Braddock cross-country sweeps districts. Belen perfect again. Carrollton swimming makes history. Plus more
In underdog fashion, the Miami Braddock boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams swept the District 8-4A titles at Larry & Penny Thompson Park in Miami.
Miami Doral Academy finished ahead of Braddock’s girls’ team throughout the season, but the Bulldogs rebounded with an impressive victory at districts. They were led by senior Jasmine Trotz, who placed fourth of 90 runners in 20:14.7.
This marked the ninth district championship for the Braddock girls’ cross-country program.
Braddock also received solid efforts from Top 10 finishers Madison Chin (sophomore), Kayla Feeney (senior) and Martina Buitrago (sophomore). Sophomore Samantha Lompar was 12th to help key the victory.
Doral freshman Nicole Lewis won the girls’ individual district title, covering the 3.1-mile course in 19:30.6. Coral Gables junior standout Avril Donner was the runner-up in 19:34.5, and Coral Reef senior Samantha Ruiz took third in 19:52.3.
The Braddock boys’ team won its first district title in 33 years, placing ahead of several teams, including runner-up Miami Columbus.
Last season Columbus edged the Bulldogs by one point for the district championship. This time Braddock posted 34 points, while Columbus totaled 61. Lowest score wins.
Columbus senior Anthony Scarcello won the boys’ individual title at 16:25.5. Braddock’s Mauricio Escalona (junior) and Jacob Castanedo (sophomore) were second and third, respectively. Teammates Liano Lacayo (sophomore) and Luccas Torres (junior) placed Top 10, and Lucas Knight (freshman) was Top 15 en route to the team championship.
GIRLS: District 8-4A: Team: 1. Champion Braddock 37; Doral Academy 56; 3. Coral Gables 63; 4. Coral Reef 73; 5. Miami Southridge 183; 6. Ferguson 187; 7. Homestead 218; 8. South Dade 232; 9. Miami Beach 243; 10. Miami High 290; 11. Coral Park 294; 12. Dr. Krop 316.
Individuals: 1. Champion Nicole Lewis (Dor) 19:30.6; 2. Avril Donner (CG) 19:34.5; 3. Samantha Ruiz (CR) 19:52.3; 4. Jasmine Trotz (Brd) 20:14.7; 5. Gabriela Gonzalez-Orbegoso (Dor) 20:42.3; 6. Madison Chin (Brd) 20:53.8; 7. Kayla Fenney (Brd) 20:56.7; 8. Martina Buitrago (Brd) 21:13.0; 9. Lauren Puig (CG) 21:27.6; 10. Megan Lewis (Dor) 21:42.9; 11. Sharon Contreras (CG) 21:45.3; 12. Samantha Lompar (Brd) 21:57.6; 13. Alysse Gutierrez (CR) 22:03.8; 14. Sophia Marti (CR) 21:12.2; 15. Fara Pages (CR) 22:13.3; 16. Mikaela Buitrago (Brd) 22:23.9; 17. Yara Korse (CG) 22:28.8; 18. Lauren Avila (Brd) 22:30.1; 19. Ava Perez (Dor) 22:33.4; 20. Naelle Alexis-Pierre (Hst) 22:40.6.
BOYS: District 8-4A: Team: 1. Champion Braddock 24; 2. Columbus 61; 3. Coral Reef 73; 4. Doral Academy 96; 5. Coral Gables 112; 6. Miami Palmetto 188; 7. Barbara Goleman 258; 8. South Dade 267; 9. Coral Park 283; 10. Ferguson 298; 11. Southridge 316; 12. Hialeah Gardens 329; 13. Homestead 350; 14. Dr. Krop 383; 15. Miami High 423.
Individuals: 1. Champion Anthony Scarcello (Col) 16:25.5; 2. Mauricio Escalona (Brd) 16:35.4; 3. Jacob Castanedo (Brd) 16:43.8; 4. Sebastian Coraspe (Dor) 16:57.7; 5. Liano Lacayo (Brd) 17:00.08; 6. Steven Ludin (CR) 17:00.9; 7. Victor Pedreira (Dor) 17:08.7; 8. Luis Marti (CR) 17:10.3; 9. Luccas Torres (Brd) 17:12.2; 10. Jonathan Alvarez (Dor) 17:13.9; 11. Jason Norona (CG) 17:19.4; 12. Anthony Porter (CR) 17:21.1; 13. Alexander Lopez (Col) 17:26; 14. Christian Someillan (Col) 17:27.2; 15. Lucas Knight (Brd) 17:27.9; 16. Diego Eseverri (Col) 17:31.5; 17. Federico Llaguno (Col) 17:32.5; 18. Noah Gonzalez (Col) 17:32.8; 19. Lucas Gonzalez (Col) 17:33; 20. Luis Jimenez (Col) 17:35.9.
