High school roundup: See which area wrestlers won regional titles
SATURDAY
WRESTLING
Class 2A-Region 3
PUNTA GORDA − Nine area wrestlers reached the final of the Class 2A-Region 3 Meet on Saturday afternoon at Charlotte High.
All nine came back with runners-up medals.
There were a few closes ones.
Manatee High’s Jake Samuels lost 3-2 in two overtimes to Tampa Jesuit’s Mason Basile in the championship bout of the 144-pound weight class.
Braden River High’s Gage Wiggins dropped a 1-0 decision to Jesuit’s Kawayran Vasquez in the 157-pound final.
The Hurricanes’ Mason Miller was taken down by Jesuit’s Chancellor Haber with 18 seconds remaining in the third period of a 3-1 loss at 175.
The Pirates’ Matthew Ireland was pinned in the second round by Jesuit’s Malachi Ortiz at 113. Manatee’s Jeson Carbajal lost by a first-round pin at 138. The Hurricanes’ Damontez McDowell was pinned in the third period by Charlotte High’s Viliam Piekh at 215.
Palmetto High’s Dastan Chiketaev dropped a 14-1 major decision to Charlotte’s Jett McCauley at 190. The Tigers’ DeAndre Berry was pinned in the second round by the Tarpons’ Jaxon Newton.
Parrish Community High's Gavin Pozzie lost a technical fall 17-1 to Cape Coral Mariner's Maximus Brady.
Also reaching the state tournament were Palmetto's Jake Wyatt (third at 138) and Sean Herlihy (fourth at 120), Manatee's Luke Arthur (third at 132), Isaac Cedeno (fourth at 126), Julian Smith (fourth at 150) and Hunter White (fourth at 165)
In the team scoring, Manatee placed third with 147 points behind runaway winner Jesuit (288) and the second-place Tarpons (192). Palmetto was fifth with 87 and Braden River seventh with 82.5. Parrish Community was 13th with 36 points.
Class 3A-Region 2
KISSIMMEE − Ten area wrestlers advanced to the Class 3A State Meet after finishing among the top four in the 3A-Region 2 Meet at Osceola High School.
Venice High’s Kase Hopper (120-pound weight class) and North Port High’s Vince Donatelle (165) came away with regional titles.
Venice’s Massimiliano Pellicano (132), North Port’s Austin Nappi and Riverview High’s CJ McCutcheon (285) all finished as runners-up.
Finishing in third place was Sarasota High’s Nick Torres (175).
Taking fourth place were North Port’s Locklan Harris (113) and Nash Hudgens (285), Venice’s Aiden Debrun (126) and Lakewood Ranch High’s Evan Bolick (215).
In the team scoring, North Port finished fifth with 87 points, one spot ahead of Venice (74.5). Lakewood Ranch was 12th with 49, Riverview 16th with 35 and Sarasota 18th with 26.
Palmetto Ridge High won with 203 points. Host Kissimmee Osceola was second with 198.5.
Class 1A-Region 3
ENGLEWOOD − Booker High’s Samir Redden notched a pin 36 seconds into his 120-pound final bout with Zephyrhills Christian’s Uy’KwonZi Wimbley to capture the regional title at Lemon Bay High.
Bayshore High placed three in the finals and all three came up with silver medals. Broc Dahlin (106), Tyron Huffman (190) and Marcos Silos-Sanchez (215) finished second.
Sarasota Military Academy’s Madiyan Ambumunshar grabbed a runner-up finish at 157.
The FHSAA State Championships will be held Thursday through Saturday at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee.
− Dennis Maffezzoli
SOFTBALL
Berkeley Prep 3, Sarasota 1
AT: Sarasota
TOP PLAYERS: (S) Sommer Speers 2-4; Abbey Johns 1-3, 2B, run; (LP) Ashlan Guengerich (7 inns., 7 hits, 2 runs, 3 walks, 2 strikeouts)
RECORD: Sarasota 0-2
NEXT: Sarasota hosts Parrish, Thursday, 7 p.m.
TRACK AND FIELD
Riverview, Venice take first at Bobcat Relays
AT: North Port
BOYS TEAM SCORES: 1. Riverview 116.91; 2. North Port 103.96; 3. Venice 90.95; 4. Lemon Bay 58.96; 5. Clewiston 54.97; 6. Port Charlotte 51.94; 7. Lely 48.93; 8. Parrish 46.96; 9. Cardinal Mooney 32.96; 10. Imagine School of North Port 18.98; 11. Classical Academy 7; 12. Charlotte 5.
Boys 110 hurdles: 1. Christopher Price (V) 16.66; 2. Alex Lam (V) 17.01; 3. Isaiah Green (CW) 17.52; 4. Colin Baird (NP) 18.01; 5. Christopher Fay (PC) 18.15.
Boys 4x100 relay: 1. North Port (Becker, Dorsey, Service, Howard) 43.70; 2. Lemon Bay (Grossenbacher, Scott, Skillet, Lam) 44.82; 3. Riverview (Clough, Austin, Miller, Wheeler) 44.85; 4. Clewiston 44.89; 5. Imagine School (Jackson, Parlin, Thebideau, Kirkus) 47.05.
Boys 4x200 relay: 1. North Port (Dorsey, Barnard, Graham, Howard) 1:33.71; 2. Clewiston 1:34.02; 3. Riverview (Dynan, Campbell, Minnis, Platt) 1:35.16; 4. Lely 1:36.90; 5. Imagine School (Woods, Jackson, Ortega, Kirkus) 1:38.29.
Boys 4x400 relay: 1. Venice (Montgomery, Taylor, Priedre, Groves) 3:23.72; 2. Riverview (Wittmus, States, Campbell, Ramalho) 3:34.83; 3. Clewiston 3:38.41; 4. Parrish (Arlotta, Mays-Kennon, Brady, Joseph) 3:39,53; 5. Lely 3:32.38.
