Sunset edges Mater Academy for district title
Tarik Peters stole touchdowns like Sunset stole District 16-7A, with a 24-16 victory over Mater Academy on Friday at Monsignor Pace.
Peters picked off Mater in the end zone in the first half and also caught a 42-yard touchdown pass in the victory. The Knights (8-1, 8-0) gave Mater (8-1, 7-1) its first loss and have now won eight consecutive games.
“We were very subtle [Friday night],” Peters said. “They came out hyped. Our coach taught us not to be that way … to stay humble, and it worked to our favor.”
A Mater field goal was the first score of the game, but Sunset took a first-quarter lead on a Javier Zuinga run. Mater scored twice in the second quarter, but Sunset’s Christian Diez drilled a 42-yard field goal to give the Knights a 17-16 halftime edge.
“It meant my life,” said Knights quarterback Michael Cox, who threw two scores. “I put a lot of work into this. My offensive line is the reason we win games. I have amazing running backs, amazing receivers and myself.”
The Knights were 2-8 last season, but now host the Nov. 13 regional quarterfinal. The Lions begin regionals Nov. 13 at a site to be determined.
MORE FOOTBALL
Palmer Trinity proved why it’s the No. 1 seed in the FIFC playoffs by beating Highlands Christian 53-8.
The Falcons were led by Blake Miller, who set a school record with 241 yards rushing, and Dylan DiBello, who threw four touchdown passes.
The defense, led by Kyon White Royal, recorded five sacks. Palmer Trinity plays visiting Hillel Community School in the FIFC Championship on Thursday.
▪ Cypress Bay 37, Everglades 24: Anthony Courcelle scored to help lead the offense. Darrell Malone keyed the defense, which record a safety to give the Lightning a 16-10 advantage in the second quarter.
▪ Late Thursday: LaSalle 40, Miami Country Day 13: Draquan Jones gained 315 yards on 22 carries with four touchdowns as the Royal Lions (5-5) defeated the visiting Spartans (6-5) in an SFC postseason game.
▪ Scheck Hillel 39, Miami Community Charter 0: Bradley Moskovitz was 14-of-20 passing for 161 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran the ball for 30 yards and another score. Defensively, he played safety and recorded an interception. Jacob Mars had 13 rushes for 100 yards and a touchdown, and Avi Parrino had seven receptions for 46 yards and two touchdowns. Max Stern anchored a strong defense with four tackles and four sacks. Hillel is 5-2.
STATE GOLF
The Plantation American Heritage girls are right where they want to be at the Class 2A state golf tournament in Howey-In-The-Hills. The Heritage boys, not so much so.
After the first day of the two-day event, Heritage’s girls held a 10-stroke advantage over second-place and fellow Broward school Archbishop McCarthy as they head into Saturday’s final round.
But the Heritage boys have a big move to make if they want to repeat as state champions. The Patriots, despite Ty Strafaci tying for the individual first-day lead with an even-par 72, trail Ponte Vedra by 13 strokes.
Heritage girls’ coach Linda Sibio liked being in the lead but also preached caution.
“With five girls playing on each team, that can be wiped out in two holes,” she said. “We have to go out Saturday like it’s even. We’re happy right now, but when you really want to be happy is at the end of Day Two.”
The Heritage girls, playing on the Las Colinas course, were led by two of the youngest players in the tournament — Casey Weidenfeld, a seventh-grader, and Jillian Bourdage, an eighth-grader. Weidenfeld shot an even-par 72 and is one stroke off the individual lead, and Bourdage fired a 74 and is tied for fourth.
Bill Van Smith
Boys: Team standings: 1. Ponte Vedra, 303; 2. Plantation American Heritage, 315; 3. Tampa Jesuit, 321; 4. Sebring, 322; 5. Fort Walton Beach, 323. Other Broward; no Dade teams qualified: 7. Cardinal Gibbons, 332.
