Columbus boys’ volleyball 2nd at tourney. Plus Gulliver water polo, True North sports and more
The Miami Columbus boys’ volleyball team placed second at the Jungle Queen Invitational at Cardinal Gibbons in Fort Lauderdale.
The Explorers (8-1) went 4-1 during the two-day event.
On day one, Columbus beat Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy 25-14, 25-20; Pompano Beach 25-18, 25-12; and Miami High 25-19, 25-16.
On day two, Columbus edged Miami Southwest 26-24, 19-25, 15-13 in the semifinals. Orlando Timber Creek defeated the Explorers 25-16. 25-21 in the finals. After winning eight consecutive matches, that marked their first loss of the season.
Columbus tournament stats: Daniel Rubi 31 kills, .400 hitting percentage, 26 digs, 2.4 passer rating; Lucas Riva 49 kills, .333 hitting percentage, 18 digs; Matias Claure 16 kills, .406 hitting percentage; Dante Muñecas 27 kills, .339 hitting percentage; Charlie Friguls 133 assists; Matthew Fernandez 41 digs, 2 aces.
More boys’ volleyball
▪ Homestead d. Killian 25-10, 25-18, 25-17: Karon Williams 2 kills, 3 aces, 3 digs, 12 assists; Gilbert Reyes 4 kills, 4 aces, 8 digs, 2 assists; Angel Ramos 2 aces, 3 digs, 1 assist. Home 2-2.
▪ Plantation American Heritage d. David Posnack 23-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-18, 15-9: A complete team effort led to the Patriots (1-2) first victory of the season. Aiden Itzkowitz receive rating 2.26, 31 digs, 31 receptions, 3 aces; Jose Castaneda 13 service points, 10 kills, 32 receptions, 11 digs; Sean Kanji 29 assists, 7 kills; Dylan De Schryver 15 kills, 7 digs; Ama’re Stoudimare 12 kills, 4 blocks.
Water polo
Gulliver Prep boys’ and girls’ water polo teams continued to do well, combining on an 8-1 record at their Gulliver Prep Water Polo Invitational.
The girls’ squad improved to 18-1, after going 5-0 at the invitational. The Raiders beat Cooper City, Winter Park, Miami ATM, Miami Beach and Miami Mater Lakes Academy.
The boys’ contingent went 3-1 at the invitational to improve to 11-6. The Raiders beat Miami Country Day, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas and Winter Park. They lost to Sanford Seminole.
▪ GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 13, Cooper City 3: Kathleen Serig 4 goals, 1 steal, 1 earned exclusion; Sophia Kingston 3 goals, 5 steals, 3 assists; Sophia Beltran 10 saves, 1 assist, 1 steal; Mariana Bernal 3 goals, 1 steal.
▪ GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 5, Winter Park 4: Sophia Beltran 10 saves, 2 steals; Kathleen Serig 2 goals, 5 steals, 4 earned exclusions; Sophia Kingston 1 goal, 6 steals; Isabella Ten Have 1 goal, 3 earned exclusions, 1 assist, 1 steal.
▪ GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 8, ATM 4: Sophia Beltran 9 saves, 2 steals; Kathleen Serig 3 goals, 3 steals, 1 block; Isabella Ten Have 2 goals, 3 steals; Emma Preston 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 earned exclusion.
▪ GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 11, Miami Beach 3: Sophia Beltran 11 saves, 3 steals, 1 assist; Fernanda Cerqueira 3 goals, 1 earned exclusion, 1 steal; Sophia Ciperski 1 goal, 1 assist; Elizabeth Sheehan 2 goals.
▪ GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 7, Mater Lakes Academy 4: Sophia Beltran 6 saves, 1 steal, 1 assist; Emma Preston 1 goal, 3 steals, 1 earned exclusion; Fernanda Cerqueira 2 goals, 1 earned exclusion, 1 steal; Elena Bueter 1 goal, 3 assists, 1 earned exclusion, 1 steal.