Boys 4x800 relay: 1. North Port (Duque, Storino, Meza, Sabo) 8:53.22; 2. Riverview (Interiano, Purdy, Zorde, Knowlton) 9:06.58; 3. Venice (Henderson, Heaney, Marshall, Dunlop) 9:12.69; 4. Clewiston 9:25.60; 5. Parrish (White, Porter, Gomez, Bivins) 9:36.88.
Boys sprint medley relay: 1. Parrish (Moss, Sabol, Witoritt, Carrell) 1:37.63; 2. North Port (Becker, Service, Howard, Sabo) 1:38.77; 3. Riverview (Campbell, Dynan, Ramalho, Wittmus) 1:40.50; 4. Lely 1:50.71; 5. Lemon Bay (Grossenbacher, Williams, Heard, Hutcherson, McKnight) 1:51.78.
Boys 4x1600 relay: 1. Venice (Palmer, McDonald, Cernansky, Palmer) 19:28.04l 2. Parrish (Goelz, Ruggiero, Mattson, Colten) 10:09.19; 3. Riverview (Purdy, Zorde, Knowlton, Skaggs) 20:11.17; 4. Lemon Bay (Elliott, Domke, Marquette, Skadal) 20:44.32; 5. Classical Academy (Alcantara, Alcantara, Alcantara, Alcantara) 21:22.38.
Boys sprint medley relay: 1. Riverview (Dynan, States, Knowlton, Skaggs) 3:50.39; 2. Venice (Tancey, Montgomery, Betts, Cernansky) 3:50.66; 3. Lemon Bay (Meade, Paver, Marquette, Domke) 3:59.54; 4. Cardinal Mooney (O’Daniel, Morgan, Ferrari, Kline) 4:01.89; 5. Parrish (Joseph, Hammett, Smith, Rogers) 4:06.64.
Boys distance medley relay: 1. Venice (Heaney, Taylor, Palmer, McDonald) 11:25.60; 2. Port Charlotte 11:35.59; 3. Lemon Bay (Meade, Paver, Marquette, Domke) 11:52.25; 4. Parrish (Ruggierpo, Mattson, Colten, Goelz) 12:00.87; 5. Riverview Skaggs, Holmes, Fenderson, Mitchell.
Boys high jump: 1. Adryan Schuetz (RV) 6-4; 2. Maddo Wittebort (NP) 5-10; 3. Nolan Besse (CM) 5-73/4; 3. Jude Mathurin (L) 5-73/4; 3. Elias Campbell (LB) 5-73/4; 3. Jagger Gould (LB) 5-73/4; 3. Niguel Powell (PC) 5-73/4; 3. Spencer Palmer (V) 5-73/4.
Boys pole vault: 1. Chase Graziadei (V) 13-13/4; 2. Alex Lam (V) 11-33/4; 2. Julian Ortiz (CH) 11-33/4; 2. Colin Keegan (CH) 11-33/4.
Boys long jump: 1. Loveguens Avena (L) 19-81/4; 2. Wesley Woods (IS) 19-21/2; 3. Jarret Gallison (V) 19-03/4; 4. Elijah Green (PC) 18-91/4; 5. Jude Mathumn (L) 18-91/4.
Boys triple jump: 1. Loveguens Avena (V) 41-83/4; 2. Elijah Green (PC) 40-81/4; 3. De’marion Harshaw (CL) 39-3; 4. Jade Mathurin (L) 38-11.5; 5. Leroy Minnis (RV) 37-8.
Boys shot put: 1. Jacob Kosko (P) 52-43/4; 2. Owen Tannehill (LB) 50-23/4; 3. Sadler Soles (CL) 45-0.5; 4. Patten Westmoreland (NP) 45-0.5; 5. Luis Castaneda (RV) 42-9.
Boys discus: 1. Luis Castaneda (RV) 162-0; 2. Jacob Kosko (P) 136-1; 3. Issac Ivery (PC) 129-0; 4. Scott Silva (CM) 125-10; 5. William Schafer (NP) 124-8.
Boys javelin: 1. Anthony Miller (RV) 152-3; 2. Eli Manley (PC) 141-0; 3. Christopher Fay (PC) 131-10; 4. Owen Tannehill (LB) 131-2; 5. Aiden Bell (LB) 127-5.
Boys 4x110 relay: 1. North Port 48.76; 2. Port Charlotte 50,36; 3. Riverview 53.47; 4. Lely 53.90; 5. Clewiston 55.16.
GIRLS TEAM SCORES: 1. Venice 122.93; 2. Riverview 105.92; 3. North Port 99.98; 4. Cardinal Mooney 70.95; 5. Parrish 58; 6. Lemon Bay 50.97; 7. Lely 46.95; 8. Clewiston 30.97; 9. Port Charlotte 24.98; 10. Charlotte 9.99; 11. Imagine School of North Port 7, Gulf Coast HEAT 4; Classical Academy 2
Girls 100 hurdles: 1. Michelle Croney (V) 16.69; 2. Jacey McReynolds (V) 17.94; 3. Jazmin Smith (LB) 18.62; 4. Olivia Gonnelli (V) 18.73; 5. Da'Niyah Martin (L) 19.43.
Girls 4x100 relay: 1. Parrish (Hecht, Hay, Greeman, Price) 49.65; 2. Venice (Jospeh, Evans, Luzzi, WIlliams) 52.72; 3. North Port (Sandford-Holmes, Sheppard, Service, Fraser) 53.58; 4. Lely 54.37; 5. Riverview (Sanders, Odegard, Morris, Sanders) 54.38.
Girls 4x200 relay: 1. Venice (Evans, Gonnelli, Croney, Williams) 1:47.41; 2. Parrish (Jackson, Panico, Sanchez, Mainella) 1:53.28; 3. Riverview (Odegard, Sanders, Sanders, St. Onge) 1:54.43; 4. North Port (Cuevas, Sandford-Holmes, Ramirez, Bingham) 1:57.97; 5, Lely 1:58.00.
