Wednesday's scores: Vero boys lacrosse moves on in playoffs, flag football finals set
Will Dunlap scored four goals as Vero Beach used a strong second half performance to knock out Lake Nona 12-5 Wednesday night in the Citrus Bowl in a Region 2-2A quarterfinal.
A physical first half left little between the two teams as Vero held a 4-3 halftime lead with Dunlap netting a pair of goals and Tanner Lenhardt and Ethan Hunt getting on the scoresheet.
Elliot Stevens scored both of his goals for the night in the third period and a late goal from Talen Perez gave Vero Beach (11-5) a 7-3 lead going to the final 12 minutes.
Justin Stolaj scored early in the fourth quarter and Dunlap scored two more goals within the first three minutes of quarter to effectively put away the Lions.
Stolaj was key to the turnaround for Vero Beach, winning 12 of 19 face-offs and also corralled eight ground balls to help limit Lake Nona from gaining extra possessions.
Defensively, Vero had strong performances from Major Croom, who had four takeaways and Carson Farrow along with Aiden Fettig each had three takeaways and in goal, Jack Wilson made eight saves.
Lenhardt and Stevens both finished with two goals and two assists and Brent Staniewicz also got on the scoresheet for Vero Beach, who will host third seed Lake Howell, who defeated West Orange 9-8 in their quarterfinal, on Wednesday, April 26 in the regional semifinals.
Wednesday's other scores
Flag Football
District 10-2A
(4) Vero Beach 32, (1) Martin County 12: Tiana Pinkney threw for 302 yards and three touchdowns and added 60 rushing yards and another score on the ground as Vero (7-2) scored an upset of the previously unbeaten Tigers to advance to Thursday's district championship game. Ratajah Dawson caught two touchdowns, Reese Dion had a touchdown catch and added an interception on defense and Avian Rolle also had an interception on defense for Vero Beach, who will play second seed Fort Pierce Central at Lawnwood Stadium at 7 p.m.
(2) Fort Pierce Central 26, (3) Jupiter 7: Ariel Williams had a touchdown catch and came away with two interceptions on defense as the Cobras (10-7) advanced to Thursday's title game against Vero Beach.
Baseball
John Carroll Catholic 2, Westminster Christian 0: Tracen Cameron spun a one-hit shutout, striking out six to lead the Rams (14-9) in the win. Jake Rychter had a hit and an RBI and Anthony Ferraro went 1-for-2 and scored two runs for John Carroll.
Jensen Beach 9, Centennial 0: Cian Copeland went 2-for-3 with a home run and a double and drove in four runs and Chris Knier struck out five in six shutout innings to lead the way for the Falcons (14-6). Dominic Donatucci went 3-for-3 with an RBI, Jake Figman had two hits and an RBI and Kevin Smith went 3-for-3 and scored three runs for Jensen Beach.
Brian O’Shea went 2-for-2 at the plate for the Eagles (9-13).
South Fork 17, Atlantic 0 (4 innings): Quinn Sanderson went 2-for-3 with a double and drove in three runs, John Roberts went 2-for-4 with a triple and also drove in three runs and Conner Wiggins struck out six in four shutout innings to lead the way for the Bulldogs (11-10). Grant Jones and Matt Livingstone each went 2-for-2 with two RBI, Alijah Quintero went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI and Ian Wilson had a double and an RBI for South Fork.
Softball
Jensen Beach 6, Lincoln Park Academy 2: Annalise Buncy went 1-for-3 with a double and drove in three runs and Mallory Wheeler struck out 12 and allowed two unearned runs in the win for the Falcons (12-7). Lus Segura and Isabelle Ouellete each had a hit and an RBI for Jensen Beach.
Makayla Megnauth struck out six and allowed one earned run in the loss for the Greyhounds (9-6).
This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Vero Beach boys lacrosse clamps Lake Nona to reach 2-2A semifinals
