Check out Orlando area varsity scores and top performers from Saturday, Feb. 27:
Girls basketball
Class 6A State Championship
At RP Funding Center in Lakeland
St. Thomas Aquinas 62, Wekiva 60
Buzz: Aquinas (17-4) captured the 6A title with a balanced scoring effort, starting with Samara Spencer’s 17 points and 7 rebounds. Jada Green (16), Karina Gordon (15) and Breanna Gustave (14) also scored in double figures. Jada Eads led Wekiva (24-4) with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists while Shaniyah McCarthy added 12 points and 7 rebounds. K’Nari Holliday had 11 points and Shadaria Smith added 10 points for the Mustangs.
Class 5A State Championship
At RP Funding Center in Lakeland
American Heritage (Plantation) 41, Palm Bay 36
Buzz: It’s the fourth straight state title for Heritage (25-3) in two different classes, with Taiyah Wyche scoring 14 points and grabbing 7 rebounds. Tatyana Wyche added 13 rebounds. Mikyla Tolivert had 16 points and 4 steals for Palm Bay.
Class 4A State Championship
At RP Funding Center in Lakeland
Lake Highland Prep 84, Lincoln Park 30
Buzz: The Highlanders (19-0) finished the season with a second straight state title and fifth title overall. Nyla Harris led the way with 21 points and 6 assists. Stefanie Ingram had 14 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists while Eleecia Carter added 14 points, 5 steals and 4 assists.
Boys soccer
Class 3A state semfinal
Westminster Christian 2, Trinity Prep 0
Buzz: The Saints (17-3-1) fell short of the state final at Westminster (12-3-2).
Boys track & field
Windermere Meet of Champions
At Windermere High School
Team scores: 1. Windermere 119, 2. East Ridge 100.5, 3. Ocoee 99, 4. Apopka 65, 5. Lake Mary 64.5, 6. Olympia 61.5, 7. Lake Highland Prep 54, 8. Tohopekaliga 41, 9. Boone 38, 10. West Orange 33, 11. Evans 26.5.
Individual results:
3200m relay: East Ridge 8:25.28; 110m hurdles: Omarion Jones (EV) 14.96; 100m run: Tyler Azcano (ER) 10.88; 1600 m run: Isaac Lightman (LHP) 4:41.81; 400m relay: Lake Highland Prep (Ware, Miller, Miller, Ware) 42.49; 400m run: Tramari Smith (OC) 49.02; 300m hurdles: Justin Theophile (ER) 39.74; 800m run: Lorenzo Laurenzano (ER) 2:01.69; 200m run: Donovan Horne (AP) 21.95; 3200m run: Jake Baldauf (WO) 9:57.87; 1600m relay: East Ridge (Azcano, Kaden, Teoli, Laurenzano) 3:27.20; High jump: Jaquan Lowman (AP) 5-10.50; Pole vault: Dillon DeChristopher (LM) 14-6.25; Long jump: Keandre Brown (AP) 22-4.50; Triple jump: Keandre Brown (AP) 43-5.75; Shot put: Amer Amer (WIN) 49-10.50; Discus: De’Andre Robinson (OLY) 137-3; Javelin: Ryan Flourney (WIN) 164-5.
St. Cloud Invitational
At St. Cloud High School
Team scores: 1. Dr. Phillips 74, 1. Rockledge 74, 3. Winter Park 71.50, 4. Sebastian River 71, 5. Lakeland Christian 63.50, 6. Harmony 46.50, 7. St. Cloud 40, 8. Lakeland 35, 9. Edgewater 27, 10. Viera 26, 11. Osceola 25, 12. Lake Nona 24, 13. Cypress Creek 23, 14. Jones 22, 15. Mount Dora 20, 16. South Lake 17, 17. Strawberry Crest 13, 18. Colonial 10, 19. Auburndale 8, 20. Kathleen 5.5, 21. Freedom 4, 22. Liberty 2.
100m dash: Zack Sedaros (VI) 10.72; 200m dash: Markevus Jackson (OS) 22.22; 400m run: Jackson (OS) 49.33; 800m run: Santos Aguilar (SL) 2:06.80; 1600m run: Joel Jean (HA) 4:43.41; 3200m run: Jean (HA) 10:38.59; 110m hurdles: James Turner (WP) 15.46; 300m hurdles: Turner (WP) 39.25; 400m relay: Dr. Phillips ‘A’ (Kemani Turner-Harris, Myles Wiley, Justin Smith, Emmanuel Pierre) 42.40; 1600m relay: Rockledge 3:28.49; 3200m relay: Sebastian River ‘A’ 8:39.35; High jump: Jaden Mathieu (CYP) 1.93m; Pole vault: John Butler (SEB) 3.81m; Long jump: Daniel Demontagnac (DP) 6.23m; Triple jump: Kyree Brown (SEB) 13.09m; Shot put: Gabriel Dindy (LL) 16.07m; Discus: Dindy (LL) 50.32m; Javelin: Ben Oxendine (LLC) 45.61m.
