High school sports scores for the week of April 10-15 across the Treasure Coast
Friday's scores
Girls Lacrosse
District 8-1A Final
Benjamin 7, Jensen Beach 6
JENSEN BEACH — Entering the District 13-1A as the No. 4 seed, Benjamin’s girls lacrosse team relished the role of being discounted by whoever stood in their way.
After knocking out top seed South Fork on the road in the semifinals, the Bucs did it again as freshman Madison Jayson’s tie-breaking goal capped off a four-goal comeback in the second half in a 7-6 win at second seed Jensen Beach in Friday’s District 8-1A championship.
"The girls certainly had a bit of a chip on their shoulders and so did I," Benjamin head coach Quinn Roe said. "We felt a little surprised to be down at halftime and we flushed the first half and hit the reset button. We relied on what we are good at and played five seconds at a time (in the second half)."
Weather pushed the title game back a day and from the start Friday, the Bucs (11-7) couldn’t figure out a way past Jensen Beach junior goalkeeper Grace Thomas.
The Falcon standout made several saves from point-blank range and on direct attempts and while Thomas did her thing, junior Julia Kerr and freshman Kai Valko were on their game in attack offensively.
Valko netted the first two goals of the game for Jensen Beach and Kerr took over late in the first half. Netting four goals, including a pair in the final 21 seconds of the half, Kerr helped the Falcons (13-5) lead 6-2.
As dominant as Kerr was in the first half, Benjamin junior and Lehigh commit Ava Schulties was as impactful in the second half for the Bucs.
Scoring 32 seconds in, Schulties was in the middle of all the action for Benjamin. Jayson scored midway through the second half to make it a 6-4 game and senior Nicole Nicklaus tacked on another to make it a one-goal game with 11 minutes to go.
Schulties tied the game, taking advantage of a turnover deep in Jensen Beach territory with 8:44 remaining and created the game-winning strike.
Stick-checking the ball away from a Falcon in possession, Schulties lobbed the ball to Jayson, who was clean in one-on-one with Thomas and was able to beat one of the Treasure Coast’s best keepers to give the Bucs a 7-6 lead with seven minutes to go.
"Madison’s definitely grown up a lot during the season and has a lot of talent," Roe said about her freshman attacker. "She’s a lefty, really comfortable on that side and is a really good precision shooter so I knew she’d nail that one."
With their lead, the Bucs did a masterful job of keeping the ball away from Jensen Beach with Schulties and team captains Nicklaus and senior Grace Tighe all providing the leadership expected out of them from their head coach.
"With Ava, it was not unexpected to see her take control of the game the way she did because that’s the type of player she is," Roe said. "Then with Nicole and Grace, they don’t always show up on the scoresheet but they’re people I can lean on as a coach that I know will take control of the emotions on the field and take the game into their own hands to reset everybody."
The victory will send Benjamin into the state tournament while Jensen Beach will have to wait and see if reaching a district final was enough to earn an at-large berth in Region 4-1A.
The Falcons entered the district tournament sixth in the region and were ahead of King’s Academy, who faltered in a district semifinal which should leave Jensen Beach feeling that their season will continue.
Questions as to where South Fork will fall in the bracket will be another question answered after their semifinal loss to Benjamin as the Bulldogs entered the district tournament ranked third in Region 4-1A.
For the Bucs, a loaded schedule during the year was something Roe felt helped her girls in their district title run and now believes a confident team that has won five in a row can be formidable in the postseason.
"I think this tournament was confirmation that, we know who we are despite people maybe not giving us credit," Roe said. "We’ve put in the work and we feel confident moving forward that we can take on some opponents that knocked us out last year."