▪ BOYS: Gulliver Prep 9. Miami Country Day 8: Matthew Preston 3 goals, 2 assists, 2 steals; Sebastian Piedra 2 goals, 1 assists, 2 steals; Alberto Escobedo 1 goal, 2 assists, 2 earned exclusion, 1 steal; Jonas Schoenwald 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 earned exclusion, 1 steal.
▪ BOYS: Gulliver Prep 16, St. Thomas Aquinas 9: Juan Sebastian Ibarra 20 saves, 2 assists, 1 steal; Alberto Escobedo 6 goals, 2 steals; Sebastian Piedra 3 goals, 7 assists, 1 steal; Matthew Preston 3 goals, 3 steals, 2 assists.
▪ BOYS: Gulliver Prep 11, Winter Park 8: Sebastian Piedra 4 goals, 3 assists, 1 steal; Matthew Preston 3 goals, 2 assists, 5 steals; Juan Sebastian Ibarra 4 saves, 1 steal; Jonas Schoenwald 2 goals.
Baseball
Winning pitcher Alex Diaz allowed no runs and four hits in five innings, while striking out six and walking one as the Miami True North baseball team shut out Miami LaSalle 5-0.
William Foss pitched two innings of scoreless relief, giving up one hit, striking out two and walking none to combine with Diaz on the shutout.
▪ True North 5, LaSalle 0: Max Balsera (Sr) 2-3; Misael Uriepero (Sr) 1-3, RBI; Matias Fischer (Jr) 1-2, RBI; Mikey Cuenca (Jr) 1-2, RBI. TN 8-4, LaS 8-3.
▪ Doral Academy 11, Coral Park 0: Tyler Rodriguez 2-2, 4 RBI; Leandro Hernandez 2-2, 2 R; Caleb Hernandez 1-3; Winning Pitcher Matthew Paez 3 IP, 0 ER, 6 K. Dor 11-2-1.
▪ Doral Academy 11, TERRA 0: Winning Pitcher Aaron Elissalt 3 IP, 0 ER, 5 K; Jadyn Nunez 4-4, R, 3 RBI; Gabriel Milano 3-4, HR, 3 RBI; Caleb Hernandez 2-3, 2 RBI. Dor 10-2-1.
Flag football
▪ True North 20, Keys Gate 0: Lola Perez (Fr) 16-of-29 passing, 163 yds, 44 rushing yds; Jazmin Montero (So) 4 rec. 19 yds, 1 TD; Julianna Romero (8th) Int, 2 Pass def; Katherine Pino (So) 1 rec,1 TD, 35 yds; Nichole Zapata (Jr) 4 tkls, 1 sck. TN 5-3, KG 3-4.
Beach Volleyball
True North (5-0) swept Miami Coral Reef and Doral Academy.
Four of five of the Titans’ pairs won in straight sets. The No.3 pairing against Coral Reef went to three sets.
Lacrosse
▪ GIRLS: Palmetto 14, Key West 8: Sophomore goalie Maya Feller made 5 saves en route to her first win of the season, after sophomore goalie Sofia Cohn suffered a knee injury during warmups. Senior Orli Clarin led a strong defense with 3 groundballs and 1 caused turnover. The Panthers scoring was led by sophomore Sophie Perales and junior Samira Moore, each totaling 3 goals. Key West senior Kaitlyn Piloto led all scorers with 4 goals. Plm 7-2.
Basketball
The ballot for the 2025 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Basketball and Boys’ Basketball Coach of the Year state awards includes South Florida coaches and players.
