North Miami basketball win streak at seven. Plus football state honors, more Orange Bowl hoops
The North Miami boys’ basketball team won two games at the Sunshine State Basketball Explosion at Coconut Creek High School.
The Pioneers beat Coconut Creek 65-51 in overtime and Georgia West Hall 48-37.
Sparked by Jonathan Joseph, Jeano Joachim and Kingson Valcourt, North Miami improved to 8-2, while riding a 7-game win streak.
Coconut Creek (1-7) played better than its record in losses to North Miami and Miami Braddock. Nash Youte led the Cougars.
North Miami 65, Coconut Creek 51 (OT): NM: Jonathan Joseph 17 pts, 12 rebs, 2 stls, 2 blks; Jeano Joachim 13 pts (2-6 3-ptrs), 4 rebs, 3 stls; Kingson Valcourt 13 pts, 5 rebs, 3 stls; Calando Joseph 10 pts (1-3 3-ptrs), 5 rebs, 2 stls; Oween Francois 4 pts, 4 rebs, 2 blks; Zion White 4 pts, 3 rebs; Alex Jean-Jacques 4 pts, 2 rebs, 2 asts, 1 stl; Allen Jules 4 rebs, 1 ast, 1 stl. CC: Nash Youte 13 pts (3-7 3-ptrs), 2 rebs; Tavares Holmes 12 pts, 5 rebs, 6 stls, 3 asts; Zay Aliensy 9 pts, 8 rebs; Warren Noel 9 pts, 7 rebs; Dallas Dixon 8 pts, 6 rebs. NM 7-2, CC 1-6.
North Miami 48, Georgia West Hall 37: Jeano Joachim 15 pts (3-8 3-ptrs), 4 rebs, 3 stls; Jonathan Joseph 11 pts, 14 rebs, 2 asts; Kingson Valcourt 8 pts, 5 rebs, 2 stls; Calando Joseph 5 pts, 6 rebs, 1 ast, 1 stl; Allen Jules 5 pts (1-2 3-ptrs), 2 rebs, 1 stl; Johnrisha Jeantinor 4 pts, 3 rebs, 1 stl, 1 blk. NM 8-2, WH 6-9.
Braddock 63, Coconut Creek 54: CC: Nash Youte 20 pts (4-7 3-ptrs), 5 rebs, 3 stls, 1 ast; Zay Aliensy 8 pts, 9 rebs; Ijay Chin 6 pts, 12 rebs, 2 asts, 1 stl, 1 blk; Warren Noel 5 pts, 5 asts, 1 stl; Tavares Holmes 7 pts, 5 rebs, 1 stl. Brd 5-6, CC 1-7.
Orange Bowl basketball
After running recently the final day results of the boys’ and girls’ championship games as well as the third, fifth and seventh place games of the Junior Orange Bowl Basketball Classic, here are results from the first two days of the three-day tournament at Miami Westminster Christian School.
The event featured 16 teams from Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
SCORES
▪ GIRLS: Springboro Ohio 58, SLAM Miami 40; Doral Miami 83, Woodward Georgia 42; Bradley Central Tennessee 71, Southridge Miami 43; Magnificat Ohio 63, Miami Senior 42.
(Semifinal) Springboro Ohio 70, Doral Miami 52; (Semifinal) Bradley Central Tennessee 61, Magnificat Ohio 35; (Consolation) SLAM Miami 52, Woodward Georgia 50; (Consolation) Miami Senior 38, Southridge Miami 35.
▪ BOYS: Woodward Georgia 75, Miami Norland 50; Roman Catholic Pennsylvania 62, Westminster Christian Miami 42; Miami Palmetto 71, Pembroke Pines Charter 65; Mt. St. Joseph Maryland 58, Mater Lakes Miami 44.
(Semifinal) Roman Catholic Pennsylvania 65, Woodward Academy Georgia 61 (OT); (Semifinal) Miami Palmetto 61, Mt. St. Joseph Maryland 59; (Consolation) Westminster Christian Miami 47, Miami Norland 46; (Consolation) Pembroke Pines Charter 67, Mater Lakes Miami 46.
SUMMARIES
▪ GIRLS: Bradley Central (12-0) KIMORA FIELDS 4-13 8-9 17, AVARY BREWER 4-7 0-0 9, LOVE HOWARD 2-4 0-0 5, HARMONIE WARE 9-13 0-0 20, MALIA WILCOX 1-1 0-0 2, TATIANNA STOVALL 7-10 1-2 15, ALLIYAH OSBORN 0-3 0-0 0, ADDIE GEREN 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 28-55 9-11 71.