Track and Field
Treasure Lake Conference Championship
Boys team scores
Vero Beach 204, Fort Pierce Central 102, Martin County 77, Sebastian River 70.5, South Fork 66, Fort Pierce Westwood 37.5, Centennial 35, Treasure Coast 24, Port St. Lucie 22, Jensen Beach 21, Tradition Prep 14, John Carroll Catholic 11, Pine School 8, Lincoln Park Academy 4
Boys event results
High jump: Tyler Hughes (FPC) 1.98m, Akeem Pierre-Louis (FPC) 1.78m; long jump: Michael Carter (VB) 6.37m, Tyler Hughes (FPC) 6.22m; triple jump: Mikoy Holmes (FPC) 12.96m, Devin Glymph (C) 12.39m; shot put: Affeon Rivers (VB) 14.61m, Schneider Reneus (FPW) 14.45m; discus: Anthwone Montgomery (VB) 42.19m, Chris Harris (SR) 41.18m; javelin: Yasnier Rojas (VB) 50.25m, Chris Harris (SR) 48.83m; pole vault: Liam Ferguson (MC) 3.00m, Tyler Decowski (MC) 3.00m; 4x800 relay: Sebastian River (Perez, Wilkinson, McMann, McAdams) 8:18.74; 110 hurdles: Efrem White (VB) 14.55, Brian Carter (VB) 15.67; 100 meter-dash: Derrick Williams (VB) 10.77, Denzel Alexander (MC) 10.78; 1,600-meter run: Nicholas Colbert (JB) 4:28.64, Kenan Willard (VB) 4:34.85; 4x100 relay: Vero Beach (Carter, Smith, White, Williams) 42.06; 400-meter dash: Gerald Thompson (FPC) 49.91, Jarvis Jacobs (VB) 50.78; 400-meter hurdles: Lamb Ngafeeson (PSL) 58.65, Brian Carter (VB) 1:00.40; 800-meter run: Noah McMann (SR) 1:58.89, Connor Critoph (SF) 1:59.43; 200-meter dash: Derrick Williams (VB), 21.40 (new school record), Taunaseyon Dillard (VB) 22.71; 3,200-meter run: Nicholas Colbert (JB) 10:03.43, Sage Morrow (VB) 10:16.06; 4x400 relay: Fort Pierce Central (Beauford, Kaegi, Thompson, Clayton) 3:29.75
Girls team scores
Vero Beach 130.5, Fort Pierce Central 119, South Fork 111, Sebastian River 92, Martin County 50.5, Lincoln Park Academy 36, Treasure Coast 30, Fort Pierce Westwood 28, Centennial 23, Jensen Beach 19, Pine School 14, John Carroll Catholic 13, Port St. Lucie 3
Girls event results
High jump: Adriana Jackson (SF) 1.48, Taylor Marshall (MC) 1.48m; long jump: Alexandra Watson (LPA) 5.32m, Daphne Gibson (SR) 5.19m; triple jump: Daphne Gibson (SR) 11.25m, Brianna Carter (VB) 11.00m; shot put: Camryn Reid (VB) 11.38m, Joniah Holson (SR) 11.01m; discus: Joniah Holson (SR) 34.55m, Nikayia Wilder (FPC) 32.99m; javelin: Paige Lalicon (JC) 27.39m, Bliss Weiler (SF) 22.63m; pole vault: Eden Glover (MC) 2.25m, Bliss Weiler (SF) 1.80m; 4x800 relay: South Fork (Boyer, Brown, Brinn, Mclaughlin) 9:55.80; 100 hurdles: Viviandra Phinizee (VB) 15.26, Joh’Rissa McBurnie (FPC) 16.20; 100 meter-dash: Richelle Williams (FPC) 12.22, Shanteria Washington (FPW) 12.53; 1,600-meter run: Emerson Brinn (SF) 5:24.43, Ava Baysura (VB) 5:32.86; 4x100 relay: Vero Beach (Moise, Phinizee, Evans, Gibson) 49.39; 400-meter dash: Richelle Williams (FPC) 58.63, Alexandra Watson (LPA) 1:01.81; 400-meter hurdles: Viviandra Phinizee (VB) 1:06.42, Cetirria Evans (VB) 1:08.81; 800-meter run: Emerson Brinn (SF) 2:22.59, Addison Boyer (SF) 2:23.73; 200-meter dash: Richelle Williams (FPC) 25.20, Shanteria Washington (FPW) 25.81; 3,200-meter run: Addison Boyer (SF) 11:26.45, Sydney Schiff (SF) 12:20.28; 4x400 relay: Vero Beach (Gibson, Evans, Clark, Phinizee) 4:07.25
Baseball
Jensen Beach 2, Jupiter 0: Chris Knier threw four shutout innings, allowing one hit and struck out four and Jake Breen tossed three hitless innings as the duo combined for a shutout in the 12th straight win for the Falcons (13-5). Kevin Smith went 2-for-3 and scored a run for Jensen Beach, who scored both of their runs in the fourth inning.
South Fork 2, Martin County 1: Pinch runner Matt Livingstone came around from second base to score on an errant throw in the bottom of the seventh inning to send the Bulldogs (10-10) home walk-off winners.
Martin County tied the game in the top of the seventh on an RBI groundout by Joesph Cuccurullo but the Tigers (13-7) were denied a go-ahead run as South Fork's Zach Mastellone threw out a runner at the plate to end the inning.
Grant Jones struck out eight in six shutout innings and added an RBI single in the fourth inning for the Bulldogs.
Cody Bennin allowed one earned run, allowed one hit and struck out three for Martin County.