More district cross-country
For the second consecutive season, the Miami Belen Jesuit boys’ cross-country team posted a perfect score (15 points) at the District 8-3A Cross-Country Championships at Larry and Penny Thompson Park in Miami.
In the girls’ division, Miami Lourdes nearly equaled Belen’s effort, scoring 16 points for the girls’ team title.
This marks Belen’s 21st consecutive district championship and 43rd in program history.
Belen sophomore Marcelo Mantecon won the 3.1-mile race in record fashion in 15:31, two seconds better than the previous mark (15:33 by Elliot Clemente in 2011). Mantecon is ranked 11th in the country by Milesplit and 14th by Dyestat.
Belen senior Justin Ruiz (2nd), sophomore Armando Cruz (3rd), senior Diego Magarino (4th) and senior Michael Brunet (5th) completed the perfect effort in a field of 87 runners.
The Wolverines, which took 10 of the top 11 spots, qualified to compete at the Region 4-3A Championship on Saturday in Stuart.
Senior Alejandro de Bastos of runner-up Pembroke Pinbes Charter, ran 16:43.10 to break the Belen chain, placing seventh. Senior Dudley Moise of Hollywood McArthur was 12th in 17:23.60, followed by Pembroke Pines Charters’s Gian Carlo de Bastos (sophomore) and Adam Stewart (sophomore).
GIRLS: District 8-3A: Team: 1. Champion Lourdes 16; 2. Archbishop McCarthy 74; 3. Pembroke Pines Charter 83; 4. Mater Academy 117; 5. TERRA 141; 6. Everglades 164; 7. Northwestern 175; 8. McArthur 199.
Individuals: 1. Champion Alessandra Perez (Lour) 20:01; 2. Daniella Fraga (Lour) 20:44.20; 3. Lucia Castillo-Rios (Lour) 20:55.90; 4. Kylie Fernandez (Lour) 21:09.40; 5. Abbigail Laine (T) 21:21.90; 6. Olivia Rodriguez (Lour) 21:31.40; 7. Gabriella Herrera (Mater) 21:36; 8. Eva Pozo (Lour) 21:55.50; 9. Cristina Sanchez (Lour) 21:59.40; 10. Jianna Bustamante (Lour) 22:30.90; 11. Alexis Bertot (T) 22:35.20; 12. Kelsi Sell (Varela) 22:44; 13. Reagan Milam (AM) 22:54.10; 14. Alayah Samuel (PPC) 22:59.30; 15. Juliana Ribeiro (AM) 23:00.40; 16. Marissa Martin (PPC) 23:11.30; 17. Emma Han (AM) 23:21.10; 18. Luciana Kraglievich-Enriquez (AM) 23:46.10; 19. Elysia Wong (PPC) 23:48.50; 20. Alyssa Salmon (PPC) 23:50.60.
BOYS: District 8-3A: Team: 1. Champion Belen Jesuit 15; 2. Pembroke Pines Charter 56; 3. Archbishop McCarthy 105; 4. McArthur 120; 5. Mater Academy 138; 6. Varela 148; 7. ATM 187; 8. TERRA 239; 9. Everglades 270; 10. Pembroke Pines Somerset 271.
Individuals: 1. Champion Marcelo Mantecon (Bel) 15:31; 2. Justin Ruiz (Bel) 16:22.10; 3. Armando Cruz (Bel) 16:22.80; 4. Diego Magarino (Bel) 16:28.10; 5. Michael Brunet (Bel) 16:37.90; 6. Joseph Socarres (Bel) 16:43; 7. Alejandro de Bastos (PPC) 16:43.10; 8. Joey Diaz-Quintero (Bel) 17:03.10; 9. Matthias Murrle (Bel) 17:05.50; 10. Nicholas Veloso (Bel) 17:06.80; 11. Marco Prieguez (Bel) 17:20.90; 12. Dudley Moise (McA) 17:23.60; 13. Gian Carlo de Bastos (PPC) 18:04.20; 14. Adam Stewart (PPC) 18:06.50; 15. Luke Jackson (ATM) 18:06.90; 16. Aiden Johnson (PPC) 18:10.80; 17. Daniel Lopez (Var) 18:36; 18. Andres Gaviria (PPC) 18:39.40; 19. Anthony Paz (Mater) 19:09.30; 20. John Balius (AM) 19:11.80.