Girls 4x400 relay: 1. Venice (Croney, Lee, Gonnelli, Robinson) 4:09.83; 2. Cardinal Mooney (Steele, Selke, Murray, Lessig) 4:22.82; 3. Riverview (Fieber, Teneglia, Damschroeder, Brauch) 4:32.06; 4. Parrish (Giustino, Panico, Workman, Samedi) 4L34.85; 5. Port Charlotte 4:41.49.
Girls 4x800 relay: 1. North Port (Smith, Turner, Ramirez, Hambrick) 10:35.82; 2. Venice (Sieve, Sweiderk, Myburgh, Cernansky) 10:52.44; 3. Parrish (Maccini, Joseph, White, Thomson) 11:35.85; 4. Cardinal Mooney (Maloni, Logan, Fritschle, Horning) 11:57.83; 5. Riverview (Hajkova, Chinggarex, McLeary, Majkic) 12:33.08.
Girls sprint medley relay: 1. North Port (Service, Fraser, Bailey, Hambrick) 2L00.13; 2. Lemon Bay (Dickerson, Vo, SMith, Tieu) 2:03.49; 3. Parrish (Price, Hay, Greeman, Hecht) 2:03.58; 4. Venice (Renolds, Sherrier, McReynolds, Miller) 2:06.96; 5. Riverview (Sanders, Sanders, Cardenas, Chinggarev) 2:09.81.
Girls 4x1600 relay: 1. Venice (Robinson, Cernansky, Maclean, Sweiderk) 22:47.07; 2. Lemon Bay (Gatto, WIlson, Martin, Kurtz) 24:41.73; 3. Cardinal Mooney (Runnels, Dempsey, Dib, Burd) 25:31.92; 4, Parrish (Hoyer, Marrini, Jackson, Thomson) 25:43.76; 5. Riverview (Logan, McLeary, Sanchez, Tenaglia) 27:10.97
Girls sprint medley relay: 1. Cardinal Mooney (Carlino, Steele, Selke, Dempsey) 4:35.78; 2. Venice (Renolds, Sherrier, Gruniero, Sieve) 4:46.74; 3. Parrish (Panico, Giustino, Joseph, Jackson) 4:49.67; 4. Imagine School (McCourry, Fulford, Brown, Rattai) 4:56.29; 5. Riverview (Sanders, Sanders, Fieber, Cardenas) 5:02.58.
Girls distance medley relay: 1. Cardinal Mooney (Dempsey, Murray, Lessig, Selke) 13:42.14; 2. Venice (Robinson, Lee, Maclean, Myburgh) 13:56.56; 3. North Port (Turner, Ramirez, Smith, Hambrick) 14:06.11; 4. Lemon Bay (Martin, Tieu, Gatto, Wilson) 14:17.92; 5. Riverview (Teneglia, Damschroeder, Cardenas, Logan) 14:24.58.
Girls high jump: 1. Kate St. Onge (RV) 5-13/4; 2. Emily Ireland (V) 4-113/4; 3. Jacey McReynolds (V) 4-113/4; 4. Celestina Francois (L) 4-93/4; 5. Kellonie Bingham (NP) 4-73/4.
Girls pole vault: 1. Leah Hunnius (C) 9-41/4; 1. Grace Hronrich (CM) 9-41/4; 1. Lily Harwick (GCH) 9-41/4; 4. Faith Hessinger (C) 8-101/4; 5. Angela Sanchez (C) 7-10.5.
Girls long jump: 1. Page Evans (V) 15-83/4; 2. Kalyn Johnson (CL) 14-8.5; 3. Ryann Panico (P) 14-33/4; 4. Thalia Telusnord (L) 13-9.5; 5. Sophia Cardenas (R) 12-10.5.
Girls triple jump: 1. Rylie Jackson (P) 35-4.5; 2. Emily Ireland (V) 31-13/4; 3. Yana Popova (R) 30-93/4; 4. Gabriella Louty (NP) 27-7.5; 5. Kyrsten Montas (RV) 27-51/4.
Girls shot put: 1. Susan Lowther (R) 30-53/4; 2. Allysen Byerley (R) 33-8; 3. Riley Greene (CM) 32-113/4; 4. Biana Grindo (P) 32-81/4; 5. Cassandra Mendez (NP) 31-101/4.
Girls discus: 1. Susan Lowther (R) 129-9; 2. Cassandra Mendez (NP) 112-2; 3. Kyla Freddolino (V) 102-9; 4. Sarah Hopkins (BS) 100-1; 5. Riley Greene (CM) 97-10.
Girls javelin: 1. Alex Council (V) 101-4; 2. Isabella Russell (CM) 91-9; 3. Alivia Tison (NP) 87-11; 4. Gabrielle Louty (NP) 87-7; 5. Autumn Matthews (NP) 81-4.
Girls 4x100 relay: 1. North Port 56.16; 2. Riverview 56.81; 3. Lely 1:03.39; 4. Port Charlotte 1:03.41; 5. Venice 1:04.26; Cardinal Mooney DNF; Clewiston DNF.
FRIDAY
SOFTBALL
Riverview 18, Southeast 0
AT: Southeast
TOP PLAYERS: (R) Sierra Lipton 1-2, 3 runs, RBI; Ella Trandem 1-3, 2B, 3 runs, 3 RBI; Isabella Thompson 3-4, 2 runs, 4 RBI; Isabelle Bain 0-1, run, 3 walks; Alvia Laas 0-1, 2 runs, RBI; Reagan DeLarue 2-4, run, 2 RBI; Nicolette Forkan 1-3, 2 runs, RBI; Hayden Maniglia 0-2, 2 runs, 2 RBI; (WP) Olivia Stacey (4 inns., 1 hit, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts); (SE) Bella Blohm 1-2; (LP) Alvia Newland (3 inns., 5 hits, 11 runs-7 earned, 8 walks, 0 strikeouts)
RECORDS: Riverview 3-0, Southeast 1-1
NEXT: Riverview hosts Palmetto, Monday, 7 p.m.; Southeast hosts Bradenton Christian, Monday, 6 p.m.
