American Heritage, LaSalle, Lourdes, Miami Beach, NSU, more win districts in soccer. Plus hoops
The Miami Beach boys’ soccer team (15-3-2) won its third consecutive district championship with a 1-0 victory over Miami Braddock. That marks the second time the Hi-Tides three-peated (1996-98).
Thiago Marchisone scored the winner of the District 16-6A final in the 25th minute on a beautiful header off a cross by Valentino Levy. Goalkeeper Lenonx Munoz registered his 12th shutout of the season. Braddock (12-2-3) successfully incorporated a defensive strategy to keep things close.
In the semifinals, Miami Beach edged Homestead 3-2, and Braddock beat Dr. Krop (9-4-1) in a shootout.
Thiago Marchisone had a goal and an assist for the Hi-Tides, coached by Philippe Dupont. Tomas Cortez and Kai Somoano also scored, and Evan Rice and Tomas Visintini added assists. For Homestead (9-2-3), Christopher Gonzalez scored twice.
After tying at one, a shootout determined the winner with the Bulldogs outscoring Krop 3-1 for the win. Leonardo Pinera scored in regulation for Braddock (12-1-3) off an assist from Adriel Gonzalez.
Davie NSU University School, coached by Thiago Oliveira, won its seventh consecutive district title.
▪ BOYS: District 13-3A Championship: NSU University School 4, Cardinal Gibbons 0: Raul Leyva 2 goals; Nicholas Marques 1 goal; Matias Winterman 1 goal; Gkp Matthew Jean Baptiste shutout. NSU U 14-3-1.
▪ BOYS: District 13-3A Semifinals: Cardinal Gibbons 3, Pine Crest 0: Brody Boerstler 1 goal; Deven Garcia 1 goal; Brennan Flagg 1 goal, 1 assist; Finn Aillif 1 assist; Eugene Gibbons 1 assist; Gkps Ilan Sanchez and Tyler Fuquay shutout. CG 10-6-1.
▪ BOYS: District 13-3A Semifinals: NSU University School 3, Calvary Christian 2: Nicholas Marques 1 goal; Alex Sasser 1 goal; Liam Peirce 1 goal; Gkp Matthew Jean Baptiste key saves. NSU U 13-3-1.
▪ BOYS: District 14-3A Championship: Don Soffer Aventura 1, Hallandale 0: DSA 8-6-3, H 3-10-2.
▪ BOYS: District 15-3A Championship: SLAM 3, MAST Academy 2: Henry Reyes 1 goal; Jovani Delgado 1 goal; Didier Jimenez 1 goal. SLAM 13-5-3, MAST 14-2-2.
▪ BOYS: District 16-3A Championship: Gulliver Prep 2, LaSalle 1: GP 16-2-2, LaS 10-4-3.
▪ BOYS: District 13-4A Championship: Pompano Beach 1, Northeast 0: PB 9-11-1, N 8-8-3.
▪ BOYS: District 14-4A Championship: Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy 2, Mourning 1: Som 14-5-2, Mour 10-3-2.
▪ BOYS: District 15-4A Championship: Mater Lakes Academy 5, Jackson 0: MLA 19-1-1, J 11-3-1.
▪ BOYS: District 16-4A Championship: Key West 2, Belen Jesuit 0: KW 11-3-3, Bel 13-5-6.
▪ BOYS: District 14-5A Championship: Coconut Creek 3, Lake Worth Dr. Joaquin Garcia 0: CC 14-2-2, DJG 7-7-4.
▪ BOYS: District 15-5A Championship: Pembroke Pines Charter 3, Archbishop McCarthy 1: PPC 15-0-2, AM 4-7-3.
▪ BOYS: District 16-5A Championship: Varela 2, North Miami 2 (SO): Varela won 4-1 on PKs. Var 7-6-2, NM 13-4-2.
▪ BOYS: District 14-6A Championship: Monarch 2, Deerfield Beach 0: Mon 11-11-3, DB 12-7-2.
▪ BOYS: District 15-6A Championship: South Broward 2, St. Thomas Aquinas 2 (SO): South Broward won 4-2 on PKs. SB 18-1, STA 15-6-3.
▪ BOYS: District 14-1A Championship: Highlands Christian 3, SLAM 1: HC 13-6-2, S 8-6.
▪ BOYS: District 15-1A Championship: Cushman 2, AIE 1: C 8-5-2, AIE 6-7-2.
▪ BOYS: District 16-1A Championship: Miami Christian 0, Pinecrest Prep 0 (SO): Miami Christian won 4-2 on PKs. MC 8-5, PP 17-1-2.
More district soccer
LaSalle girls’ soccer, coached by Anthony Vuono, won its 11th district title, edging Miami Gulliver Prep in six rounds of a shootout (5-4) in District 16-3A.
Trailing 1-0, LaSalle’s Camila Andreu tied the game in the second half off a perfect pass from Valentina Mangles. Regulation and overtime ended even at one; so a shootout determined the winner.
