High school roundup (March 27-April 1): Mooney beach volleyballers now 10-0
SATURDAY
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Cardinal Mooney 4, Berkeley Prep 1
AT: Cardinal Mooney
Helena Hebda / Madeline Carson (CM): 21-10, 21-9; Kate Montesano / Riley Greene (CM): 21-6, 21-5; Izzy Russell / Katie Powers (CM): 21-13, 21-10; Layla Larrick / Violet Weiser (CM): 21-15, 22-20
RECORD: Cardinal Mooney 9-0
Cardinal Mooney 5, Gulf Coast Heat 0
AT: Cardinal Mooney
Madeline Carson/Piper Carson (CM) 21-8, 21-11; Ella Shuel/Gracie Page (CM) 21-19, 21-13; Kate Montesano/Riley Greene (CM) 21-7, 21-5; Izzy Russell/Katie Powers (CM) 21-3, 21-6; Layla Larrick/Violet Weiser (CM) 21-7, 21-7; Sawyer DeYoung/Madi Robinson (CM) 21-3, 21-3
RECORD: Cardinal Mooney 10-0
NEXT: Cardinal Mooney hosts Sarasota, Monday, 4 p.m.
FRIDAY
BASEBALL
Venice 2, Cullman (Ala.) 0
AT: IMG Academy Tournament
TOP PLAYERS: V, Nick Dunn 1-3, run; Carter Cox 1-1, run; Jeremiah Pachota 1-3, RBI; Nate Winterhalter (WP) 3.1 inns., 1 hit, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts
RECORD: Venice 9-5
NEXT: Venice vs. Mountain Brook (Ala.), Friday, 7 p.m., IMG Tournament
Venice 4, Mountain Brook (Ala.) 3
AT: IMG Academy Tournament
TOP PLAYERS: V, Nick Dunn 1-2, 2B, run; Trent Adrian 1-3, run, RBI; Brady Schumacher 1-3, RBI; Jobe Fish (WP) 6 inns., 0 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 11 strikeouts
RECORD: Venice 10-5
NEXT: Venice vs. North Cobb Christian, IMG Tournament, Saturday, 10 a.m.
IMG Academy Navy 6, Saint Stephen’s 2
AT: Saint Stephen’s
TOP PLAYERS: SS, Gabriel Conn 1-3, run; Ry Jesser 1-2, RBI; Cade Walters 1-2, RBI; Luke Donley (LP) 6 inns., 6 hits, 4 runs, 2 walks, 10 strikeouts; IMG, Brody Welborn 1-3, run, RBI; Norman Cherrett 1-2, run; Evan Iacovone 1-2, run, 2 RBI; Tristan Eckert 1-4, run, RBI; Eugene Ahn 2-4, run, RBI; Brody Welborn (WP) 1 inn., 1 hit, 1 strikeout
RECORDS: IMG Academy Navy 8-5, Saint Stephen’s 1-7
NEXT: IMG Academy Navy at Lake Wales, Monday, 7 p.m.; Saint Stephen’s at Bayshore, Tuesday, 6 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Manatee 6, North Port 4
AT: North Port
TOP PLAYERS: M, Jenna Caldwell 1-4, 2B, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Maleah Lowe 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI; Josie Alderson 1-4, 2 runs; Addison Davis 0-2, run, RBI; Grace Crosby (WP) 5 inns., 7 hits, 4 runs, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts. NP, Kaitlin Kohlenberg 1-3, 2 runs; Konstatine Belgrade 3-4, run, RBI; Cailline Kelly 1-4, 2 RBI; Jewelie Vanderkous (LP) 7 inns., 4 hits, 6 runs-1 earned, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts
RECORDS: Manatee 6-7, North Port 6-6
NEXT: Manatee hosts Booker, Monday, 6 p.m.; North Port hosts Gateway Charter, Monday, 6:30 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Sarasota 10, Venice 3
AT: Venice
TOP PLAYERS: V, Jeffrey Alte 1 goal; Colby Francolini 1 goal; Carlo Camut 1 goal; Alex Ptaszek 21 saves
RECORD: Venice 3-8, Sarasota 8-7
NEXT: Venice at Barron Collier, Tuesday, 7 p.m.; Sarasota hosts Springboro (OH), Monday, 6 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Sarasota Christian 7, Babcock 0
AT: Babcock
SINGLES: Isaiah Ledford (SC) d. Tyson Cooper 8-0; Donovan Beita (SC) d. Joe Bradford 8-0; Alex Negron (SC) d. Jacob Worroll 8-0; Trent Byers (SC) d. Redding Rodcap 8-1; Noah Luna (SC) d. Henry Smojver 8-0
DOUBLES: Ledford/Byers (SC) d. Cooper/Bradford 8-0; Negron/Luna (SC) d. Worroll/Rodcap 8-0
RECORD: Sarasota Christian 8-5
NEXT: Sarasota Christian hosts Admiral Farragut, Monday, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Sarasota Christian 5, Babcock 0
AT: Babcock
SINGLES: Emma Ferraro (SC) d. Maria Roman 8-0; Maci Voigt (SC) d. Madison Assla 8-0; Kaylan Weeks (SC) d. Taylor Cleland 8-3
DOUBLES: Brenda Bresciani/Chrissy Cooper (SC) d. Roman/Assla 8-5
RECORD: Sarasota Christian 7-6
NEXT: Sarasota Christian hosts Admiral Farragut, Monday, 3:30 p.m.
