High school roundup (Sept. 18-23): North Port boys, ODA girls tops at North Port Invite
SATURDAY
CROSS COUNTRY
NORTH PORT INVITATIONAL
AT: North Port
LARGE SCHOOL BOYS TEAM RESULTS: 1. North Port 91, 2. Riverview 130, 3. North Fort Myers 140, 4. Charlotte 152, 5. First Baptist Academy 174, 6. Parrish 185, 7. Robinson 195, 8. East Lake 213, 9. Bloomingdale 218, 10. Mariner 241, 11. Braden River 262, 12. Port Charlotte 289, 13. Sebring 376, 14. Riverdale 385, 15. Northeast 389, 16. Riverview-Tampa 397, 17. Lely 415, 18. Bonita Springs 417, 19. Wiregrass 418
TOP 10 OVERALL: 1. (RV) Ben Skaggs 16:21.84; 2. (CH) Kaleb Mellott 16:39.92; 3. (FB) Trey Mortensen 16:50.79; 4. (SJA) Wyatt Shea 16:54.82; 5. (RB) Peter Smalley 16:59.46; 6. (M) Angel Cruz 17:02.28; 7. (EL) Angelo Cavalleri 17:05.72; 8. (RVD) Jonathan Condon 17:17.44; 9. (RB) Roman Montero 17:17.52; 10. (NP) Zakil Gallant 17:26.53
NORTH PORT TOP 5 RUNNERS: 10. Zakil Gallant 17:25.53; 11. Matteo Storing 17:28.38; 12. Taggert Sabo 17:32.76; 22. Alejandro Portillo 17:54.28; 44. Justin Duque 18:51.92
LARGE SCHOOL GIRLS TEAM RESULTS: 1. Out-of-Door Academy 99, 2. Riverview 110, 3. Calvary Christian 133, 4. Bloomingdale 160, 5. Parrish 179, 6. Indian Rocks 184, 7. North Fort Myers 184, 8. Lely 185, 9. Mitchell 247, 10. East Lake 257, 11. Palmetto Ridge 300, 12. St. Petersburg 202, 13. First Baptist Academy 320, 14. Palmetto 343, 15. Gulf Coast 365, 16. Northeast 374, 17. Port Charlotte 399, 18. Sickles 522, 19. Wiregrass 534, 20. Riverdale 562, 21. Braden River 580
TOP 10 OVERALL: 1. Logan Schaub (RV) 20:02.90; 2. Makenna Mach (BL) 20:11.36; 3. Carlee Kromolicki (M) 20:15.69; 4. Adelyn Lubke (IR) 20:23.82; 5. Chanine Klaud (CC) 20:35.52; 6. Addison Galloway (CC) 20:52.62; 7. Sophia Cardenas (RV) 20:57.80; 8. Sara Golden (B) 21:05.32; 9. Kaiden Britz (EL); 10. Emma Arrigo (OOD) 21:08.97
OUT-OF-DOOR ACADEMY TOP 5 RUNNERS: 10. Emma Arrigo 21:08.97; 14. Bailey Faulk 21:30,83; 22. Mya Gruber 21:49.51; 29. Alice Viera 22:16.11; 30. Sophia Roberts 22:16.35
SMALL SCHOOLS BOYS TEAM RESULTS: 1. Community School Naples 54, 2. Lemon Bay 55, 3. LaBelle 91, 4. Golden Gate 108, 5. Hardee 168, 6. St, John Neumann 184, 7. Cardinal Mooney 189, 8. Oasis 189, 9. North Fort Myers 229, 10. Lake Placid 284, 11. Sarasota Military Academy 291, 12. Cape Coral 293, 13. DeSoto 296
TOP 10 OVERALL: 1. Truman Wiedner (O) 16:57.73; 2. Hudson Casto (CSN) 16:57.74; 3. Juan Morado (L) 17:16.67; 4. Chase Lupo (CSN) 17:24.18; 5. Ron Maquette (LB) 17:27.31; 6. Kyle Domke (LB) 17:35.34; 7. Cooper Elliot (LB) 18:00.08; 8. Paul Svilokos (CM) 18:02.00; 9. Maurilio Solano (GG) 18:02.26; 10. Anthony Lawhon (GG) 18:04.59
SMALL SCHOOL GIRLS TEAM RESULTS: 1. Community School of Naples 49, 2. Marco Island Academy 88, 3. St. John Neumann 98, 4. Lemon Bay 102, 5. Southwest Florida Christian Academy 106, 6. LaBelle 132, 7. Golden Gate 181, 8. Hardee 208, 9. Immokalee 245, 10. DeSoto 248, 11. Sarasota Military Academy 253, 12. Riverview 304
TOP 10 OVERALL: 1. Brianna Ferro (MIA) 19:30.11; 2. Mackenzie Martin (LB) 19:39.81; 3. Hanna Hagenbuckle (CSN) 20:46.24; 4. Miah Galban (GG) 21:43.87; 5. Rose O’Malley (CSN) 21:44.87; 6. Riley McKinney (SFC) 21:56.18; 7. Paisley Papa (MIA) 21:58.61; 8. Nathalia Colmenares-Salgado (LB) 22:09.55; 9. Elizabeth Kilpatrick (SFC) 22:10.48; 10. Madison Zander (L) 22:20.42
BOYS GOLF