Royals freshman keeper Olivia Rodríguez-Salum saved the second and sixth shots. Teammates Valentina Mangles, Arantxa Santacana, Daniella Priscal, and Senna Trafton each scored in the shootout with Sarah Torales clinching the title on a sixth-round PK score.
Powerhouse Plantation American Hertage girls’ soccer -- with Coach Cindy Marcial -- easily beat Miami Norland and Pembroke Pines Somerset (outscoring them combined 18-0) for its 26th district title.
The Patriots are 14-1 with their lone loss to 5A Cape Coral Mariner 2-1.
Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (10-5-2), coached by Margo Miller Flack, edged Davie NSU University School 2-1 for its ninth consecutive district title.
Miami Lourdes, coached by David Fique, easily won its 20th consecutive district title, and St. Brendan, directed by Coach Santiago Meira, captured its third consecutive (and third overall) district championship.
▪ GIRLS: District 16-4A Championship: St. Brendan 4, TERRA 0: StB 7-7-1, T 4-7-2.
▪ GIRLS: District 15-4A Championship: Mater Lakes Academy 8, Hialeah-Miami Lakes 0: MLA 11-3, HML 10-6-1.
▪ GIRLS: District 14-4A Championship: Plantation American Heritage 8, Pembroke Pines Somerset 0: Gkp Jillian Miliffe shutout; Juliana Soto 2 goals; Mia Sommers 2 goals; Samantha Villaverde 2 goals; Mattie Hall 1 goal; Alison Aleman 1 goal. AH 14-1, Som 14-5.
▪ GIRLS: District 13-4A Championship: Pompano Beach 1, West Palm Beach Dreyfoos School of the Arts 0: PB 12-4-1, DSA 10-8.
▪ GIRLS: District 16-7A Championship: Palmetto 3, Coral Reef 0: Plm 12-4-1, CR 11-4.
▪ GIRLS: District 15-7A Championship: Cypress Bay 1, Doral Academy 0: CB 14-1-1, Dor 9-5-2.
▪ GIRLS: District 14-7A Championship: Stoneman Douglas 1, Boca Raton Spanish River 0: SD 10-1-6, SR 11-3-3.
▪ GIRLS: District 16-6A Championship: Braddock 1, Southridge 0: Brd 10-6, Srd 8-5-1..
▪ GIRLS: District 15-6A Championship: St. Thomas Aquinas 6, Cooper City 1: STA 15-1-3, CC 10-6.
▪ GIRLS: District 14-6A Championship: Fort Lauderdale 1, Coral Springs 0: FtL 7-12-2, CS 5-12-1.
▪ GIRLS District 16-5A Championship: Lourdes 11, Varela 0: Veronica Aguilar 3 goals, 1 assist; Antonella Monsalve 3 goals; Lily Martinez 1 goal; Natalia Aviles 1 goal, 1 assist; Gianna Gray 1 goal, 1 assist; Sienna Aviles 1 goal, 2 assists; Valentina Kalka 2 assists; Maia Lorenzo 1 assist; Nicole Lee 1 assist. Lour 12-1-2, Var 11-7-1.
▪ GIRLS: District 15-5A Championship: Pembroke Pines Charter 0, Archbishop McCarthy 0 (SO): PPC won 3-2 on PKs. PPC 10-5, AM 10-5-3.
▪ GIRLS: District 14-5A Championship: Lake Worth Dr. Joaqin Garcia 8, Blanche Ely 0: DJG 10-4-3, BE 7-5-2.
▪ GIRLS: District 16-3A Championship: LaSalle 1, Gulliver Prep 1 (SO): LaSalle won 5-4 in a six-round shootout. LaS 14-5-1, GP 11-6-2.
▪ GIRLS: District 15-3A Championship: MAST 8, Downtown Doral 1: M 14-3-2, DD 11-7-2.
▪ GIRLS: District 14-3A Championship: Monsignor Pace 2, Don Soffer Aventura 1: MP 4-9, DSA 2-12-3.
▪ GIRLS: District 13-3A Championship: Cardinal Gibbons 2, NSU University 1: CG 10-5-2, NSU U 8-3-5.
▪ GIRLS: District 12-3A Championship: Boynton Beach Somerset 4, North Broward Prep 1: NBP 11-3-2, Som 14-2.
▪ GIRLS: District 16-2A Championship: Palmer Trinity 2, Westminster Christian 1: Scarlett Baur 1 goal; Brooklyn Schiffrin 1 goal, 1 assist; Natalia Reyes 1 assist. PT 10-4-3, WC 8-5-3..
▪ GIRLS: District 15-2A Championship: Ransom Everglades 2, True North 0: RE 11-4-3, TN 8-5.
▪ GIRLS: District 14-2A Championship: Miami Country Day 6, David Posnack Jewish Day 0: MCD 10-6-1, DPJ 8-7-2.
▪ GIRLS: District 16-1A Championship: Westwood Christian 2, Greater Miami Academy 0: WC 10-1-2, GMA 8-3-4.
