Columbus bowling coach Scholer steps down. True North football wins. Plus basketball and soccer
After 35 seasons as boys’ bowling coach at Miami Columbus, Adam Scholer decided to step down.
During that long run, the Explorers won a team state championship in 1999. Also, Robert MacKarvich won an individual state title in 2003.
Columbus recorded 12 consecutive undefeated seasons with 16 district championships and several GMAC and Miami-Dade Youth Fair titles.
The Explorers, who were runners-up at GMAC in 2024, advanced to state again, placing 17th there.
In one season in the past, four of five Miami Herald All-Dade first team bowlers were from Columbus.
Scholer is an advocate of publicity for high school bowlers, helping continue the sport in South Florida.
He wrote: “It has been an incredible run, and I’m grateful for the opportunity.”
Football playoffs
The visiting Miami True North football team shut out Miami Palmer Trinity 42-0 in a Region 4-1A quarterfinal.
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Region 4-1A quarterfinal: True North 42, Palmer Trinity 0: QB Zac Katz 11-of-15 passing, 157 yds, TD, 3 car. 43 yds, 2 TDs; Kareem Brown 2 rec, 27 yds, TD; Kamari Bailey 5 rec, 77 yds; Jamari Johnson 7 car, 50 yds 2 TDs; Camaul King 2 TKL, 2 PD, 1 INT (49-Yd Return - TD); Ricky Carter 6 TKL, 1 INT (15-Yd Return); Miguel Martinez 6 TKL, 1 sack, 2 hurries.
The Titans (8-3) advance to play Miami Edison (7-4) in a Region 4-1A semifinal at 5 p.m. Thursday at Southridge Park in Miami.
Soccer
Jorge Gonzalez-Tello scored twice as the visiting Miami Columbus boys’ soccer team edged Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas 2-1.
Plus, Davie NSU University School boys and Miami Gulliver Prep played to a tie at one in the Champions League.
Alex Sasser scored off a Nicholas Marques assist to give the Sharks a 1-0 lead. Gulliver evened things with three minutes to play, when Tomas Bellatin scored on an assist from Pablo Cejas.
In girls’ soccer action, Parkland Stoneman Douglas edged Weston Cypress Bay 1-0. The Eagles are 2-0-1, and Cypress Bay is 3-1.
Prior, Miami Palmetto tied Douglas at one. Raya Kempler scored the tying goal for the Panthers in the second half, and goalkeeper London Gill made 12 saves.
Palmetto later defeated TERRA 2-1. Abigail Pereira scored both goals for the Panthers (2-2-1). Isabella Marin and Cooper Ricklick each added an assist.
▪ BOYS: Champions League: NSU University School 1, Gulliver Prep 1: Univ: Alex Sasser 1 goal; Nicholas Marques 1 assist. GP: Tomas Bellatin 1 goal; Pablo Cejas 1 assist. Univ 3-0-1, GP 4-0-1.
▪ BOYS: Columbus 2, St. Thomas Aquinas 1: Jorge Gonzalez-Tello 2 goals; Matias Giorgio 1 assist; Santiago Montoya 1 assist; Gkp Alonzo Montero. Col 3-1.
▪ BOYS: Belen Jesuit 3, Melbourne West Shore 0: Poleo 2 goals; Abreu 1 goal; Lopez-Gottardi 1 assist; De Leon 1 assist; Gkps Mejia, Quijano, Moscoso combined shutout. Bel 3-2.
▪ BOYS: Cardinal Gibbons 2, Flanagan 1: Dylan Young 1 goal; Eugene Gibbons 1 goal; Henry Copelin 1 assist; Luigi Olivieri 1 assist. CG 1-2.
▪ BOYS: Krop 6, Hialeah 0: William Obando 1 goal; Jahmari Hutchinson 1 goal; Omer Gan-El 3 goals, 1 assist; Franco Kaplan 1 goal; Gkp Matias Moran 1 save. Krop 1-1.
▪ BOYS: Krop 2, Mast 2: Mikhail Kiselev 1 goal; Matteo Turtula 1 goal; William Obando 1 assist; Gkp Tiago Latorre 8 saves. Krop 1-1-1.
▪ BOYS: Miami Beach 2, Reagan 0: Josmel Nunez 2 goals; Joshua Zephyrine 1 assist; Gkp Lenonx Munoz 2nd shutout. MB 3-0-1.
▪ BOYS: Stoneman Douglas 2, Cypress Bay 2: SD: Coby Ahladeff 1 goal; Luis Delgado 1 goal. CB: Andres Mathison 1 goal; Lorenzo Abbiati 1 goal; Sebastian Paba 1 assist; Vittorio Rivalta 1 assist. SD 3-0-1, CB 1-2-2.
▪ GIRLS: Archbishop McCarthy 2, North Fort Myers 1: Gianna Paul 1 goal; Gianna Vasquez 1 goal; Valentina Chavarria 1 assist; Valentina Huertas 1 assist. AM 5-0-1, NFM 2-1.