THURSDAY
SOFTBALL
Parrish Community 11, Venice 1
VENICE − Ella Torres does not mind being 1A to No. 1 Isabella “Isa” Vega in the circle for the Parrish Community High softball team.
“We actually work very well together,” Torres said. “Honestly, I don’t feel like I am in competition with her. We work well together. I like having competition. It makes me throw better.”
Torres got her eighth start of the season Thursday evening and did not disappoint. The senior right-hander pitched a two-hitter in the Bulls’ 11-1 victory over host Venice.
Torres raised her record to 6-1 and kept her earned run average around 1, compared to 6-1 with an 0.83 ERA for Vega.
The difference is in the style of pitches. Torres throws more horizontally; Vega more vertical.
“I just try to attack them for strikes always,” Torres said after striking out five and walking two. “I try to work the counts and move horizontally. I try to work with my pitching coach to work on where they are standing in the box and what pitches I need to throw to them there.”
For Parrish Community coach Erin Spivey it is a nice combination.
“They have different pitches, so they complement each other very well,” Spivey said. “They have an incredible bond. I never had two pitchers work more closely together than they do. If one of their pitches isn’t working they go to the other one. They go over the pitching charts together. They over the batting. They talk about games. It’s really incredible to see them root for each other. It’s nice.”
The Bulls (12-2) scored in six of the seven innings, including two in the fifth and sixth and four in the seventh.
Torres, who plays third base when she is not pitching, helped her cause by knocking in three runs with a pair of hits and reaching base in all four trips.
Cleanup hitter Ella Romano had three hits, reached base four times and knocked in a pair of runs. Karsyn France had two hits, including a solo home run after a long foul ball, and reached base three times. No. 2 hitter Jade Kruse had a hit, walked three times and scored two runs.
While making some good defensive plays, Venice (8-5) struggled with its outfield defense, dropping three fly balls. It also had difficulty in the circle as three pitchers combined to walk seven.
“That was supposed to happen. When you play one of the top 10 or 15 teams in the state, they control the game, a team full of kids who are very experienced, D-1 kids,” Venice coach Steve Constantino said. “We just don’t have command of the circle right now.”
Kaylin Smith had the only Venice hit over the first six innings, a clean single to center, before she left the game with an injury on a steal of second base. Zoey Lynn had the other, a solo home run in the seventh inning to center field.
“The score doesn’t bother me,” Constantino said. “We took a step back in the things we are good at all year. We’ve been great defensively all year.”
Venice turned a 4-3 double play with second baseman Izzy Leggett and threw a runner out at the plate from center fielder Myah Purdy to pitcher Layne Preece to catcher Kinley Rutherford.
It was Parrish Community’s first game since the FHSAA power rankings came out that has the Bulls the top-ranked team in Class 5A and sixth overall in the state.
“I told the kids even before the rankings came out we have bullseye’s on our back,” Spivey said. “Being a young program everybody comes after us. No more are we going to be the target; we are going after everybody else. We’re going to change that mentality. We’re comin’.”
The Bulls return to action Friday at Berkeley Prep (10-2) in Tampa. Venice visits Sarasota on Wednesday.
-Dennis Maffezzoli
North Port 12, Port Charlotte 2 (6 inns.)
AT: Port Charlotte
TOP PLAYERS: NP, Jewlie Vanderkous 4-4, 2B, run, RBI; Cailline Kelly 2-4, run, RBI; Rachael Harris 2-4, 3B, 3 runs, RBI; Vanessa Parolisi 2-2, 2 runs, RBI; Amayiah O’Neil 2-3, 2B, 2 runs, 3 RBI; Jewlie Vanderkous (WP) 6 inns., 3 hits, 2 runs-1 earned, 10 strikeouts. PC, Lily MacGregor 1-3, run; Jaylin Pinedo 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI; Jaylin Pinedo (LP) 6 inns., 12 hits, 12 runs-7 earned, 5 walks, 8 strikeouts
RECORDS: North Port 6-5, Port Charlotte 1-9
NEXT: North Port hosts Manatee, Friday, 7 p.m.; Port Charlotte hosts Charlotte, Monday, 7 p.m.