BASEBALL
Parrish 4, Palmetto 0
AT: Parrish
TOP PLAYERS: (PR) Will Rawls 2-3, SB, run; Matthew Thompson 1-2, 3B, run, 2 RBI; Tyler Cripe 1-3, run, RBI; Alex Tallo 1-3, SB, run; (WP) Nathan Whitehead (3 inns., 2 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts; (PA) Aiden Collins 2-3; (LP) Baden Wallace (2 inns, 5 hits, 4 runs, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts)
RECORDS: Parrish 1-1, Palmetto 1-2
NEXT: Parrish hosts Lemon Bay, Monday, 6 p.m.; Palmetto hosts Manatee, Tuesday, 7 p.m.
North Port 9, IMG Navy 2
AT: North Port
TOP PLAYERS: (NP) Joshua Doerfeld 2-3, walk, 3B, 2B, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Chase Civulich 1-4, RBI; Ryland Bradley 1-3, 2B, 2 runs; (WP) Cian Stephens (4.1 inns., 3 hits, 0 runs, 8 strikeouts)
RECORD: North Port 3-0
NEXT: North Port hosts Out-of-Door Academy, Monday, 7 p.m.
Bayshore 8, Bradenton Christian 7
AT: Bayshore High
TOP PLAYERS: (BS) Diego Villegas 2-4, run, RBI; Jaden Judge 1-2, HR, run, 4 RBI; Jack Rector 2-3, walk, 2 runs, RBI; (WP) DIego Villegas (7 inns., 9 hits, 6 runs, 3 walks, 5 strikeouts)
RECORDS: Bayshore 1-1, Bradenton Christian 1-2
NEXT: Bayshore at Booker, Monday, 6 p.m.; Bradenton Christian at Southeast, Monday, 6 p.m.
THURSDAY
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Cardinal Mooney 64, Tampa Catholic 40
SARASOTA − Say this about the Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School girls basketball team: It learned its lesson.
There were no squandered leads this time. And that was emphasized at halftime.
“Just not do what we did last game,” Cardinal Mooney junior forward Kali Barrett said. “Just don’t let them get the momentum. Don’t blow a 20-point lead like we did last time.”
In fact, when the Cougars had the chance, they piled it on.
Cardinal Mooney scored 20 straight points to close the third quarter and went on to a decisive 64-40 victory over visiting Tampa Catholic on Thursday evening in the Class 3A-Region 3 final at Patterson Pavilion.
Winners of 13 straight and ending 9-1 at home, the Cougars (21-6) advance to the Final 4 for the fourth straight year. Cardinal Mooney is the second seed and will play third-seeded Seffner Christian, a 47-42 winner over King’s Academy of West Palm Beach in the State Semifinal on Wednesday with the time yet to be determined.
Top-seeded Miami Country Day plays fourth-seeded Providence of Jacksonville in the other State Semifinal.
In the regional semifinal against Tampa Prep, the Cougars saw their 25-point lead whittled down to nine. That was fresh in the minds of the Cardinal Mooney players and Coach Marlon Williams, who reminded his troops of that at halftime.
“We had to clean up some mistakes. They’re a good team,” Williams said of Tampa Catholic. “What we had to fix was communication on defense and moving the ball on offense. If you want to go to the next game, we’ve got to play better.”
The Crusaders (20-7) cut a 28-22 halftime deficit to four points with the first basket of the third quarter.
The rest of the quarter belonged to Cardinal Mooney.
Barrett scored 10 of her game-high 27 points in the 20-0 run. Madi Mignery and Bri Behn each had four and Sy’Monique Simon had the other two as the Cougars broke the game wide open.
“That’s pretty good,” Williams said of the 20-0 run. “We moved the ball on offense and got a few easy buckets.”
“Playing as a team and not letting up. Playing together, not giving them the momentum,” Barrett said.
Having its 11-game winning streak snapped, Tampa Catholic found a little range in the fourth quarter. Having hit one of many, many attempts from behind the arc in the first three quarters, the Crusaders bombed in four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. But they never got closer than 17 points.
Along with Barrett, who scored 13 above her season average, Mignery added 12 points and Simon 11. Behn scored seven and ably controlled the offense.
“The team plays hard and I’m very proud of them,” Williams said. “They work hard. A lot of people came out in support. That helps as well.”
There is only one thing left for the Cougars to accomplish. They lost their previous three trips to the state championship game.
− Dennis Maffezzoli
Winter Haven 60, Venice 46
WINTER HAVEN - The powerful Blue Devils extended their winning streak to 10 games, while ending Venice's 10-game winning streak in the Class 7A-Region 3 final.
With the score tied 16-all, Victoria Hall made a basket that put Winter Haven ahead for good with 6 minutes remaining in the first half.
Venice got within 45-40 in the fourth quarter on a basket by Tessa O'Leary, before the Blue Devils pulled away.
Winter Haven improved to 23-5 as it advances to the Class 7A State Semifinal. Venice closes the season 17-10.
Lakewood 62, Booker 53
ST. PETERSBURG − Deadlocked at 40-all after three quarters, the home Spartans outscored the Tornadoes 22-13 in the fourth quarter in the Class 4A-Region 3 final.
Booker got within 49-47 in the fourth quarter before Lakewood closed with a 13-6 spurt.
The Spartans (23-4) advance to the State Final 4. The Tornadoes end the season 15-10.