Individual standings: 1. (tie) Ty Strafaci, Plantation American Heritage; Logan Membrino, Ponte Vedra, 72; 3. Graydon Kent, Ponte Vedra,74; 4. (tie) Cody Carroll, Middleburg; Spenser Slayden, Ponte Vedra, 75. Other top Broward; no Dade players qualified: 13. (tie) Daniel Gonzalez-Quevedo, Plantation American Heritage, Turner Grass, Plantation American Heritage, 79; 20. Isak Nilsson, Cardinal Gibbons, 80; 26. (tie) Julius Boros, Cardinal Gibbons, 83; 42. (tie) Mason Tilbrook, Cardinal Gibbons, 84; 47. (tie) Jonathon Cachon, Plantation American Heritage; Carson Yates, Cardinal Gibbons, 85; 77. (tie) Wade Howard, Plantation American Heritage, 92.
Girls: Team standings: 1. Plantation American Heritage, 301; 2. Archbishop McCarthy, 311; 3. Naples Barron Collier, 327; 4. Seminole Osceola, 333; 5. Ponte Vedra, 336.
Individual standings: 1. Brittany Shin, Cape Coral Ida Baker, 71; 2. (tie) Casey Weidenfeld, Plantation American Heritage; Shelby Brauckmiller, Auburndale, 72; 4. (tie) Amanda Gartrell, Lakeland Lake Gibson; Jillian Bourdage, Plantation American Heritage, Paige Wilson, Groveland South Lake, 74; Other top Broward; no Dade players qualified: 9. (tie); Alejandra Merchan, Plantation American Heritage; Christen Simons, Archbishop McCarthy; Julia Matzat, Archbishop McCarthy, 76; 18. (tie) Sunny Li, Plantation American Heritage; Georgette Garcia, Archbishop McCarthy, 79. 20. (tie) Brooke Benedetto, Archbishop McCarthy, 80; 26. Michelle Rodriguez, Archbishop McCarthy, 82; 39. Lorena DeAntonio, Plantation American Heritage, 90.
REGION SWIMMING
▪ Region 4-1A at Nova Southeastern University: Kyla Valls led Ransom Everglades to the top Dade girls’ finish as the Raiders were third behind champion Pine Crest and runner-up Boca St. Andrew’s. Valls won the 100- and 200-freestyle races and helped the 200- and 400-free relays place third.
Ransom Everglades finished fourth in the 200-medley relay. Other top Dade finishes for the girls: Paloma Sanchez (LaSalle) – 3rd, 50 free; 3rd, 100 free. Gabriela Antonini (LaSalle) – 3rd, 100 back; 7th, 100 fly. Camryn Grussmark (RE) – 6th, 100 fly. Mattie Barfield (RE) – 8th, 100 backstroke. Carlotta Verita (RE) – 8th, 100 breaststroke. Emma Ballestas (Carrollton) – 9th , 200 IM. Renata Peralta (Carrollton) – 10th, 100 fly. Ransom Everglades was the top Dade boys’ team, placing fourth. Sean Arrington (Riviera Prep) won the 100 fly and was third in the 200 IM. Felipe Urrutia (RE) was fourth in the 500 free and fifth in the 100 breast.
Girls: Teams: 1. Pine Crest 374, 2. Boca-Saint Andrew’s 334, 3. Ransom Everglades 171, 4. Westminster Academy 164, 5. University School 159, 6. South Florida Heat 123, 7. Oxbridge Academy 121, 8. PBG-Benjamin 118, 9. Calvary Christian 103, 10. Carrollton 100, 11. Miami Country Day 92, 12. Immaculata-LaSalle 75, 13. WPB-King’s Academy 67, 14. Hobe Sound-Pine School 44, 15. Riviera Prep 43, 16. Sagemont 42, 17. LW-Trinity Christian 37, 18. Marathon Marathon 31, 19. Boca-Pope John Paul II 24, 20. Westminster Christian 21, 21 BR-Florida Atlantic 18, 22. Delray Bch-American Heritage 17, 23. Posnack 11, 24. Hialeah Educational 4, 25 Coral Shores 2.