District swimming
The Miami Carrollton girls’ swim team won the District 12-1A Championship, and Ransom Everglades won the boys’ team title in a meet hosted by Carrollton.
This marks the first time Carrollton has won a district team title in girls’ swimming in 14 seasons under the direction of Coach Corinna Ahearn, breaking Ransom’s stronghold on the championship. The Raiders still celebrated a team title in the boys’ division, while the girls were runners-up.
Olivia Arriete, Evelyn Bussey, Mila Fanjul and Isabelle Wilson led the champion Cyclones. Lincoln Broad, Nohan Gomez, Jay Holly and Connor Verbrugge guided the champion Raiders.
Top swimmers also included Santiago Balbisportal and Rafael Frable of Cutler Bay, Julian Lozabo of Riviera Prep, Sophia Linfield and Kiera Rampersad of Ransom Everglades.
GIRLS: District 12-1A: Team: 1. Champion Carrollton 499; 2. Ransom Everglades 455; 3. Cutler Bay 249; 4. Coral Shores 240; 5. Westminster Christian 185; 6. True North 166; 7. Riviera Prep 77.
Individuals: 200 medley relay: 1. RE (Linfield, Sophia; Szutkowski, Sophie; Rampersad, Kiera; Kriplen, Eleanor) 1:54.24. 200 free: 1. Wilson, Isabelle (Carr) 1:59.47. 200 IM: 1. Smutny, Lydia (CB) 2:14.94. 50 free: 1. Fanjul, Mila (Carr) 26.03. 100 butterfly: 1. Rampersad, Kiera (RE) 55.67. 100 free: 1. Grubbs, Amanda (CB) 55.64. 500 free: 1. Wilson, Isabelle (Carr) 5:08.74. 200 free relay: 1. RE (Manno, Casey; Kriplen, Eleanor; Gould, Sydney; Jimenez, Chloe) 1:45.13. 100 back: 1. Linfield, Sophia (RE) 1:01.75. 100 breast: 1. Rampersad, Kiera (RE) 1:07.63. 400 free relay: 1. RE (Linfield, Sophia; Gould, Sydney; Szutkowski, Sophie; Rampersad, Kiera) 3:45.32.
BOYS: District 12-1A: Team: 1. Champion Ransom Everglades 601.5; 2. Cutler Bay 386; 3. Riviera Prep 262.5; 4. Westminster Christian 165; 5. Coral Shores 107; 6. True North 89.
Individuals: 200 medley relay: 1. CB (Goodhue, McKeown; Frable, Rafael B; Pelaez, Nicholas; Balbisportal, Santiago) 1:47.26. 200 free: 1. Lozano, Julian (RP) 1:48.08. 200 IM: 1. Verbrugge, Connor (RE) 2:17.23. 50 free: 1. Balbisportal, Santiago (CB) 22.52. 100 butterfly: 1. Gomez, Nohan (RE) 51.73. 100 free: 1. Balbisportal, Santiago (CB) 49.30. 500 free: 1. Lozano, Julian (RP) 4:54.69. 200 free relay: 1. RE (Gomez, Nohan; Broad, Lincoln; Sullivan, Ethan; Holly, Jay) 1:30.23. 100 back: Gomez, Nohan (RE) 53.80. 100 breast: 1. Frable, Rafael B (CB) 1:08.28. 400 free relay: 1. RE (Broad, Lincoln; Sullivan, Ethan; Holly, Jay; Gomez, Nohan) 3:22.16.
At District 12-2A, Camila Correa and Nicole Macedo led girls’ team champ MAST over runner-up Gulliver Prep, which won eight events. Boys’ champ Belen was topped by brothers Alec and Christopher De Angulo and Ariel Gutierrez over runner-up MAST, which won seven events.
GIRLS: District 12-2A: Team: 1. Champion MAST 500; 2. Gulliver Prep 467; 3. TERRA 309; 4. St. Brendan 193; 5. Key West 191; 6. iMater 87; 7. South Miami 63; 8. Miami Springs 1.
Individuals: 200 medley relay: 1. GP (Musiello, Giovanna; Rosenthal, Reese; Eskra, Paige; Ciperski, Sofia) 1:54.26. 200 free: 1. Moreno, Antonia (GP) 2:04.52. 200 IM: 1. Musiello, Giovanna (GP) 2:09.64. 50 free: 1. Rosenthal, Reese (GP) 25.56. 100 butterfly: 1. Macedo, Nicole (MAST) 1:04.32. 100 free: 1. Correa, Camila (MAST) 56.41. 500 free: 1. Viera, Andrea (T) 5:33.94. 200 free relay: 1. GP (Rosenthal, Reese; Savoia, Rafaela; Kingston, Sophia; Ciperski, Sofia) 1:44.67. 100 back: 1. Musiello, Giovanna (GP) 59.44. 100 breast: 1. Rosenthal, Reese (GP) 1:08.62. 400 free relay: 1. GP (Eskra, Paige; Musiello, Giovanna; Lara Nogueira Milano, Mariah; Ciperski, Sofia) 3:45.25.