GIRLS TENNIS
Out-of-Door Academy 3, Bradenton Christian 0
AT: Out-of-Door
TOP PLAYERS: Singles - Ainsley Crean d. Panthers No. 1 singles 4-1, 4-2; Nida Madelis d. Panthers No. 2 singles 4-1, 2-4, 8-6
Doubles - Crean/Charley Hunn d. Panthers No. 1 doubles 8-3
RECORDS: Out-of-Door 3-3, Bradenton Christian 0-2
NEXT: Out-of-Door hosts Venice, Thursday, 3:30 p.m.; Bradenton Christian hosts Manatee, Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Out-of-Door Academy 6, Bradenton Christian 1
AT: Out-of-Door
TOP PLAYERS: Singles - Abner Yu (OOD) d. Panthers No. 1 singles 4-2, 5-3; Cash Murphy (OOD) d. Panthers No. 2 singles 4-0, 4-0; Max Murphy (OOD) d. Panthers No. 3 singles 4-2, 2-4, 10-6; Joaquin Garcia Argibay (OOD) d. No. 4 Panthers singles 4-1, 4-2; Dhruv Sudhakar (OOD) d. Panthers No. 5 singles 4-1, 4-1
DOUBLES - Panthers No. 1 doubles team d. Yu/Argibay 8-5; Max Murphy/Cash Murphy (OOD) d. Panthers No. 2 doubles 8-2
RECORDS: Out-of-Door 5-1, Bradenton Christian 0-1
NEXT: Out-of-Door hosts Venice, Thursday, 3:30 p.m.; Bradenton Christian at Palmetto, Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Sarasota Christian 6, Foundation Academy 5
AT: Sarasota Christian
TOP PLAYERS: (SC) Selah Spenn 2-3, Angie Gomez-Linares 2-3, Ashton Klinger 2-3; (WP) Ashton Klinger
RECORDS: Sarasota Christian 1-1
NEXT: Sarasota Christian at All Saints' Academy, Tuesday, 5 p.m.
Bradenton Christian 10, Northside Christian 4
AT: Northside Christian
RECORD: Bradenton Christian 1-0
NEXT: Bradenton Christian at Southeast, Monday, 6 p.m.
Port Charlotte 4, North Port 2
AT: Port Charlotte
TOP PLAYERS: (NP) Katilin Kohlenberg 1-3 run; Lauren Boff 0-3, RBI; Cailinne Kelly 0-2, run; (LP) Payson Rumley (3 inns., 4 hits, 4 runs-3 earned, 1 walk)
RECORD: North Port 0-2
NEXT: North Port hosts Braden River, Monday, 7 p.m.
Riverview 5, Braden River 1
AT: Braden River
TOP PLAYERS: (R) Ella Trandem 2-4, 2 runs; Izzy Bain 2-4, 2B, run, 3 RBI; Allison Cole 2-3, RBI; (WP) Allison Cole (7 inns., 3 hits, 1 run-unearned, 6 walks, 16 strikeouts; (BR) Kaydence Evans 1-3, run; Sophia Pippin 2-2; (LP) Kaydence Evans (5 inns., 7 hits, 4 runs-2 earned, 5 strikeouts)
RECORDS: Riverview 1-1, Braden River 1-1
NEXT: Riverview hosts Port Charlotte, Friday, 7 p.m.; Braden River hpsts Port Charlotte, Friday, 7 p.m.
BASEBALL
Sarasota 10, Zephyrhills 0
AT: Sarasota
TOP HITTERS: (S) Bernard Barnes 1-2, RBI; Juan Perez 3-3, 2B, run, RBI; Dylan Supple 2-3, run, RBI; Jorge Rodriguez 1-1, 2 runs, RBI; Jaxon Smith 1-1, 2 RBI; (WP) Aiden Young (4 inns., 1 hit, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts)
RECORD: Sarasota 1-2
NEXT: Sarasota hosts North Port, Tuesday, 7 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Bradenton Christian 11, Cardinal Mooney 10
AT: Cardinal Mooney
TOP PLAYERS: (BC) Juliana Bartz 6 goals, 2 assists; Keira Kramer 2 goals; Adelyn Bartz 2 goals, 1 assist, Lilana Shepherd 1 goal; Leah Grace Young 13 saves in goal
RECORDS: Bradenton Christian 2-1; Cardinal Mooney 0-3
NEXT: Bradenton Christian at St. Petersburg Catholic, Tuesday, 4:30 p.m.; Cardinal Mooney hosts Venice, Monday, 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
BASEBALL
Imagine School of North Port 5, Charlotte 0
AT: Imagine School
TOP PLAYERS: (IS) Jacob Lombard 2-3; (WP) Jacob Lombard (7 inns., 3 hits, 2 walks, 9 strikeouts)
RECORD: Imagine School 1-1
NEXT: Imagine School at DeSoto, Monday, 7 p.m.
Palmetto 12, Out-of-Door Academy 1
AT: Palmetto
TOP PLAYERS: (P) Andrew Spahn 3-3, 3 RBI; Aiden Collins 1-3, HR, 2 RBI; (WP) Trey Lawrence (3 inns., 0 earned runs)
RECORDS: Palmetto 1-1, Out-of-Door 1-1
NEXT: Palmetto at Parrish, Friday, 6 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Lemon Bay 7, Charlotte 0
AT: Lemon Bay
TOP PLAYERS: Singles - Parker Zautcke d. Sophia Bender 6-1, 6-0; Avery Shirley d. Sophia Clancy 6-1, 6-2; Sihara Padrino d. Kendall Carrico 6-1, 6-1; Mckenzie DeLong d. Kaelyn Carrico 6-2, 6-0; Alaina Maday d. Juliette Olarte 6-0-, 6-4; Meghan Olby (C) d. Marie Artigas 6-3, 6-4; Abigail Moore (C) d. Sienna Pasternak 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)
Doubles - Zautcke/Shirley d. Bender/Olby 8-0; Padrino/DeLpong d. Clancy/Kendall Carrico 8-2
RECORD: Lemon Bay 3-0
NEXT: Lemon Bay hosts Community School of Naples, Monday, 4 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Lemon Bay 6, Charlotte 1
AT: Lemon Bay
TOP PLAYERS: Singles - Mason Whitesides (C) d. Steven Ethier 6-3, 6-3; Nils Ruhland (LB) d. Alexander Walsh 6-1, 6-0; Hunter Andres (LB) d. Jacob Chupka 6-0, 6-0; Logan McGinty (LB) d Aleix Davis 6-0, 6-0; Brynner Hitt (LB) d. Jonathan Le 6-2, 6-1; Jorday Clay (LB) d. Julian Salcedo 2-6, 6-4, 10-8
Doubles - Ethier/Andres d. Whitesides/Walsh 8-2; Ruhland/McGinty (LB) d. Chupka/Davis 8-0
RECORD: Lemon Bay 4-0
NEXT: Lemon Bay hosts Community School of Naples, Monday, 4 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Plant 18, Riverview 5
AT: Plant
TOP PLAYERS: (R) Susan Lowther 3 goals, 1 draw control, 2 ground balls; CC Hackl 1 goal, 1 ground ball; Alexandra Hernandez 1 goal, 1 draw control; Caroline Steinwachs 11 draw controls, 3 ground balls
RECORD: Riverview 2-1
NEXT: Riverview hosts Sarasota, Tuesday, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Venice 52, Riverview 39
SARASOTA In a game reminiscent of the district final, the Venice High girls basketball team took control in the third quarter after a fairly even first half.
