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ORANGE VS. SEMINOLE Senior Soccer
FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE 17 First Teamers from area
COACH PETE POST 500th Career Win
CFCA CLAIMS 2A STATE CHAMPIONS Central Florida Chritian Academy Boy’s Basketball
WINDERMERE BASKETBALL Great Season
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WEST ORANGE WRESTLING History Made
EVANS HIGH BASKETBALL State Tournament
LAKE HIGHLAND Fifth Wrestling Title
CFCA claims 2A state championship A season that began with some discouraging losses against top competition
ended in triumph and jubilation for the Central Florida Christian Academy boy’s basketball team. The Eagles, who were 5-9 and not ranked among the area’s top 16 teams at one point, completed their comeback with a 71-67 victory over North Florida Educational Institute of Jacksonville in Tuesday’s Class 2A state championship game in Lakeland. The victory gave CFCA its first state championship in any sport since it won back-to-back girls softball titles in 2000 and 2001. “This is the culmination of five years of hard work,” fifth-year CFCA head coach Jonathan McClintock said. “I’m seeing lots of faces and families that have enabled us to experience this moment. God’s goodness to us is remarkable.” Stellar seniors Jordan Preaster and Bryce Street combined for 55 points as the Eagles (21-10) finished on a 15-game winning streak. CFCA’S early setbacks included losses to the likes of Class 9A Apopka and 8A Windermere, which plays in a state semifinal on Friday at Lakeland’s RP Funding Center. “I think those losses kinda helped us in a weird way,” Street said. “It kind of humbled us and showed us we’ve still got work to do. We came together.” Street, a 6-foot senior still who hopes to solidify his college plans soon, made four of his six 3-point shot attempts and totaled 25 points. Preaster, a 6-foot-5 Bethune-Cookman signee, led CFCA with 30 points and added 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. Anterrius Washington had 15 points and 7 of CFCA’s 13 steals. He Preaster and Street scored 70 of their team’s 72 points but McClintock said his team was more than a three-man show. “We don’t play three on five,” McClintock said with a wry smile in the postgame press conference. “Guys like Danny Rivera and Jajuan Preaster screened for [Preaster, Street and Washington]. Guys like Reece [Gustafson] get them the ball on time and on target.” CFCA, which lost to state champ Miami Christian in a semifinal a year ago, let an 18-point fourth-quarter lead dwindle to four in the final minute but held off the charge by NFEI (16-12). Jordan Preaster, CFCA CFCA senior Jordan Preaster scored 30 points in Tuesday's championship game after being limited due to foul trouble in the semifinal. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) Preaster, a prime candidate for the 2A state player-of-theyear honors, was saddled with three fouls early and played only 21 minutes in his team’s 59-44 semifinal victory over Crossroad Academy of Quincy on Monday. He was limited to 10 points with
only six shot attempts in that game. On Tuesday he was unstoppable at times. CFCA trailed 5-0 early. The Eagles tied the game 8-8 on a 3-point shot by Street and went ahead 11-9 when Street snagged a looseball offensive rebound and turned it into a 3-point play. Preaster then scored seven straight CFCA points, including a 3-point shot and an acrobatic lefthanded fastbreak finish as the Eagles opened a 24-17 lead. CFCA perseveres and prevails in boys basketball state semifinal Preaster scored 10 of CFCA’s first 12 third quarter points — two on a length-of-the-court drive in which he wrapped a dribble around his back and weaved through three defenders to get to the rim. He upped the Eagles’ lead to 51-41 by rising up to nail a jumper over a defender for the last score of that period. “My coaches always tell me keep attacking,” Preaster said.
