Coral Park, TERRA win Youth Fair bowling. Archbishop Carroll football wins districts. Plus more

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Coral Park, TERRA win Youth Fair bowling. Archbishop Carroll football wins districts. Plus more

The Coral Park boys and TERRA girls won team titles at the annual Youth Fair Bowling Championship at Bird Bowl in Miami.

Sophomore Brandon Escoto won the boys’ individual title to lead the champion Rams. He recorded a winning 698 series.

The champs also featured Lucas Fernandez (13th, 595 pins); Tyler Salinetro (15th, 593); Madden Noriega (19th, 588) and Mason Noriega (31st, 531). Ryan Sarria and Ricardo Ferradas complete the roster, and the coach is Francisco Sanchez.

Girls’ champion TERRA, coached by Nelsy Casanova, was led by two juniors. Tatiana Chin bowled a 454 series, good for runner-up honors, and teammate Ashlyn Marie Cruz totaled a 447 to place third overall. The champs also feature Jade Carbonell, Luna Reyes-Pichardo and Giulianna Fernandez.

Ferguson sophomore Angelie Brito won the girls’ championship with a personal best 703 series, including a high game 257.

The TERRA boys’ team was eighth. Mathew Cordoba, a junior, led the Wolves by placing sixth with a 635 series.

Swimming

The St. Brendan girls’ swim team was second at the Youth Fair Swimming Championship at Miami Dade College North.

The runners-up are Vivie Simich, Chloe Rodriguez, Kristen Flores, Melanie Cabral, Mariana Azpurua, Jade Rojas, and Briana Espinoza.

The Sabres’ boys’ team was fourth. They are Emmanuel Perez Falcon, Daniel Gutierrez, Brayden Cachinero, Alejandro Ferre, Nicolas Anon, Jose E. Gonzalez, Jose M. Gonzalez, Miguel Gutierrez, Luis Pimentel, Daniel Medina, and Osiris Mencho.

Football

The Archbishop Carroll football team clinched the District 12-1A title by beating host Palmer Trinity 35-14.

It marks the fourth time in five years the Bulldogs won the district title.

Offensively, Archbishop Carroll ran the ball 40 times for 468 yards and 4 touchdowns. Leading the way once again were Justin Matias and Marcelo Carrion. Matias ran for 231 yards on 16 carries and 2 touchdowns. Carrion added 117 yards on 11 carries and 1 touchdown.

Defensively, the defensive line totaled 10 sacks. Sebastian Pernia topped the team with 3 sacks. Alejandro Miranda, Alexander Lorente and Coleman Quesada each had 2 sacks. George Diaz returned an interception for a touchdown, and Isaiah Suarez made 11 tackles.

Archbishop Carroll (3-1) hosts Booker T. Washington on Thursday afternoon.

More football

In a battle of unbeatens, LaSalle defeated visiting Ransom Everglades 40-20.

LaS: QB J.Polanco 17-20, 234 yds, 3 TD, 4 car, 28 yds, 1 TD; T. Jones 18 car, 82 yds, 5 tkls; T.Williams III 5 rec, 100 yds; J.Smith 3 rec, 87 yds, 2 TD; J.Robinson 2 rec, 23 yds, 1 TD; D.Thomas 5 rec, 44 yds, 55 ko-ret yds; Q.Noel Jr. 5 tkls, C.Spikes 4 tkls (1 TFL); M.Oliphant Jr. 4 tkls (1 sack); A.Jones 1 TD (INT return). LaS 5-0.

RE: QB A.Llanes 17-29, 156 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT; N.Alce 8 car, 15 yds, 2 TD; S.Geller 4 rec, 36 yds, 1 TD, 1 fum rec; C.Smith 9 rec, 81 yds; C.Kelleher 13 tkls (4 TFL); H.White 12 tkls (2 TFL), 1 fum rec; A.Uster 7 tkls (3 TFL, 1 Sack). RE 4-1.