Venice outscored host Riverview High by 10 points in the second half of a 52-39 decision over the Rams in the Class 7A-Region 3 semifinal.
Winners of 10 straight, third-seeded Venice (17-9) advances to the 7A-3 regional final 7 p.m. Thursday at top-seeded Winter Haven High, an 80-46 winner over Sarasota High, with a berth in the Final 4 on the line.
“We’re going to have to play better Thursday, but getting there is awesome,” Venice coach Jeremy Martin said.
In the district final Feb. 9 also at the RHS Gymnasium, Venice used a 13-0 run in the third quarter after the game was deadlocked 31-all at halftime.
Tuesday evening in front of another huge gathering at Riverview, Venice went on a 10-2 run to close the third quarter after the Rams got to within 32-28.
“I thought we didn’t play that great in the first half,” Martin said. “I said if we take care of business this half, we’ll be OK. That’s all we really talked about.”
The closest Riverview (22-5) got in the fourth quarter was eight points.
“We matched up a little bit differently,” Martin said of his second-half defense. “They love the handoff dribble, so we matched up a little different to that. We talked about switching a little bit.”
Venice also had a better presence rebounding on both ends.
“We played more physical this time,” Martin said. “We had to match their physicality.”
Four Venice players reached double figured in scoring, led by Izzy Leggett’s 14. Tessa O’Leary had 13 points, Addison Ivery 12 points and Riley Martin 10 points.
“Addy played great,” Coach Martin said. “She did a heckuva job controlling the pace. Our turnovers were way down compared to the first time we played them.”
Venice also received a boost from Zoe O’Leary, who was cleared to play. The 6-foot-2 junior came off the bench and turned in some quality minutes.
“She got her legs under her,” Coach Martin said. “She’ll practice hard tomorrow. She’ll be ready for Thursday.”
Riverview received 11 points from Susan Lowther and 10 each from Ava Noto and Ava Sims.
“It was sort of the same thing,” Riverview High coach Gerald Perry said. “I put it on us. I take positive out of losing. They made clutch shots at the end. They made some shots to keep them in.”
Perry called his seniors Lowther, Shelby Liashek and Jasmine Martinez “incredible,” and looks forward to the solid nucleus of returning Rams next season.
“My team played great this season,” Perry said. “I’m looking forward to next season. We’re young. We’re very young. We’ve got a lot of young talent coming in. We’ve got a lot of young talent coming back. If we work hard this summer, we’re going to be right back to where we need to be.”
Venice picked up another fan in Perry.
“Good luck to Venice,” he said. “I know Jeremy will have his girls ready. And I’ll be rooting for them.”
Martin spent so much time working on the game plan for the Rams, he now must cram for 22-5 Winter Haven, which has a nine-game winning streak and is undefeated at home this season.
“I’ll be doing a lot of homework,” Martin said. “One thing: Just don’t turn the ball over.”
The veteran coach also took time to digest and enjoy his team’s current run.
“It’s just so cool to be here and watch these girls get better every week,” Martin said. “It’s been an unbelievable run. They’re playing at a different level.”
− Dennis Maffezzoli
Winter Haven 80, Sarasota 46
AT: Winter Haven
TOP PLAYERS: (S) Sofi Miller 12 points, 7 rebounds; Paisley Binswanger 11 points; Kennedy McClain 10 points; Ghita DiNota 8 points; Alyssia Bane 3 points; Haley LaGasse 2 points
RECORD: Sarasota finishes season at 16-10
BOYS BASKETBALL
Plant City 58, Riverview 51
PLANT CITY − The Raiders outscored the Rams 16-12 in the fourth quarter to seal the Class 7A-Region 3 semifinal.
Riverview trailed Plant City 42-39 entering the fourth quarter. Leroy Lucas scored eight of his 12 points in the fourth quarter for the Raiders.
The Rams (17-10) received 15 points from Fabian Gomez, 12 from Josh Harris and 7 each from Cole Coggin and Jeremiah Dawson.
Gavin Tinsley led Plant City (22-6) with a game-high 19 points.
Seminole 51, Braden River 49
Gibbs 85, Booker 48
SOFTBALL
Fort Myers 6, North Port 5
AT: Fort Myers
TOP PLAYERS: (NP) Cailinne Kelly 2-2, 2 doubles, 2 runs; Katilin Kohlenberg 1-3, RBI; Boff 1-4, 2 RBI; Konstantine Belgrade 1-4, double, RBI; Amayiah O'Neil 1-4, double, run; Payson Rumley 1-4, run, RBI; Caitlyn Paige 2-3, run; Konstatine Belgrade (LP) 5.1 inns., 8 hits, 5 runs, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts
RECORD: North Port 0-1
NEXT: North Port at Port Charlotte, Thursday, 7 p.m.