Southridge (5-4) NAYA HARDISSON 10-20 6-8 30, SAKURA BARNES 0-3 0-0 0, EMILY JEAN-GLAUDE 0-3 1-1 1, MARIAH BRAND 0-1 0-0 0, DIANKA HARDISSON 2-6 2-2 8, JOANN BARNES 0-0 0-0 0, ZHARIANNA GUION 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 14-35 9-11 43.
▪ GIRLS: Magnificat (6-2) JULIA HALL 7-13 3-4 20, SOPHIA LAPORTE 0-4 0-0 0, LILY KUHLMAN 0-0 0-0 0, SOFIA WILSON 5-12 0-0 14, ABIGAIL NORMAN 0-0 1-2 1, ELLE LAKIOS 2-3 0-0 6, REESE ROGGENBURK 6-9 2-5 14, IZZY WILSON 0-0 0-0 0, CHARLOTTE PAP 0-1 0-0 0, GEMMA WICHMANN 3-8 2-5 8. Totals 23-50 8-16 63.
Miami (8-5) ALEXIE NICOLAS 4-9 0-3 9, SYDNEY WILSON 2-7 1-1 6, CHRISTINE BUCKNOR 0-0 0-0 0, JAMIR COOK 3-5 1-5 7, KARLA STIVEN 0-2 0-0 0, ZOE ROWE 3-7 1-2 8, NICOLE PENALVER 6-12 0-0 12, DEVYN RIGGINS 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-42 3-11 42.
▪ GIRLS: Springboro (7-1) BROOKE CLEAR 0-2 1-2 1, TESSA BLAIN 0-0 0-0 0, BRYN MARTIN 8-19 7-8 25, LYDIA GABBARD 0-2 2-2 2, MCKENZIE JONES 1-9 4-4 7, AVA WADE 5-10 0-1 10, ANIYA TRENT 5-13 0-2 10, CARLY TURMAN 0-0 0-0 0, ADY MARTIN 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 20-59 14-19 58.
SLAM (5-5) SAMANTHA BAUTISTA 2-5 0-0 6, ADAYA MONTALVO 2-5 2-2 7, LAILA RIVAS 5-9 0-0 12, MAKAYLA TURNER 1-2 0-1 2, JIM’MIYAH BRANTON 4-14 5-6 13, DESTINY NGUYEN 0-3 0-0 0, AUBREYANNA MONTALVO 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 14-42 7-9 40.
▪ GIRLS: Doral (12-2) CAMILA VELASCO 0-1 0-0 0, MADISON LONDONO 0-0 0-0 0, VICTORIA VALLE 7-16 0-0 19, LEILA FIGUEROA 0-2 0-0 0, DJ MYERS 5-6 3-4 13, KENNEDY YOST 1-2 0-0 2, ASHLEY MARTINEZ 6-12 0-0 17, STEPHANIE VEGA 12-20 4-4 30, SOFIA MOLINA 1-1 0-0 2, MEGHAN MCGUINN 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-60 7-8 83.
Woodward (7-2) KAMI WHITMER 1-1 0-1 2, Z WILLIAMS 2-7 0-0 5, KENDALL DRAYTON 1-1 0-0 2, LAURYN DENNIS-COOPER 5-16 0-0 11, KAYLA WHITNER 3-9 0-0 8, DELANEY COOPER 7-12 2-5 16. Totals 19-46 2-6 44.
▪ GIRLS: Semifinal: Bradley Central (13-0) KIMORA FIELDS 12-20 6-7 30, AVARY BREWER 2-7 0-0 5, HALLIE RYMER 0-0 0-0 0, LOVE HOWARD 0-2 0-0 0, HARMONIE WARE 3-9 0-0 7, MALIA WILCOX 0-2 0-0 0, TATIANNA STOVALL 7-9 0-0 14, ALLIYAH OSBORN 1-1 0-0 3, ADDIE GEREN 0-1 0-0 0, JADA FRANCIS 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 26-52 6-7 61.
Magnificat (6-3) JULIA HALL 1-13 2-2 4, AVERY MASLAR 0-0 0-0 0, SOPHIA LAPORTE 1-2 1-2 3, SOFIA WILSON 2-10 0-0 5, ELLE LAKIOS 2-3 0-1 4, ERIN ROSFELDER 1-1 0-0 2, REESE ROGGENBURK 5-7 2-3 12, IZZY WILSON 0-0 2-4 2, GEMMA WICHMANN 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 13-38 8-14 35.