Individual results: 200 freestyle: 1. Kyla Valls (RE) 1:51.40. 200 IM: 1. Allison Kopas (Univ) 2:04.38. Diving: 1. Johanna Holloway (WA) 500.55. 100 butterfly: 1. Jessica Nava (WA) 54.87. 100 freestyle: 1. Kyla Valls (RE) 52.05. 500 freestyle: 1. Mary Smutny (SFH) 5:03.08. 100 backstroke: 1. Jessica Nava (WA) 56.79. 100 breaststroke: 1. Elizabeth Zubero (WA) 1:04.53. 400 free relay: 1. Pine Crest (Alexandra Meszaros, Sabrina Gornisiewicz, Hannah Virgin, Marissa Brannan) 3:35.71.
Boys: Teams: 1 Boca-Saint Andrew’s 378, 2. Pine Crest 257, 3. University School 198.50, 4. Ransom Everglades 161, 5 Sagemont 135, 6. Delray Bch-American Heritage 134, 7. Calvary Christian 109, 8. North Broward Prep 99.50, 9. Oxbridge Academy 99, 10. Westlake Preparatory 94, 11. South Florida Heat 92, 12. Miami Country Day 85, 13. Riviera Prep 76, 14. Lake Worth-Trinity Christian 61, 15. Boca-Pope John Paul II 50, 16. Westminster Academy 35, 17. Boca-Florida Atlantic 33, 18. Coral Shores 29, 19. Posnack 26, 20. Westminster Christian 25, 21. Chaminade-Madonna 23, 22. King's Academy 22, 23. Slam Academy 14, 24. Hialeah Educational 12, 24. Archimedean 12, 26. Immaculata-LaSalle 6, 26. Boca-Grandview Prep 6, 28. Coral Springs Christian 3.
Individual results: 200 freestyle: 1. Daniel Jacobs (Univ) 1:43.18. 200 IM: 1. Patrick Groters (Univ) 1:53.10. 50 freestyle: 1. Raiz Tjon-A-Joe (WP) 20.46. Diving: 1. Austin Fields (PC) 527.75. 100 butterfly: 1. Sean Arrington (RP) 50.60. 500 freestyle: 1. Patrick Groters (Univ) 4:38.11. 200 free relay: 1. Pine Crest (Anton Generalov, Ryan Graff, Christian Soderberg, Joao Vitor Pereira) 1:27.30. 100 breaststroke: 1. Raiz Tjon-A-Joe (WP) 55.67.
DISTRICT SWIMMING
▪ District 12-3A — Boys’ Results: 1. Doral Academy 506, 2. Belen 441, 3. Mater Academy 326, 4. TERRA 247, 5. Hialeah-Miami Lakes 136. Individuals: 200 Medley: Doral 1:39.3. 200 Free: Fungairino (Bel) 1:45.07. 200 IM: Horrego (MA) 1:55.63. 50 Free: Perez (HML) 22.61. Diving: Saumell (Bel) 396.20. 100 Fly: Moya (DA) 52.09. 100 Free: Faucher (DA) 48.52. 500 Free: Arrieta (DA) 4:57.29. 200 Free Relay: Doral 1:29.46. 100 Back: Carriazo (Bel) 54.71. 100 Breast: Horrego (MA) 59.55. 400 Free Relay: Doral 3:15.27.
▪ District 12-3A — Girls’ Results: 1. Doral 590, 2. TERRA 438, 3. Mater Academy 383, 4. Westland Hialeah 99, 5. Hialeah-Miami Lakes 38. Individuals: 200 Medley: Doral Academy 1:58.01. 200 Free: Hernandez (DA) 1:58.92. 200 IM: Melannie (DA) 2:14.22. 50 Free: Mesa (MA) 25.70. 100 Fly: Kondratovitch (MA) 1:02.00. 100 Free: Peraza (DA) 59.01.500 Free: Hernandez (DA) 5:19.31. 200 Free Relay: Mater 1:46.53. 100 Back: Vargas (DA) 1:00.30. 100 Breast: Suarez (DA) 1:11.87. 400 Free: Doral 3:50.71.