Riverview 3, Venice 2
AT: Riverview
TOP PLAYERS: (R) Ella Trandem 2-4, double, run; Isabella Bain 2-4, RBI; Allison Cole 2-3; Allison Cole (WP) 8 inns., 3 hits, 1 run, 4 walks, 13 strikeouts; (V) Emily Beam 2-3, double; Molly Sullivan 1-3, run, RBI; Layne Preece (LP) 7 inns., 6 hits, 1 run, walk, 6 strikeouts
RECORDS: Riverview 1-0, Venice 0-1
NEXT: Venice at Inspiration Academy, Tuesday, 7 p.m.; Riverview at Braden River, Thursday, 6 p.m.
Inspiration Academy 3, Sarasota 1
AT: Inspiration Academy
TOP PLAYERS: (S) Gianna Williams 2-3, Mady Pint 1-3, run, (LP) Gemma Mulhollen 1 inn., 1 hit 2 runs-unearned, 3 strikeouts; (IA) Elle Hildreth 1-3, run; Danika Best 2-2, double, run; Emma Szabo 1-3, double, run; McKenna Cassidy 1-2, double, RBI; (WP) Elle Hildreth 7 inns., 4 hits, 1 run-unearned, 3 walks, 4 strikeouts
RECORDS: Inspiration Academy 1-0, Sarassota 0-1
NEXT: Sarasota hosts Berkeley Prep, Saturday, 3 p.m.; Inspiration Acadey hosts Berkeley Prep, Saturday, 10 a.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Lemon Bay 7, North Port 0
AT: Lemon Bay
TOP PLAYERS: Singles - Parker Zautcke d. Jada Haynes 6-1, 6-0; Avery Shirley d. Abigail Ramirez 6-0, 6-0; Rosey Lowder d. AvaJade Broschart 6-0, 6-0; Sienna Pasternak d. Sabrina Early 6-0, 6-0; McKenzie DeLong d. Isabella Noonan 6-0, 6-0
Doubles - Lowder/Sihara Padrino d. Haynes/Ramirez 8-2; Alaina Maday/Marie Artigas d. Early/Madeline Cruce 8-1
RECORD: Lemon Bay 2-0
NEXT: Lemon Bay hosts Charlotte, Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Lemon Bay 5, North Port 2
AT: Lemon Bay
TOP PLAYERS: Singles - Steven Ethier (LB) d. Logan Early 6-0, 6-0; Nils Ruhland (LB) d. Preston Douglass 6-4, 6-3; Hunter Andres (LB) d. Jacob Geier 6-0, 6-0; Logan McGinty (LB) d. Charles Kemble 6-0, 6-1; Jaccob Mackey (NP) d. Brynner HIll 6-2, 6-3
Doubles - Ethier/Andres (LB) d. Earley/Maddox Borer 4-0, 4-0; Douglass/Kemble (NP d. Ruhland/Jorday Clay 4-2, 4-0
RECORD: Lemon Bay 3-0
NEXT: Lemon Bay at Charlotte, Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.
BASEBALL
Out-of-Door Academy 6, Imagine School at North Port 1
AT: Imagine School
TOP PLAYERS: (IS) Cooper Boggess 2-3; Dominic Poole 1-3, run; (LP) Alexis Pereira 4 inns, 5 hits, 4 runs-2 earned, 2 walks, strikeout
RECORDS: Out-of-Door 1-0, Imagine School 0-1
NEXT: Imagine School hosts Charlotte, Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Out-of-Door at Palmetto, Wednesday, 7 p.m.
MONDAY
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Cardinal Mooney 72, Tampa Prep 66
SARASOTA - Marlon Williams called a timeout. A couple of minutes later, he called another.
His Cardinal Mooney girls basketball team had stopped playing like his Cardinal Mooney girls basketball team.
Up by as many as 25 points in the third quarter, the Cougars took their foot off the accelerator just enough to give life to visiting Tampa Prep. But with their lead cut to as few as nine points, Williams’ troops responded with a couple of key baskets and advanced to the Class 3A-Region 3 title game with a 72-66 victory over the Terrapins in a region semifinal at the Mooney gym.
The win boosted the Cougars’ record to 20-6. On Thursday night at 7, Mooney will host Tampa Catholic, a 60-32 winner over Bishop Verot on Monday in another semifinal. The Cougars have been to three straight state title games, losing all three.
For much of the game, it appeared as if the Cougars would dispatch the Terrapins (15-10) without much difficulty. Mooney led after the first quarter, 15-10, at halftime, 41-25, and after third, 61-42. But Tampa Prep scored the final two buckets of the third quarter, and it gave momentum to head coach Erin Knight’s team entering the fourth.
And when a basket by Tampa Prep’s Treniti Fluher with three minutes, 30 seconds left cut Mooney’s lead to 64-55, Williams called the first of his two timeouts. He wasn’t happy with the way his team had allowed the Terrapins to rally from being down by more than 20 points.
“Rushing shots,” he said, “and that’s us still learning how to play basketball when you’re up 20. Making better decisions with the ball. Moving the ball around, get the best shot. We don’t have a shot clock, so we were just kind of impatient.”
A bucket down low from Sam Kotasek put Mooney back up by 11. A putback by Gabby Bush again cut the Cougar lead to 9, but a basket in the lane from Kali Barrett (game-high 19 points), made it 68-57. The clock was starting to become Mooney’s friend, but the Terrapins refused to go away. A 3-pointer from Kinnore Green with under a minute to go made it 71-64, and that was followed by a layup from Bush, slicing Mooney’s lead to five points. But the horn soon sounded, sending the Cougars into their fourth-straight regional final.
“We found some confidence and wanted to play,” said Knight. “Leave no regrets and get after it.”