Golf

The Ransom Everglades boys’ golf team tied for fourth at the prestigious Cardinal Newman Invitational at Turtle Creek Club in Tequesta.

The eighth-ranked Raiders in Class 1A in Florida traveled 150 miles north to test themselves against an outstanding field featuring some of the top programs in the state, including 3A No.1 Jupiter, 3A No.4 Palm Beach Gardens William T. Dwyer and 1A No.3 West Palm Beach Oxbridge Academy.

With partly cloudy skies, light winds and near-perfect scoring conditions, Ransom Everglades delivered one of its best team performances of the season, firing a 293 (+5).

The Raiders were highlighted by two career-best performances. Senior Zachary Fischer led the way with a personal best 70 (-2), while Pablo Muñoz Montes added a personal best 72 (E). Cole Durham followed with a 74 (+2), and Anson Dover rounded out the team scoring with a 77 (+5).

Team (Par 288): 1. Champ William T. Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens) 275 (-13); 2. Oxbridge Academy (West Palm Beach) 287 (-1); 3. St. John Paul II (Boca Raton) 291 (+3); 4. Ransom Everglades and Jupiter 293 (+5); 6. John Carroll (Ft. Pierce) 295 (+7); 7. Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach) and King’s Academy (West Palm Beach) 299 (+11); 9. Pine School (Hobe Sound) 304 (+16); 10. Jupiter Christian 315 (+27); 11. Westminster Christian 323 (+35); 12. Palm Beach Central (Wellington) 376 (+88).

Individual (Par 72): 1. Champion Ryan Lavoie (John Carroll) 65 (-7); 2. Tankhun Ritthisorn (William T. Dwyer), Lawson Ford (Cardinal Newman) and William Cui (William T. Dwyer) 67 (-5); 5. Charlie Sundermeier (St. John Paul II) 68 (-4); 6. Zachary Fischer (Ransom Everglades), Kenny Klein (Oxbridge Academy), Martin Bustos (William T. Dwyer) and Owen Hicks (King’s Academy) 70 (-2); 10. Ethan Earley (Cardinal Newman) 68 (-4); 11. Matthew Marigliano (William T. Dwyer) and Will Sullivan (Jupiter) 71 (-1).

More golf

The Belen Jesuit boys’ golf team was sixth at the South Florida PGA West Coast High School Championship at The Club at Gateway in Fort Myers.

Against a strong field of 12 teams and 64 players, the Wolverines recorded a two-day team total 616.

Belen’s scorers on the par-72 course:

Ryan Nieto ’27: 73–77 — 150

Matthew Gonzalez ’27: 75–77 — 152

Marley Caudle ’28: 79–78 — 157

Thomas Zur ’31: 80–78 — 158

Beckett Castro ’28: 83–77 — 160

Belen saved some of its best golf for the finish, with all five players shooting in the 70s in the final round. Nieto, Gonzalez and Castro each posted 77s, while Caudle and Zur had 78s.

Zur, an eighth grader, continues to shine and contribute at the varsity level, following his opening-round 80 with a 78 in the final round to once again provide a counting score for the Wolverines.

GIRLS: Archbishop McCarthy 181, Cardinal Gibbons 194 at Eagle Trace Golf Club in Coral Springs: 1. Medalist Elisa Hernandez (AM) 37; 2. Nai Bell (AM) 38; 3. Ashley Gordon (CG) and Ava Schlinkmann (CG) 48; 5. Elizabeth Lee (CG) and Fiona Manelas (CG) 49; 7. Chloe Salomon (AM) 51; 8. Marcela Arango (AM) 55.

Volleyball

Somerset Silver Palms d. Somerset Academy South Homestead 3-0 (25-17, 26-24, 27-25): Ella Alicea 19 kills, 6 digs, 1 ace, 1 block; Sofia Osborne 30 assists, 6 digs; Leilani Gonzalez 10 kills, 9 digs, 2 aces; Ava Stevens 7 kills, 2 blocks. SSP (6-5).

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Compiled by Jim Varsallone

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