Lakewood Ranch boys win Riverview Invitational
AT: Heritage Oaks
TEAM SCORES: 1. Lakewood Ranch Green 283, 2. Riverview 298, 3. Venice 302, 4. Out-of-Door Academy 332, 5. Lakewood Ranch Silver 334, 6. Riverview 2 346
LAKEWOOD RANCH SCORES: Henry Burbee 68, Luke Wilson 69, Josh Orgen 71, Max Colby Bendixen 75
TOP 10 OVERALL: 1. Henry Burbee (LR) 68; 2. Luke Wilson (LR) 69; 3. Justin Zullin (RV) 71; 4. Josh Orgen (LR) 71; 5. Kyle Souchak (RV) 72; 6. Grant McCall (Bradenton Christian) 72; 7. Casey Alford (V) 72; 8. Kevin Mellen (V) 73; 9. Brett Traver (LR) 75; 10. Max Colby Bendixen (LR) 75
RECORD: Lakewood Ranch 72-4
GIRLS GOLF
Out-of-Door Academy second at SSAC tournament; Saint Stephen's third
AT: Cleveland Heights Golf Course
TEAM SCORES: 1. Brevard Heat 329; 2. ODA 336; 3. Saint Stephen's 365
TOP PLAYERS (ODA): Madeline Crosby 78, Brooklyn Cullen 79, Daisy Quintal 86; (SS): Reagan Sisler 78, Sienna Cassella 83, Tiffanie Tran 88
NEXT: Out-of-Door Academy vs. Riverview and Cardinal Mooney, Thursday at The Concession
THURSDAY
VOLLEYBALL
Braden River 3, Riverview 1
SARASOTA − The Braden River High volleyball team kept streaking in the right direction Thursday evening with a 3-1 victory over host Riverview High 25-18, 25-16, 20-25, 25-12 at the RHS Gymnasium.
In winning for the sixth straight time, the Pirates received 11 kills, 18 digs and a block from senior outside hitter Aryanna Spainhower, 9 kills, 2 aces, 15 digs and a block from senior outside hitter Brynna Sands, 15 assists and four digs from senior setter Mary Allison McGuire, 13 assists and six digs from sophomore setter Mia McGuire. Senior middle Ericka Freeman finished with six kills and two blocks for Braden River.
For the Rams junior middle hitter Gabrielle Meese (9 kills, 3 blocks), Nevaeh Babich (8 kills, 2 aces), senior middle Autumn Markey (6 kills, 2 aces, 1 block), junior right-side hitter Violet Light (4 kills, 1 block) and senior outside hitter Quinn Shaner (4 kills) led the way with junior setters Bridget Gallagher and Mia Gagliardi distributing.
Climbing to second in the area behind Venice High in both MaxPreps (36th in the state) and the FHSAA power rankings (41st in the state), Braden River (12-2) plays Tuesday at Cardinal Mooney Catholic.
Riverview (6-7) is home Tuesday against North Port High before heading to Venice High on Thursday.
Braden River takeaways
1. The return of Mary Allison McGuire, who set most of last year, from injury has stabilized the lineup. In her absence, McGuire’s younger sister, sophomore Mia, handled the setting duties. “It’s good to have her back because you can rely on some experience there,” Braden River coach Matthew McElhiney said after his team went to 5-0 on the road. “It’s going to be an added benefit for us. She is going to have a better net presence, a better block. She can do a little bit more. Her sister is probably a better defender in the back row. They are balancing each other really well right now.”
2. The previous three matches came down to a fifth and deciding set for the Pirates, but some of that was self-inflicted. “Undisciplined,” McElhiney said. “They kinda got a little loose and went away from our game plan, and it created some easy points for them. Riverview, you give them a little bit of energy and confidence, and everything was finding the floor. It’s what we talk about every day. They caught fire in that third set.”
