Miami Beach volleyball 6-0. Heritage on win streak. Pine Crest, Ransom golf fare well and more
The Miami Beach girls’ volleyball team came from behind to edge Coral Gables to remain undefeated at 6-0.
Under the direction of first-year coach and Miami Beach alum Jessica Abrascio Ramos, the visiting Hi-Tides bounced back after dropping the first two games 25-22, 25-23. Miami Beach then won 25-14 and 25-18 to force a fifth and deciding game, winning it 15-11.
The Hi-Tides previously beat Hialeah Gardens, Hialeah-Miami Lakes, Barbara Goleman, South Miami and Hialeah.
Miami Beach d. Coral Gables 22-25, 23-25, 25-14, 25-18, 15-11: Alessandra Alfonso (Sr OH) 18 kills; Kristina Kravchuk (Jr MB) 9 kills, 4 blocks, 5 aces; Ruby Robbins (Jr RH) 4 kills; Laila Acosta (Sr DS) 10 digs, 1 kill; Lena Lascar (Sr LIB) 16 digs; Chloe Luczkow (Sr S) 27 perfect sets, 3 aces.
Noelia Barreras (Sr OH) 3 kills, 4 digs; Benita Albornoz (Sr MB) 2 kills, 7 blocks; Skylar Augusta (Sr RH) 2 kills, 2 blocks; Sofia Caceres (Sr DS) 10 digs; Valeria Molina (Sr S) 22 perfect sets, 5 digs. MB (6-0), CG (4-2).
In other volleyball action, American Heritage-Plantation is on a 3-match win streak. The Patriots did not drop a set in victories over LaSalle, SLAM Miami and Don Soffer Aventura to improve to 5-2.
Undefeated still, Westminster Christian is now 10-0. True North won two matches to improve to 4-2, and Archbishop McCarthy (4-1) needed four games to defeat Cypress Bay.
(See stats below under More Volleyball)
Golf
Ransom Everglades and Pine Crest did very well at the Palm League Boys’ Golf Invitational at PGA National Resort & Spa in West Palm Beach.
Kobe Lopez led the Raiders. Krishan Nanda of Gulliver Prep and Sean Richards of North Broward Prep each fired 1-over (37) on the par 36 Palmer Course to tie for third with Lopez.
Jackson Langer and Jesse Hellring, both from Ransom Everglades, tied for eighth at 2-over (38) and teammate Jonathan Pollack tied for 12th at 3-over (39).
Team: 1. Benjamin School-North Palm Beach 144; 2. Ransom Everglades and Pine Crest 152; 4. Oxbridge Academy-West Palm Beach 153; 5. St. Andrews Academy-Boca Raton and North Broward Prep 157; 7. Gulliver Prep 167; 8. Palmer Trinity 173; 9. Miami Country Day 189; 10. NSU University School 195.
Individual: 1. Tyler Bruneau (BS) 33; 2. Hampton Beebe (OA) 36; 3. Kobe Lopez (RE), Krishan Nanda (GP), Sean Richards (NBP), Brooks Colton (BS), Jonathan Weinberg and Mason Tome (SAA) 37.
More volleyball
American Heritage-Plantation d. LaSalle 25-23, 25-22, 25-11; SLAM Miami 25-17, 25-18, 25-16; Don Soffer Aventura 25-13, 25-11, 25-21: Katie Denning 8 aces, 32 kills, 4 blocks, 16 digs; Cristina Lopez 7 aces, 26 kills, 20 digs; Noelle Crichton 65 assists, 21 digs; Nicole Barany Petersen 19 kills, 5 blocks; Paige Murphy 30 digs. AH (5-2).
Archbishop McCarthy d. Cypress Bay 25-21, 25-20, 19-25, 25-21: Celimar Hoyos (Sr OH) 17 kills, 37 digs, 3 aces; Emma Pierce (Soph MB) 10 kills, 2 blocks; Isabela Rios (Jr OH) 8 kills, 2 aces. AM (4-1).
Carrollton d. Palmer Trinity 25-7, 21-25, 25-14, 25-23: S.Ibarra 22 kills, 1 ace; P.Fernandez 5 kills, 2 aces, 11 digs; M.Matos 7 kills; L.Lee 36 assists, 10 digs, 1 ace. Carr (4-10).
Doral Academy d. Florida Christian 25-27, 25-16, 25-16, 25-23: Izabela Molina 13 kills, 3 blocks, 2 aces; Sophie Torres 12 kills, 5 digs, 2 aces; Angelin Vazquez 29 digs, 7 aces. DOR (5-2).
Krop d. Hialeah Gardens 25-18 25-12 25-16: Aaliyah Bernard 11 aces, 4 kills, 3 blocks; Arielle Socal 9 assists; Thalia Luke 9 digs. Krop (3-3).
Palmetto d. Braddock: Lexi Diaz 23 assists; Julia Schmidt 10 kills; Julia Riviera 8 aces, 5 kills. PLM (6-5).