Orange vs. Seminole senior so Two weeks ago Lake Mary’s Eric Sellick and Lake Highland Prep’s Jeremy Christie cheered for each other at the FHSAA boys soccer state championships. This week they’re at odds as they prepare to coach on opposing sidelines in the name of county pride. The annual Orange County vs. Seminole County senior all-star games take place Friday, March 15th at Bishop Moore. The girls match is scheduled for 5 p.m. followed by the boy’s game at 7 p.m. Sellick and Christie, who guided their respective programs to state titles last month in DeLand, are close friends who met while playing together in a Sunday soccer league for several years. “It was fun playing next to him. I usually benefited from it,” said Sellick of their days with The Reds, a local team of former pros from various levels. “We played up front together. I did all the work; he scored all the goals,” said Christie, who represented the New Zealand National Team in the 2010 World Cup. Lake Mary defeated Miami Varela 2-1 for the Class 5A title on Feb. 23. LHP won the 2A title on penalty kicks over Miami Immaculata-LaSalle two days earlier. Sellick will be joined by Rams assistants Steve Lyons and Adrien Love and Hagerty head coach Mike McAvoy on the Seminole sideline Friday. Christie will team with Bishop Moore’s Tom
Hage for Orange County. Winter Park’s Jimmy Angeles will coach in his final high school girl’s soccer game alongside Bishop Moore’s Amy Geltz. Angeles, who led the Wildcats to the region finals, has taken a position at Southeastern University in Lakeland. Oviedo’s Scott Waisanen and Seminole’s Tom Keiger will coach the Seminole County girls’ team. The Orange and Seminole girls’ soccer rosters feature a total of 23 players moving on to play the sport in college.
occer all-stars play Friday Orange Boys Roster Bishop Moore: Cael Sawyer; Leo Rees; Nate Simino. Cypress Creek: Mateo Arboleda; Matias Cruz. Dr. Phillips: Matthew Clark; Dylan Smith. Evans: Johnny Acquah-Sampson; Roland Dimson. Freedom: Jose D’Bruzo; Alejandro Montenegro. Jones: Raymond Odom. Lake Highland Prep: Garrett Anderson; Preston Brown; Ale Colon; Jake Fadool. Lake Nona: Adrian Serna. Olympia: Paul de Hart; Gio Guazzaroni; Beto Yrdach. Winter Park: Rodolfo Alvarez; Will Hilal; Lukas Nicoloff. Seminole Boys roster Hagerty: David Boyd, D; Stuart Boyd, D; David Dickerson, D; Michael Graue, MF; Abdul Muqeet, GK; Connor O’Malley, MF. Lake Brantley: Jaime Garcia, F; Joey Perez, MF. Lake Howell: Cesar Dominguez, D; Zach Perry, F. Lake Mary: Luke Chappel, D; Michael DeMarco, GK; Angel Flores, D; Gadiel Santiago, MF; Nazar Tsaruk, MF. Oviedo: Juan Bolanos, F; A.J. Evans, GK; Khalid Meshmesh, MF; Lewis Shaw, MF. Seminole: Amidian Alce, F; Travis Xiang, D.
Orange girls Roster Apopka: Haley Ewing, MF; Aryanna Labron, D; Allison Wilson. Bishop Moore: Maddy Bell, D; Addison Crone, MF; Sarah Doyle, GK; Olivia Geltz, MF; Camilla Lopez, F; Ana Mears, D. Boone: Isabella Clem, D; Cynthia Ragazzi, F; Alexis Tamvakis, D. Freedom: Megan Brodie, MF. Lake Highland Prep: Ainsley Thurston. Lake Nona: Zoe Frenier, D. Timber Creek: Kasey Adkins, D; Jilliane Mourra, MF. Winter Park: Sarah Dennis, MF; Lyndsey Dolle, D; Ansley Frazier; Alex Granville, D; Emily Hale, D; Ellie Morello, F. Seminole Girls roster Hagerty: David Boyd, D; Stuart Boyd, D; David Dickerson, D; Michael Graue, MF; Abdul Muqeet, GK; Connor O’Malley, MF. Lake Brantley: Jaime Garcia, F; Joey Perez, MF. Lake Howell: Cesar Dominguez, D; Zach Perry, F. Lake Mary: Luke Chappel, D; Michael DeMarco, GK; Angel Flores, D; Gadiel Santiago, MF; Nazar Tsaruk, MF. Oviedo: Juan Bolanos, F; A.J. Evans, GK; Khalid Meshmesh, MF; Lewis Shaw, MF. Seminole: Amidian Alce, F; Travis Xiang, D.
Florida HS Football all-state picks include 17 first teamers from area Florida HS Football’s all-state selections feature 17 players from the Florida Sporting News coverage area named to first teams in their respective classifications. The full list of first, second, third and honorable mention teams for the 2018 season, released last month, is available at FloridaHSFootball. com. The Florida HS Football all-state teams were selected based on nominations from coaches and all-area picks made by media outlets throughout the state. Winter Park kicker and punter Alec Boe was named special teams most valuable player in
Class 8A. Foundation Academy’s Mykal Chan received the same honor in 2A. Edgewater was named team of the year in 7A after finishing its season in the state semifinals. Along with the 17 first-teamers, 30 area players made all-state second teams while 13 others were selected to third teams among the eight classifications. The Sentinel coverage area consists of Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake and southwest Volusia counties. The list of first-team picks below includes the school’s classification noted in parenthesis.
