Douglas boys and St. Thomas girls win BCAA golf tourney. Columbus boys second at Honda event

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The Douglas boys’ golf team and St. Thomas Aquinas girls’ golf team won the BCAA Big Eight/Damian Huttenhoff Golf Championships at the Country Club of Coral Springs.

The champion Raiders had three golfers in the Top 5. Senior Lily Celentano won the tournament (medalist honors) with 1-over par 72. Senior teammate Erin Marcelino tied for second at 73. Morgan Herring, another St. Thomas Aquinas senior, was fifth at 75.

The St. Thomas Aquinas girls’ golf team won the BCAA Big Eight Tournament.
The St. Thomas Aquinas girls’ golf team won the BCAA Big Eight Tournament.

Cardinal Gibbons and Douglas tied for second at 338, with the Eagles gaining the edge on the tiebreaker.

The Douglas girls’ golf team was second at the BCAA Big Eight/Damian Huttenhoff Golf Championship.
The Douglas girls’ golf team was second at the BCAA Big Eight/Damian Huttenhoff Golf Championship.

Cynthia Liu, a junior, and Cassidy Charles, a sophomore, led Douglas. Senior Kaylee Ehret and sophomore Elizabeth Smith keyed Gibbons.

In a reverse, Douglas won the boys’ title, and the Raiders were the runners-up.

The Eagles top five scorers were in the Top 10. Andres Barraza, a senior, won medalist honors with 5-under 66. Teammates TJ Thompson, a junior, and Devan Chahal, a senior, were second and third, respectively. Thompson fired a 1-under 70. Chahal a 1-over 72.

St. Thomas Aquinas shared a three-way tie for fourth with 73s from sophomore Sammy Gilden, senior Ben Weins and junior Mathew Marcelino.

The St. Thomas Aquinas boys’ golf team was second at the BCAA Big Eight/Damian Huttenhoff Golf Championship.
The St. Thomas Aquinas boys’ golf team was second at the BCAA Big Eight/Damian Huttenhoff Golf Championship.

GIRLS: Team: 1. St. Thomas Aquinas 303; 2. Douglas 338; 2. Cardinal Gibbons 338; 4. Cypress Bay 353; 5. Pompano Beach 435.

Individual: 1. Lily Celentano (StA) 72; 2. Erin Marcelino (StA) 73; 2. Jade Scott (Coral Glades) 73; 4. Kiera Williams (Western) 74; 5. Morgan Herring (StA) 75; 5. Kaylee Ehret (CGb) 75; 7. Cynthia Liu (D) 76; 8. Gabi Sierra (CB) 79; 9. Mia Stephens (Pembroke Pines Charter) 80; 10. Elizabeth Smith (CGb) 82; 11. Nicole Castro (StA) 83; 11. Cassidy Charles (D) 83; 13. Paulina Ramirez (PPC) 87; 13. Sophia Quinones (CG) 87. 15. Reanne Denis (CB) 88; 15. Ella Mamane (D) 88; 15. Jayden Boros (CGb) 88. 18. Zalika Campbell (CB) 89; 19. Madison Lenard (D) 91; 20. Ginana Ramos (D) 92; 21. Sofia Ehret (CGb) 93.

BOYS: Team: 1. Douglas 282; 2. St. Thomas Aquinas 294; 3. Western 338; 4. Pembroke Pines Charter 340; 5. Cypress Bay 347; 6. Cardinal Gibbons 358; 7. Pompano Beach 403.

Individual: 1. Andres Barraza (D) 66; 2. TJ Thompson (D) 70; 3. Devan Chahal (D) 72; 4. Sammy Gilden (StA) 73, 4. Ben Weins (StA) 73; 4. Mathew Marcelino (StA) 73; 7. Eric Nguyen (PPC) 74; 7. Ryan Shimony (D) 74; 9. Dylan Marrone (D) 75; 9. Rocco Marando (StA) 75; 11. Ruan Villiers (Cooper City) 78; 12. Aren Monterrey (W) 79; 13. Charles Robinson (CB) 82; 13. Max Salpeter (CCty) 82.

Honda Classic Golf

The Columbus boys’ golf team was second of 18 teams at the Honda Classic High School Invitational at PGA National in West Palm, one of the toughest courses in Florida and home to the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic.

The Explorers went into the final round in fifth place, just five strokes back of the top spot.

They moved into second place with a strong round.

The Explorers were led by Sebastian Kawas, who shot even par (72) with five birdies to help the Explorers finish second.

Hans Risvaer (75), Christian Figueredo (75) and Max Fonseca (75) contributed by each shooting 3 over par.

