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Miami Herald
14-02-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Girls' basketball: Pine Crest's Sangha has stellar game in regional quarterfinal win
The girls' basketball regional playoffs opened Thursday night with the quarterfinal round. Among the best individual performances was that of Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest junior Isabella Sangha, who led the Panthers (20-4) with 31 points, 16 rebounds, five assists and five steals in a 60-45 victory over Davie NSU University School in a Region 4-3A quarterfinal at Pine Crest School. Franky Garfi also had 15 points and 13 rebounds while Maci Nitowski had 14 points. The Panthers will head down to Miami to face Carrollton, which advanced with a win over Miami Killian, on Tuesday at 5 p.m. in the regional semifinals. MORE GIRLS' BASKETBALL ▪ Region 4-7A quarterfinal - Miami High 77, Boca Raton 26: The Stingarees (17-10) emphatically secured some payback against the team which eliminated them in the same round in last season's playoffs. Jamir Cook totaled 27 points and 16 rebounds while Alexie Nicolas had 19 points, eight steals, six rebounds and six assists. Sydney Wilson scored only four points, but had 12 assists and seven steals. Devyn Riggins had 10 points and seven rebounds. The Stingarees will next host Cypress Bay in the regional semifinals on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. ▪ Region 4-7A quarterfinal - Cypress Bay 48, Lake Worth Park Vista 38: Danielle Oz led the Lightning (18-6) with 21 points, five rebounds and five steals. ▪ Region 4-6A quarterfinal - Nova 78, Coral Springs 22: Jaelynn Housey led the Titans (21-5) with 18 points, six rebounds, five assists, four steals and three blocks. Kimora Exum had 15 points and five rebounds while Ke'mora Evans had 13 points, eight assists, six rebounds and five steals. J'Yan Tyrell had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Nova will next host Stuart Martin County on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ▪ Region 4-5A quarterfinal - Northeast 71, Lourdes 28: Nykeria Flowers led the Hurricanes (26-2) with 19 points, six steals and five assists. Jazmine Jones had 17 points, seven steals, six assists and four rebounds. Ya'Niyah Young and Merelyn Lopez-Galindo each had 11 points. Northeast hosts Sebastian River next on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ▪ Region 4-5A quarterfinal - Sebastian River 52, North Miami 45: J'adore Hayes finished with 26 points, 20 rebounds and five blocks for the Pioneers, who finished the season 17-9. ▪ Region 4-4A quarterfinal - Northwestern 51, Boynton Beach 39: Jade Yacinthe totaled 16 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals to lead the Bulls (21-4). Myah Newton had 11 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks. Terriyah Montgomery and Tayana Dixon each had 10 points. Northwestern hosts Mater Lakes next on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Region 4-4A quarterfinal - Mater Lakes 58, Naples Barron Collier 54: Vanessa Vancott totaled 29 points, 11 points and five steals to lead the Bears (19-9). Mya Glover had 18 points, five rebounds and four assists. ▪ Region 4-3A quarterfinal - Cardinal Gibbons 60, Monsignor Pace 35: Savanna Nicholson led the Chiefs (16-8) with 27 points, three steals and three assists. Makayla Midgett and Maleia Coker each had 10 points. Midgett also had five rebounds, four assists and four steals. Coker also had seven rebounds. Gibbons will travel to Miami to face SLAM on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. ▪ Region 4-3A quarterfinal - Carrollton 76, Killian 48: Sela Travieso led the Cyclones (16-8) with 22 points six assists, three rebounds and three steals. Josephine Salazar had 12 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals. Gabriella Garcia-Pons had 11 points and eight rebounds. ▪ Region 4-2A quarterfinal - Somerset Prep 79, True North 30: Gabrielle King finished with 25 points, seven steals and five rebounds to lead the Hurricanes (18-10). Chardae Rumph had 17 points and Riley Stoker totaled 13 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and four steals. Somerset will next travel to Fort Lauderdale to face Westminster Academy on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ▪ Region 4-1A quarterfinal - Hebrew Academy 45, Pine School 25: Eli Wolfson led the Warriors (16-4) with 27 points and Ella Turetsky had nine points. Hebrew Academy will next travel to Boca Raton to face Grandview Prep on Tuesday. MORE SCORES 4-7A: Doral Academy 87, Palmetto 28; Western 56, Ferguson 38; 4-6A: St. Thomas Aquinas 79, Boca Raton Olympic Heights 33; Southridge 77, Loxahatchee Seminole Ridge 49; Stuart Martin County 74, Homestead 34; 4-5A: Blanche Ely 57, Pembroke Pines Charter 43; Jensen Beach 60, McArthur 38; 4-4A: American Heritage 63, Naples Lely 13; 3-3A: Somerset Canyons 66, North Broward Prep 30; Fort Myers Bishop Verot 67, Coral Springs Charter 49; 4-3A: SLAM 73, Keys Gate 49; 4-2A: Miami Country Day d. Posnack (forfeit); Palmer Trinity 71, Westminster Christian 43; Westminster Academy 75, Chaminade 12; 4-1A: Boca Grandview Prep d. Colonial Christian (forfeit); Miami Christian 63, Boca Raton Christian 26; Schoolhouse Prep 60, West Palm Beach Atlantic Christian 32.
