Perfect score for Braddock cross-country at Junior OB. Belen, Lourdes runners shine. Plus more.

Braddock’s cross-country teams swept the championships of the Junior Orange Bowl Invitational at Larry and Penny Thompson Park in Miami.

Braddock’s girls made history, timing five runners in the top six to win the team title with a perfect score of 15 points. Riviera Prep’s Sabrina Martinez was third, but she ran as an individual, no team scoring points.

Braddock coach Alex Shaw proudly said: “Junior Orange Bowl was the first ever ‘Perfect Score’ in program history.”

Junior Annabella Cardona led the Bulldogs by winning the individual title in 19 minutes 28.33 seconds, which was more than 16 seconds ahead of teammate Jada Garcia (2nd in 19:44.78).

Braddock junior Andres Canas won the boys’ individual title after running 16:56.35. He also finished more than 16 seconds faster than teammate Michael Gongora (2nd in 17:12.95).

The Bulldogs boys placed five runners in the top seven to secure that team title, too, with 18 points.

GIRLS: Team: 1. Braddock 15; 2. Coral Gables 84; 3. Terra 96; 4. MAST 105; 5. Miami Country Day 155.

Individuals: 1. Annabella Cardona (Brd) 19:28.33; 2. Jada Garcia (Brd) 19:44.78; 3. Sabrina Martinez (Riviera Prep) 19:56.05; 4. Kayla Feeney (Brd) 20:02.31; 5. Marlie Gonzalez (Brd) 20:22.97; 6. Jasmine Trotz (Brd) 20:43.30; 7. Elicia Bryant (Homestead) 21:02.91; 8. Lorena Enamorado (Mater Academy) 21:20.11; 9. Michaela Thompson (Palmetto) 21:22.37; 10. Isabella Morales (CG) 21:57.94.

BOYS: Team: 1. Braddock 18; 2. Columbus 62; 3. Coral Gables 109; 4. Coral Park 182; 5. MAST 197.

Individuals: 1. Andres Canas (Brd) 16:56.35; 2. Michael Gongora (Brd) 17:12.95; 3. Jonathan Pena (Horeb) 17:25.04; 4. Axel Fink (ATM) 17:30.42; 5. Aidan Mendoza (Brd) 17:37.14; 6. Luccas Torres (Brd) 17:42.61; 7. Andre Santos (Brd) 17:50.32; 8. Parker Doll (Col) 17:56.03; 9. Kevin Alonso (Col) 18:07.98; 10. Deion Mejia (Varela) 18:11.31.

Belen, Lourdes excel at Flrunners.com Inv

The Belen Jesuit boys’ cross-country team won the 23rd-annual Flrunners.com Invitational at Lakeland’s Holloway Park.

The win marks the 11th time Belen has won the Flrunners.com Invitational.

The Wolverines scored 23 points in the Boys’ Race of Champions, a field that included eight selected teams.

Belen was led by Joshua Ruiz, a junior who finished second overall in the 5K race in 15 minutes 49 seconds. Teammate Joseph Socarras, a sophomore, finished third at 16:04.

Belen runners also placed fifth through ninth: Evan Torres (5th, 16:09), Joseph Ruiz (6th, 16:22), Alec Torrecilla (7th, 16:25), Matthew Calero (8th, 16:35), Diego Magarino (9th, 16:41).

Henry Stark, a junior at Palmer Trinity, was 16th at 17:08. Senior teammate Eduardo Del Rosal was 21st at 17:32. The Falcons were fifth.

Following the event in Lakeland, on its return home Belen stopped in Fort Myers to drop off hurricane relief supplies and lend a helping hand.

That race concluded the regular season where the Wolverines won seven big meets. They race this week in Miami at Larry & Penny Thompson Park for the district championship. Belen cross-country has won 40 district titles, including 18 consecutive.

The team is now ranked by Dyestat as 11th in the country, the highest ranking of any team in school history and one of the highest in state history.

In the Girls’ Race of Champions, Lourdes senior Olivia Fraga finished first in 19:05. Sophomore teammate Olivia Rodriguez was ninth in 20:32. They helped Lourdes place second. Palmer Trinity was third.

Lourdes sophomore Lucia Castillo-Rios was 11th at 20:58, followed by freshman teammate Kylie Fernandez at 12th in 21:00. Palmer Trinity junior Daniella Perez-Cartaya was 18th at 21:23, and junior teammate Cailyn Sullivan 20th in 21:46. Lourdes junior Andrea Comas-Sanchez was 14th in 21:17.

Bowling

BOYS: Columbus 7, Coral Gables 0: Alejandro Johnson (Col) high game 212; Chris Ferrer (Col) high series 600. Col (5-2).

BOYS: Palmetto 7, South Dade 0: Evan Viener (Plm) high game 268, season high series 721, season avg 208.13; Nathan Melendez (Plm) high game 148, series 419; Damian Lucero (SD) high game 136. Plm (6-2).

GIRLS: Palmetto 7, South Dade 0: Ruby Tenbroek (Plm) high series 326; Maggie Meltzer (Plm) high game 153, series 372, season avg 137.96. Plm (7-1).