First Team All-State Offense QB – Henry Austad, Jr., Foundation Academy (2A) RB – Rolous Frazier, Sr., The First Academy (3A) WR – Grayson Wagner, Sr., Foundation Academy (2A) OL – Jonah Best, Jr., Windermere Prep (3A) TE – Jalen Williams, Jr., Wekiva (8A) K – Alec Boe, Sr., Winter Park (8A) P – Mykal Chan, Jr., Foundation Academy (2A)
First Team All-State Defense UTL – Japerri Powell, Sr., Dr. Phillips (8A) DL – Tyler Davis, Sr., Wekiva (8A) DL – Nick Jackson, Sr., Winter Park (8A) DL – Andrew Johns, Sr., Foundation Academy (2A) DL – Warren Sapp II, Sr., Foundation Academy (2A) LB – Stephen Dix Jr., Jr., Dr. Phillips (8A) LB – Jesiah Pierre, Sr., Mount Dora Christian (2A) LB – Jaquarri Powell, Sr., Dr. Phillips (8A)
Boone baseball coach Pete Post
notches 500th career win
It’s been a stellar start to the week for Boone’s baseball program. A day after the Braves recorded their first win of the season, they won again Wednesday to help head coach Pete Post reach a rare milestone. Post notched the 500th win of his 30-year head coaching career as host Boone blanked visiting Freedom 5-0. Celebrating such an accomplishment at home made for a memorable moment, one that’ll be cherished alongside a long list of others over the past three decades. “I’ve been blessed,” said Post, an Oak Ridge graduate. “I grew up here [in Orlando] and came up through the public schools here, and to see all these kids that’ve been through our program go on to be successful in whatever they’ve done, it’s really nice to know I’ve had a small part in their lives.” Edgar Alvarez struck out five in six innings Wednesday and Miguel Larreal and Dennis Santiago each connected for two hits in the historic win over the Patriots, which was witnessed by a handful of parents whose kids played for Post in the past. Luis Rivera pitched a complete game Tuesday as the Braves (2-3) defeated Windermere High 3-0 to snap a three-game skid to start the year. Post, 59, entered the 2019 season with a career record of 498-314. That mark includes four years as head coach at Oak Ridge. He’s now 463-236 in 26 seasons with the Braves following Wednesday’s win. Post joins Colonial coach Mike Smith as the only active coaches in the area with 500 wins. Smith entered the spring with a 765-369 record through 39 seasons. The First Academy’s Scott Grove (437-171 through 2018) is the only other active coach in the area with more than 400 wins. Post won his 400th career game in March, 2015 when the Braves beat East River 3-2. Boone goes on the road Friday to face Freedom for the first of three straight games away from home. The Braves play at Oak Ridge on Tuesday and East River on Wednesday before returning to host Oak Ridge on Thursday. All games are scheduled for 4 p.m.
Local Lacrosse Scores Local Boys Lacrosse:
Local Girls lacrosse
West Orange High 15, Ocoee 2
Trinity Prep 12, West Orange 11
Once again, Congratulations to #2 Matthew Nastasi for being
Isabella Garganese scored 6 goals to help lead Trinity
selected the West Orange Lacrosse Player of the Game.
Prep (5-0) in a close victory. Caroline McCarthy scored 5
West Orange High 14, Apopka 5
goals and added an assist in the loss for West Orange.
Congratulations to #2 Matthew Nastasi for being selected the
Winter Springs 13, Apopka 7
West Orange Lacrosse Player of the Game.
Anastasia McGill scored 7 goals and had 5 draw controls
Winter Park 20, Freedom 0
in the victory for Winter Springs. Mya Yager had 6 saves
Luke Cullen and Jack Martinez both scored 4 goals in the
in net for the Bears (3-2). Charlie Skepple scored 3 goals
victory for Winter Park. Ellis Fleming was 12-of-15 on faceoffs
and added 3 draw controls for Apopka.
for the Wildcats (6-0).