Sarasota 11, Palmetto 7
AT: Sarasota
TOP PLAYERS: S, Sommer Speers 4-5, 2B; Gianna Williams 3-5, run; Abbey Johns 2-5, run, 3 RBI; Brooke Bendel 1-3, HR, 2 runs, RBI; Carley Ramsden 2-3, 2 runs; Christina Bowser 1-3, run, RBI; Addisyn Schwied 1-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Ryleigh Bennett (WP) 6.2 inns., 6 hits, 3 runs-0 earned, 7 strikeouts. P, Whitney Waldo 3-4, 2 RBI; Kayley Allison 1-3, run; Riley Anderson 1-3, run; Hailey Folz 1-3, 2 RBI; Kristen Allison 1-4, RBI; Emily Borresen 1-4, RBI; MaKennaLee (LP) 1.2 inns., 9 hits, 9 runs-3 earned, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts
RECORDS: Sarasota 12-3, Palmetto 8-7
NEXT: Sarasota hosts Venice, Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Palmetto hosts Parrish, Wednesday, 6 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Lemon Bay 7, Parrish 0
AT: Lemon Bay
SINGLES: Hunter Andres (LB) d. James Carlson 6-1, 6-1; Billy Rand (LB) d. Nathan Lohnes 6-1, 6-1; Gray Lower (LB) d. Eli Dannehl 6-2, 6–0; Caleb Hutcherson (LB) d. Colin Carlton 6-1, 6-0; Logan McGinty (LB) d. Ethan Le 6-2, 6-2
DOUBLES: Andres/Rand (LB) d. Carlson/Lohnes 8-3; Lowder/Hutcherson (LB) d. Dannehl/Carlton 8-0
RECORDS: Lemon Bay 8-4, Parrish 9-4
NEXT: Lemon Bay hosts Cypress Lake, Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.; Parrish hosts Braden River, Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.
Saint Stephen’s 6, Bradenton Christian 1
AT: Saint Stephen’s
SINGLES: Ricardo Perazzolo (SS) d. Carter Young 4-2, 4-0; Andrei Black (SS) d. Jeffrey Undorf 4-0, 4-0; Charlie Wang (SS) d. Noah Van Eerden 4-0, 4–0; Oliver Forrester (SS) d. Nathaniel Meloro 4-1, 2-4, 13-11; Blake Van Eerden (BC) by forfeit
DOUBLES: Perazzolo/Black (SS) d. Young/Undorf 8-4; William Wang/C. Wang (SS) d. Meloro/B. Van Eerden 8-1
RECORDS: Saint Stephen’s 3-7, Bradenton Christian 3-9
NEXT: Saint Stephen’s will be the host school for the Class 1A-District 11 tournament running April 11-12, which will include Bradenton Christian
Venice 5, Riverview 2
AT: Venice
SINGLES: Patricio Garcia (RH) d. David Siddons 5-7, 6-2, 10-6; Josh Lim (V) d. Alexander Schwartz 6-0, 6-0; Seth Neitlich (V) d. Nelson Lu 6-0, 6-0; Aravind Rajeev (V) d. Matthew Gries 6-1, 6-2; Pranav Mayor (V) d. Shail Sastry 6-1, 6-1
DOUBLES: Garcia/Schwartz (V) d. Siddons/Neitlich 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 10-7; Lim/Evan VanBuskirk (V) d. Lu/Gries 6-0, 6-1
RECORDS: Venice 17-0, Riverview 5-6
NEXT: Venice hosts Fort Myers, Monday, 3 p.m.; Riverview will play in the Class 4A-District 8 tournament, hosted by Venice High, on April 10
GIRLS TENNIS
Lemon Bay 6, Parrish 1
AT: Lemon Bay
SINGLES: Parker Zautcke (LB) d. Melanie Carlson 6-0, 6-0; Rosey Lower (LB) d. Maisie Ritzenthaler 5-7, 6-0, 12-10; Avery Shirley (LB) d. Ana Florez-Garcia 6-0, 6-2; Alaina Maday (LB) d. Sophia Juliano 6-1, 7-5; Katelyn Bonisch (P) d. Marie Artigas 8-3
DOUBLES: Zautcke/Lowder (LB) d. Carlson/Bonisch 8-3; Shirley/Artigas (LB) d. Ritzenthaler/Florez-Garcia 8-5
RECORDS: Lemon Bay 10-3, Parrish 9-4
NEXT: Lemon Bay hosts Cypress Lake, Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.; Parrish hosts Braden River, Monday.
Venice 6, Riverview 1
AT: Venice
SINGLES: Nicole Cierniak (V) d. Julia Piotrowska 6-2, 6-1; Weronika DeLong (V) d. Molly Dillon 6-1, 6-2; Christine Wu (V) d. Rosario Calleja 6-2, 6-2; Maggie Barnett (RH) d. Sandra Piskor 6-3, 6-1; Joy Jia (V) d. Awa Quattara 6-1, 6-1
DOUBLES: Cierniak/DeLong (V) d. Piotrowska/Dillon 6-1, 6-1; Wu/Piskor (V) d. Calleja/Barnett 6-2, 6-2
RECORDS: Venice 16-1, Riverview 7-3
NEXT: Venice at Fort Myers, Monday, 3:30 p.m.; Riverview hosts Cardinal Mooney, Tuesday, 3:15 p.m.
