Gulliver beats Belen to reach third-round state lacrosse play-in game
Junior Lucas Rego recorded 23 saves as the Gulliver boys’ lacrosse team advanced to the third-round state play-in game after a 7-5 victory over Belen on Tuesday afternoon.
Senior midfielder Walker Gautier scored twice and had four ground balls for the veteran Raiders (16-3), and senior midfielder CJ Hassan scored two goals, with one assist and six ground balls.
Alex Balli added one goal and six ground balls for Gulliver.
The Raiders’ season last year came to an end in the regional semifinals.
They will now face the winner of Saturday’s match between St. Thomas Aquinas and Oxbridge.
▪ Regional Semifinal — Gulliver 7, Belen 5: Lucas Rego 23 saves. CJ Hassan 2 goals, 1 assist, 6 ground balls. Nico Butnaru goal, 2 assists, 3 ground balls. Alex Balli goal, 6 ground balls. Walker Gautier 2 goals, 4 ground balls. Trevor Pelletier goal, 3 ground balls. GUL 16-3.
baseball
▪ District 16-6A Semifinals — Miami Springs 9, Mourning 2: MS 13-7. ATM 12-14.
▪ District 16-7A Semifinals — Doral Academy 3, TERRA 2: Victor Cabrera 3 IP, K, 2 BB. Christopher Liriano 3-4, GW RBI. Luis Valbuena 2-5, 2B, RBI. Oscar Trujillo 6IP, 7 K’s, 4H, 2 BB. DA 18-9.
▪ District 16-8A Semifinals — Westland Hialeah 12, Central 0: Michael Uz 5IP, H, 12 K’s.
▪ District 16-8A Semifinals — Mater Academy 7, Reagan 1: Joe Soto CG, 5H, ER, 3BB, 8K. MA 11-11. RR 7-15.
▪ District 16-9A Semifinals — Killian 5, Palmetto 2: Andrew Schreiber 6IP, 10 K’s. Freddy Zamora 2-3. Alejandro Mosquera 3-4. KIL 17-7-1. PAL 13-9.
▪ District 15-6A Semifinals — American Heritage 12, Hallandale 2: WP: Anthony Boix. AH 17-4. HAL 11-6.
▪ District 15-8A Semifinals — Nova 5, McArthur 2: WP: Trace Moore. James Spataforo 1-2, 2B, 2 RBI. NOV 17-6. MCA 8-13.
▪ District 15-9A Semifinals — Southwest 5, Varela 1: Jason Grana (9-1) CG, 7Ks, 2-2, 2BB, RBI. Jorge Tejeda 2R, 2B. Enrique Aparicio 2-3. Lewis Romero RBI, 1B. SW 12-13. VAR 7-1.
▪ District 15-9A Semifinal — Columbus 1, Braddock 0: Andy Arguellas (10-1), CG, H, 11 K’s. Mike Navarette H, R. COL 19-8.
▪ District 8-2A Semifinals — Miami Christian 4, Brito Miami 1: MC 11-9. BM 15-9.
▪ District 8-2A Semifinals — Champagnat 4, Westwood Christian 2: CHA 6-11. AC 13-6.
▪ District 8-3A Semifinals — Archbishop Carroll 10, Marathon 0 (6): Alex Gonzalez (7-0), 6 IP, 4 H, 6 K's. Jimmy Heyworth 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R. Alex Gonzalez 3-3, 3 RBI, 2 R. Sal Lorenzo 1-3, 2 RBI.
▪ District 8-4A Semifinals — Westminster Christian 16, Coral Shores 7: WP: Nick Auerbacher. WC 21-6-1. CS 13-9.
▪ District 7-3A Semifinals — Jupiter Christian 1, Highlands Christian 0: JC 17-4. HC 7-12.
▪ District 7-4A Semifinals — Chaminade-Madonna 7, Westminster Academy 5: CM 12-9. WA 14-10.
▪ District 11-A Semifinals — Douglas 2, Monarch 1: DOU 21-2. MON 10-14-1.
▪ District 12-9A Semifinals — West Broward 7, Cypress Bay 4: WP: Anthony Molina. WB 12-7. CB 13-12.
▪ District 13-8A Semifinals — Coral Glades 8, Spanish River 1: TJ Densmore CG, H. Steven Goday 3-3, 2R, RBI. Preston Vegotsky 2-4, 2RBI. CG 12-11. SR 6-17.
▪ District 14-8A Semifinals — Piper 14, Fort Lauderdale 13: PIP 16-7. FL 12-10.
▪ District 15-5A Quarterfinals — Mater Lakes 6, La Salle 3: Rene Arauz 6IP, 10K’s. Mikey Rodriguez 1-2, 3R- HR. ML 14-10. LS 14-12.
▪ Late Monday, District 13-9A Semifinal — Hialeah Gardens 3, Krop 2: WP: Marco Ruiz. SV: Arthur Cordoves. Allan Berrios 1-3, 2B, RBI. Lazaro Morales 1-2, 3B, R, RBI. Iroel Ruiz 1-2, R, RBI, SB. HG 16-6.
▪ Late Monday, District 8-3A quarterfinals — Dade Christian 9, Archbishop Curley 8: DC 7-15. AC 3-19.
▪ Late Monday, District 14-9A Semifinals — Coral Park 6, Miami Beach 2: Luis Vitier 1.2IP, 5 K’s. Erwing Hernandez 1-2, R, RBI, 2B. Brandon Gomis 2-3, RBI, 3B. Roberto Rodriguez 1-1, 2B, 3RBI. CP 17-8. MB 5-16.
