Belen volleyball wins Jungle Queen event. Cypress Bay takes Silver title. Plus more results
The Belen Jesuit boys’ volleyball team won the Gold Bracket Championship of the Jungle Queen Tournament at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale.
The Wolverines went 5-0 in the two-day tournament. In the finals, they came from behind to defeat Southwest 22-25, 25-19, 15-12.
In the semifinals, Belen Jesuit also came from behind to beat host Cardinal Gibbons 17-25, 25-21, 15-8.
Prio, Belen Jesuit defeated Sunset 25-12, 25-12; Cypress Bay 19-25, 25-23, 17-15; and Park Vista-Lake Worth 25-23, 26-24.
Top Belen Jesuit performers for the tournament: Robert Henao 119 assists, 7 kills, 4 aces, 7 blocks; Marcelo Hernandez 36 kills, 14 blocks, 5 digs; Joseph Gonzalez 19 kills, 18 digs, 4 blocks, 4 aces; Morrison Hadad 22 kills, 4 blocks, 5digs.
The Wolveirnes are 7-0.
Cypress Bay won the Silver Bracket title, beating defending state champ Winter Park in the finals.
The Lightning went 4-1 in the tournament, also defeating Park Vista-Lake Worth, Miami Sunset and Jupiter. Their lone loss was to Belen Jesuit.
Jungle Queen Tournament at Cardinal Gibbons: Cardinal Gibbons d. Ferguson 25-19, 25-16; West Boca d. Jupiter 25-14, 18-25, 15-7; Cardinal Gibbons d. West Boca 25-11, 25-17; Jupiter d. Ferguson 25-18, 25-22; Ferguson d. West Boca 25-20, 25-19; Cardinal Gibbons d. Jupiter 25-10, 25-15.
Winter Park d. Miami High 25-21, 17-25, 15-12; Columbus d. Seminole Ridge 25-17, 25-20; Winter Park d. Seminole Ridge 25-14, 25-23; Miami High d. Columbus 25-27, 25-16, 15-12; Miami High d. Seminole Ridge 25-11, 25-9; Winter Park d. Columbus 19-25, 25-14, 16-14.
Spruce Creek d. Jupiter 25-19, 21-25, 15-12; Cypress Bay d. Jupiter 25-18, 25-18; Winter Park d. Spruce Creek 25-22, 25-20; Cypress Bay d. Winter Park 25-22, 25-16.
Southwest d. Miami High 25-19, 25-20; Belen Jesuit d. Cardinal Gibbons 17-25, 25-21, 15-8; Cardinal Gibbons d. Miami High 25-16, 25-13; Belen Jesuit d. Southwest 22-25, 25-19, 15-12.
Gold Bracket Winner: Belen Jesuit. Silver Bracket Winner: Cypress Bay.
More boys’ volleyball
Belen Jesuit d. ATM 25-4, 25-10, 25-20: Robert Henao 25 assists, 3 blocks, 2 aces, 3 digs; Joseph Gonzalez 7 kills, 3 aces, 5 digs; Anthony Lamelas 5 kills, 2 blocks. Bel (2-0).
Colonial Christian d. Westwood Christian 25-13, 22-25, 23-25, 25-18, 15-10: Alexander Ovalle 10 kills, 8 aces, 20 pts; Player of the Game Xavier Gil 8 assists, 9 pts; Gio Morales 18 serves received. CC (1-0)
Colonial Christian d. Keys Gate 25-11, 18-25, 25-21, 25-23: Alexander Ovalle 8 kills, 8 digs; Anthony Carmona 13 pts; Xavier Gil 11 pts, 8 assists; Player of the Game Emmanuel Marin 4 blocks, 3 kills. CC (2-0).
Mater Lakes Academy d. Reagan 25-20, 25-17, 23-25, 25-18: Jesus Montes 10 kills, 8 digs, 5 aces; Ibrahim Perez 8 kills, 5 blocks; Jonathan Falero 5 kills, 5 blocks; Nicholas Aranda 30 assists, 8 digs. MLA (2-0).
Palmetto d. Varela 3-0: Michael Rivera 20 kills, 5 digs, 3 aces; Lucca Sant’Anna 6 kills, 5 digs, 2 aces; Ronen Dircie 30 set assists, 4 digs, 2 kills. Plm (2-0).