Sarasota Christian 5, Bayshore 2
AT: Bayshore
SINGLES: Sofia Jimenez (B) d. Emma Ferraro 4-0, 4-1; Haley Bolton (SC) d. Perla Henriguez-Gavarrete 2-4, 4-0, 10-5; Maci Voigt (SC) d. Kiera Khoumphonphakdy 4-1, 4-0; Marissa Weeks (SC) d. Marisol Renney 4-0, 4-0; Kaylan Weeks (SC) d. Libertad Rafael-Valle 4-0, 4-1
DOUBLES: Ferraro/Bolton (SC) d. Jimenez/Bolton 4-2, 4-2; Henriquez-Gavarrete/Khoumphonphakdy (B) d. Brenda Bresciani/Chrissy Cooper 4-1, 1-4, 10-2
RECORDS: Sarasota Christian 6-6, Bayshore 0-9
NEXT: Sarasota Christian at Babcock Neighborhood School, Friday, 4 p.m.; Bayshore will play in the Class 2A-District 11 tournament, hosted by Lemon Bay, on April 10
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Cardinal Mooney 4, Lemon Bay 1
AT: Cardinal Mooney
DOUBLES: Ella Shuel/Madeline Carson (CM) 21-15, 21-14; Kate Montesano/Riley Greene (CM) 21-7, 21-7; Izzy Russell/Katie Powers (CM) 21-11, 21-11; Layla Larrick/Violet Weiser (CM) 21-10, 21-12; Madi Robinson/Piper Carson (CM) 21-17, 21-17
RECORDS: Cardinal Mooney 8-0, Lemon Bay 4-3
NEXT: Cardinal Mooney hosts Berkeley Prep, Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Lemon Bay at Charlotte, Tuesday, 4 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Saint Stephen’s 14, Lakewood Ranch 1
AT: Lakewood Ranch
TOP PLAYERS: SS, Matt Vara 6 goals, 3 assists, 4 ground balls; Joey Droge 4 goals, 1 assist; Justin Millican 2 goals, 4 assists, 5 ground balls; Mason Dillingham 1 goal, 1 assist; Cole Ryskamp 1 goal; Nolan Winterhalter 5 ground balls; Nicholas Pagnotta 2 saves
RECORDS: Saint Stephen’s 10-1, Lakewood Ranch 5-8
NEXT: Saint Stephen’s will play in the Class 1A-District 11 tournament TBA; Lakewood Ranch hosts Bradenton Christian, Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Manatee 7, Venice 3
AT: Venice
TOP PLAYERS: V, Jeffrey Alte 1 goal; John Piroli 1 goal; Chris Lagos 1 goal; Hunter Melvin 1 assist; Alex Ptaszek 15 saves
RECORDS: Venice 3-7, Manatee 5-10
NEXT: Venice hosts Sarasota, Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Manatee hosts Berkeley Prep, Monday, 6 p.m.
BASEBALL
Sarasota 13, North Port 0
AT: North Port
TOP PLAYERS: S, Luke Jackson 1-3, 2B, run; Ricky Morales 1-2, run; Michael Bendever 1-3, 2B, 3 runs, 2 RBI; Rex Smith 3-4, 3B, 2 2B, run, RBI; Bernard Barnes 3-4, 2 RBI; Tyler Maszak 3-5, 2 2B, run, RBI; Juan Perez 1-3, 2 runs; Rocco Depastino 3-4, run, RBI; Alexander Barnes 2-4, 2 runs; Tanner Crump (WP) 5 inns., 1 hit, 0 runs, 7 strikeouts; NP, Reed Backstrom 2-3; Michael McCool (LP) 2 inns., 5 hits, 6 runs-0 earned, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
RECORDS: Sarasota 12-2, North Port 6-6
NEXT: Sarasota hosts Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.), Monday, 7 p.m.; North Port hosts Riverview, Friday, 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
GIRLS LACROSSE
Saint Stephen’s 14, Gulf Coast 8
AT: Saint Stephen’s
TOP PLAYERS: SS, Ashling Marshall 7 goals (13 in last two games), 1 assist, 4 draw controls; Annesley Flint 10 saves
RECORD: Saint Stephen’s 11-0
NEXT: Saint Stephen’s hosts Lakewood Ranch, Thursday, 5 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Lemon Bay 4, Bishop Verot 3
AT: Lemon Bay
SINGLES: Parker Zautcke (LB) d. Olivia Kushner 8-4; Elizabeth Manibo (BV) d. Rosey Lowder 8-4; Avery Shirley (LB) d. Isabelle Buhain 8-1; Aliza Litvak (BV) d. Alaina Maday 8-3; Laila McCullers (BV) d. Marie Artigas 8-3
DOUBLES: Zautcke/Lowder (LB) d. Manibo/Kushner 8-2; Shirley/Artigas (LB) d. Litvak/McCullers 8-5
RECORD: Lemon Bay 9-3
NEXT: Lemon Bay hosts Parrish, Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
Out-of-Door Academy 6, Sarasota 1
AT: Out-of-Door
SINGLES: Kaitlyn McAllister (S) d. Charlotte Hamm 6-4, 6-3; Ines Visa (OOD) d. Jaidlyn McAlister 6-1, 3-6, 10-3; Ainsley Cream (OOD) d. Ashley Bailey 6-0, 6-0; Nida Madelis (OOD) d. Shawn Ortlieb 6-0, 6-4; Lia Slavov (OOD) d. Chloe Dyndal 6-0, 6-0
DOUBLES: Hunn/Visa (OOD) d. Kaitlyn McAlister 6-2, 6-3; Crean/Madelis (OOD) d. Bailey/Ortlieb 6-2, 7-5
RECORDS: Out-of-Door 4-9-1, Sarasota 1-10
NEXT: Out-of-Door at Lakewood Ranch, Thursday, 3:30 p.m.; Sarasota at Manatee, Thursday, 3:15 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Out-of-Door Academy 7, Sarasota 0
AT: Out-of-Door
SINGLES: Levi Felsman (OOD) d. William Blagden 6-1, 6-3; Cash Murphy (OOD) d. Cade Ryan 6-0, 6-0; Dhruy Sudhakar (OOD) d. Charlie Edgson 6-1, 7-5; Max Murphy (OOD) d. Jack Berke 6-0, 6-2; Out-of-Door d. Jack Zhou 6-3, 6-2
DOUBLES: Murphy/Felsman (OOD) d. Blagden/Ryan 6-3, 5-7, 10-5; M. Murphy/Sudhakar (OOD) d. Edgson/Spencer Cohen 6-4, 4-6, 10-8
RECORDS: Out-of-Door 9-4, Sarasota 6-7
NEXT: Out-of-Door at Lakewood Ranch, Thursday, 3:30 p.m.; Sarasota at Manatee, Thursday, 3:15 p.m.