Ransom Everglades d. Miami Country Day 25-16, 25-23, 28-26: RE (5-6).
True North d. Somerset-Sheridan Hills 25-12, 25-20, 25-17: Giuliana Guerrero 11 kills, 3 aces; Dayleen Valdes 6 kills, 3 aces; Bianca Gomez 23 assists, 5 aces. TN (4-2).
True North d. Somerset-Silver Palms 25-14, 25-8, 25-27, 25-11: Giuliana Guerrero 7 kills, 3 aces; Lauren Smith 4 kills, 4 blocks; Dayleen Valdes 6 kills, 3 blocks. TN (3-2).
Westminster Christian d Cardinal Mooney-Sarasota: 25-21, 25-19, 25-20: Alyah Cadavid 15 service points, 12 digs, 6 kills; Emily Matias 14 kills, 13 digs, 9 service points; Gigi Artiles 13 kills, 3 blocks, 2 aces; Gaby Arroyo 13 kills, 9 digs, 9 service points; Alyssa Cadavid 6 kills, 36 assists 5 digs. WC (10-0).
Bowling
GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 5, Colonial Christian 2: Sr Hadley Bowen (GP) 157 high game, 430 high series; Keyanna Sanchez (CC) 119 high game, 344 high series.
GIRLS: Krop 7, Hialeah Ed. 0: Joselyn Reyes-Clark (K) 170 high game, 462 high series; Thalia Nelson (K) 167 high game, 446 high series. Krop (1-0), HIE (1-3).
BOYS: Gulliver Prep 7, Colonial Christian 0: Fr Riley Prescott (GP) 182 high game, 476 high series; Giovanni Morales (CC) 179 high game, 447 high series.
BOYS: Hialeah Ed. 7, Krop 0: Aden Edwards (K) 180 high game, 474 high series; Adair Garcia (HIE) 176 high game, 499 high series; Preston Lad (HIE) 166 high game, 458 high series. Krop (0-1), HIE (2-2).
Swimming
GIRLS: MAST 67, Coral Reef 51; MAST 78, Coral Gables 38: Fr Calla Kelble (M) 1st 200 IM vs. CR; Fr Kaia Zaney (M) 1st 100 free vs. CR; Soph Milena Esteben (M) 1st 200 free vs. CG.
BOYS: MAST 62, Coral Reef 56; MAST 82, Coral Gables 36: Liam Lesentier (M) 1st 50 free and 1st 100 free vs. CR; Gabriel Martinez (M) 1st 200 free vs. CG.
Football
Archbishop Carroll 41, Palmer Trinity 0: Ryan Castro led the offense on the ground and in the air. Castro rushed for 78 yards on 8 carries and went 5-of-5 passing for 103 yards and 1 TD. Manny Bynum, Alejandro Isaza and Sylus Villanueva each scored twice. The Bulldogs’ defense notched its second shutout in three games. Dylan Miranda and Eric Rodriguez led that defense by recording 6 tackles apiece. Ryan Gonzalez intercepted another pass, his 3rd of the season (one in each game). AC (3-0), PT (2-1).
North Broward Prep 20, Pembroke Pines Charter 13: Trailing 6-0 in the first quarter, Eagles kicker Jake Smiler made a field goal. Behind 6-3 in the third quarter, Deandre Desinor scored on a run to give North Broward Prep a 9-6 lead. Pembroke Pines Charter scored in the fourth quarter to regain the advantage, but the Eagles responded with another field goal by Smiler and a winning touchdown on another run by Desinor. Caleb Ayala then added a 2-point run. Desinor finished with 15 carries for 159 yards and two touchdowns. He also had three punt returns for 51 yards, giving him 200-plus all purpose yards. Jeremiah Jean-Phillipe had 20 carries for 52 yards and two TDs for PPC. Teammate Chris Dorsett had seven solo tackles with four sacks, four hurries and one assist, and Izayah Drapin added three solo tackles and three asists. NBP (2-1), PPC (1-1).
Westminster Academy 21, St. Brendan 13: Michael Kulikowski scored on an interception return, and Marco Netto added the extra point to give St. Brendan a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. Trailing 21-7 in the fourth quarter, the Sabres scored on a Jordan Canas fumble return to make things close. Widley Jean-Francois ran 12 times for 56 yards and caught a pass covering 26 yards Gabriel Granandos caught 2 passes for 19 yards. Anthony Gray made 3 tackles with 5 assists and 1 TFL. Pablo Pena had 1 tackle and 5 assists with 1 sack. Kulikowski also recovered a fumble. StB (1-2), WA (2-0).
Somerset Academy South-Homestead 43, Somerset-North Lauderdale 12: Player of the Game: Roland Perez 12 carries, 240 yards, 3 TDs. SAS (2-1), SNL (0-3).
Also, Norland 66, Southridge 28; Westminster Christian 40, True North 28.
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
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