Girls track & field
Windermere Meet of Champions
At Windermere High School
Team scores: 1. Evans 129, 2. Apopka 91, 3. East Ridge 75, 4. Lake Mary 74, 5. Ocoee 72.5, 6. Boone 65, 7. Windermere 60.5, 8. Tohopekaliga 49, 9. Lake Highland Prep 30, 10. Olympia 26, 10. West Orange 26.
Individual winners:
3200m relay: Apopka (Eugene, Hall, Hall, Clarke) 10:01.42; 100m hurdles: Ar’briel Scott (EV) 15.78; 100m run: Miracle Johnson (OC) 12.02; 1600m run: Katie Ranck (WIN) 5:26.87; 400m relay: East Ridge (Wheatle, Brown, Waite, Patrice) 49.62; 400m run: Amenda Saint-Louis (EV) 58.13; 300m hurdles: DeMaris Soto (AP) 47.45; 800 m run: Mya Bodrato (LM) 2:22.27; 200m run: Jahnile Registre (EV) 24.27; 3200m run: Hannah Foley (BO) 11:57.06; 1600m relay: Evans (Boyer, Saint-Louis, Moore, Scott) 3:57.70; High jump: Alysa Whetro (TO) 5-2.50; Pole vault: Cadence Sorensen (LHP) 8-9.50; Long jump: Maya Abraham (OLY) 18-3.25; Triple jump: Ma’kala Davis (OC) 37-4.50; Shot put: Leilany Laureano (OC) 32-7; Discus: Sarah Strange (BO) 104-9; Javelin: Alysa Whetro (TO) 95-8.
St. Cloud Invitational
At St. Cloud High School
Team scores: 1. Rockledge 135, 2. Winter Park 76, 3. Harmony 62, 4. Auburndale 55, 5. Dr. Phillips 49, 6. Colonial 43, 7. Viera 40, 8. Jones 36, 9. Osceola 30, 10. Sebastian River 24, 11. Kathleen 23, 12. South Lake 22, 13. Mount Dora 20.33, 14. Lake Nona 19, 15. Lakeland Christian 15.33, 16. Cypress Creek 13, 17. St. Cloud 12, 18. Liberty 9, 19. Freedom 7, 20. Edgewater 5.33, 21. Strawberry Crest 2, 21. Tenoroc 2, 23. City of Life Christian 1, 23. Lakeland 1.
100m dash: I’Asia Wilson (KA) 11.91; 200m dash: Shannon Levy (OSC) 26.28; 400m run: Jenyioa Burton (JO) 56.03; 800m run: Alanie Rivera (HA) 2:18.20; 1600m run: Jazlyn Dailey (WP) 5:25.91; 3200m run: Noelle Vu (MD) 12:00.16; 100m hurdles: Tyra Thomas (AUB) 14.78; 300m hurdles: Thomas (AUB) 47.79; 400m relay: Jones ‘A’ (Aazaria White, Lizzie Seus, Lajanda Williams, Ranecia Brown) 49.40; 1600m relay: Rockledge 4:09.79; 3200m relay: Viera 10:10.08; High jump: Cylee Wilson (LLC) 1.57m; Pole vault: Elizabeth Hernstrom (HA) 2.59m; Long jump: Cassie Thompson (SL) 5.23m; Triple jump: Karla Hormazabal (CO) 10.75m; Shot put: Iylana Kearse (RO) 11.73m; Discus: Charle Alexander (RO) 37.75m; Javelin: Alexander (RO) 28.60m.
Baseball
Freedom 12, Ridge Community 2
Buzz: Joel Tapia went 3-for-3 with an inside-the-park home run and 2 RBI for the Patriots (4-0) while Andrew Liepshutz, Seth Sherman and Aiken Santana each added 2 hits and 2 RBI.
Dr. Phillips 7, Timber Creek 2
Buzz: Noah Sullivan struck out 8 while walking just one and giving up no earned runs in 5.1 innings pitched to get the win for the Panthers. He also went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI while Luis Rodriguez had 2 hits, a run scored and 3 stolen bases and Aedan Anderson added 2 hits, 2 runs and a RBI.