TUESDAY
SOFTBALL
Charlotte 5, Venice 4
VENICE − At the beginning of the season Charlotte High pitcher Dava Hoffer did not have an off-speed pitch in her repertoire.
As the season moved along Tarpons coach Dave Anthony began working with Hoffer on a changeup.
Tuesday night, that pitch became a weapon.
Hoffer mixed the changeup into her arsenal of pitches enough to keep Venice High off balanced at the plate. Charlotte’s offense used the long ball to get enough runs in a 5-4 victory.
“We did not have a changeup at the beginning of the season,” Anthony said. “We literally didn’t have one. This was the number one thing we’ve talked about over and over: We have to have a change of speed pitch in order to get outs.”
At the beginning of the year, Hoffer would get ahead in the count, but at times could not put the hitter away.
“They were putting balls in play. We couldn’t strike people out,” Anthony said. “Tonight we got strikeouts or little, tiny rollers on those changeups. It’s been a huge improvement for her.”
Hoffer, a sophomore, struck out four and scattered eight hits while limiting the damage to single runs in the second, third, sixth and seventh innings.
“Like Coach Dave said, once I use that pitch it’s going to be very deadly for my pitching career,” Hoffer said. “My first changeup I could feel that it was going to be a good pitch this game. And it definitely was. It was definitely my pitch this game.”
“They were working so had to throw them,” Charlotte catcher Faith Wharton said.
Wharton did not just call the game behind the plate. She knocked in three runs with a first-inning groundout and a two-run homer in the third inning, two batters after Amber Chumley hit a solo shot to open the inning.
For Wharton it was her fifth home run of the season, one shy of tying the team single-season record set by Dylan Anthony two years ago.
“Off the bat I knew it was,” Wharton said of her home run to left-center field. “A lot of them I don’t, but that one I did.”
“Faith and Amber, those girls can definitely hit,” Hoffer said. “Very powerful hitters.”
Down 5-1 Venice got solid relief pitching from Bailee Riggins, who allowed three hits and kept the Tarpons (11-3) off the scoreboard the final four innings.
“It started out pretty ugly for us,” Venice coach Steve Constantino said.
Venice (8-4) kept chipping away, receiving a RBI groundout from Zoey Lynn, a run-scoring single from Emily Beam, a run-producing double from Kaylin Smith and a solo home run from No. 9 hitter Kinley Rutherford to lead off the seventh.
With Mia Flores ready to pitch for the Tarpons, Anthony stuck with Hoffer, who got the Venice 1-2-3 hitters in order to finish the game.
“She got herself into a little bit of trouble, dug down and pulled us right out of it with four or five precision pitches,” Anthony said. “I wanted to give her a chance to compete in these big, close games to see what she can do because we are going to have a lot of them coming down the stretch. And she passed the test with flying colors.”
“We had 1-2-3 and couldn’t get anything done,” Constantino said. “Hoffer had us on our heels with that offspeed pitch. It was pretty deadly tonight.”
Constantino second-guessed himself on not starting Riggins.
“I’ll take this one,” he said. “If I started her, it might have been a different story. This one is not on the kids.”
Both Charlotte and Venice went 3-1 in different pools of the Doc 4 Life Tournament last weekend in Ocala.
Both teams are back in action Thursday: Charlotte at Mariner in Cape Coral and Venice home against Parrish Community, the No. 1 team in Class 5A in the state, as per the FHSAA rankings.
