Norland was third (97 points), followed by Class 3S POY Lawal (LJ) McCray of Mainland (87), Class 1M POY Cedric Bailey of Chaminade-Madonna (78), Class 3M POY Joshua Townsend of Homestead (39) and Class 4M POY Tramell Jones of Mandarin (20).
The other finalists included Class 1S POY JP Pickles of North Florida Christian, Class 1R POY CJ Ingram of Hawthorne and Independent POY Anthony Barbar of Westminster Academy.
Travis Roland of Mainland High School has been named the 2023 Florida Dairy Farmers Football Coach-of-the-Year following a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school football coaches and media representatives.
Roland led his team to a 14-1 record and the Class 3S state championship. It was Mainland’s first state football title since 2003. In three years at Mainland, Roland has posted a 30-10 record, including a state runner-up finish in 2022.
Roland garnered eight first-place votes and 135 points to finish ahead of Class 2M Coach-of-the-Year Dominick Ciao of Berkeley Prep, who picked up nine first-place votes and 121 points to finish as the runner-up.
Class 1S COY Jared Clark of Cardinal Mooney (70 points) finished third, followed by Class 1M COY Dameon Jones of Chaminade-Madonna (49), Class 3M COY Roger Harriott of St. Thomas Aquinas (39), Class 4S COY Marvin Frazier of Lakeland (34), Class 2S COY Ryan Schneider of Cocoa (29).
Rounding out the voting were Class 4M COY Dave Dunn of Columbus (24), Class 1R COY Cornelius Ingram of Hawthorne (20) and Independent COY Garrett Kruczek of The Master’s Academy (5).
The Florida Dairy Farmers High School Sports Awards program exemplifies Florida Dairy Farmers commitment to the state’s youth. This marks the 32nd year of these unique awards as they honor the state’s top athletes and coaches in all FHSAA sanctioned sports. The program also emphasizes to young people the importance of keeping dairy products a primary part of their diet in their overall nutrition plan.
Soccer
Vy Elo scored four goals for Miami Beach girls’ soccer in a victory over Hialeah and then scored twice and assisted on two other goals in a win over Coral Park.
GIRLS: American Heritage-Plantation 8, Calvary Christian 0: Gkp Sydney Carlo shutout; Samantha Villaverde 2 goals, 1 assist; Lily Sargent Burns 1 goal, 3 assists; Camilla Domine 1 goal; Zahira Freeman 1 goal, 1 assist; Courtney Caruso 1 goal; Rachel Kessler 1 goal, 1 assist; Jordyn Norwood 1 goal; Allison Aleman 1 assist; Annabelle Scarlett 1 assist. AHP 7-0-2.
GIRLS: Coral Springs Charter 2, Coral Glades 0: Maria Rojas 2 goals. CSC 7-4.
GIRLS: LaSalle 8, Archbishop Carroll 0: Rebecca Baldelomar 5 goals, 2 assists; Amanda Villasmil 1 goal, 1 assist; Jasmine Gutierrez 1 goal; Gabi Chong 1 goal; Javi Escobar 2 assists; Natalie Islami 1 assist; Dani Priscal 1 assist; Gkp Ashley Fonseca 4th shutout. LaS 5-5.
GIRLS: LaSalle 3, Divine Savior 1: Rebecca Baldelomar 3 goals; Javiera Escobar 1 assist; Senna Trafton 1 assist; Aranxta Santacana 1 assist. LaS 6-5.
GIRLS: Lourdes 6, St. Brendan 0: Lorena Alvarez 1 goal; Cecilia Rodriguez 1 goal, 2 assists; Ashley Pennie 1 goal; Mia Roca 1 goal; Tessa Abreu 1 goal, 2 assists; Eva Cova 1 goal; Alexandra Diaz 1 assist; Veronica Aguilar 1 assist; Gkp Nicole Wendelken shutout. Lour 12-1.
GIRLS: Miami Beach 8, Hialeah 0: Player of the Game Vy Elo 4 goals; Sasha Gomez 2 goals; Camila Gironotano 1 goal; Helena Soriano 1 goal; Chloe Faith 1 assist. MB 7-3.
GIRLS: Miami Beach 7, Coral Park 2: Vy Elo 2 goals, 2 assists; Helena Soriano 2 goals; Camila Gironotano 2 goals; Phoebe Cartelege 1 goal. MB 8-3.