Dr. Phillips 18, Ocoee 3
Montverde 16, Apopka 7
Kambria Barry scored 4 goals to lead Dr. Phillips (5-0)
Justin Williams scored 4 goals and added 3 assists in the
to the victory. Michelle McGrath added 3 goals for the
victory for Montverde. Ryan Thomas added an extra goal and
Panthers.
assist for the Eagles (4-0). Josh Ahearn recorded 23 saves in
Lake Mary 18, Lyman 2
the loss for Apopka (2-1).
Joely Donovan and Bethany Voit scored 3 goals each in
All Saints 7, Windermere Prep 6
the victory for Lake Mary (1-3). Donovan also had 7 draw
Andrew Hunter scored 3 goals and added an assist in the loss
controls for the Rams.
for Windermere Prep. Jackson Bennett had 2 goals and an
Hagerty 20, Lake Howell 1
assist for the Lakers (3-2).
Reagan Pomp led the scoring with 4 goals in the victory for Hagerty. Renee Campbell and Laila Viator both added 3 goals each for the Huskies (3-2). Katie Williams secured 9 draw controls. Lake Howell is now 3-3.
West Orange Wrestling makes history! West Orange made history on Friday after winning the FHSAA 3A-2 District Championship title. The wrestling team won the District DUAL Championship title in January and the West Metro Conference title last week. It is the first time in school history that West Orange won TWO district titles and a conference title in a single season. The wrestling team also broke a school record on Friday by having five individual district champions. In total, 10 out of our 13 varsity wrestlers qualified for the regional tournament that will take place this Friday and Saturday at Flagler Palm Coast High School. West Orange finished the regular season 13-3. They won Master’s Mayhem, were tournament runners-up at the Michael P. Hutchinson and at the Storm-front Duals, and took 5th at the Clash of the Titans and the Rouse Invitational.
District placers/regional qualifiers: 106 lbs DJ Perez (So.) 2nd place 20 lbs Jaeden Trost (Fr.) CHAMPION 132 lbs Preston Barber (So.) CHAMPION 145 lbs Solomon Smith (Jr.) 2nd place 152 lbs Mikey Nepywoda (So.) 3rd place 160 lbs Jamil Winston (Jr.) 3rd place 170 lbs Paul Atwood (Sr.) 2nd Place 182 lbs Kelton Law (Jr.) CHAMPION 220 lbs Cyrus Yousofi (Sr.) CHAMPION 285 lbs Max Konters (Sr.) CHAMPION
Evans basketball alum turns str A birthday celebration for Evans High boys basketball assistant coach Sirdarious Roundtree turned into a valuable bonding experience for the team on the eve of postseason play. Since gathering at Pointe Orlando’s Main Event Entertainment amusement center last month, the Trojans have won district and region titles to qualify for the Class 9A state tournament. Evans (23-7) plays Wellington (24-6) in a state semifinal Friday at 6 p.m. at Lakeland’s RP Funding Center. The winner advances to the 9A championship game Saturday at 7 p.m. against either Osceola (24-7) or South Miami (25-5). It’s the first trip to the state semis for the Trojans since finishing 24-8 as state runners-up in 2014. Evans has recorded 20 wins in a season for the fifth time since 2005-06. “We spent four hours out there, and we’ve taken off ever since then,” said second-year head coach Lonza Morgan. “There’s something to be said for bonding with your teammates. It goes a long way on and off the court.” That experience also went a long way in getting the team refocused at just the right time. Complacency set in after winning the Ocoee Great 8 Holiday Tournament in December. Despite being a late addition to the field, Evans took the tournament title behind an MVP effort from senior forward Andy Antoine. “That really put us on a high, and that was when we started catching people’s eye,” said Morgan. The Trojans entered the season under the radar after going 12-14 and losing several players to transfer. It’s since been the efforts of Evans lifers Antoine, Andrew Marseille, Clarence Cummings III, Dontaye Adderly and junior Deshaun Osborne — affectionately referred to by coaches as the team’s Core Five — that have been responsible for the renewed excitement surrounding the program. “Winning is always good, especially when you play with people that you actually like playing with,” Cummings said. “We’re a brotherhood that always plays together
