SPORTS

PREP ROUNDUP: Riverview advances to regional semifinal

Cardinal Mooney, Port Charlotte, Charlotte, Braden River also win girls basketball regional quarterfinals

Dennis Maffezzoli
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
basketball

GIRLS BASKETBALL

RIVERVIEW 58, LUTZ STEINBRENNER 32

AT: Riverview High

TOP PLAYERS: Riverview, Sami Slusarek (13 points, 2 steals, 4 rebounds), Jaylah Wilson (10 points, 1 steal, 2 rebounds), Krystal Montas (5 blocks, 7 rebounds, 3 steals), Myah Hagan (8 points, 4 steals, 2 rebounds, 3 assists), Nicole Blanch (8 points, 5 steals, 2 rebounds, 6 assists), Alexis Randall (6 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals), Caroline King (6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals), Lily Lockhart (3 assists), Sheli Hazan (5 points, 2 steals, 4 rebounds) 

RECORDS: Riverview 20-1, Steinbrenner 20-9 

NEXT: Riverview plays 7 p.m. Tuesday at home against Tampa Plant in regional semifinals

CARDINAL MOONEY 58, CLEARWATER CALVARY CHRISTIAN 35

AT: Cardinal Mooney

TOP PLAYERS: Cardinal Mooney, Olivia Davis (19 points), Jasmine Scurry (12 points), Kennedy McClain (10 points)

NEXT: Cardinal Mooney plays 7 p.m. Tuesday at home in regional semifinals against St. Petersburg Catholic

PORT CHARLOTTE 55, NAPLES GOLDEN GATE 45

AT: Port Charlotte High

TOP PLAYERS: Port Charlotte, sophomore Bryanna Griffiths (career-high 25 points), Alyssa Taylor (10 points), Aryianna Lockey-Progl (7 points), Taleah Yfantides (6 points)

OF NOTE: Griffiths had five 3-pointers in the second half, four in the fourth quarter and finished with seven rebounds and four blocked shots. … Taylor had eight rebounds and two blocks. … Lockey-Progl finished with eight assists and four steals.

RECORDS: Port Charlotte 18-9, Golden Gate 18-8

NEXT: Port Charlotte plays 7 p.m. Tuesday at Naples Barron Collier in the regional semifinals

FORT MYERS EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN 51, SARASOTA CHRISTIAN 48

AT: Evangelical Christian

TOP PLAYERS: Sarasota Christian, Payton School (13 points), Jaena Shamp (8 points)

QUOTE: Sarasota Christian Coach James Hill: “We did a better in the second half of being aggressive at attacking the basket. We just had to keep battle, but unfortunately it didn’t go our way.”

COCOA 77, BOOKER 40

AT: Cocoa High

TOP PLAYERS: Booker, Leah DuBose (14 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block shot, 2 steals), Devin Johnson (5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal), Ty’anna Ash (5 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 blocked shot, 6 steals), Amiya Lloyd (4 points, 1 assist), Zakiera Williams (4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 blocked shot, 1 steal)

RECORDS: Booker 16-9, Cocoa n/a

REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS

(Games at 7 p.m. Thursday)

Class 7A-Region 2

Riverview 58, Lutz Steinbrenner 32

Class 6A-Region 3

Palmetto 71, Tarpon Springs East Lake 46

Charlotte 71, Lehigh Acres Lehigh Senior 23

Braden River 59, Fort Myers Dunbar 44

Class 5A-Region 3

Tampa Jefferson 43, Southeast 36n

Port Charlotte 55, Naples Golden Gate 45

Class 4A-Region 3

Cocoa 77, Booker 40

Class 3A-Region 3

Cardinal Mooney 58, Clearwater Calvary Christian 35

St. Petersburg Catholic 57, Saint Stephen’s Episcopal 31

Class 2A-Region 3

Fort Myers Evangelical Christian 51, Sarasota Christian 48

REGIONAL SEMIFINALS

(7 p.m. Tuesday)