BOYS: District 12-2A: Team: 1. Champion Belen Jesuit 520; 2. MAST 423; 3. TERRA 289; 4. Gulliver Prep 276; 5. Key West 144; 6. iMater 85; 7. St. Brendan 83; 8. South Miami 59; 9. Miami Springs 40; 10. SLAM 22.
Individuals: 200 medley relay: 1. MAST (Lesentier, Liam; Roca, Peter; Martinez, Gabriel; Kotz-Agramonte, Jake) 1:39.92. 200 free: 1. Lesentier, Liam (MAST) 1:48.64. 200 IM: 1. De Angulo, Alec (Bel) 2:01.65. 50 free: 1. Mora-Rodriguez, Fabio (MAST) 22.42. 100 butterfly: 1. Martinez, Gabriel (MAST) 52.75. 100 free: 1. Kotz-Agramonte, Jake (MAST) 49.02. 500 free: 1. Gutierrez, Ariel (Bel) 5:08.99. 200 free relay: 1. MAST (Martinez, Gabriel; Kotz-Agramonte, Jake; Roca, Peter; Lesentier, Liam) 1:28.63. 100 back: 1. De Angulo, Alec (Bel) 54.45. 100 breast: 1. De Angulo, Christopher (Bel) 1:02.97. 400 free relay: 1. MAST (Mora-Rodriguez, Fabio; Lesentier, Liam; Roca, Peter; Kotz-Agramonte, Jake) 3:16.59.
In District 10-1A, Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest boys won the team title.
Individual champs from the area included double winner Juan Vallmitjana (NSU University) 200 free (1:40.22) and 500 free (4:27.11); Maria Camila Perez (NSU University) 200 IM (2:08.11); Jake Jones (PC) 200 IM (1:55.19); Allen Levitis (PC) Diving (575.15 pts); Christopher Lin (PC) 100 butterfly (52.18); Sara Miller (PC) 100 breast (1:06.51).
GIRLS: District 10-1A: Team: 1. Champion Boca Raton St. Andrew’s 610; 2. Pine Crest 468; 3. NSU University 242; 4. Boca Raton FAU HS 208; 5. Westminster Academy 202; 6. Boca Raton St. John Paul II 152; 7. Sagemont 16; 8. Boca Raton Grandview Prep 16.
BOYS: District 10-1A: Team: 1. Champion Pine Crest 461; 2. St. Andrew’s 441; 3. Westminster Academy 342; 4. NSU University 274; 5. FAU HS 202; 6. Grandview Prep 102; 7. St. John Paul II 88.
In District 12-2A, Pompano Beach swept the district titles.
GIRLS: District 12-2A: Team: 1. Champion Pompano Beach 348; 2. Calvary Christian 298; 3. Riviera Beach Suncoast 286; 4. West Palm Beach Alexander W. Dreyfoos 260; 5. Coral Springs Charter 244; 6. Delray Beach American Heritage 201; 7. Cardinal Gibbons 199; 8. North Broward Prep 130; 9. Boynton Beach Somerset Academy 7.
Individuals: 200 medley relay: 1. Calv (Paschal, Christina; Poling, Summer; Kanell, Dylan; Tyner, Marley) 1:55.10. 200 free: 1. Rodriguez, Alina (Pomp) 1:59.25. 200 IM: 1. Han, Emma (Drey) 2:10.69. 50 free: 1. Tyner, Marley (Calv) 25.02. Diving: 1. Radich, Juliet (CG) 507.20 pts. 100 butterfly: 1. Rodriguez, Alina (Pomp) 58.92. 100 free: 1. Tyner, Marley (Calv) 54.68. 500 free: 1. Gil-Restrepo, Alejandra (CSC) 5:20.71. 200 free relay: 1. Calv (Paschal, Christina; Poling, Summer; Kanell, Dylan; Tyner, Marley) 1:41.89. 100 back: 1. Blanco, Lilia (Pomp) 59.63. 100 breast: 1. Han, Emma (Drey) 1:06.37. 400 free relay: 1. Pomp (Torres-Mendoza, Isabel; Balog, Charlott; Rodriguez, Alina; Blanco, Lilia) 3:42.93.