and plays for each other.” That type of camaraderie swells Morgan with pride. A former Evans player who went on to play at Valencia Community College after graduating in 1993, Morgan got his start in coaching as an assistant under Billy Owens at Orlando University in 2008. He then spent a year at Freedom before beginning his first season as head coach at Evans in 2017. “This is a big win for Evans, especially coming from a sports standpoint,” Morgan said of reaching the final four. “There’s been an electric atmosphere all around the school.” He’s honored to be in a position to help extend an already memorable season. “It’s always special when you can come back to the school you used to play at, the campus you used to walk on, and come back and give something back to these young men,” Morgan said. Bishop Moore (15-1) bounced back to win Saturday’s third-place game 5-2 against Dr. Phillips. Geneus said the win over Bishop Moore gave the Trojans confidence. The Hornets had beaten Evans in their past two matchups. “We have a pretty good team, in particular tenacious,” he said. Mariner maintained a slight edge in the midfield, keeping most of the match on the Evans half of the field. That left all-tournament goalkeeper Diego Martinez to make seven saves. The Tritons had several other chances. Esteban Orjuela headed one off the post in the second half, and Martinez nearly lost a ball just off his goal line with a Triton nearby. Evans either pressured Mariner into bad shots or made clearances at key times. “We tried to stay composed and tried to work the ball out to the wing,” said Evans senior defender Johnny Acquah-Sampson.Bornacelli, crediting the Trojans’ defense with the victory. He said the victory should help them prepare for the district tournament. “I always felt we were a good team. Of course, this will bring a lot of pride to our school and community,” Bornacelli said. “It brings the community together and gives the school something to rally around. “To think we were 4-5-1. We knew if we played a certain way and played with our teammates, we could be a good team.” Bishop Moore 5, Dr. Phillips 2: All-tournament defender Collin O’Malley scored two goals in 3 minutes to lead
rong bond into state tournament Bishop Moore to victory in the third-place match. O’Malley, who scored five goals in the tournament, headed in a bounce off a corner kick to tie the score 2-2 in the 64th minute. Three minutes later, O’Malley headed in another corner kick to put the Hornets (15-1) ahead 3-2. “He got hot, and found the ball, Bishop Moore coach Tom Hage said. “We welcomed his five goals in the tournament.” Bishop Moore soccer carries unbeaten record into Mike Stone Invitational Pete Gonzalez also scored two goals, adding a penalty kick to end a five-minute span that helped Bishop Moore turn a 2-1 deficit into a 4-1 lead. Marum Nain added another penalty kick for the Hornets. “We love coming here,” Hage said. “Jason does a great job of continuing the tradition. We enjoy coming here. They host a really good tournament with teams we don’t get to play all the time. It was a good tournament. Congrats to Evans. We faced them earlier in the season, and we faced them last night. If we weren’t going to win, we’re proud that we lost to the eventual champions.
Congrats to Evans.” Nicolas Calvo and Pierre Abon each scored goals for Dr. Phillips. Bishop Kenny 1, Spruce Creek 0: All-Tournament defender Sean Meisler scored in the 39th minute to help Jacksonville Bishop Kenny beat 2017 champ Port Orange Spruce Creek (10-5-1) in the fifth-place match. Meisler beat the Spruce Creek keeper low left to give the Crusaders (6-6) their only goal. Stanton Prep 2, Satellite 1: Greg Jones scored in the fourth minute with a shot to the lower left, and Stanton College Prep of Jacksonville downed Satellite. Zack O’Brien scored on a free kick from 20 yards out just before halftime to give the Blue Devils (7-4-4) a 2-0 lead. They kept the pressure on the Scorpions in the second half. Zane Webb buried a deflection into the bottom left corner in the second half for Satellite’s goal. Koa Webb had four saves for Satellite (6-7-3). Andrew Zalewa had two saves for the Blue Devils.