Class 7A-Region 2

Tampa Plant at Riverview 

Class 6A-Region 3

Wesley Chapel Wiregrass Ranch at Palmetto 

Braden River at Charlotte 

Class 5A-Region 3

Port Charlotte at Naples Barron Collier

Class 3A-Region 3

St. Petersburg Catholic at Cardinal Mooney 

GIRLS TENNIS

LEMON BAY 7, PORT CHARLOTTE 0

AT: The Roach/Maier Tennis Complex at Lemon Bay High 

SINGLES 

#1- Marie L'Abbe (LB) def. Cassidy Gibbs (PC) 6-1, 6-0

#2- Jordan Shirley (LB) def. Maddie Francis (PC) 6-1, 6-0

#3- Rosey Lowder (LB) def. Nuha Jarrah (PC) 6-0, 6-2

#4- Elizabeth Schum (LB) def. Summerlin Williams (PC) 6-4, 6-3

#5- Fabiana Artigas (LB) def. Dita Carlsen (PC) 6-1, 6-0

DOUBLES

#1 L’Abbe/Shirley (LB) def. Gibbs/Jarrah (PC) 8-0

#2 Lowder/Schum (LB) def. Francis/Williams (PC) 8-1

RECORDS: Lemon Bay Girls 2-0, Pt. Charlotte High Girls 0-1

NEXT: Lemon Bay Girls (ONLY) vs. Bishop Verot Girls at Ft. Myers Racquet Club, Tuesday, 2/16/2021, 3:30 pm. Followed by BOTH LB Boys and Girls Tennis HOME vs. Oasis on Wed., 2/17/21, 4:00 pm.

RIVERVIEW 6, CARDINAL MOONEY 1

AT: Riverview

SINGLES

1. Ella Szmania (RV) def Sydney Hayes (CM) 6-0 6-1

2. Mrinalini  Rajeev (RV) def Cody Malitz (CM) 6-1 6-0

3. Abby Nash (CM) def Mollie Dillon (RV) 6-4 6-4

4.Aminata Quattara (RV) def Millington Vestal (CM) 6-0 6-0

5. Maggie Barnett (RV) def Gia Rizzo 6-1 6-1

DOUBLES

Szmania- Bryn Nutter (RV) def Hays - Malitz (CM) 8-2

Rosario Calleja - Lelia Mackenzie (RV) def Eva Dyer - Vestal (CM) 8-1

RECORDS: Riverview 1-0 Cardinal Mooney 0-1

BRADENTON CHRISTIAN 4, OUT-OF-DOOR 3

SINGLES

Maxene Lippers (B) d Sydney Graham 8-0

Mia Hernandez (B) d Sophie Bose 8-1

Reagan Graham (O) d Emma Adams 8-1

Natalie Buky (B) d Celia Raymond 8-4

Charley Hinn (O) d Paisley Smelt 8-2

DOUBLES

Lippers/Hernandez d S Graham/Raymond 8-0

R.Graham/Bose d Adams/ Buky 8-2

RECORDS: BCS 2-0, ODA 0-2

BOYS TENNIS

LEMON BAY 5, PORT CHARLOTTE 2

AT: Lemon Bay High School 

SINGLES 

#1- Nikolas Frost (PC) def. Matt Hutcherson (LB) 6-1, 5-7, 12-10 

#2- Billy Rand (LB) def. Lowell Pioquinto (PC) 6-2, 6-1 

#3- Hunter Andres (LB) def. Jonah Katz (PC) 6-3, 6-4 

#4- Gray Lowder (LB) def. Nathan Reid (PC) 6-4, 6-4 

#5- Nick Nease (PC) def. Matt Hidalgo (LB) 6-0, 6-0 

DOUBLES 

#1 - Hutcherson/Rand(LB) def. Nease/Pioquinto (PC) 8-0 

#2 - Andres/Lowder(LB) def. Katz/Reid (PC) 8-2 

RECORDS: Lemon Bay Boys 2-0, Mariner High Boys0-1 

NEXT: Lemon Bay Boys vs. Oasis Boys at Lemon Bay High Campus Courts Thursday, 2/17/2021, 4 pm. 

OUT-OF-DOOR 7 BRADENTON CHRISTIAN 0

SINGLES

Owen Studdiford d Nathaniel Meloco 8-2

Andrew Chiritescu d Lai Marin 8-2

Cash Murphy d Noah Van Eerden 8-0

Sebastian Sanandres d Ethan Childers 8-3

Luke Flanders d Austin Trevino 8-1

DOUBLES

Studdiford/Murphy d Meloco/Marin 8-0

Chiritescu/Sanandres d VanEerden/Childers 8-3

RECORDS: ODA 2-0, BCS 1-1