REGION VOLLEYBALL
It was a groundbreaking moment when Mourning, after consecutive losses in the regional semifinal the past two years, posted a four-set win over visiting Ronald Reagan in a Region 4-8A semifinal.
Winning 26-24, 25-21, 20-25, 25-12, the Sharks (17-5) qualified for their first regional final. They will travel to play West Boca Raton on Tuesday or defending state champ St. Thomas Aquinas on Wednesday. Aquinas and West Boca play Saturday.
Mourning was led by Camila Rubinovich (11 kills, 2 aces), Beatriz Agosto (14 kills, 2 blocks 5 aces) and freshman Milan Datieva (12 kills, 7 aces). Reagan finished 12-5.
Bill Daley
▪ Region 4-6A Semifinal: Miami Sunset d. Doral Academy 25-27, 25-10, 25-21, 21-25, 15-13: Raven Fong 18 kills, 4 digs; Laura Martins 11 kills, 15 digs, 11 assists, 3 aces; Gaby Gonzalez 9 kills, 33 digs; Cassandra Martinez 28 digs, 4 aces.
GIRLS’ SOCCER
▪ Miami Springs 5, Krop 0: Alyssa Deno 2 goals, 1 assist; Katherine Inhoof 2 assists; Sophia Gomez, Grace Batch, Gaby Andollo 1 goal. MS 1-1.
▪ Archbishop McCarthy 6, Ransom Everglades 0: Amanda Perez 2 goals, 1 assist; Lauren McDonald 2 goals; Madison St. Philip, Gabby Webb 1 goal, 1 assist; Gkps Jenny Corzo, Amanda Alvarino shutout. AM 1-0.
▪ University School 1, Somerset 1: Jessica Roman (U) goal; Melissa Rabinowitz (U) assist.
▪ St. Thomas Aquinas 6, Pines Charter 0: Sara Davis 2 goals; Shannon Turner, Bella Dorosy, Mary McCormick , Morgan Armstrong 1 goal; Morgan Armstron, Chole O'neil 1 assist; Gkps Abby Pangallo, Kailey Homoky shutout. STA 2-0.
SATURDAYS SCHEDULE
GOLF
Class 2A State Meet at Howey-in-the-Hills
GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL
Region 4-8A semifinal: Southwest at Ferguson, 2
Region 4-8A semifinal: Krop at West Broward, 2
Region 3-8A semifinal: Western at Cypress Bay, 2
Region 4-7A semifinal: St. Thomas Aquinas at West Boca Raton, 2
Region 4-5A semifinal: Archbishop McCarthy at Pompano Beach, 2
Region 4-4A semifinal: Ransom Everglades at Westminster Christian, 2
Region 4-4A semifinal: Cardinal Gibbons at Pine Crest, 2
Region 4-3A semifinal: Palmer Trinity at Florida Christian, 2
Region 4-3A semifinal: Miami Country Day at Dade Christian, 2
Region 4-3A semifinal: Westminster Academy at Benjamin, 2
Region 4-2A semifinal: Westwood Christian at Divine Savior, 2
Region 4-2A semifinal: Sheridan Hills Christian at Boca Raton Christian, 2
CROSS-COUNTRY
Region 3-4A at Stuart South Fork – Girls: 7:45 a.m.; Boys: 8:15 a.m.
Region 4-3A at Stuart South Fork – Girls: 8:40 a.m.; Boys: 9:10 a.m.
FOOTBALL
Southwest vs. Braddock (Tropical), 2
This story was originally published October 30, 2015 at 11:18 PM with the headline "Sunset edges Mater Academy for district title."