Teams from Texas, Colorado, Utah and Arizona, joined top-ranked teams in Florida for the event.

Columbus golf coach Michael Marinelli said: “I am extremely proud of our guys and the way they played.”

The Columbus boys’ golf team was second of 18 teams at the Honda Classic High School Invitational.
The Columbus boys’ golf team was second of 18 teams at the Honda Classic High School Invitational.

Team: Top 10: 1. (Winter Park) Circle Christian 594, 2. Columbus 598, 3. Lake Mary 599, 4. (Port Orange) Spruce Creek 600, 5. (Plantation) American Heritage 602, 6. (Phoenix) Brophy 603, 7. (Orlando) First Academy 604, 8. Archbishop McCarthy 607, 9. Lakewood Ranch 609, 10. Ponte Vedra 610.

American Heritage golf

The (Plantation) American Heritage boys’ and girls’ golf teams also competed in the Honda Classic High School Invitational.

The boys finished fifth of 18 teams with a two-day score of 305-297--602.

The girls were sixth of 12 teams with a two-day score of 307-327--627

American Heritage: Boys: 3. Luke Clanton 72-71--143; T10. Aiden Arce 75-72--147; T26. Sebastian Sacristan 78-75--153; T57. Sohan Patel 80-79--159; T66. Gabe Hegerstrom 84-79--63. T75. John Pineiro 84-81--165

American Heritage: Girls: T6. Katherine Schaefer 75-72--147; 9. Kelly Shanahan 75-73--148; T11. Alessandra Tobora 74-77--151; 55. Emma Parker 93-99--192.

More golf

GIRLS: Carrollton 162, SLAM 184, Mater Lakes 221 at The Biltmore Golf Course in Coral Gables: 1. (Medalist) Gia Culler-Guerra (ML) 36; 2. Fernanda Carrion (Carr) 37; 3. Andrea Montaner (Carr) 39.

BOYS: Ransom Everglades 160, Gulliver Prep 160, Westminster Christian 176, Palmer Trinity 208 at Biltmore Golf Course (Par 35): 1. (Medalist) John Marshall (GP) 35; 2. Nick Viana (RE) 38; 3. Krishan Nanda (GP) 39; 4. Stephan Baker (RE) 40.

Volleyball

Doral Academy d. Miami High 20-25, 24-26, 25-17, 25-19, 15-13: Izabela Molina 22 kills, 4 blocks; Ariel Simmons 14 kills, 6 blocks, 2 aces; Vicky Escuer 19 digs, 5 aces; Melissa Gonzalez 27 assists, 7 digs, 6 aces.

Doral Academy d. Palmetto 25-20, 25-8, 25-20: Ariel Simmons 7 kills, 7 blocks; Izabela Molina 9 kills, 3 blocks; Melissa Gonzalez 14 assists, 3 aces; Bianka Hanks 7 kills, 5 digs, 2 aces. Doral (16-8).

LaSalle d. Pace 25-20, 25-16, 25-19: Christina Blanco 7 aces, 6 kills, 2 digs; Anna Vitti 3 kills, 5 digs; Helena Marquina 15 kills, 3 blocks; Samantha Santiago 3 aces, 1 kill, 13 assists, 6 digs; Sofia Moreno 1 kill, 10 assists, 2 digs; Hailey Posada 2 blocks; Daniella Fernandez 1 dig; Kiara Alietti 3 aces, 1 kill, 1 assist, 6 digs; Sophia F 1 kill, 2 digs.

True North d. Killian 20-25, 25-18, 25-11, 23-25, 15-7: Samantha Rodriguez (9th) 25 kills, 18 digs, 3 aces; Giuliana Guerrero (8th) 16 kills, 5 digs, 2 aces; Bianca Gomez (8th) 48 assists, 10 digs, 6 aces; Olivia Pardo (8th) 18 digs, 2 aces. True North (14-3).

Football

Belen Jesuit 43, St. Brendan 6: Widley Jean Francois scored on a 3-yard run in the first quarter for the Sabres lone score. QB N.Castro was 8-of-14 passing for 94 yards. G.Granados caught 3 passes for 43 yards, T.Franklin and made three receptions for 22 yards. Franklin also made five tackles with two assists.

Bowling

BOYS: Cutler Bay d. Sunset 763-561, 706-527, 715-536--2,184-1,624: Christian Farfan (CB) High Game 269, High Series 707; Francisco Nodarse (CB) High Game 209, High Series 568; Fabian Reguero (S) High Game 150, High Series 380.

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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone

jvarsallone@miamiherald.com