They are: 7A: Romari Robinson (Miami Senior) SR G/F 14.6 pts, 6.4 rebs, 4.0 asts, 3.2 stls; Cameron Boozer (Miami Columbus) SR F 22.6 pts, 12.0 rebs, 3.2 asts, 2.0 stls; Duke signee, McDonald’s All-American; Santiago Henriquez (Miami Palmetto) SR G 27.4 pts, 3.9 rebs, 5.1 asts, 3.0 stls; Maddox Fowles (Western) SR F 13.8 pts, 10.1 rebs, 3.8 blks; Cayden Boozer (Miami Columbus) SR G 13.9 pts, 3.7 rebs, 7.5 asts, 1.3 stls, Duke signee, McDonald’s All-American; Coach Andrew Moran (Miami Columbus) 27-3 State Champion.
6A: Dwayne Wimbley (St. Thomas Aquinas) SR F 16.1 pts, 7.9 rebs, 2.7 asts, 1.6 stls; FSU signee; Alex Pierre-Louis (Coral Springs) SR G 22.3 pts, 6.5 rebs, 2.6 asts; Coach Julius Sandi (St. Thomas Aquinas) 30-2 State Champion; Coach Devin Barta (Coral Springs) 18-10 Regional Finalist.
5A: Max Ortega (Pembroke Pines Charter) SR G 15.0 pts, 4.5 rebs, 3.0 asts, 1.5 stls; Lorenzo Major (Miami Norland) SR G 11.5 pts, 2.4 rebs, 4.7 asts, 1.9 stls; Dylon Hanna (Blanche Ely) SR G 16.4 pts, 5.1 rebs, 2.7 asts, 2.0 stls; Coach J.R. McNabb (Blanche Ely) 20-9 State Champion; Coach Dave Roca (Pembroke Pines Charter) 19-8 Regional Finalist.
4A: Calvin Russell (Northwestern) JR F 15.2 pts, 8.0 rebs, 2.3 stls, 3.5 asts, 1.3 blks; Christian Yeargin (Stranahan) JR G 14.8 pts, 4.8 rebs, 1.0 asts; Coach Edward Schuler (Stranahan) 25-7 State Champion.
3A: Shon Abaev (Calvary Christian) SR F 20.9 pts, 7.3 rebs, 3.3 asts, Cincinnati signee, McDonald’s All-American; Cristian Rosado (North Broward Prep) SR G 16.4 pts, 4.2 rebs, 2.9 asts, 2.1 stls; A.J.Ambrose (Cardinal Gibbons) JR G 15.1 pts, 5.7 rebs, 5.2 asts, 3.0 stls; Jacob Marquez (Gulliver Prep) SR G 26.0 pts, 3.6 rebs, 2.7 asts, 1.9 stls; Coach Cilk McSweeney (Calvary Christian) 22-1 State Champion; Coach William Mallon (Cardinal Gibbons) 25-5 State Final Four.
2A: Chaim Galbut (Miami Country Day) SR F 16.5 pts, 10.0 rebs, 1.8 asts, 2.0 stls, 1.7 blks; Mason Fuentes (Riviera Prep) JR G 12.4 pts, 4.2 rebs, 6.3 asts, 1.5 stls; Jasen Lopez (Chaminade-Madonna) JR G 25.0 pts, 6.4 rebs, 2.2 asts, 4.1 stls; David Watson (Divine Savior) JR F 21.0 pts, 8.0 rebs, 1.4 asts, 1.3 stls, 1.8 blks; Tony Guerrero (Hialeah Educational) JR G 15.8 pts, 2.3 rebs, 3.7 asts, 2.5 stls; Alex Lloyd (Westminster Academy) SR G 27.9 pts, 3.8 rebs, 2.4 asts, 1.5 stls, UF signee; Coach Anthony Shahbaz (Riviera Prep) 21-10 State Champions; Coach Ralph Mata (Miami Country Day) 21-7 Regional Finalist.
1A: Matt Able (Sagemont) SR G 20.4 pts, 5.9 rebs, 2.9 asts, 2.1 stls; Coach David Roe (Sagemont) 22-8 State Champion.
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
jvarsallone@miamiherald.com
