Miami High to host eight-game hoops marathon Saturday
On Saturday, Miami High will host what it hopes will become an annual basketball tradition — the Miami Suns New Year’s Classic.
It’s a one-day extravaganza — eight games in a row.
Miami High coach Sam Baumgarten said the Flanagan-Northeast matchup figures to be “the biggest game of the night.”
Several seniors who have signed with colleges will compete in the tournament: Flanagan forward Mikiah Harrigan (South Carolina); Cardinal Newman guard Tytionia Adderly (Florida Gulf Coast); Vero Beach forward Megan Gorman (Yale); and American Heritage center Haley Duran (Pepperdine).
Three players at the event are being recruited by the Miami Hurricanes: junior guard Keyanna Warthen of Fort Lauderdale; freshman guard Aaliyah Stanley of Oxbridge; and junior guard Cabria Lee of Northeast. In addition, junior guard Reagan McCray of McCarthy is being recruited by FIU.
Tournament schedule: 10 a.m. — Westminster Academy vs. Archbishop McCarthy; 11:30 a.m. — Hallandale vs. Grandview Prep; 1 p.m. — St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Cardinal Newman; 2:30 p.m. — Vero Beach vs. American Heritage; 4 p.m. — Lourdes vs. Miami High; 5:30 p.m. — Fort Lauderdale vs. Oxbridge Academy; 7 p.m. — Northeast vs. Flanagan; 8:30 p.m. — Nova vs. Ferguson.
MORE BASKETBALL
Seven Miami-Dade and Broward County basketball players were nominated to this year’s McDonald’s High School All-America Game.
Miami Norland forward Dewan Huell and Miami Southridge guard Shawn Chandler have been nominated on the boys’ side.
On the girls’ side, Fort Lauderdale Dillard forward Jacaira Allen, Pembroke Pines Flanagan forward Mikiah Harrigan, Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian center Amber Bender and Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas guard Shanell Atkins and forward Mary Katherine Moore are on the list.
The 24 boys and 24 girls that will make the final roster will be announced Jan. 17 at 8:30 p.m. on ESPNU. The games will be played March 30 at Chicago’s United Center and broadcast on the ESPN networks.
BASEBALL
Flanagan and North Broward Prep will represent South Florida this year in the fifth annual USA Baseball National High School Invitational in Cary, North Carolina.
The 16-team, single-elimination tournament will run from March 23-26, and it will include some of the top baseball programs in the nation. Each team is guaranteed to play four games.
BOYS’ SOCCER
▪ Gulliver 2, Westminster 1:Arguello goal. Goldberg goal. Sanchez assist. Roman assist. GP 10-0.
▪ Belen 6, North Miami Beach 2: de la Camara 3 goals, 2 assists. Rice 2 goals, 2 assists. Tordin goal. Pereira assist. Stoker assist. BEL 17-0-2.
▪ Braddock 2, Columbus 2: BRA (6-3-7): Valencia goal. Concepcion goal. Silva assist.
▪ South Dade 9, Southridge 2: Velasquez goal. Avila goal. Brown goal. Rocha goal. Roye goal.Sanchez 2 goals. Campos Jr. 2 goals.
▪ Jackson 5, Miami Springs 1: Medina 3 goals, assist. Castillo 2 goals. JAX 13-1-2.
▪ Monarch 3, Coral Springs 1: MON: Superville goal.Combs goal, assist. Ferraz goal. Chiste 2 assists.
▪ Ransom Everglades 6, LaSalle 0: Colonna 2 goals. Godoy goal. Esber goal. Gonzalez goal. Vechhi goal. Ferrer shutout. RE 15-4.
▪ Mast 5, Chaminade Madonna 2: Papazian 2 goals, assist. Sabella goal. Ventoso goal. Godoy goal. MA 11-1-4.
GIRLS’ SOCCER
▪ Mater Academy 4, SLAM 1: Benitez goal, assist.Diaz goal, assist. Ollarvides goal. MA 13-7-3.