BOYS: American Heritage-Plantation 4, Highlands Christian 0: Jason Ebanks 2 goals; Leo Levitan 1 goal; Rodrigo Keiserman-Blumenthal 1 goal, 2 assists; Gianluigi Gonzalez 1 assist; Gkp Jacob Libson shutout. AHP 7-1-2.
BOYS: Krop 7, Miami Jackson 1: Omer Gan-El 2 goals, 1 assist; Ari Dejman 2 goals; Valentino Arias 1 goal; Juan Honores 2 goals; Timothy Kytmanov 1 assist; Eithan Meller 1 assist; Gkp Maxim Plotkin 2 saves, shutout. Krop 9-0-2.
BOYS: LaSalle 6, International Studies Charter 0: Gkp Maxime Massat shutout; Gustavo Acosta 2 goals; Nicolas Alietti 2 goals; Alexander Von Simpson 1 goal; Miguel Sosa 1 goal, 2 assists; Javi Preto 1 assist; Jose Plaza 1 assist; Eduardo Becerra 1 assist; Marco Prealoni 1 assist. LaS 6-2-2.
Basketball
Lourdes Academy girls’ basketball continued its winning ways after the holiday break, improvong to 13-1.
GIRLS: Lourdes Academy 49, Coral Reef 29: Luciana Picasso 24 pts, 5 rebs, 2 asts; Sophia Sandoval 10 pts (2-4 3-ptrs), 3 stls; Micaela Perez 6 pts, 2 rebs, 2 asts; Sophie Llevat 5 pts, 5 asts, 4 stls; Elina Hanna 2 pts, 3 rebs; Julia Lee 2 pts, 3 rebs. Lour 12-1.
GIRLS: Lourdes 60, North Miami 50: Lour: Sophia Sandoval 30 pts (7-of-20 3-ptrs), 9 stls, 2 asts; Luciana Picasso 17 pts, 10 rebs, 4 asts, 4 stls, 2 blks; Michelle Falero 9 pts (3-of-9 3-ptrs), 4 rebs, 4 stls, 2 asts; Sophie Llevat 4 pts, 5 asts, 6 stls; Micaela Perez 6 rebs. NM: J’adore Hayes 23 pts, 15 rebs; Kindal Glanton 15 pts (3-of-6 3-ptrs), 10 rebs, 5 stls, 3 asts; Donnesha Morency 10 rebs, 4 pts, 7 asts; Shaina Garvy 8 rebs, 4 pts; Alijah Rene 2 pts, 2 stls, 2 asts; Landie Fluerenvi 2 pts. Lour 13-1, NM 4-10.
GIRLS: Carrollton 61, North Miami 43: NM: J’adore Hayes 21 pts, 25 rebs 1 blk; Donnesha Morency 10 pts, 5 rebs, 1 ast; Kindal Glaton 3 pts (3-ptr), 6 reb; Alijah Rene 4 pts (3-ptr), 2 rebs. NM 4-8.
GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 55, Calvary Christian 39: Freshman Mikayla Brown 24 pts, 6 asts, 5 rebs; Senior Allison Podvin 13 pts, 3 stls, excellent defense; Junior Caitlen Dauphin 12 pts; N.Quevedo 6 pts. GP 8-3.
GIRLS: Nova 60, North Miami 30: NM: J’adore Hayes 14 pts, 20 rebs, 5 blks; Kindal Glanton 8 pts (2 3-ptrs), 4 rebs; Morency Donnesha 6 pts, 5 rebs, 3 ats; Alijah Rene 2 pts, 2 stls. NM 4-7.
BOYS: Belen Jesuit 64, Southridge 59: Vincent Lima 16 pts, 4 asts, 7 rebs; Ignacio Falla 14 pts, 4 rebs; Carlos Santana 9 pts, 1 ast, 1 reb; Alec Arnholt 8 pts, 3 asts, 3 rebs; Orlando Roche 8 pts, 2 asts, 5 rebs. Bel 9-4.
BOYS: St. Brendan 83, Krop 44: StB: Alicea 19 pts, Varela 12, Viegas 11, Saroza 8, Jimenez 7, Villalba 7, Gonzalez 6, Duque 6, Raun 6, Castaneda 3. K: Ferguson 23 pts, Washington 10, Richards 5, Alexandre 4, Victorine 2. 3-ptrs: Alicea 5, Saroza 2, Viegas 2, Varela 2, Raun 2, Villalba 1, Jimenez 1, Castaneda 1. StB 14-4.
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
jvarsallone@miamiherald.com