▪ GIRLS: Semifinal: Springboro (8-1) BROOKE CLEAR 6-7 0-0 15, TESSA BLAIN 0-1 0-0 0, BRYN MARTIN 11-20 4-5 28, LYDIA GABBARD 1-1 1-2 3, MCKENZIE JONES 1-3 2-2 5, AVA WADE 3-9 5-6 11, ANIYA TRENT 4-8 0-0 8, ADY MARTIN 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-50 12-15 70.
Doral (12-3) CAMILA VELASCO 0-0 0-0 0, MADISON LONDONO 1-1 0-0 3, VICTORIA VALLE 7-19 6-7 23, DJ MYERS 1-2 0-0 2, KENNEDY YOST 1-3 0-0 2, ASHLEY MARTINEZ 1-7 0-0 3, STEPHANIE VEGA 5-8 7-10 19, SOFIA MOLINA 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-40 13-17 52.
▪ GIRLS: Consolation: SLAM (6-5) SAMANTHA BAUTISTA 3-10 0-0 7, ADAYA MONTALVO 2-4 1-1 5, LAILA RIVAS 1-2 0-0 2, MAKAYLA TURNER 1-3 0-0 3, TAELER SUBER 2-3 0-0 4, JIM'MIYAH BRANTON 6-8 3-4 15, DESTINY NGUYEN 5-5 2-2 12, AUBREYANNA MONTALVO 1-5 2-2 4. Totals 21-40 8-9 52.
Woodward (7-3) KAMI WHITMER 2-4 0-2 4, Z WILLIAMS 5-10 0-0 11, KENDALL DRAYTON 0-3 0-2 0, KEJAH RAINE 0-0 0-0 0, LAURYN DENNIS-COOPER 4-11 1-3 10, KAITLYN WEEKS 0-2 0-0 0, KAYLA WHITNER 6-15 2-3 15, DELANEY COOPER 4-10 2-4 10. Totals 21-55 5-14 50.
▪ GIRLS: Consolation: Miami (9-5) ALEXIE NICOLAS 1-11 0-0 3, SYDNEY WILSON 3-10 1-3 10, CHRISTINE BUCKNOR 0-0 0-0 0, JAMIR COOK 6-12 2-2 14, KARLA STIVEN 0-0 0-0 0, ZOE ROWE 1-11 2-4 5, NICOLE PENALVER 3-7 0-0 6, DEVYN RIGGINS 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 14-51 5-9 38.
Southridge (5-5) NAYA HARDISSON 6-14 0-0 12, SAKURA BARNES 2-11 0-0 4, DEMERRIA CARTER 0-3 0-0 0, EMILY JEAN-GLAUDE 3-12 3-4 10, DIANKA HARDISSON 4-9 0-0 9, JOANN BARNES 0-2 0-0 0, ZHARIANNA GUION 0-2 0-2 0. Totals 15-53 3-6 35.
SUMMARIES
▪ BOYS: Mt. St. Joseph (8-3) BJ RANSON 7-11 0-0 16, ZIKON ETOLUE 3-6 2-3 9, BRYTON BARRETT 1-2 4-4 6, TOUREAN THOMPSON 1-1 0-0 3, JOSEPH GREEN 3-9 0-0 6, ENRICO PURNELL 3-7 0-0 7, CHAUNCY WORD 0-1 0-0 0, AARON EARLY 4-8 0-0 9, BRAYDON YOUNG 0-2 0-0 0, KENNETH ANTHONY II 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 23-50 6-7 58.
Mater Lakes (3-9) AIDAN SPENKUCH 1-4 0-0 2, JEDIAH LUIS BRINEZ 0-2 0-0 0, TAI BELL 10-22 7-9 28, JULIAN PEREZ 0-5 0-0 0, KHANYE MOSS 4-18 2-3 12, BRANDON BLOCH 0-3 0-0 0, ANTHONY TORRES 1-1 0-0 2, JUSTIN ROSAPO 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-56 9-12 44.
▪ BOYS: Palmetto (9-4) RAFAEL DIAZ 4-11 0-0 9, SEBASTIAN MADERA 5-9 1-2 11, DARREN KU 0-3 0-0 0, SAMFREE SARANTE 6-9 2-4 15, SANTIAGO HENRIQUEZ 7-17 10-13 26, ALEXANDER JACKSON 2-4 5-5 10. Totals 24-53 18-24 71.