Other scores:
Osceola 4, Haines City 2
Boys tennis
Foundation Academy 7, Ridge Community 0
Buzz: From Friday, Kyle Binkley won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles for the Lions while Everett McMullen won 6-4, 6-3 at No. 3 singles.
Girls tennis
Harmony 7, Poinciana 0
Buzz: From Friday, Kayleigh Carratala won 8-0 at No. 1 singles for the Longhorns, and she also partnered with Francinette Ramos to win 8-1 at No. 1 doubles. Francinette also won 8-1 at No. 2 singles.
Boys lacrosse
Lake Mary 11, Creekside 10
Buzz: Nate Gray had 2 goals and an assist for the Rams (4-0) while Owen Robinson had 12 saves at goalie.
Other scores:
IMG Academy 16, Bishop Moore 9
Girls lacrosse
Lake Brantley 17, Lake Mary 8
Buzz: Jaylee Ault led the Patriots (4-0) with 6 goals and 5 assists while Hayley Lounsberry added 5 goals.
Other scores:
IMG Academy 13, Hagerty 12
Wrestling
Class 3A Region 1
At Flagler Palm Coast
1. Fleming Island 189; 2. Hagerty 138; 3. Buchholz 127. Other local schools: 5. Timber Creek 114; 6. Lake Mary 110.5; 8. Apopka 99.5; 10. Winter Park 85.5; 13. Orange City University 43; 15. Oviedo 24; 16. Ocoee 23; 17. Colonial 22; 18. Lake Howell, West Orange 20; 20. Sanford Seminole 18.5; 21. Lake Brantley, Windermere 14; 23. Lyman 13; 24. Evans 12; 28. Orlando University, Wekiva 4; 31. DeLand 3.
First-place matches:
106: Ethan Vugman (BT) tech. Trenton Dominguez (TC) 18-1
113: Hunter Herrington (FI) dec. Tamarion Kendrick (APK) 7-4
120: James Gonzalez (WP) dec. Diego Solorzano (LM) 5-4
132: Jayden Tapia (TC) maj. Jameel Smith (MAND) 14-6
138: Kamdon Harrison (HAG) maj. Brett Moses (LM) 13-4
145: Joe Gonzalez (WP) dec. Carl Marcus Patrick (OV) 5-0
152: Alex Vazquez (LM) p. Blake Watts (HAG) 4:00
160: Jared Purcell (LM) dec. Kenneth DeFord (FPC) 7-3
182: Ethan Lopez (HAG) maj. Bryan Fortay (CREE) 16-4
220: Bertilus Bornelus (HAG) dec. Ralph Sanchez (APK) UTB 4-3
285: Ethan Hoffstetter (FI) dec. Jordan Phillips (OCO) UTB 3-2
Third-place matches:
113: Fernando Dominguez (TC) dec. Kole Hannant (FPC) 10-8
132: Xavier Logan (FI) dec. Bonosky Fidel (APK) 5-1
145: Aiden Moore (BUCH) p. Ransom Randolph (APK) 2:48
170: Ethan Gomez (HAG) p. Bryce Dodge (FPC) 0:53
195: Isaiah Shevchook (OAKL) dec. Seth Suvak (COL) 8-3
220: Grant Travis (FI) dec. Christian Kennick (UOC) 6-1
285: Hayden Clem (WIPA) p. Andres Rodriguez (MAND) 0:26
Class 3A Region 2
At Kissimmee Osceola
1. Kissimmee Osceola 200; 2. Riverdale 181; 3. Palm Harbor University 169.5. Other local school: 15. Celebration.
First-place matches:
106: Anderson Heap (OSK) dec. Blane Taranto (VENI) 6-2
120: Cooper Haase (OSC) maj. Noah Wadle (MAN) 23-10
132: Nikolas Hernandez (RIRI) dec. George Duncan (OSC) 10-6
138: Jaekus Hines (OSC) p. Alex Soto (RIV) 5:06
195: Nolin Eaddy (OSC) p. Nathan Peoples (GEJE) 1:43
Third-place matches:
152: Gunner Holland (OSC) maj. Travis Ference (LARA) 8-0
285: Cody Carter (OSC) p. Trenton Kintigh (VENI) 2:39
Class 3A Region 3
At Forest Hill
1. Fort Pierce Central 240; 2. Wellington 144.5; 3. Palm Beach Gardens 132. Local schools: 5. St. Cloud 124; 7. Orlando Freedom 117; 11. Cypress Creek 41; 13. Olympia 33; 14. Boone 31.5; 16. Dr. Phillips 27; 21. Lake Nona 14; 23. Oak Ridge 13; 26. Tohopekaliga 9.