Miami Herald
26-01-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Miami High girls picking up momentum, cruise to fourth consecutive GMAC championship
The Miami High girls' basketball team's philosophy, like many successful programs, is to trade a glamorous win-loss record for the experience necessary to win when it matters most. It's why the Stingarees are a regular at the state final four in Lakeland. And even now in a season where they did not enter as the top favorite to get back there, their ultimate destination may be the same. Miami High is playing its best basketball on the cusp of the postseason and showed it again on Saturday night by handling one of the better teams in Miami-Dade County during a 66-43 win over Miami Southridge. The Stingarees (15-7) secured their fourth consecutive GMAC tournament title on their home floor with relative ease, opening up a 27-4 lead early in the second quarter and leading by 18 or more the rest of the way. 'I see us progressing. We're definitely getting better,' longtime Miami High coach Sam Baumgarten said. 'The first time we played Southridge in the preseason, we had 30 turnovers. Now we're getting to the point where we're keeping our turnovers under 10 and that's making us more dangerous because we're getting more possessions.' Miami High was still one of the favorites in Class 7A coming into the 2024-25 season. But the Stingarees' run of six consecutive seasons reaching Lakeland was interrupted last season when they lost to Boca Raton in the regional semifinals. Doral Academy, meanwhile, made its first trip to state and entered this season as the prohibitive favorite to do so again. But things appear to have evened up or even shifted in recent weeks after Miami High scored a huge 55-23 over Doral on its home court. The Stingarees' victory was one of six in a row, including a win over Somerset Prep and wins over Northwestern and Killian in the earlier rounds of this week's tournament. Miami High next plays two challenging final regular season games at Plantation American Heritage on Tuesday and Kissimmee Central Pointe Christian at home on Friday. The Stingarees are chasing their first state title since 2020 and fifth overall. Entering the week, Doral Academy remained the highest-ranked Dade team in Class 7A and second overall in the state in that classification behind only Winter Haven, according to the FHSAA's power rankings. Miami High was the second-highest in Dade, sixth overall in 7A and 33rd regardless of class. Doral and Miami High could face each other again in the District 15-7A playoffs in two weeks as well as the regional playoffs two weeks after that. Seniors Sydney Wilson and Jamir Cook led Miami High as each scored 18 points. Senior 6-1 center Nicole Penalver finished with 10 points while sophomore Zoe Rowe had 11 points and senior Alexie Nicolas had seven. Southridge (10-10) was led by siblings Dianka and Naya Hardisson. Dianka finished with a team-high 16 points while Naya had 14. Emily Jean-Glaude added 11 points. 'The girls have learned to play with each other a little more and we have good height and love to use it,' Baumgarten said. 'We have some veteran leadership with Sydney being a 4-year starter and Alexie. She's everywhere on the floor and dangerous when she's on it can change the dynamic for us. 'Now we can play big or small and use a mix of both.'