Pines Charter (6-5) JUSTIN WALTERS 0-5 0-0 0, MAXIMO ORTEGA 6-11 1-5 13, ROMAN HUGHES 2-9 2-2 7, JONAS FERGUSON 0-1 0-0 0, ZEMARI DAYS 7-20 2-4 18, DEREK ROCHA 4-5 0-0 11, ROBERT GUISHARD JR 8-12 0-0 16, JAMES WILLIAMS 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-64 5-11 65.
▪ BOYS: Roman (4-2) DWAYNE RUFFIN 3-4 0-0 6, SAMMY JACKSON 5-8 0-1 12, ELIJAH GUER 2-3 0-0 4, TYLER SUTTON 5-14 2-4 13, SEBASTIAN EDWARDS 3-7 3-3 10, SEMAJ ROBINSON 0-0 0-0 0, CJ MILLER 2-3 0-0 4, JUDAH STERLING 1-3 1-2 3, BRAD WANAMAKER 0-1 0-0 0, SHAREEF JACKSON 4-7 2-4 10. Totals 25-50 8-14 62.
Westminster Christian (9-3) COOPER WHITBY 2-8 3-5 8, JULIAN CRESPO 3-10 10-12 16, JULIAN ROBERTS 0-4 0-2 0, BRAYDEN HENDRIKSE 3-3 4-7 10, DWIGHT WHIPPLE 2-7 2-2 6, MIGUEL RIGGS 0-1 0-0 0, DANIEL LEON 1-2 1-1 3. Totals 11-35 20-29 43.
▪ BOYS: Woodward (9-2) MYLES HAYES 2-2 0-0 4, PAYTON WAITES 4-7 2-2 12, JARVIS HAYES 2-6 0-0 5, ZAC FOSTER 6-12 1-2 17, CHRISTIAN BARJON 2-3 0-0 4, DONOVAN JOHNSON 4-6 0-0 8, MACH MACH 3-3 2-2 9, PEACE BRAND 3-5 0-0 6, JUNIOR PHILLIPS 3-4 0-0 8, AARON JACKSON 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 30-52 5-6 75.
Norland (5-5) O’NEAL NORELUS 0-1 0-0 0, ANTHONY WALCOTT 7-13 0-0 15, STRADA JOSEPH JR 0-2 0-0 0, JAHQUORI LOMBRAGE 0-4 0-0 0, LORENZO MAJOR JR 4-12 0-0 11, KALANJI TAYLOR JR 0-3 0-0 0, MICHAEL WATSON JR 1-3 0-0 2, MARQUIS SIGGERS 3-8 1-2 9, BRANDON CABRERA 2-3 0-0 6, SAIGE ALCIN 0-1 0-0 0, MYRON BEAUFORT 1-5 0-0 3, ANTONIO BROWN JR 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 20-57 1-2 50.
▪ BOYS: Semifinal: Palmetto (10-4) RAFAEL DIAZ 5-10 0-3 13, SEBASTIAN MADERA 0-0 0-0 0, DARREN KU 1-2 1-2 3, SAMFREE SARANTE 4-6 0-0 11, SANTIAGO HENRIQUEZ 9-16 6-7 25, DYLAN JAXON 0-0 0-0 0, ALEXANDER JACKSON 2-6 4-6 9. Totals 21-40 11-18 61.
Mt. St. Joseph (8-4) BJ RANSON 4-14 1-1 9, ZIKON ETOLUE 6-9 0-2 12, BRYTON BARRETT 4-5 2-2 10, TOUREAN THOMPSON 0-2 0-0 0, JOSEPH GREEN 3-12 4-4 10, ENRICO PURNELL 2-3 0-0 5, CHAUNCY WORD 0-2 0-0 0, AARON EARLY 2-5 0-0 4, BRAYDON YOUNG 0-1 0-0 0, KENNETH ANTHONY II 3-5 3-4 9. Totals 24-58 10-13 59.
▪ BOYS: Semifinal: (OT): Roman (5-2) DWAYNE RUFFIN 0-1 0-0 0, SAMMY JACKSON 6-13 2-2 17, ELIJAH GUER 4-8 0-0 9, TYLER SUTTON 4-11 3-6 12, SEBASTIAN EDWARDS 5-13 4-5 15, SEMAJ ROBINSON 0-3 0-0 0, CJ MILLER 1-6 0-0 2, SHAREEF JACKSON 4-8 2-4 10. Totals 24-63 11-17 65.
Woodward (9-3) MYLES HAYES 4-6 0-0 10, PAYTON WAITES 2-8 0-0 5, JARVIS HAYES 9-15 5-6 26, ZAC FOSTER 4-10 5-6 13, DONOVAN JOHNSON 2-6 1-1 5, PEACE BRAND 1-2 0-0 2, JUNIOR PHILLIPS 0-0 0-0 0, AARON JACKSON 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 22-50 11-13 61.