First-place matches:
106: Patrick Jones (WELL) maj. Evan Martinez (FREE) 13-4
113: Carson Estrada (STC) tech. Evan Pena (WELL) 18-2
126: James Marvel (WELL) dec. Andre Aja (FREE) 9-3
145: Brennon Reid (FREE) dec. Pedro Azevedo (OH) 6-4
170: Kevin Finn (FTPC) p. Galen Drawey (STCL) 1:32
182: Jackson Brockett (BOON) p. Isaiah Pierre (OH) 4:22
Third-place matches:
113: Isaiah Herrington (FTPC) dec. Christian Rheinhart (LANO) 8-6
132: Ethan Howard (WELL) dec. Eric Aja (FREE) 3-2
138: Seth George (STCL) dec. Kliever Joseph (FREE) 5-0
160: Jabore Brown (TRCO) dec. Wilfredo Martinez (STC) 3-1
182: Frito Antoine (TRCO) maj. Spencer O’Neil (STCL) 9-1
285: Ryan Preisendorf (JUPI) d. Gerald Greves (DP) ID
Class 2A Region 1
At Mosley
1. New Smyrna Beach 117; 2. Chiles 107; 3. St. Augustine 104. Local school: 19. Deltona 32.
Third-place matches:
120: Kevin Kerns (DELT) p. Ethan Pinto (NICE) 0:31
220: David Polaski (NICE) dec. Ethan Chiu (DLT) 12-5
Class 2A Region 2
At Lake Gibson
1. Lake Gibson 211; 2. Harmony 200.5; 3. Winter Springs 171. Other local schools: 14. Poinciana 32.5; 17. Liberty 17; 18. Edgewater 16; 22. Gateway 13; 24. Jones 12; 30. South Lake 4.
First-place matches:
120: Aiden Poe (HARM) p. Alex Walker (LG) 0:42
126: Braden Basile (JESU) p. Brent McNichols (HARM) 2:26
138: Tom Crook (JESU) tech. Fletcher Small (HARM) 18-3
160: Sergio Desiante (JESU) maj. Harlan McCandless (WS) 11-3
170: Raul Soto (LG) dec. Joe Burgess (WS) 6-3
182: Dylan Deal (WS) dec. Marshall Smith (HARM) 7-5
195: Juan Gomez (HARM) maj. Sebstian Riviere (GAIT) 14-6
285: Marvin Collins (WS) dec. Jeremiah Jackson (KATH) 6-1
Third-place matches:
106: Landon Trigueros (POIN) maj. Bryson Holl (HARM) 12-4
132: John McNichols (HARM) p. James Simpson (GAIT) 0:21
138: Riley Chapdelaine (WISP) d. Joe Gallo (SPR) FF
145: Jason Lemmond (LG) p. Davis Deal (WISP) 0:36
152: Hanzah Mohamad (FRTA) dec. Elijah Penton (WISP) 5-2
170: Will Jacobson (HARM) dec. Gabriel Gilles (ROBI) 10-5
220: Cassidy Grubbs (PASC) p. Nelson Toro (HARM) 3:48
285: Darren Davis (HARM) maj. Cedric Ellis (BRAN) 13-0
Class 1A Region 2
At Palm Bay
1. Palm Bay 300.5; 2. Hernando 191.5; 3. Merritt Island, The Masters Academy 93. Other local schools: 7. Villages 74; 9. Bishop Moore 68; 26. Leesburg 9.
First-place matches:
132: Ronald Theilacker (PB) dec. Brandon Cody (MAST) 8-3
170: Dylan Kohn (MAST) tech. Michael McCarthy (SATE) 15-0
182: Alexzander Owens (PB) p. Jacob Suggs (BM) 4:09
195: Ryan Cody (MAST) tech. Johnathan Ahne (HERN) 15-0
Third-place matches:
106: Raider Morelli (SPCO) dec. Dustin Kohn (MAST) 6-0
145: James Clark (COBE) p. Cameron Rima (VILL) 4:08
160: Gavin Wheeler (BM) p. Caleb Murray (NACO) 0:37
195: Matthew Kovalskiy (WEWA) d. Jaden Markus (VILL) FF
220: Ozkan Aydin (PB) p. Nicholas Heise (VILL) 1:56
This article was first published at OrlandoSentinel.com. Varsity Content Editor Buddy Collings can be reached by email at bcollings@orlandosentinel.com.