3. To the Pirates’ credit, they regained their composure and closed it out rather quickly in the fourth set. They scored the final seven points of the match. “Good response,” McElhiney said. “We regrouped and just ran with it. They went back to some basics, and they executed when they needed to.”
Riverview takeaways
1. The Rams stretched Braden River to a fifth set a week ago, but early mistakes put Riverview in a quick hole. Coming off a win Tuesday at Port Charlotte High, the Rams committed 25 errors in the first two sets that led to half of the Pirates’ points. “We could have showed up a little better tonight,” Riverview first-year coach Jason Mocherman said. “We had an amazing number of unforced hitting errors.”
2. There were encouraging signs in the third set. After falling behind 10-3 Riverview got even at 14-all. Then they scored 11 of the final 18 points of the set. “The pieces are there,” Mocherman said. “We’re a very new team. We put a whole bunch of players from all over the place together for the first time. Sometimes it works the way you want; sometimes it doesn’t. We played sloppy, and then we played well and then we played sloppy and we played well. That’s part of starting fresh.”
3. With five seniors, nine juniors and a sophomore, Mocherman is looking to rebuild the program. “We changed the way we do things. We changed the expectations on the players,” he said. “Really what we are looking for is girls who can finish a game like that, so the next day it looks better. We’ve got a long way to go.”
− Dennis Maffezzoli
Saint Stephen’s 3, Southeast 0
25-13, 25-21, 25-13
AT: Southeast
TOP PLAYERS: (SS) Amari Clark 12 kills, 3 aces, 16 serve receive passes, 6 digs, 1 block; Sophia Ierulli 2 kills, 20 assists, 2 aces, 8 digs; Savannah Hrubar 2 blocks, 6 digs, 2 aces
RECORD: Saint Stephen’s 6-4
NEXT: Saint Stephen’s at Palmetto, Tuesday at 7pm
Sarasota 3, Parrish 2
35-37, 24-26, 26-24, 27-25, 15-4
AT: Parrish
TOP PLAYERS: (S) Jillian Davidson 19 kills, 8 blocks; Carley Ramsden 18 digs; Jocelyn Parker 36 assists; Jayda Moon 5 aces
RECORD: Sarasota 7-6
NEXT: Sarasota at Charlotte, Tuesday at 7pm
Cardinal Mooney 3, Bishop McLaughlin 0
AT: Cardinal Mooney
TOP PLAYERS: (CM) Helena Hebda 15 assists, 5 digs, 8 service points, 4 aces; Riley Greene 8 kills, 2 blocks, 3 aces; Izzy Russell 3 kills, 8 digs, 13 service points, 3 aces; Sam Kotasek 3 kills, 1 block; Piper Carson 8 kills; Katie Powers 13 digs, 3 ces; Layla Larrick 13 assists, 5 digs, 2 aces
RECORD: Cardinal Mooney 11-4
NEXT: Cardinal Mooney hosts Braden River, Tuesday at 7 p.m.
St. Petersburg Shorecrest 3, Out-of-Door Academy 0
25-14, 25-13, 25-19
AT: Shorecrest Prep
TOP PLAYERS: (OOD) Annabelle Basler 11 kills, Brooke Gruhl 4 aces, Ava Banks 19 digs
RECORD: Out-of-Door 6-4
NEXT: Out-of-Door hosts Sarasota Christian, Tuesday at 7 pm
BOYS GOLF
Lemon Bay 143, North Port 165
TOP PLAYERS: (LB) Lucas Newcomb 34, Torey Miccio 35, Wyatt Seckel 36, Logan Kelly 38, (NP) Matthew Jakoby 38, (LB) Connor Murphy 39, (NP) Cj Kemble 39, (LB) Cooper Benedict 41, (NP) Preston Douglass 43, Pryce Selzer 45, Logan Earley 48, Brody Halbert 50
GIRLS GOLF
Lakewood Ranch 163, Parrish 164
AT: Heritage Harbour
TOP PLAYERS: (LR) Phoenix Scanlan 34, Emily Storm 38, Sierra Yeomans 42, Emma Albert 49; (P) Natalie Angelo 37, Avery Banfill 39, Maya Krone 42, Siana Wanner 46
RECORD: Lakewood Ranch 7-0
NEXT: Lakewood Ranch vs. Cardinal Mooney, Tuesday. 3:30 pm, Lakewood Ranch CC Royal Lakes
WEDNESDAY
VOLLEYBALL
Sarasota 3, Lakewood Ranch 1
21-25, 25-22, 25-16, 16-14
AT: Lakewood Ranch
TOP PLAYERS: (S) Jillian Davidson 17 kills, Aubrie Roe 9 kills, Carley Ramsden 15 digs
RECORDS: Sarasota 6-6, Lakewood Ranch 4-12
NEXT: Sarasota at Parrish, Thursday at 7 p.m.