Football

Archbishop Carroll 47, Berean Christian 0: Manny Bynum led the way with 107 yards on 7 carries. Bynum scored 3 touchdowns, two rushing and one on a 65-yard punt return. Alejandro Isaza recorded 2 touchdowns, and Sylus Villanueva added 1 touchdown. The defense notched its 4th shutout of the season. Also, Ryan Gonzalez returned the opening kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown. ACC (6-1), Berean Christian (1-6).

Gulliver Prep 41, Somerset Silver Palms-Homestead 0: Antwaan Mays 9-yd TD pass from Davi Belfort (Cosme Salas Kick); Marquis Williams 37-yd TD pass from Davi Belfort (Cosme Salas Kick); Jack Whitehouse 2-yd TD run (Cosme Salas Kick); Cosme Salas 37-yd FG; Antwaan Mays 31-yd TD pass from Davi Belfort (Cosme Salas Kick); Cosme Salas 35-yd FG; Marquis Williams 10-yd TD pass from Stefano Luis (Cosme Salas Kick).

GP: QB D.Belfort 13-of-20 passing, 167 yds, 3 TDs, 5 carries, 34 yds; M.Williams 6 rec, 74 yds, 2 TDs; A.Mays 5 rec, 66 yds, 2 TDs; K.Williams 3 rec, 34 yds; D.Collazo 2 rec, 19 yds; J.Whitehouse 8 carries, 47 yds, 1 TD; QB S.Luis 4-of-7 passing, 34 yds, 1 TD, 3 carries, 10 yds. GP (4-3), Som (2-5).

St. Brendan 14, Westland Hialeah 12: Two interception returns for TDs and two PATs was all the Sabres needed. In the second quarter Luis Lugo scored on an interception return, and in the fourth quarter Pablo Pena did the same. Marco Netto converted both PATs. The defense stopped two Westland Hialeah 2-point conversion attempts to seal the win.

StB: A.Gray 8 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack, 1 fum rec; K.White Jr. 6 tackles, 2 assists; K.Torrez 4 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT; J.Rivera 4 tackles, 2 assists; P.Pena 2 tackles, 1 assist, 1 TFL, 1 sack, 1 INT TD. StB (6-2).

True North 34, Somerset Silver Palms 33: In the first 3 minutes of the game, the Titans trained 13-0. They dug themselves out of the hole, showing great tenacity and grit in the come-from-behind victory. Behind 27-20, True North outscored the Stallions 14-6 in the fourth quarter to complete the comeback.

TN: QB Zach Katz (8th) 23-of-28 passing, 356 yds, 4 TD, 1 rush, 8 yds; Jorge Cascudo (Sr) 6 rec,102 yds & 2 TD; Jasen “J-Roc” Lopez (Fr) 7 rec, 124 yds, 1 TD, 1 kick return, 30 yds; Robert Finlay (Jr) 2 rec, 50 yards, 1 TD; Jacob Camacho (Sr) 2 kick returns, 70 yds, 1 TD,1 blocked PAT, 6 tackles, 1 sack; Tristian Smith (Sr) 5 tackles, 2 sacks. TN (5-2), SP (2-5).

Golf

Columbus 160, Doral Academy 161, Ransom Everglades 166 at International Links of Miami (par 35): Medalist Nick Rousseau (Col) 37; Matteo Bloom (RE) 38; Gonzalo Flores (Dor) 39; Lucas Dominguez (Col) 39; Luis Cortez (Dor) 39.

Volleyball playoffs

District 16-5A: Quarterfinal: ATM d. Central 25-3, 25-9, 25-8: Renata Gil 17 service points; Gaby Arcila 6 aces; Silvia Fernandez 5 aces. ATM (13-3).

District 16-6A: Quarterfinal: Miami Beach d. Varela 25-23, 25-17, 23-25, 28-26: Alessandra Alfonso 10 kills, 13 digs; Kristina Kravchuk 8 kills, 8 digs; Chloe Luczkow 10 kills; Laila Acosta 10 digs; Lena Lascar 31 digs; Valeria Molina 6 digs, 2 aces, 6 perfect sets. MB (15-3).

District 15-7A: Semifinal: Doral d. Goleman 25-14, 25-10, 25-8: Melissa Gonzalez 16 assists, 3 digs; Izabela Molina 11 kills, 4 blocks; Stephanie Gonzalez 5 kills, 4 aces, 3 digs. Dor (17-7).

District 16-7A: Semifinal: Palmetto d. Coral Reef 25-19, 25-14, 25-14: Gabrielle Schwartz 9 kills, 5 digs, 2 aces; Hailey Zambrana 8 kills, 10 digs, 6 aces; Ava Graziano 8 digs, 5 aces; Lexi Diaz 20 assists. Plm (11-13).

Submit sports results

For high schools in Broward and Miami-Dade, if you have Fall varsity results along with top performers and their stats for this column, email hssports@miamiherald.com.

Bowling, cross country, football, golf, swimming, volleyball and more.

They will run in the newspaper and online. Photos accepted, too. No deadline. Send after the game, the next day or weekly. You will be alerted when it will appear in the newspaper and online.

---

Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone

jvarsallone@miamiherald.com