▪ GIRLS: Carrollton 3, Miami Country Day 2: Carr: Daniela Eljaiek 1 goal, 1 assist; Mia Martell 1 goal; Miranda Quimper 1 goal; Cece Jereissati 1 assist; Natalia Zubaran 1 assist. MCD: Elle Oglunick 1 goal; Katlyn Kilstock 1 goal. Carr 2-2-1, MCD 2-2.
▪ GIRLS: Key West 5, Miami Somerset Silver Palms 3: Som: Ava Chambers 1 goal, 1 assist; Mia Perez 1 goal; Shaireen Sosa 1 goal. KW 1-3, Som 2-1-1.
▪ GIRLS: Lourdes 3, NSU University 0: Lily Martinez 1 goal; Sienna Aviles 2 goals; Gianna Gray 1 assist; Mia Roca 1 assist; Gkp Adriana Baena shutout. Lour 4-0.
▪ GIRLS: North Broward Prep 5, Fort Lauderdale 0: Lila Brown 2 goals, 1 assist; Jayda Palumbo 2 goals; Ella Munoz 1 goal; Sumaya Brown 1 assist; Laila Dionisio 1 assist; Alicia Makovsky 1 assist; Isabella Souza 1 assist; Gkps Zoie Brown and Ella Ford combined shutout. NBP 4-1, FtL 3-2.
▪ GIRLS: Ransom Everglades 3, LaSalle 1: LaS: Valentina Mangles 1 goal. RE 4-1, LaS 4-2.
▪ GIRLS: Westminster Christian 8, Divine Savior 0: Carolina Escobio 2 goals; Olivia Leon 2 goals; Rebecca Eikenberg 1 goal; Gabrielle Hernandez 1 goal; Carolina Ibanez 1 goal; Julianna Riccio 1 goal. WC 3-1.
Basketball
Boys’ basketball preseason tip off classics are underway, while getting very close to the start of the regular season.
On the girls’ side, the regular season is already underway, and Palmer Trinity won its opener against Coconut Creek North Broward Prep.
▪ BOYS: Preseason Tip Off: Belen Jesuit 68, True North 56: Orlando Roche 19 pts, 2 asts, 5 rebs; Alec Arnholt (triple double) 13 pts, 12 asts, 10 rebs; Lucas Diaz 13 pts, 2 asts, 5 rebs; Nico Misiunas 11 pts, 6 rebs; Julio Blandon 6 pts, 4 asts; Javi Vasseur 6 pts, 5 rebs.
▪ BOYS: Preseason Tip Off: Belen Jesuit 58, Ferguson 36: Orlando Roche 26 pts, 3 asts; Alec Arnholt 12 pts, 3 asts; Mikey Valdes 6 pts, 4 asts, 4 rebs, 6 stls; Julio Blandon 6 pts, 3 asts, 2 rebs, 2 stls.
▪ BOYS: Sabre Tip Off Classic: St. Brendan 102, Divine Savior 85: StB: Duque 30 points, Fragela 24, Gutierrez 12, Saroza 10, Martinez S 9, Jimenez 4, Martinez T 3, Perez 3, Lentiz 3, Villalba 2. DS: Watson 23 points, Grande 17, West 16, Torres 11, Vargas 11, Thomas 4, Sanchez 2, Cueva 2. 3-ptrs: Duque 7, Fragela 4, Gutierrez 4, Saroza 2, Martinez S 1, Martinez T 1, Lentiz 1, Perez 1.
▪ GIRLS: Palmer Trinity 62, North Broward Prep 38: Esparza 24 points, Wright 14, Laria 8, Nieves 11 Sullivan 2, Bloom 3. 3-ptrs: Nieves 3, Esparza 1, Bloom 1. Rebs: Esparza 11. Stls: Esparza 4. Asts: Esparza 5. Blks: Esparza 3. PT 1-0.
More basketball
The 2024 Junior Orange Bowl Basketball Classic, featuring eight boys’ teams and eight girls’ teams is Dec. 27, 28 and 30 at Westminster Christian School, 6855 SW 152nd St, Palmetto Bay.
Eight games begin at 10 a.m. on Dec. 27. Championship games are 7:30 p.m. (girls) and 9 p.m. (boys) on Dec. 30.
This is the 32nd edition of this annual event, which has welcomed teams from 21 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Puerto Rico and Slovenia.
This year’s field includes five newcomers as well as four prior Junior Orange Bowl Basketball Classic champions.
The boys’ division consists of Mater Lakes Academy, Norland, Palmetto, Mount Saint Joseph (Maryland), Pembroke Pines Charter, Roman Catholic (Pennsylvania), Westminster Christian, Woodward Academy (Georgia).
The girls’ division consists of Bradley Central (Tennessee), Doral Academy, Magnificat (Ohio), Miami Senior, SLAM Academy, Southridge, Springboro (Ohio), Woodward Academy (Georgia).
Send high school sports results
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