▪ GIRLS: District 15-1A Championship: South Florida HEAT 9, Sheridan Hills Christian 1: SFH 10-4, SHC 13-7.
▪ GIRLS: District 14-1A Championship: Highlands Christian 1, Boca Raton Christian 1 (SO): HC won 2-1 on PKs. HC 8-10-1, BRC 5-8.
Basketball
The Westminster Christian girls’ basketball team is gearing for post-season play along with many other girls’ and boys’ basketball teams in Broward and Miami-Dade counties.
The past two seasons have been growth spurts for the Warriors as they experienced team and individual success along the way. Coached by Emily May, they were 10-12 last season and thus far 10-8 this season.
Here are the team’s leading performers this season. All players have seen increases in their individual game stats.
Angie Fernandez - Sophomore - 23.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 3.3 spg, 1.4 apg.
Regular season total: 418 points. Career total: 978 points.
She is projected to surpass 1,000 career points this season.
Kelsie Kenney - Senior - 9.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.6 spg, 1.3 apg.
She expects to further her basketball career at the college level.
Lauren Palczynski - Sophomore - 8.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.8 spg, 1.3 apg.
She is in her first year on varsity and has quickly become a go-to threat and legitimate two-way player.
Westminster Christian is hosting the District 15-2A Tournament, beginning Thursday, Feb. 6.
More basketball
North Miami junior J’adore Hayes eclipsed the 1,000 point career mark, and LaSalle sophomore Alexandra Gonzalez Casar finished the regular season with 18 double-doubles.
▪ GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 54, Lasalle 45 GP: Brown 25 pts, Dauphin 11, Smith 8 , Quevedo 6 , Nervile 2. LaS: Gonzalez-Casar 20 pts, Cruz 13, Halita 8 , Taher 3, Aguilar 1. Halftime: GP 27-26. Rebs: Gonzalez-Casar 16. Asts: Aguilar-Hou 8. Stls: Brown 5. 3-ptrs: Haliwa 2, Taher, Brown, Cruz. LaS 14-4.
▪ GIRLS: Lasalle 54, Don Soffer Aventura 10: LaS: Gonzalez Casar 15 pts, Haliwa 11, Cruz 11, Fontani 6 , Taher 6, Aguilar-Hou 6. DS: Kozko 4 pts, Gonzalez 4, Paperwalla 2. Halftime: ILS 27-4. Rebs: Gonzalez-Casar 11. Asts: Aguilar-Hou 5. Stls: Cruz 4. 3-ptrs: Taher 2, Aguilar-Hou, Haliwa, Cruz. LaS 15-4.
▪ GIRLS: Lasalle 55, Divine Savior 27: ILS: Gonzalez Casar 15 pts, Haliwa 14, Aguilar-Hou 12, Cruz 7 , Taher 3, Arce 2. DS: Cardenas 14 pts, Gallego 4, Hoppe 3, Acosta 2, Cerdeiro 1 Johnston 1. Halftime: ILS 36-11. Rebs: Gonzalez Casar 12. Asts: Aguilar-Hou 7. Stls: Cruz 3. 3-ptrs: Haliwa 3, Aguilar-Hou 2, Taher, Cardenas. LaS 16-4.
▪ GIRLS: North Miami 73, Carol City 20: J’adore Hayes 30 pts, 15 rebs, 6 asts, 3 blk, 5 stls; Donnesha Morency 12 pts, 10 rebs, 10 stls, 5 asts; Alijah Rene 14 pts, 2 rebs, 2 stls; Lailah Willis 3 pts, 10 rebs, 1 blk, 1 stl; Naima Garnes 4 pts, 10 rebs, 2 asts, 2 stls; Tiana Fluerima 4 pts, 2 rebs; Landie Fleurivel 3 pts, 5 asts, 2 stls. NM 15-8.
▪ GIRLS: Palmer Trinity 55, South Dade 31: S.Laria 12 pts, Esparza 19, Wright 7, Dawson 3, Nieves 3, Sullivan 2, Stone 6, N.Laria 2, Bloom 1. 3-ptrs: Esparza 3, Nieves 1, Laria 2, Dawson 1, Stone 2. Rebs: Laria 10. Stls: Wright 4. Asts: Esparza 4. Blks: Stone 1, Wright 1. PT 11-9.
▪ BOYS: Coral Park 60, Jackson 56: Jeremias Jimenez 18 pts; Ale Camacho 16 pts; Noah Lara 9 pts; David Fanning 9 pts. CP 12-10.
▪ BOYS: St. Brendan 86, Coral Gables 72: StB: Fragela 33 pts, Gutierrez 13, Duque 12, Jimenez 11, Saroza 6, Lentz 4, Villalba 3, Martinez 2, Martinez 2. CG: Paredes 24 pts, Janov 20, Molinet 11, Edghill 6, Berumen 5, Cheung 4, Daniela 2. 3-ptrs: Fragela 7, Duque 2, Gutierrez 2, Villalba 1. StB 16-7.
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
jvarsallone@miamiherald.com
This story was originally published February 4, 2025 at 12:48 AM.
