First Coast Varsity Weekly: Northeast Florida's best cap lacrosse season in senior showcase

Nolan Parlette is used to stopping goals, not scoring them.

So the Ponte Vedra goalie's chance to try his hand at the attacking side of the game for a few minutes was a jarring change from the usual lacrosse routine.

"Getting to play a little bit of offense, scoring a goal, it was fun," he said. "I played some offense when I was younger."

More than 30 Jacksonville-area players faced off at Episcopal's Jangro Stadium in the North Florida Lacrosse Coaches Association All-Star senior showcase. The two teams, scrambled randomly into the Blue and Gold squads, played to a 13-13 tie.

Fletcher's Nico DeGance led all scorers with three goals.

On a night of skills and a whole lot of offbeat action, teams shook up their lineup at dizzying speed, attackers took on defensive challenges, and goalies like Parlette and Nease's Gavin Koors got the rare opportunity to tally a goal or two.

Parlette, heading to college lacrosse at Air Force, relished the chance to compete one more time alongside both teammates and rivals from high school.

"We're really just coming out here and enjoying a good time," Parlette said.

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Senator pair heads Gateway baseball

Fletcher's tandem of Kyson Witherspoon and Malachi Witherspoon earned All-Gateway Conference recognition in baseball, after leading the Senators to the Duval County public school title.

The twins recorded earned run averages below 1.00 on the season, leading the Senators into the Class 6A regional playoffs. Fletcher topped rival Sandalwood in the Gateway final.

Gateway runner-up Sandalwood received four selections in Holden Bradshaw, James Laufman, Dakota Stone and Cooper Whited. 

Also making the list were Baldwin's Jordan Rhoden; First Coast's Hunter Carns and Dylan Cope; Mandarin's Jordan Martin and Nathan Webb; Parker's Charley Mims; Paxon's Eli Maddox; Riverside's Devin Herring; Stanton's Andrew Stancin; and Westside's Kustarr Webb.

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Baldwin big in Gateway softball list

After going back-to-back for the Gateway Conference softball title, a trio of Baldwin players are representing the state semifinalists on the All-Gateway team.

Sophomore catcher Cali Hartung, eighth-grade infielder Jazmine Ramos-Merced and senior pitcher Piper Young received the All-Gateway honors for Baldwin. The Class 3A school advanced to its first-ever FHSAA final four last week in Clermont.

Runner-up Mandarin also earned three selections: catcher Sophia Davis, infielder Ava Schreiber and pitcher Anastasia Suhetskis.

Joining Baldwin and Mandarin on the roster were Atlantic Coast's Alex Fisher; First Coast's Wisdom Colbert and Alyssa Julien; Fletcher's Emily Perry and Dacie Watterson; Jackson's Whitney Kelly; Paxon's Mackenzie Pitzer and Kennedy Waymer; Sandalwood's Chasee Townsend; and Wolfson's Alexis White.

Gateway tennis list honors Blue Devils

Stanton's qualifying pair of Jet Holmes and Akhil Chedde led the pack in the annual Gateway Conference squad for high school boys tennis.

Holmes, at No. 1 singles for Stanton, and Chedde, at No. 2, qualified for the Class 2A individual doubles competition in the Orlando area.

They're joined on the eight-player Gateway boys squad by Jackson Berzsenyi of Wolfson, Acie Brown of Jackson, Adrian Hall of Paxon, Josh Harshbarger of Mandarin; Milan Stevanovic of Atlantic Coast and Johnny Vodenicker of Wolfson.

Stanton's Mya Griner, the Blue Devils' No. 1 singles player, also qualified for the Gateway girls tennis squad on a selection from eight different schools.

Along with Griner are Izzy Ciez of Paxon; Delaney Hayman of Wolfson; Miella Matteo of Sandalwood; Marissa McKetty of Mandarin; Kyla Proctor of Jackson; Kya Quinn of Englewood; and Julia Schaffner of Atlantic Coast.

Champion Stanton tops flag football list

Gateway Conference champion Stanton earned four selections to the All-Gateway flag football team, following the Blue Devils' victory in April's final against Mandarin.

Blue Devils making the squad were Courtney Brown, Charlee Evoniuk, Gaby Fajardo and Janice Jackson.

Stanton qualified with an undefeated record to the Class 1A regional semifinals, where they lost in the Panhandle to eventual state runner-up Choctawhatchee.

Also on the All-Gateway flag football team were Jackson's In'dreauna Bargeron, Leah Fulton and Jasnea Hall-McDowell; Mandarin's Ellie Jackson, Crystin Lucas and Ashley Smith; Riverside's Walteria Phelps; Sandalwood's Ashley Purdy; and White's Tremesha Harris and Brianna Henderson.

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: First Coast Varsity Weekly: Lacrosse showcase highlights Jacksonville-area seniors