BOYS: District 12-2A: Team: 1. Champion Pompano Beach 386; 2. Calvary Christian 366.5; 3. Suncoast 319; 4. Coral Springs Charter 253.5; 5. Alexander W. Dreyfoos 222; 6. North Broward Prep 152; 7. Cardinal Gibbons 106; 8. Delray Beach American Heritage 101; 9. Northeast 73; 10. Boynton Beach Somerset Academy 33.
Individuals: 200 medley relay: 1. CSC (Palumbo, Anthony; Albornoz, John; Hamilton, Brian; Chaison, Christopher) 1:43.39. 200 free: 1. King, Christian (Calv) 1:48.46. 200 IM: Albornoz, John (CSC) 2:01.31. 50 free: 1. Allahar, Benjamin (Sunc) 22.16. Diving: 1. Radich, Juliet (Sunc) 295.45 pts. 100 butterfly: 1. Brunetti, Adriano (Pomp) 54.60. 100 free: 1. Allahar, Benjamin (Sunc) 48.28. 500 free: 1. Smith, Matthew (Pomp) 5:01.20. 200 free relay: 1. Calv (King, Christian; Paiz, Jeremiah; Cunha, Daniel; Campbell, Uriah) 1:33.06. 100 back: 1. Palumbo, Anthony (CSC) 57.98. 100 breast: 1. Albornoz, John (CSC) 1:02.55. 400 free relay: 1. Pomp (Brunetti, Adriano; Marmolejo, Nicholas; Jucoski, Mattheus; Smith, Matthew) 3:23.16.
In District 11-4A, Tajhari Williams of South Broward was a double winner, finishing first in boys’ 50 free at 21.72 and 100 back at 53.91. He also teamed with Luis Vazquez, Giancarlo Padon and Bryan Toledo to place fourth in the boys’ 200 medley relay at 1:50.36. South Broward’s Ariela Brody was seventh in girls’ 500 free at 6:31.68.
Soccer
▪ GIRLS: Lourdes 5, Palmer Trinity 0: Veronica Aguilar 2 goals, Lily Martinez 2 goals, 1 assist; Nicole Lee 1 goal; Antonella Monsalve 2 assists; Lia Chantres 1 assist; Gkps Chloe Bligh and Adriana Baena combined shutout. Lour 1-0.
▪ GIRLS: Miami Beach 8, JC Bermudez 0: Phoebe Cartiledge 5 goals; Olivia Hege 1 goal, 1 assist; Avril Pazmino 1 goal, 1 assist; Camila Gironotano 1 goal; Valentina Marmolejo 3 assists. MB 1-0.
▪ GIRLS: Miami Country Day 10, Florida Christian 2: Kayla Kilstock 3 goals, 4 assists; Amelia Ziolkowski 3 goals; Ella Ogulnick 2 goals; Mila Gonzalez 1 goal; Lula Arcila 1 goal. MCD 1-0, FC 0-1.
▪ GIRLS: Plantation American Heritage 8, Gulliver Prep 0: Mattie Hall, 1 goal, 2 assists; Jordyn Norwood 3 goals; Victoria Burns 1 assist; Juliana Soto, 2 goals, 1 assist; Courtney Caruso 1 goal; Mia Sommers 1 goal, 1 assist; Allison Aleman, 1 assist; Gkps Jillian Miliffe and Sydney Carlo combined shutout. AH 1-0.
▪ GIRLS: Plantation American Heritage 2, Wellington 0: Juliana Soto 1 goal; Ariana Doles 1 goal; Allison Aleman 1 assist; Gkp Jillian Miliffe shutout. AH 2-0.
▪ BOYS: Belen Jesuit 3, Mater Academy 0: Monge 1 goal; Wendelken 1 goal; Garcia-Chacon 1 goal; Gkp Julian Quijano shutout. Bel 1-1.
▪ BOYS: Miami Beach 5, Southwest 0: Tomas Visintini 1 goal; Valentino Levy 1 goal; Tomas Cortez 1 goal; Josmel Nunez 1 goal; Jamary Joseph 1 goal; Gkp Lenonx Munoz shutout. MB 1-0.
▪ BOYS: NSU University School 2, Miami SLAM 0: Raul Leyva 1 goal; Nicholas Marques 1 goals; Gkp Matthew Jean Baptiste 2nd shutout. Univ 2-0-0.
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
jvarsallone@miamiherald.com
This story was originally published November 8, 2024 at 12:48 AM.