Tuesday's scores
Lacrosse district tournament results
District 8-2A Girls
(1) Vero Beach d. (5) Melbourne
(2) Viera 18, (3) Sebastian River 2
District 8-1A Girls
(2) Jensen Beach 19, (3) St. Edward's 9
(4) Benjamin 9, (1) South Fork 3
District 8-2A Boys
(1) Vero Beach 18, (4) Sebastian River 0
(2) Viera 17, (3) Melbourne 5
District 8-1A Boys
(2) St. Edward’s 8, (3) Jensen Beach 5: Will Russell and Reed Sternberg each scored three goals and picked one assist to send the Pirates (12-4) to the championship game. Eli Barin added a goal and two assists, Harrison Hardin scored one goal and Kieran Colgan made six saves in goal for St. Edward’s, who travels to play top seed Benjamin at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Connor Ferreira scored three goals, Zack Zaintitzer and Jack Elliot added a goal apiece, Sean Allen picked up four assists and Paolo Smith made 13 saves in goal for the Falcons (9-9).
(1) Benjamin 17, (4) John Carroll Catholic 1
Baseball
Vero Beach 4, South Fork 3: Keenan Jabeth's go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning sent Vero (13-1) to a comeback victory. Chase Wilson drove in two runs and on the mound, Blake Holshouser struck out 11 and allowed one earned run and Cody Morgan earned the save for Vero Beach.
Zach Mastellone had a two-run double, Emory Capps had an RBI double and Logan Corcoran struck out five and allowed two earned runs in four innings for the Bulldogs (9-10).
Jensen Beach 10, Okeechobee 3: Ty Velardo hit a two-run home run and Dominic Donatucci had a two-run triple as part of an eight-run second inning that sent the Falcons (12-5) to their 11th straight win. Donatucci went 3-for-3 at the plate, Kevin Smith went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI, Connor Cantillo went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI, Cian Copeland had a hit and two RBI and on the mound allowed two runs in four innings while Vincent Cooke allowed one run in three innings for Jensen Beach.
Jayce Markham hit a solo home run and Ethan Blomefield had a hit and two RBI in the loss for the Brahmans (9-9).
Master’s Academy 10, Lake Mary 0 (5 innings): Johnnie Bona went 1-for-3 with a double and drove in two runs to send the Patriots (11-8) to victory. Nate Downey had a double and an RBI and also struck out three in three innings on the mound and Christian Snow (three strikeouts) and Gian Brown (two strikeouts) pitched scoreless innings as the trio combined for a one-hit shutout for Master’s Academy.
Softball
Jensen Beach 6, Martin County 3: Lus Segura went 3-for-4 and hit a three-run home run to lead the Falcons (11-5) to victory. Mallory Wheeler struck out 10 in a complete-game in the circle and added three hits at the plate and Francis Robinson had two hits for Jensen Beach.
John Carroll Catholic 16, Morningside Academy 0 (3 innings): Sophia Loreto struck out seven in three innings and went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBI to lead the way for the Rams (11-5). Christina Leschander went 2-for-3 with a triple and three RBI, Briley Orton went 2-for-2 with a double and a triple and scored three runs and Da’nasia Davis had a triple and drove in two runs for John Carroll.
Flag Football
Fort Pierce Central 26, Royal Palm Beach 0: Adrienne Rivera threw for 165 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Cobras (7-7) to victory. Alyssa Llanos caught five passes for 62 yards and two touchdowns, Whitney D’Haiti and Serenity Marte both caught touchdowns and Llanos, D’Haiti, Marte and Alexandra Goncalves all had interceptions on defense for Fort Pierce Central.
Monday's scores
Lacrosse district tournament results
District 13-1A Girls
(3) St. Edward’s 15, (6) Suncoast 3
(4) Benjamin 19, (5) Pine School 6
District 8-1A Boys
(4) John Carroll Catholic 5, (5) Pine School 2
Flag Football
Martin County 19, Wellington 18: Cali Scornavacca tossed three touchdown passes as the Tigers (11-0) continued their undefeated season alive with an impressive road win over one of Palm Beach County's best teams. Hailey Walsh caught two touchdowns and Laniyah Smalls added a touchdown catch and on defense, Rachele Matuszek had six flag pulls to lead Martin County.
Baseball
Master’s Academy 9, Lincoln Park Academy 1: Connor Callery struck out nine in five shutout innings and Nate Downey went 2-for-2 and drove in two runs to lead the way for the Patriots (10-8). Johnnie Bona had two hits and scored two runs, CJ Eiswerth had a pair of doubles and Gian Brown had a double and an RBI for Master’s Academy.
This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Local high school sports scores for April 10-15 on the Treasure Coast