▪ Westminster Christian 5, Palmer Trinity 1: Lopez 2 goals. Precht goal. Rico goal. Gutierrez goal. Alamo 2 assists. Battle assist. Perez assist.
▪ South Miami 6, Booker T. Washington 0:Moreno goal, assist. Rodriguez 3 goals.Ortega goal, assist. Ramos goal.Ataya 4 assists.
▪ Cardinal Gibbons 8, Northeast 0: Chambliss 4 goals. Crittenberger 2 goals. Seiler 2 goals. CG 13-1-2.
▪ Archbishop McCarthy 6, Westminster Academy 2:Perez 3 goals, assist. Cabeza 3 goals. Ribas 2 assists. Roberts 2 assists. McDonald assist. AM 16-2-1.
▪ Florida Christian 3, Archbishop Curley 0: Rodriguez 3 goals. Barcelo 2 assists.
▪ Pine Crest 7, Somerset 0: Elliott 4 goals. Turner goal. Birer goal. Giraldo goal. Danielsen/ Pollock shutout. PC 14-1-2.
▪ St. Brendan 1, Doral Academy 0: Guixens goal. Enriquez shutout. SB 9-7-2.
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
▪ Hialeah Educational 60, Everglades Prep 58: HEA (10-7): Lara 16, St. Clair 15, Cedeno 13, Torres 8, Carrea 4, Nadal 2, Paris 2. EP: Simeon 14, Alaniz 13, Hernandez 8, Chinchilla 7, Quintanilla 5, Benavided 3, Santiago 3, Exposito 2. Rebounds: St. Clair 18. Steals: Lara 6. Assists: Lara 9. Threes: Cedeno 2. HT: 29-22 HEA.
▪ LaSalle 62, Edison 54: LS: Ian Cruz: 22, Contreras 11, Garcia 10, Pita 3, Gaetan 4, Gali 3, Williams 2, Lopez II 12. ED: Rankin 8, Walton 19, Dorlus 4, Synvrit 11, Wagnac 11, Gay 1. HT: 26-21 LS. Rebounds: Contreras 9.Steals: Cruz 4, Lopez 4. Assists: Gaetan 7. Three-pointers: Cruz 3. Blocks: Contreras 6.
▪ Miami High 49, Miami Beach 46: MIA (10-5): Mera 5, Reyes 3, Sierra 29, Lipman 2, Garcia 3, Shannon 7. MB: Arambula 9, Yao 1, Vincent 1, Melendez 17, Valderrama 6, Vasquez 8, Goetz 4. Rebounds: Sierra 14. Assists: Reyes 5. Steals: Mera 3. Three-pointers: Mera, Garcia, Melendez 3.
▪ American 59, Hialeah Gardens 31: AME: Johnson 12, Jones 4, Harris 11, Evans 10, Hall 10 Diaz 2, St Louis 2, Narvaez 2, Vilchez 6. HG: Infante 2, Barber 2, Figerola 3, Llanes 4, Toledo 20. HT: 31-11 AME. Three-pointers: Toledo 3. Rebounds: Harris 9. Assist: Johnson 3, Evans 3. Steals: Copeland 2.
▪ Carol City 53, North Miami Beach 32: CC (1-9): Wilson 15, Smith 14, Howard 16, White 5, Pinckney 3. NMB: Wright 7, Lefeve 5, Aime 5, Dacius 1, Philcer 4, Dinal 5, Almonor Cadet 1. Assists: White 5. Rebounds: Smith 9. Steals: Howard 6. Blocks: Smith 3. HT: CC 32-20.
▪ Central 82, Northwestern 35: CEN: Wilson 21,Cooper 17, Turnier 8, Nunnally 6, Louis 6, Thomas 7, Tanis 8, Pierre-Louis 6, Gibson 3. NW: Mcrae 13, Sutton 12, McFadden 10. Three Pointers: Cooper 4. Rebounds: Wilson 15. Steals: Wilson 11. Blocks: 10/ Assist: Wilson 8. HT: 39-23 CEN.