Softball
Winning pitcher Leah Maduro went the distance, striking out 12 and walking one as Ransom Everglades softball defeated Pine Crest 5-3.
Offensively Maduro helped her cause, going 1 for 3 with a triple, two walks and two runs. Freshman Ella Crowley was 3 for 5, and Bella Miki went 2 for 4 with two runs and an RBI. Kat Herrera and Ruby Brooks each had an RBI.
The Raiders improved to 3-2.
Keys Gate notched its first win of the season with winning pitcher Madeline Webb going 3 for 3 including a grand slam home run, a walk, a run and five RBI.
More softball
Braddock 20, South Dade 10: WP Joy Vidal 7 K; Veronica De La Torre 3-4, 3 R, 3 RBI; Braelen Cintron 2-4; Vidal 2 Hits. Brd (6-1).
Colonial Christian 14, Monsignor Pace 0: WP Emily Friman (4-1) 5 K; Joselyn Walsh 2B. HR, 5 RBI; Keyanna Sanchez 3 hits; Emily Friman 3 hits, 2 RBI. Col (4-1).
Florida Christian 3, Palmetto 1: Samantha Otano key HR, no errors in CF; WP Fia Zelenka 1 R, 0 BB, 9 K; Sammy Zelenka 2-3, no errors in 5 attempts. FC (4-1).
Lourdes 19, Coral Shores 4: Valerie Portuondo 2-3, 4 RBI; Cristina Alfonso 3-3, 3 R, 2 RBI; Eva Pozo 2-2, 2 RBI; Sofia Vilomar 3-3, 3 R, 2 RBI. Lour (4-1).
Keys Gate 10, AIE 4: Alicia Thomason 3-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI; Madeline Webb 3-3, HR, BB, R, 5 RBI; Paiten McLaughlin 2-4, R; Alana McLaughlin 1-1, 3 R; Ariel Obregon 1-3, 2B, BB, RBI; Karalyn Webb 2 BB, 2 R, RBI; WP Madeline Webb 7 IP, 4 R, 2 ER, 8 H, 4 BB, 2 K. KG (1-3).
Palmer Trinity 13, Miami Country Day 0: WP Emme Fundora (3-0); Kinsey Cerda 3-3, 3 R, 3 RBI; Emmy Cerda 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI; Annalise DeLeon 1-2, 2 R. PT (5-0).
St. Brendan 7, Florida Christian 5: StB: WP Emily Barrera; Leah Lorenzo 2-3; Marley Nielson 2-4; Emily Barrera 3-3. FC: Gaby Perozo 2 H, 3B, 3 RBI; Samantha Zelenka 3 for 4, no errors; P Fia Zelenka 7 K. StB (4-4), FC (4-2).
Baseball
Belen Jesuit 11, Coral Reef 1: WP Andrés Salvadé complete game, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 BB, 6K, 49 pitches; Stefan Borrero 2-3, 2 R; Brandon DeGoti, 2-3, 2 R, RBI; Ernie Echevarria 2-3, RBI; Jordan Cordero 3-4, 2R, RBI; Gabriel Vich 2-3, 2 R, RBI. Bel (7-1).
Doral Academy 8, St. Brendan 4: WP Frank Menendez; Michael Torres save; Wilfred Gonzalez 2-3, HR, 4 RBI; Adrian Santana 2-5, R; Gabriel Milano 1-2, RBI. Dor (6-2).
Beach volleyball
Carrollton 4, Florida Christian 1
Tennis
GIRLS: Flanagan 7, Miramar 0: No.1 Maribel Caraballo won 6-3; No.2 Luciana Marcano won 6-0; No.3 Natalia Marcano won 6-0; No.4 Kylie Solorzano won 6-0; No.5 Abrie Thompson won 6-0. Doubles: No.1 Maribel Caraballo & Kylie Sobrzano won 6-0; No.2 Abrie Thompson & Amber Elcock won 6-0. Flan (4-1).
GIRLS: Riviera Prep 7, Miami Country Day 0: No.1 Sasha Kilgour won 8-2; No.2 Leyla Kilgour won 8-2; No.3 Maria De La O won 8-0; No.4 Isabella Paradisi won 8-1; No.5 Miranda Blanco won 8-1. RP (8-0).
