Friday, April 12, 2024:
Miami Herald Girls Basketball All-County Team.....Congratulations to the following Girls Varsity Basketball players listed below who were recognized by the Miami Herald.
Player of the Year
Kayla Nelms
1st Team All-County
Jaylynn Belton
Kaliyah Morales
Kayla Nelms
2nd Team All-County
Kori Edge
3rd Team All-County
Sofia Mendez
Honorable Mention All-County
Jada Johnson
In Thursday’s Athletic Action…..
Congratulations to the Girls Varsity Water Polo Team (13-8). They beat St. Thomas Aquinas in the Regional Finals 12-7. Briana Dunn led the way with 5 goals and 3 steals, Isa Possin scored 3 goals, made an assist, and had 2 steals, Sienna Kozlovski scored twice with 2 assists, 5 steals and 3 field blocks, Valeria Villanueva added a goal, 2 assists, and 5 steals, Micah Ressler had a goal and a steal, Sasha Blasky made two assists and a steal, Angie Del Guercio-Moran added 9 blocks from goal, and only allowed one goal in the second half of the game. The girls will play Gulliver in the State Final 4 at Belen Jesuit next Friday at a time to be determined.
The Boys Varsity Water Polo Team (11-12) lost to St. Thomas Aquinas in the Regional Finals 10-6. Leo Blaya and Max Possin each scored twice, Evan Miller and Simon Stenin both scored once, and Rafa Blaya recorded nine saves.
The Girls Varsity Lacrosse Team (8-7) lost to Calvary Christian in the District Quarterfinals in overtime 11-10. Niki Rivero led the way with 4 goals and 2 assists, Isabella Galofre had 3 goals and an assist, Olivia Pelletier scored 3 goals, and Arianna Castellon played well on defense.
The Boys Varsity Lacrosse Team (6-10) lost to University School in the District Quarterfinals 7-4. Marcus Papunen led the way with 2 goals and an assist, Evan Hurwitz, Matthew Scemla, and Jonny Port each scored, Merritt Lubetsky had 12 ground balls, and Ethan Szekely-Valladares made 11 saves.
Today.......The Middle School and Varsity Baseball Teams host Everglades Prep at 3:30/7pm,
On Saturday......The Boys Middle School Lacrosse Team hosts Belen at 9am and Palmetto Middle School at 11:30am.
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