▪ Late Monday, District 15-7A Semifinals — Pines Charter 20, Dillard 0: PPC 14-9.
▪ Late Monday, District 15-6A Opening Round — Coconut Creek 5, Stranahan 1: CC 4-16. STR 5-13.
▪ Late Monday, District 7-2A Quarterfinals — Boca Raton Christian 3, Glades Day 0: BRC 12-10. GD 6-7.
▪ Late Monday, District 14-8A Opening Round — South Plantation 16, Plantation 4: WP: Jeffrey Cohick. Luis Morel 2 HR, 5 RBI.
▪ Late Monday, District 14-5A Quarterfinals — Pompano Beach 6, Cardinal Gibbons 1: WP: Trevor Kniskern. PB 16-8. CG 6-19.
softball
▪ District 7-4A Final — Calvary Christian 4, Chaminade-Madonna 3 (10): Crump 18 K’s. A. Chang GW 2B, 2 RBI.
boys’ volleyball
▪ GMAC — Palmetto d. Sunset (25-14, 25-19): Hugo Henry 12 kills, 2 aces. Alex Brown 6 kills, 6 points. Nate Parker 5 digs, 5 points. Andres Cowley 23 assists.
▪ La Salle d. Riviera Prep (25-12, 25-23, 24-26, 19-25, 15-11): Derek Bernabeu 15 kills, 3 digs. Patrick Stoodley 6 kills, 13 digs. Max Diez 4 kills, 8 blocks, 4 digs. Nicholas Doismeadios 27 assists, 2 kills, 17 digs. LS 5-16.
▪ St Brendan d. SLAM (25-18, 25-22, 25-15): Luis Kannee 10 kills, 6 digs, 3 blocks. Albert Collins 11 digs, 4 assists. Marc Diaz 21 assists, 9 digs, 2 aces. SB 16-8.
▪ Westminster Christian d. Florida Christian (25-9, 25-16, 25-18): Dillon Riera 10 digs, 6 aces. TJ North 12 kills, 9 digs, 2 aces. Will Davis 8 kills, 6 digs.
▪ Archbishop McCarthy d. St. Thomas Aquinas (25-17, 25-16, 25-6): STA 6-11: Evan Wurts 5 assists, 4 points. Mike Murphy 2 kills, 3 blocks, dig. John Coto 6 digs, assist.
WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE
BASEBALL
District 13-9A final at Alex Fernandez Field: 7
District 14-9A final at Flamingo Park: Miami High vs. Coral Park, 7
District 13-8A final at Boca Raton Spanish River: Delray Atlantic vs. Coral Glades-Spanish River winner, 7
District 15-8A final at Nova: 7:30
District 15-7A final at Pines Flamingo Park: South Broward vs. Pines Charter, 6:30
District 14-5A semifinals at Broward College: Pompano Beach vs. North Broward Prep, 4; Pine Crest vs. Somerset Academy, 7
District 15-5A semifinals at Monsignor Pace: La Salle vs. Mater Lakes, 4; Monsignor Pace vs. St. Brendan, 7
SOFTBALL
Regional quarterfinals
TRACK AND FIELD
District 15-4A at Hialeah Gardens at Tropical Park: 10 a.m.
FLAG FOOTBALL
GMAC tournament at Traz Powell – Semifinals: 3 and 4; Final: 5:30.
BOYS’ LACROSSE
Second round state play-in: Oxbridge Academy at St. Thomas Aquinas, 7
GIRLS’ LACROSSE
Second round state play-in: Ransom Everglades at St. Thomas Aquinas, 5
BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL
Westland at Coral Gables, 3:30
Hialeah Miami Lakes at Monsignor Edward Pace, 4:30
Hialeah at Ferguson, 5
Westminster Christian hires Little as football coach
Earl Little wasn’t planning on coaching next season. But an opportunity presented itself recently that he couldn’t pass up.
Little was hired this week to be the next football coach at Miami Westminster Christian, a program coming off three consecutive district championship seasons under former coach Sedrick Irvin.
“This is a great school both in academics and athletics and these are great kids,” Little said. “This was too good an opportunity to pass up.”
Little, a star safety at the University of Miami who played nine seasons in the NFL, coached the past two seasons at Miami Jackson.
Little, 43, guided the Generals to the playoffs in 2014 during which he led them to a 6-5 record that culminated with their first win in 12 seasons in the Soul Bowl rivalry game with Northwestern.
This past season, Jackson finished 3-6 in brutal District 16-5A, missing the playoffs but still managing to finish in third place behind Plantation American Heritage and Hallandale.
“Earl brings us the complete package of what we were looking for in our new coach,” Westminster Christian athletic director Gene Baker said. “First, he is a strong Christian, which gives him great credibility in our community. His playing experience at UM and in the NFL lend experience at high levels to be able to mentor our top players, while his involvement with youth football allows a perspective that will benefit our middle school program that seeks to develop our student-athletes to varsity football readiness.”
Little said the chance for his son, Earl Jr., to attend and eventually play football at a great academic school played a part in his decision to accept Westminster’s offer. Little Jr. will enter the eighth grade this fall and is a rising star on the youth league scene.
Prior to his stint at Jackson, Little was a defensive coordinator at Cypress Bay, Cooper City, Miami Central and Miami Dr. Krop.
“As far as the program, it’s a program that has already had success,” Little said. “It’s a chance to coach some great kids and help them become better young men on and off the field.”
Andre C. Fernandez
This story was originally published April 19, 2016 at 10:16 PM with the headline "Gulliver beats Belen to reach third-round state lacrosse play-in game."