BOYS: Flanagan 7, Miramar 0: No.1 Santiago Pineda won 6-0; No.2 Melvin Ayebah won 6-0; No.3 Manuel Ayebah won 6-0; No.4 Andres Leon won 6-0; No.5 Sebastion Cordero won 6-0. Doubles: No.1 Andres Leon & Sebastian Cordero won 6-1; No.2: Melvin Ayebah & Manuel Ayeba won 6-0. Flan (2-3).
Water polo
GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 13, MAST 2: Led by senior captain Gabby Montalvo with 3 goals, 7 steals, 3 earned exclusions; senior co-captain Giorgia Pascual 3 goals, 2 assists, 1 steal; senior Aria Torretta 2 goals,2 steals,1 earned exclusion; seventh grader Sophia Beltran 7 blocks, 1 steal. GP (13-1).
BOYS: Gulliver Prep 21, MAST 4: Led by senior captain Harry Sharma with 6 goals, 2 assists, 1 steal; senior co-captain Daniel Preston 3 goals, 2 steals, earned 3 exclusions; senior Daniel Bellatin 1 goal, 2 assists, 4 steals; senior goalie Leo Isom 1 goal, 2 steals, 9 blocks. GP (10-2-1).
Badminton
Palmetto 8, Varela 2: No.1 Boys’ Singles: Michael Morgado (Plm) won 23-25, 21-18, 21-9; No.1 Girls’ Singles: Katarina Slazas (Plm) won 21-1, 21-3; No.1 Boys’ Doubles: Charles Mo/Darren Ku (Plm) won 21-17, 21-7; No.1 Girls’ Doubles: Penelope Murray/Isabella Reale (Plm) won 22-24, 21-15, 21-12; No.1 Mixed Doubles: Raafay Khan/Nicole Paz (Plm) won 17-21, 21-11, 21-9 ; No.2 Girls’ Singles: Siriwarin Preedee (Plm) won 21-12, 21-7; No.2 Boys’ Doubles: Brian Shirley/Kristopher Menendez (Plm) won 21-15, 21-13; No.2 Mixed Doubles: Brandon Jagers/Khanh Duong (Plm) won 21-13, 21-5.
NOTE: Katarina Salazas strong win in No.1 girls’ singles, Brandon Jaggers and Khanh Duong strong win in No.2 Mixed doubles.
Palmetto 9, Coral Park 1: No.1 Boys’ Singles: Michael Morgado (Plm) won 21-1, 21-3; No.1 Girls’ Singles: Katarina Slazas (Plm) won 21-1, 21-4; No.1 Boys’ Doubles: Charles Mo/Darren Ku (Plm) won 21-7, 21-10; No.1 Girls’ Doubles: Penelope Murray/Isabella Reale (Plm) won 21-10, 21-8; No.1 Mixed Doubles: Raafay Khan/Nicole Paz (Plm) won 21-16, 21-14; No.2 Girls’ Singles: Siriwarin Preedee (Plm) won 21-6, 21-11; No.2 Mixed Doubles: Brandon Jagers/Khanh Duong (Plm) won 21-13, 21-6.
NOTE: Strong win for Katarina Salazas in No.1 girls’ singles, Strong win for Penelope Murray and Isabella Reale in No.1 girls’ doubles.
Palmetto 9, Ferguson 1: No.1 Boys’ Singles: Mateo Papadopulos (Plm) won 21-15, 21-16; No.1 Girls’ Singles: Katarina Slazas (Plm) won 21-1, 21-7; No.1 Boys’ Doubles: Charles Mo/Darren Ku (Plm) won 21-9, 21-8; No.1 Girls’ Doubles: Penelope Murray/Isabella Reale (Plm) won 22-8, 21-15, 21-9; No.1 Mixed Doubles: Raafay Khan/Nicole Paz (Plm) won 21-8, 21-4; No.2 Girls’ Singles: Sara Parades (Plm) won 21-15, 21-18.
NOTE: Strong win for Katarina Salazas in No.1 girls’ singles, Strong win for Raafay Khan and Nicole Paz in No.1 mixed doubles.
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
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