Windermere falls short but has a great season Two-year-old Windermere High more than proved it could play with the big boys of the basketball block on Friday night. But after leading virtually the entire game in a Class 8A state semifinal against perennial power Pompano Beach Blanche Ely, the Wolverines were denied victory in the final seconds. Ely, winner of six state championship since 2007, won 56-54 on two foul shots with 3.8 seconds to go in the game at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. Malachi Hazelton, a 6-foot-5 junior, drew a foul on a strong move to the basket with time running out and made the tiebreaking free throws. That was the only time all game the Tigers (24-6) were in the lead. Windermere coach Mark Griseck called an immediate timeout to draw up a play. The Wolverines, who led by 15 at halftime, rushed the ball past midcourt but ran out of time before getting a shot off. Windermere, born in the summer of 2017 as a relief school for West Orange, finished its second season with a 27-5 record. “These guys battled all year. We just came up short,” Grisek said. “They [Ely] amped up the defense. They just wear you down.” Ely will play for a repeat state title on Saturday afternoon against Bradenton Lakewood Ranch (24-6), which rolled to a 60-38 win against Fleming Island (22-3) in the early semifinal. Windermere led 54-50 with 2:17 go after Dakota Rivers dunked off a feed from sophomore guard E.J. Yorke, but the Wolverines did not score again. Blanche Ely player Malachi Hazelton (24) and others celebrate after winning the Class 8A state semifinal against Windermere High on Friday. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) Ely closed the gap when ninth-grader Colby King banked in a 3-point shot and tied the game when Aderes Staton-McCray made one of two free throws with 1:37 to go. Rivers, a 6-8 center signed by Florida Gulf Coast, had 13 points, 5 rebounds and 5 blocked shots. Dante Love, a senior guard, sparked the Wolverines early and finished with 12 points and 5 boards. Yorke, a sophomore, came off the bench to score a team-high 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Windermere had four seniors, including Carter Zavada (5 points, 2 steals, 2 assists) and Josh Colon, in its seven-player rotation and all will be missed. “Our seniors left a great legacy,” Griseck said. “Only one team’s going to be happy at the end of the year but these guys have a lot to be proud of.” Windermere came in rated No. 1 in 8A by MaxPreps, but many thought it would wilt against Ely’s vaunted pressure. The Wolverines’ early performance was near perfect. Windermere made seven of its first 11 field-goal attempts in the first quarter, including 3-of-5 accuracy from 3-point territory. And its sticky man-to-man defense forced Ely to miss its first eight shot attempts and 13 of its 15 tries in the
first half. Two of those shots were blocked by Rivers, and Love also had a block. After an Ely turnover, Zavada switched to his left hand to finish a twisting drive and Yorke scored on up-and-under drive for a 15-3 Windermere advantage. Love added a 3-point shot to give the Wolverines an 18-6 lead after one quarter. The advantage grew when Rivers finished the first half with back-to-back dunks. He hammered a two-handed slam off a pass from Trey Moss, then stole an Ely pass and coasted in for another dunk that gave the Wolverines a 36-21 margin at the break. “They’re a well-coached ball club and very quick guards,” said Ely coach Melvin Randall, who has won eight state titles at two schools. “We had to dig deep and keep those guards in front of us.”
Lake Highland Prep is well on its way to a fifth consecutive state wrestling title. The Highlanders went 11-for-11 in the quarterfinal round on Friday at the FHSAA State Wrestling Tournament and comfortably lead second-place American Heritage-Delray Beach by 57.5 points. Still, the performance was not up to the high standards the program has set. “Some guys have maybe looked past matches a little,” Coach Mike Palazzo said. “We need to treat all matches the same and not just wrestle to get by with a win.” The Highlanders, who hold the state record for most individual champions (9) and most total team points (333), will need a strong semifinal round if they are going to challenge either mark. “We’re not on track at the moment, so we need a big semifinal