▪ BOYS: Consolation: Westminster Christian (10-3) COOPER WHITBY 3-14 4-4 11, JULIAN CRESPO 6-13 3-4 16, JULIAN ROBERTS 0-0 0-0 0, BRAYDEN HENDRIKSE 2-3 1-2 5, DWIGHT WHIPPLE 1-2 0-0 2, MIGUEL RIGGS 5-9 3-5 13, DANIEL LEON 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-41 11-15 47.
Norland (5-6) O’NEAL NORELUS 2-7 4-6 8, ANTHONY WALCOTT 4-12 1-1 9, STRADA JOSEPH JR 0-3 0-0 0, CHARLIE CHARLES 0-0 0-0 0, JAHQUORI LOMBRAGE 0-1 0-0 0, LORENZO MAJOR JR 7-15 3-3 19, KALANJI TAYLOR JR 0-2 0-0 0, MICHAEL WATSON JR 3-6 2-3 8, MARQUIS SIGGERS 0-1 0-0 0, BRANDON CABRERA 0-3 0-0 0, MYRON BEAUFORT 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 17-51 10-13 46.
▪ BOYS: Consolation: Pines Charter (7-5) JUSTIN WALTERS 0-2 0-0 0, MAXIMO ORTEGA 5-9 4-4 14, JACOB TRENCHFIELD 0-1 0-0 0, ROMAN HUGHES 2-9 4-6 10, JONAS FERGUSON 2-2 1-1 5, ZEMARI DAYS 5-8 2-2 14, DEREK ROCHA 4-7 1-2 12, ROBERT GUISHARD JR 3-10 4-4 10, ADON HOLLINSHEAD 0-0 0-0 0, JAMES WILLIAMS 0-4 0-2 0, ANDRE DANIELS 0-3 2-2 2, ISAIAH JENKINS 0-4 0-0 0, DYLAN WILLIAMS 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-60 18-23 67.
Mater Lakes (3-10) AIDAN SPENKUCH 5-11 3-6 14, JEDIAH LUIS BRINEZ 1-3 0-2 3, JULIAN PEREZ 1-4 0-0 2, KHANYE MOSS 6-18 4-9 18, BRANDON BLOCH 3-5 0-2 8, ANTHONY TORRES 0-1 0-0 0, GIOVANNI LAPORTE 0-0 0-0 0, JUSTIN ROSAPO 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 16-42 8-21 46.
Football honors
The nominees for the 2024 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Football and Football Coach of the Year are the first-round winners in each of the state classifications as voted by media.
They include locals:
Andrew Indorf, Sr Quarterback, St. Thomas Aquinas (State Class 5A Player of the Year) helped his team to a 12-3 record and the Class 5A state title by completing 226-of-328 passes for 2,868 yards with 31 TDs and 9 interceptions. Also rushed for 317 yards on 32 carries (9.9 avg.) and 8 TDs.
Leon Strawder, Jr Quarterback, Northwestern (State Class 3A Player of the Year) helped his team to a 12-2 record and the Class 3A state championship by completing 168-of-256 passes for 2,677 yards with 41 TDs and 8 interceptions. Rushed for 205 yards on 27 carries (7.6 avg.) with 3 TDs.
Coach Roger Harriott, St. Thomas Aquinas (State Class 5A Coach of the Year) led his team to a 12-3 record and the Class 5A state title, his sixth consecutive championship. In 10 years at Aquinas, Harriott has posted a 129-14 record with eight state titles and two state runner-up finishes.
Coach Mike Smith, Plantation American Heritage (State Class 4A Coach of the Year) led his team to a 12-2 record and the Class 4A state title. In three years as head coach, Smith has compiled a 35-7 record, including a state runner-up finish in 2022.
Coach Teddy Bridgewater, Northwestern (State Class 3A Coach of the Year) in his first year as a head coach, the former NFL quarterback and Northwestern alum led his team to a 12-2 record and the Class 3A state championship. It was Northwestern’s eighth state title overall, but its first since winning three straight championships from 2017-19.
Coach Dameon Jones, Chaminade-Madonna (State Class 1A Coach of the Year) led his team to a 13-2 record and a third straight state title. In nine years at Chaminade he has posted a 106-15 record with seven state titles and two state runnerup finishes. In 19 years (10 at Hallandale) he has a 180-32 record.
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
jvarsallone@miamiherald.com
This story was originally published January 2, 2025 at 12:09 AM.