TUESDAY
FOOTBALL
Sarasota Christian 39, Academy at the Lakes 6
AT: Sarasota Christian
TOP PLAYERS: (SC) Justin Brock 12-of-15 for 170 yards, 1 TD; Austin Kerle 6 carries, 90 yards, 2 TDs; Daniel Jacinto 6 carries, 75 yards, 2 TDs; RandallCollins 3 catches, 46 yards, TD; Colton Loftus 5 catches, 71 yards
RECORDS: Sarasota Christian 6-0, Academy at the Lake 2-2
NEXT: Sarasota Christian at Donahue, Sept. 29, 7 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
Lakewood Ranch 146, Sarasota 158
AT: The Highlands
AT: Rotonda Long Marsh
TOP PLAYERS: (LR) Josh Orgen 35, Henry Burbee 35, Luke Wilson 37, Grant Miller 39, Max Colby Bendixen 39, Donovan Plakyda 42, Ryan Giampietro 46, Nic Penker 51
RECORD: Lakewood Ranch 69-4
GIRLS GOLF
Lemon Bay +36, Hardee +67, Charlotte +73
TOP PLAYERS: (LB) Rachel Gillis +8, Haley Hall +8, Savannah Pope +9, Makaila Lindsey +11, Meghan Perin +11, Alaina Maday +15, Isabelle Ragazzone +17, Lea Maday +26; (CH) Makayla Chupka +15, Kaleigh Perkey +17, Madison Poitras +20, Talia Trina +21, Bailey Cates +26, Jayden Hall +26
RECORD: Lemon Bay 7-3
NEXT: Lemon Bay vs. Venice and Riverview, Thursday, 1 p.m. at Waterford CC
Lakewood Ranch 154, Sarasota 215
AT: Lakewood Ranch CC
TOP PLAYERS: (LR) Phoenix Scanlan 34, Emily Storm 36, Sierra Yeomans 39, Sabrina DiRubba 45; (S) Eden Hurley 47, Ella Kaskey 53, Mia Martin 55, Selby Kirschener 60
RECORD: Lakewood Ranch 6-0
NEXT: Lakewood Ranch vs. Parrish, Thursday, 3:30 p.m., Heritage Harbour
VOLLEYBALL
Cardinal Mooney 3, Tampa Prep 0
25-18, 25-18, 25-21
AT: Cardinal Mooney
TOP PLAYERS: (CM) Helena Hebda 23 assists, 11 service points, 7 digs, 2 aces; Riley Greene 14 kills, 2 blocks, 7 service points; Izzy Russell 7 kills, 13 digs; Zoe Kirby 8 kills, 4 blocks; Lauren Leach 6 kills, 2 blocks; Katie Powers 15 digs, 12 service points, 1 kill; Kate Montesano 7 digs; Layla Larrick 14 assists, 5 digs
RECORD: Cardinal Mooney 10-4
NEXT: Cardinal Mooney hosts Bishop McLaughlin Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
Out-of-Door Academy 3, Indian Rocks 2
15-25, 20-25, 25-20, 26-24, 15-11
AT: Out-of-Door
TOP PLAYERS: (OOD) Annabelle Basler 22 kills, 2 aces, 12 digs; Ava Banks 8 kills, 2 aces, 18 digs; Brooke Gruhl 19 assists; Maddie Conger 2 blocks, 4 kills
RECORD: Out-of-Door 6-3
NEXT: ODA at Shorecrest, Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
MONDAY
GIRLS GOLF
Out-of-Door Academy girls golf team captures Crutchfield/Hawkins
AT: Pinecrest Golf Club
LOCAL TEAMS: 1. Out-of-Door Academy 333; 2. Saint Stephen's 344; 3. Venice 355
TOP GOLFERS: (OOD) Madeline Crosby 70, Brooklyn Cullen 75, Jules Whittenmore 91, Daisy Quintal 97; (SS) Tiffanie Tran 79; (V) Ella Gardner 83
NEXT: Out-of-Door Academy vs. Sarasota, Thursday at Serenoa Golf Club
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: High school roundup (Sept. 18-23): Riverview's Skaggs 1st at NP Invite