performance tomorrow,” Palazzo said. “We need guys to come in with the mindset to score bonus points every chance they get.” From a condemned warehouse, Lake Highland Prep coach Mike Palazzo has built a wrestling dynasty Bishop Moore and The Master’s Academy each has one wrestler still alive in the championship bracket. In Class 3A, there are 13 wrestlers in the Orlando Sentinel coverage area battling in Saturday morning’s semifinal round. Hagerty and Winter Springs lead with four, with Kissimmee Osceola having three still in the championship bracket while Celebration and Seminole advanced one. South Dade leads the way in the team race with 87 points, 29 ahead of Fleming Island. Two area wrestlers are in the Class 2A semifinals with Harmony and South Lake each advancing one. The team race is tight in Class 2A with Lake Gibson holding a narrow lead over Charlotte and Tampa Jesuit. Team scores (Top 10 + local) Class 3A: 1. South Dade 87; 2. Fleming Island 58; 3. Columbus 47; 4. Southwest Miami 45; 5. Winter Springs 43; 6. Osceola 41; 7. Hagerty 38; 8. Manatee 36; 9. Coral Park 33; 10. Countryside 31. Other local teams: 20. Seminole 15; 21. Celebration, Freedom 14; 25. Lake Mary 11; 29. Boone 9; 37. Oviedo 6.5; 39. Orange City University 5; 41. Edgewater, Saint Cloud 4; 48. Gateway, Lake Howell, Timber Creek, West Orange 3; 62. Lake Nona, Oak Ridge 0. Class 2A: 1. Lake Gibson 92.5; 2. Charlotte 82; 3. Jesuit 74; 4. Riverdale 55.5; 5. Brandon 53; 6. Palmetto Ridge 35.5; 7. Olympic Heights 31.5; 8. Springstead 31; 9. Matanzas 27.5; 10. Mariner, Orange Park 21. Local teams: 14. Harmony 16; 23. South Lake 11; 34. East River 7. Class 1A; 1. Lake Highland Prep 115; 2.American Heritage-Delray Beach 57.5; 3. Somerset Academy 50.5; 4. Cardinal Gibbons 49; 5. Wakulla 42.5; 6. Mater Lakes 42; 7. Hernando 35; 8. Rockledge 33.5; 9. Lemon Bay 33; 10. Tampa Prep 32.5. Other local teams: 15. The Master`s Academy 18.5; 17. Bishop Moore 16; 39. The Villages 4; 44. The First Academy 3. State semifinal matchups Semifinals begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, leading to 6:30 p.m. championship matches: 3A 106: Ryan Rowland (Hagerty) vs. Angelo DeDona (Manatee) 113: George Duncan (Osceola) vs. Christopher Busutil (Mi-
2. American Heritage-Delray Beach 57.5; 3. Somerset Academy 50.5; 4. Cardinal Gibbons 49; 5. Wakulla 42.5; 6. Mater Lakes 42; 7. Hernando 35; 8. Rockledge 33.5; 9. Lemon Bay 33; 10. Tampa Prep 32.5. Other local teams: 15. The Master`s Academy 18.5; 17. Bishop Moore 16; 39. The Villages 4; 44. The First Academy 3. State semifinal matchups Semifinals begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, leading to 6:30 p.m. championship matches: 3A 106: Ryan Rowland (Hagerty) vs. Angelo DeDona (Manatee) 113: George Duncan (Osceola) vs. Christopher Busutil (Miami Southridge) 120: Jaekus Hines (Osceola) vs. Sebastian Melguizo (SW Miami) 132: Joseph Gonzalez (Hagerty) vs. Jackson Wenberg (North Miami) 138: Matthew Phillips (Winter Springs) vs. Joshua Swan (South Dade) Malyke Hines (Osceola) vs. Angel Sanchez (North Miami) 145: Ethan Woods (Hagerty) vs. Julian Hernandez (SW Miami) Joshua Contreras (Winter Springs) vs. William George (Palm Beach Gardens) 160: Rowdy Forsberg (Winter Springs) vs. Tylynn Lukes (Manatee) 170: Logan Perkins (Hagerty) vs. Todd Perry (South Dade) 182: Jessiah Contreras (Winter Springs) vs. Adrian Vidaud (SW Miami) Alfonso Serrano (Celebration) vs. Marco Bragado (Treasure Coast) 285: Curtis Ruff (Seminole) vs. John Pope (St. Thomas) 2A 126: Dylan Jones (Harmony) vs. Trey Lane (Brandon) 152: Travis Pawlowski (South Lake) vs. Lucas Willis (Charlotte) 1A 106: Danny Nini (Lake Highland) vs. Marc-Anthony McGowan (Citrus Park) 113: Kyle Hopkins (Episcopal) vs. Jake Wohltman (LHP) 126: Koen Hoffman (Imagine) vs. Nic Bouzakis (LHP) 138: Justin Rivera (LHP) vs. Ramiro Mosquera (Somerset) 145: Devin Hernandez (Bishop Moore) vs. Jonthan Ley (Cardinal Gibbons) Chris Rivera (LHP) vs. Max Metcalf (Florida High) 152: Dominic Isola (Lake Highland) vs. Lance Schyck (Lemon Bay) 160: Andrew Slade (Bishop Kenny) vs. Cameron Monzadeh (LHP) Jacob Conrad (Carrollwood Day) vs. Ryan Cody (Master’s Academy) 170: Hunter Brinkman (LHP) vs. Colin Nation (Tampa Prep) 182: Kai Bele (LHP) vs. Mikey Tal Shahar (AHDB) 195: John Hinsey (Wakulla) vs. Logan Andrew (LHP) 220: Chase Thompson (AHDB) vs. Matt Kaplan (LHP)