-Dennis Maffezzoli
Sarasota 10, North Port 3
AT: North Port
TOP PLAYERS: S, Sommer Speers 1-4, run, RBI; Ashlan Guengerich 1-1, 2 RBI; Gianna Williams 4-5, 2 runs, RBI; Carley Ramsden 2-4, 3B, run; Miranda Gill 3-4, RBI; Christina Bowser 1-3, 2 runs, RBI; Addisyn Schweid 2-3, 2B, 2 runs, RBI; Ryleigh Bennett (WP) 7 inns., 5 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk, 8 strikeouts. NP, Rachael Harris 2-3, 2B, run; Elise Indico 1-3, HR, run, 3 RBI; Jewelie Vanderkous (LP) 5 inns., 8 hits, 6 runs, 4 walks, 4 strikeouts
RECORDS: Sarasota 11-3, North Port 5-5
NEXT: Sarasota hosts Palmetto, Thursday, 6 p.m.; North Port at Port Charlotte, Thursday, 7 p.m.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Cardinal Mooney 5, Riverview 0
DOUBLES: Helen Hebda/Madeline Carson (CM) 21-8, 21-4; Gracie Page/Sawyer DeYoung (CM) 21-7, 21-11; Kate Montesano/Riley Greene (CM) 21-8, 21-14; Izzy Russell/Katie Powers (CM) 21-11, 21-15; Madi Robinson/Piper Carson (CM) 15-21, 21-6, 15-8; Ella Shuel/Julia Haller (CM) 21-15, 21-15; Ashlyn Smith/Sophia Vance (CM) 21-0
RECORDS: Cardinal Mooney 7-0, Riverview 4-3
NEXT: Cardinal Mooney hosts Lemon Bay, Thursday, 4 p.m.; Riverview at Sarasota Christian, Tuesday, 4 p.m.
FLAG FOOTBALL
Palmetto 24, Bayshore 6
TOP PLAYERS: P, Kenndi Duncan threw 3 TD passes and rushed for one score.
RECORDS: Palmetto 7-1, Bayshore 2-2-1
NEXT: Palmetto vs. Navarre in Capital City Classic, Friday, Tallahassee; Bayshore at Lakewood Ranch, Wednesday
BOYS LACROSSE
Venice 14, Admiral Farragut 1
AT: Admiral Farragut
TOP PLAYERS: V, Kylan Cunningham 4 goals, 1 assist; John Piroli 3 goals, 2 assists; Jeffrey Alte 2 goals, 1 assist; Colby Francolini 2 goals; Alex Denley 1 goal, 1 assist; Paul Hovey 1 goal, 2 assists; Carlo Camut 1 goal, 1 assist; Trent Wesner 2 assists; Hunter Melvin 1 assist; Alex Ptaszek 3 saves
RECORD: Venice 3-6
NEXT: Venice hosts Manatee, Thursday, 7 p.m.
Saint Stephen’s 15, Riverview 4
AT: Riverview
TOP PLAYERS: SS, Matt Vara 4 goals, 3 assists, 8 ground balls; Joey Droge 4 goals, 1 assist; Will Deprenger 2 goals, 1 assist; Justin Millican 1 goal, 2 assists, 6 ground balls; Mason Dillingham 2 goals; Nicholas Pagnotta 11 saves. R, Billy Snyder 1 goal; Toby West 1 goal, Charlie Flint 1 goal, Nikolai Soendker 1 goal; Harry Yochim 1 assist; Will Leffler 11 saves
RECORDS: Saint Stephen’s 9-1, Riverview 5-7
NEXT: Saint Stephen’s at Lakewood Ranch, Thursday, 7 p.m.; Riverview hosts Community School of Naples, Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Riverview hosts
BASEBALL
Sarasota Christian 3, Saint Stephen’s 2 (8 inns.)
AT: Sarasota Christian
TOP PLAYERS: SC, Will Papnieau 2-3, run; Alex Hefti 1-3, run; Colin Lawson 4 inns., 6 hits, 2 runs-1 earned, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts; Justin Brock (WP) 4 inns., 2 hits, 0 runs, 6 walks, 6 strikeouts. SS, Cade Walters 2 hits; Bryce Griggs 2 hits; Jeremiah Cox RBI; Cade Walters (LP) 7.1 inns., 5 strikeouts
RECORDS: Sarasota Christian 7-3, Saint Stephen’s 1-6
NEXT: Sarasota Christian hosts Cambridge Christian, Thursday, 6 p.m.; Saint Stephen’s hosts IMG Academy Navy, Friday, 4:30 p.m.
Parrish 2, Palmetto 1
AT: Parrish
TOP PLAYERS: PR, Calin Heath 1-2, 2 RBI; Will Rawls 1-3, run; Troy Guthrie (WP) 4 inns., 4 hits, 0 runs, 6 strikeouts; Keegan Duquette 3 inns., 1 hit, 1 run-0 earned, 5 walks, 5 strikeouts. PL, Andrew Spahn 2-3, Edwin Lawrence 1-2, run; Hunter Sisk 1-3, RBI; Tyler Goforth (LP) 6 inns., 2 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts
RECORDS: Parrish 10-3, Palmetto 3-9
NEXT: Parrish at Fort Myers, Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Palmetto hosts Cardinal Mooney, Thursday, 7 p.m.