In the two timeouts he took in the fourth quarter, Williams told his team to relax but that wasn’t all. “If you want to be a championship team, these are the games you have to win,” he said. “So you have to be able to make good decisions with the ball, play good help-side defense, rebound, and now, look at the clock. We don’t need the 3, but we need to make sure we find the open person. These things are just teaching moments. We still have things to work on. They came out in the fourth with a lot more energy, their defense was better, and they made some layups.”
Besides Barrett’s 19, Bri Behn had 16, and Sy’monique Simon 13. What may have hurt the Terrapins the most was their free-throw shooting. They finished 11-of-24.
“They got a lot of talent,” Knight said of the Cougars. “They stretch the floor, they knock down 3s, they dribble penetrate and get you scrambling. They really spread you defensively, and offensively they are super efficient. They got a great group of girls.”
- Doug Fernandes
Lely 53, Parrish Community 40
PARRISH − If there are two things that propelled the Lely High girls basketball team through its current winning streak it is defense and togetherness.
In winning their 15th straight game, the Trojans held Parrish Community without a field goal for the final 4 minutes, 37 seconds of a 53-40 victory in the Class 5A-Region 3 semifinal Monday evening at the Bulls gym.
“Defense wins championships,” Lely coach Jalen Outten said. “Everybody knows that.”
The fourth-seeded Trojans (20-8) advance to the regional final for the first time since 1977 when it visits third-seeded Port Charlotte High, a 54-44 winner at second-seeded Clearwater High, 7 p.m. Thursday at Tony Cicchella Gymnasium.
Top-seeded Parrish Community saw its winningest season in the five-year history of the program come to an end at 18-8. And there were many reasons why.
The Bulls were 12-for-32 from the foul line, 3-for-14 in the first half.
“We left 22 points on the board,” Parrish Community coach Kristy Cummins said. “It’s probably the worst we’ve shot from the free-throw line all year long. It was the wrong day for that.”
Second-leading scorer Sarah Decker spent more time on the bench with foul trouble than on the floor. She fouled out with 3:20 left in the game with five points, nine below her average.
“She was on the bench the majority of the game. She couldn’t get in any type of flow,” Cummins said. “You have to go with the flow and keep fighting, and that’s what we did.”
The helter-skelter, choppy game lacked flow throughout. There were 50 fouls called, 29 against Lely, in the loud gymnasium. There were substitutions on nearly every dead ball.
The game opened with the Trojans scoring the first points of the game in the Parrish Community basket.
Lely went 9:51 without a field goal during a stretch from the first to the second quarter.
The Trojans opened leads of 29-21 and 34-25 in the third quarter only to have the Bulls close to within 40-39 on a layup by Mary Portwood with 4:37 left.
Lely then put the game away with a 10-0 run: a free throw by Fara Louissaint, seven straight points by Sofiia Kirista, who led all scorers with 26 points, and two free throws by Oleksandra Rubanova, who finished with 13 points.
“My assistant coaches scouted them,” Outten said. “We got film on them and they gave me the scouting report. My assistant coaches did a helluva job preparing the kids.”
Parrish Community also had a good scoring report, but missing 20 free throws and turning the ball over due to Lely’s pressure defense negates much of the preparation.
“We knew the difference in the game was us being able to control the ball and keep the ball in our hands and not get into a running game,” Cummins said. “We had too many turnovers compared to the last few games.
“In the first half those free throws not going in was crucial.”
Portwood led the Bulls with 13 points.
“We play defense,” Outten said. “We held 10 (Portwood) down and took 32 (Decker) out of the game and played defense.”
The Trojans did a little team bonding Sunday night, heading to Miami for the Hurricanes women’s basketball game against Florida State University.
“Besides the defense, this team is close,” Outten said.
− Dennis Maffezzoli
Booker 52, Academy of the Holy Names 46
TAMPA − The third-seeded Tornadoes went to Tampa and defeated second-seeded Academy of the Holy Names on its home court to advance to the Class 4A-Region 3 final.
WInners of eight straight, Booker (15-9) heads Thursday to St. Petersburg to face top-seeded Lakewood High, a 67-39 winner over Gibbs of St. Petersburg, for a berth in the Final 4. The Tornadoes are looking for their third straight trip to the State Semifinals.
Booker defeated the Jaguars in last year's 4A-3 final to advance to the Final 4.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Riverview 19, Lakewood Ranch 7
AT: Riverview
TOP PLAYERS: (R) Susan Lowther 5 goals, 3 assists, 9 draw controls, 3 ground balls; Caroline Steinwachs 5 goals, 1 assist, 9 draw controls, 2 ground balls; CC Hackl 3 goals, 1 ground ball; Ashley Eisennacher 2 goals, 1 draw control, 4 ground balls; Verite Molinaro made 7 saves in goal
RECORD: Riverview 2-0
NEXT: Riverview at Plant, Wednesday, 7 p.m.
BASEBALL
St. John's Neumann 3, Palmetto 0
AT: Naples
TOP PLAYERS: (P) Aiden Collins (L) (4 inns., 2 hits, 1 run)
RECORD: Palmetto 0-1
NEXT: Palmetto hosts Out-of-Door Academy, Wednesday, 7 p.m.
North Port 11, DeSoto County 1
AT: DeSoto
TOP PLAYERS: (NP) Ryan Playter 1-4, run, 2 RBI; Cian Stephens 1-3, run, RBI; Zach Mitchell 1-4, RBI; Rylan Bradley 1-2, 2 runs; Michael Sprague run, RBI; Xavier Tison 1-1, run, RBI; Chase Sivulich 2-3, run, 2 RBI; Joshua Doerrfeld 3-4, 3 runs, 2 RBI; Colyn Sowers (WP) 4 inns., 0 hits, 1 run-0 earned, 1 strikeout
RECORD: North Port 1-0
NEXT: North Port at Bayshore, Tuesday, 7 p.m.
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Sarasota Manatee high school sports roundup for the week of Feb. 19-24