▪ South Miami 51, Southwest 36: SM: Dawson 13, Arnold 11, Davis 3, Stewart 15, Small 7. SW: Parh 3, Rodriguez 4, Trinchet 1, Hernandez 11, Espinoza 5, Murray 7, Rivos 5. Rebounds: Stewart 14. Assist: Dawson 3. Steals: Dawson 6. Blocks: Stewart 3.HT: 33-19 SM.
▪ Krop 51, North Miami 50: KRO: K. Jeanty 12, A. Aracena 10, J. Clark 10, T. Oconnor 9, F. Souza 10. NM: B. Bissanthe 6, M. Saintolien 8, P. Francois 15, S. Saintii 8, G. Cassamajor 6, R. Laurent 7. Rebounds: F. Souza 11. Assists: T. Oconnor 3.
▪ Westminster Academy 48, Sagemont 46: WA (13-4): Scott 17, Butler 7, Atkinson 11, Johnston 10, MacClugage 3. SAG:Verbunakiv 4, Hurtado 3, Stewart 10, Polley 17, Frazier 2, Popovic 4, Williams 6. Three pointers: Johnston 3. Rebounds: Atkinson 14.
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
▪ St. Brendan 59, Keys Gate 52 (OT): SB (12-7): Dominguez 8, Prieto 9, Lara 5, Padro 11, Alonso 2, Sanchez 24. KG (18-2): Tyre 14, Velez 7, Calderon 8, Denis 18, Moore 10. HT: 21-19 KG. Three-pointers: Sanchez 3. Rebounds: Padro 10. Assists: Sanchez 4. Steals: Prieto 3.
▪ LaSalle 42, Somerset 18: LS (6-9): Cruz 13, Xiques 12, De Leon 6, Hernandez 5, Benavides 4, Yanes 2. SOM: Nelson 14, Mayar 2, Chavez 1, Choy 1.Rebounds: Cruz 8, De Leon 6. Assists: Cruz 3, Xiques 3. Steals: Cruz 5, Xiques 5. HT: LS 36-3.
▪ Florida Christian 62, Archimedean 30: FC: M. Nunez 31, Irvine 12, Castellano 7. Rebounds: Irvine 15, Castellano 7, Lopez 5, Milton 5. Steals: M. Nunez 6, Irvine 5, Rico 3. Blocks: Irvine 3, M. Nunez 1.
▪ Coral Gables 42, Southwest 37: CG: J. Landsberg 23, Ma.Grant 5, Mia Grant 5, A. Rodriguez 4, K. Luis 3, K. Hippolyte Wade 2. SW: Thomas 17, Rodriguez 8, Cueto 8, Stamp 3, Sarmiento 1. Three-pointers: Landsberg 6. Rebounds: A. Rodriguez 10. Steals: A. Rodriguez 5, Mia Grant 5. Assists: Ma. Grant 3.
▪ Westminster Christian 57, Pinecrest Prep 14: PP: Cerchione 6, Rosada 3,Beltran 3, Parada 2. WCS (6-4): Poveda 39, Coakley 10, Hernandez 2, Kissane 2, Morrison 2, Benitez 2. Rebounds: Jones 8. Three-pointers: Poveda 3. Steals: Coakley 4. Blocks: Jones 2. HT: 36-5 WC.
▪ Gulliver Prep 55, Mater Academy 30: MA: Jimenez 4, Alicanou 2, Acosta 10, Osorio 5, Sequeda 6, Morales 1. GP (16-3): Ra. Kaiser 6, Bahadue 4, Pinder 6, Kunkel 7, Joseph 12, Jim 9, Shelowitz 2, Thomas 23.Three-pointers: Jim 3, Acosta 3. Rebounds: Hall 11. Assists: Kunkel 7. Steals: Pinder 7. HT: GP 30-14.
This story was originally published January 9, 2016 at 1:11 AM with the headline "Miami High to host eight-game hoops marathon Saturday."