Sarasota 12, Manatee 2
AT: GT Brey
TOP PLAYERS: S, Luke Jackson 2-5, 2B, run, RBI; Michael Bendever 2-5, 3 runs, 2 RBI; Rex Smith 2-4, 2 2B, run, RBI; Ricky Morales 1-1, 2B, run, RBI; Bernard Barnes 3-5, 2B, run, 2 RBI; Rocco Depastino 3-4, 2B, run, 3 RBI; Alexander Barnes 1-2, 2 runs, RBI. Bernard Barnes (WP) 6 inns., 6 hits, 2 runs-0 earned, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts; M, Andrew Hyman 1-3, run; Theodore Decicco (LP) 3.2 inns., 10 hits, 6 runs-4 earned, 2 strikeouts
RECORDS: Sarasota 11-2, Manatee 6-9
NEXT: Sarasota at North Port, Thursday, 7 p.m.; Manatee hosts Lakewood Ranch, Friday, 7 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Out-of-Door Academy 7, Bradenton Christian 0
AT: Out-of-Door
SINGLES: Joaquin Garcia Argiby (OOD) d. Carter Young 6-0, 6-0; Cash Murphy (OOD) d. Jeffrey Undorff 6-1, 6-2; Dhruv Sudhakar (OOD) d. Noah Van Eerden 6-0, 6-0; Sebastian Sanandres (OOD) d. Nathaniel Meloro 6-1, 6-2; Blake Van Eerden (BC) d. Axl Aparcio-Jerro 6-4, 6-3
DOUBLES: Argiby/Murphy (OOD) d. Van Eerden/Undorff 4-0, 4-0; Sudhakar/Sanandres (OOD) d. Van Eerden/Van Eerden 4-0, 4-1
RECORDS: Out-of-Door 8-4, Bradenton Christian 3-7
NEXT: Out-of-Door hosts Sarasota, Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.; Bradenton Christian at Saint Stephen’s, Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
Venice 7, Sarasota 0
AT: Venice
SINGLES: Aravind Rajeev (V) d. Alejandro Peralta 6-1, 6-1; Joseph Calleja (V) d. Jack Scarlett 6-2, 7-6 (7-0); Grant Burroughs (V) d. Cade Ryan 6-2, 6-1; Simon Ayer (V) d. Jack Zhou 6-0, 6-0; Andrej Andelkovic (V) d. Spencer Cohen 6-0, 6-0
DOUBLES: Josh Lim/Evan VanBuskirk (V) d. Ryan/Charlie Edgson 6-0, 6-2; Ayer/Hayden Guthrie (V) d. Jack Berke/Zhou 6-3, 6-2
RECORDS: Venice 16-0, Sarasota 5-5
NEXT: Venice hosts Riverview, Thursday, TBA; Sarasota at Out-of-Door Academy, Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.
Sarasota Christian 5, Palmetto 2
AT: Palmetto
SINGLES: Seth Hoopingarner (P) d. Isaiah Ledford 4-2, 5-4 (7-4); Donovan Beita (SC) d. Riley Davis 0-4, 4-0, 10-6; Alex Negron (SC) d. Zach Barkey 5-3, 4-0; Trent Byers (SC) d. Will Weaver 4-0, 4-1; Ira Jackson (SC) d. Landon Bellows 4-1, 5-3
DOUBLES: Ledford/Beita (SC) d. Hoopingarner/Ethan Hamm 5-4 (7-1), 5-3; Davis/Barkey (P) d. Byers/Jackson 4-1, 5-3
RECORDS: Sarasota Christian 7-5, Palmetto 4-9
NEXT: Sarasota Christian at Bayshore, Thursday, 3:30 p.m.; Palmetto hosts Booker, Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
Cardinal Mooney 4, Saint Stephen's 3
AT: Cardinal Mooney
SINGLES: Collin Lockhart (CM) d. William Wang 5-3, 4-1; PJ Sivlokis (CM) d. Andrei Black 4-1, 3-5, 14-12; Charlie Wang (SS) d. Scott Marts 4-0, 4-1; Rhett Morton (CM) d. Ed Gao 4-1, 4-0; Oliver Forrester (SS) d. Hunter Fiskness 4-1, 4-1
DOUBLES: William Wang/Charlie Wang (SS) d. Lockhart/Sivlokis 8-3; Martz/Morton (CM) d. Gao/Matthew Morris 8-1
RECORDS: Cardinal Mooney 8-3, Saint Stephen's 3-7
NEXT: Saint Stephen's hosts Bradenton Christian, Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Out-of-Door Academy 4, Bradenton Christian 3
AT: Out-of-Door Academy
SINGLES: Mia Hernandez (BC) d. Charlotte Hamm 6-0, 6-0; Natalie Buky (BC) d. Ines Visa 6-0, 6-0; Ainsley Crean (OOD) won by walkover; Nida Madelis (OOD) won by walkover; Lia Slavov (OOD) won by walkover
DOUBLES: Hernandez/Buky (BC) d. Crean/Hunn 4-0, 4-0; Out-of-Door won second doubles by walkover
RECORDS: Out-of-Door Academy 3-9-1, Bradenton Christian 0-11
NEXT: Out-of-Door hosts Sarasota, Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.; Bradenton Christian at Saint Stephen’s, Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
Venice 7, Sarasota 0
AT: Venice
SINGLES: Sandra Piskor (V) d. Juliana DiVincenzo 6-0, 6-0; Joy Jia (V) d. Kaitlyn McAlister 6-2, 6-0; Sophia Teijelo (V) d. Jaidyn McAlister 6–0, 6-1; Leah Woolverton (V) d. Ashley Bailey 6-0, 6-0; Emma Edlin (V) d. Shawn Ortlieb 6-1, 6-0
DOUBLES: Christine Wu/Piskor (V) d. Ju. McAlister/Bailey 6-0, 6-1; Teijelo/Woolverton (V) d. Ja. McAlister/Bailey 6-0, 6-1
RECORDS: Venice 15-1, Sarasota 1-8
NEXT: Venice hosts Riverview, Thursday, TBA; Sarasota at Out-of-Door Academy, Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.
MONDAY
BASEBALL
Sarasota 3, Lakewood Ranch 2, 8 inn.
LAKEWOOD RANCH − The Sarasota High baseball team is finding ways to win.
“Hard work and dedication pays off,” Sailors first baseman Tyler Maszuk said.
Maszuk’s two-run single in the top of the eighth inning lifted Sarasota to a 3-2 victory over host Lakewood Ranch in a Class 7A-District 8 game Monday evening.
But it was so much more than that.
Rex Smith scored from first base on Maszuk’s hit down the right field line that was slightly bobbled in the corner. Smith made a nifty slide to get under the tag with what proved to be the winning run after Michael Bendever scored the tying run.
Bendever then replaced Luke Jackson on the mound. With a two-run cushion, Bendever gave up a run, but stranded the tying run at first base by getting a grounder to first to end the game.
In the seven inning prior, Jackson was brilliant.
The right-hander worked through a little early difficulty when a Jack Muller double and two walks loaded the bases. Pitching counterpart Lochlan Radloff got the Mustangs (6-5; 0-1 in 7A-8) on the board with a groundout.
The Sailors (10-2; 3-1 in 7A-8) got the run right back in the top of the second inning. Maszak reached on a wild pitch after a strikeout, went to second on another wild pitch and scored on a single by Rocco Depastino.
It remained 1-all to the eighth inning. Sarasota had three hits in the seventh, but had a runner picked off third to end the threat.
In the eighth, the Sailors capitalized.
Bendever walked and took second on a dropped fly ball in the outfield. Maszak’s double just inside the first base bag scored both with the aggressiveness of third base coach Greg Mulhollen.
“I was just trying to get on base. I was trying to give us a runner and a chance to score,” said Maszak, who hit a tying home run in the sixth inning in Sarasota’s previous win over Lemon Bay High.
“Tyler Maszak clutch right there,” Mulhollen said. “These boys are playing some good ball right now, throwing strikes and timely hitting.”
In his seven-inning outing, Jackson allowed two hits, none after the second inning. He struck out 10 and walked five. Jackson retired the final seven hitters he faced, but was approaching his pitch limit.
“It was awesome. I love watching that,” Maszak said of Jackson’s pitching. “He threw extremely well.”
“Luke Jackson was absolutely fantastic on the mound,” Mulhollen said. “Bendever following him was a good mix, hard stuff and breaking stuff. We’re learning different ways to win ball games.”
Lakewood Ranch coach Colton Chupp is just looking for his team to make the routine plays, especially in the outfield. Had the Mustangs did Monday, the outcome might have been different.
“Routine outs. We’ve got to have those,” Chupp said. “Another tough one. We’ve got to find a way to put the ball in play more with two strikes.
“It was just a tough loss.”
Sarasota returns to action Tuesday against Manatee High at G.T. Bray Park. Lakewood Ranch plays Wednesday at home against IMG Academy White.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Riverview 10, Newsome 9
AT: Riverview
TOP PLAYERS: R, Susan Lowther 5 goals, 1 assist, 4 draw controls, 2 ground balls; Caroline Steinwachs 2 goals, 2 draw controls; Chloe Hackl 1 goal, 1 ground ball; Hailey Domenick 2 ground balls; Mia Rey 12 saves
RECORD: Riverview 10-6
NEXT: Riverview hosts Venice, Thursday, 6 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Venice 6, Community School of Naples 1
AT: Venice
SINGLES: Rocco Didonato (CSN) d. David Siddons 7-6 (7-5), 4-1; Josh Lim (V) d. Este Cadiou 6-1, 6-0; Joseph Calleja (V) d. Zach Braverman 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 11-9; Aravind Rajeev (V) d. Henry Heth 5-7, 6-2, 10-8; Pranay Mayor (V) d. Shimon Levy 6-1, 6-1
DOUBLES: Siddons/Seth Neitlich (V) d. Didonato/Braverman 6-3, 7-5; Lim/Evan VanBuskirk (V) d. Jacob Jaffe/Cadiou 6-0, 6-3
RECORD: Venice 15-0
NEXT: Venice hosts Sarasota, Tuesday, 3 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Community School of Naples 6, Venice 1
AT: Venice
SINGLES: Lily Dounchis (CSN) d. Nicole Cierniak 6-3, 6-1; Weronika DeLong (V) d. Sophia Min 2-6, 6-4, retired; Nadia Sondrini (CSN) d. Christine Wu 6-0, 7-6 (8-6); Lily Graham (CSN) d. Sandra Piskor 7-5, 6-1; Katie Whitener (CSN) d. Tess Tchorbadjiev 1-6, 6-2, 10-1
DOUBLES: Dounchis/Min (CSN) d. Cierniak/DeLong 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 10-7; Sondrini/Graham (CSN) d. Wu/Piskor 6-2, 6-3
RECORD: Venice 14-1
NEXT: Venice hosts Sarasota, Tuesday, 3 p.m.
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: High school roundup (March 27-April 1): Mooney beach volleyball 10-0
