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By Marc Topkin
Tampa Bay Times
ST. PETERSBURG — Rays manager Kevin Cash was asked before Monday’s game about the challenge of facing Angels star Mike Trout.
Cash suggested there was no easy answer, especially after seeing Trout go 6-for-12 with two homers in three games against Tampa Bay last week. He said the best strategy was to try to limit the number of runners on base when the three-time American League MVP steps to the plate.
“He’s good. He’s going to get his hits,” Cash said. “You just hope the damage comes when maybe there’s nobody on base.
“But Mike Trout’s too talented to really hold down.”
The Rays received a painful reminder in the eighth inning when Trout — batting with one on — hit a massive homer, estimated seemingly conservatively at 420 feet, off reliever Phil Maton.
It turned what looked to be a game that would reward the Rays’ Zach Eflin for a strong bounce-back start into a frustrating 7-3 loss.
Maton, who has had a rough first month with Tampa Bay after signing as a free agent, made more of a mess, allowing two singles and a two-out walk to load the bases. He then gave up a double to Matt Thaiss that cleared the bases and expanded Los Angeles’ lead to 5-1.
A two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth by Harold Ramirez got the Rays back to within 5-3. But Kevin Kelly allowed a two-run shot in the ninth to Taylor Ward.
Hagerty High alum Eflin had reason to be frustrated with his last outing, allowing the Angels five runs and lasting only five innings on April 8, making for an unhappy 30th birthday as well.
He made up for it on Monday, taking a shutout into the seventh.
Eflin didn’t start particularly well, allowing a leadoff single to Anthony Rendon and a two-out hit to Miguel Sano in the first. The Angels got another hit in the second when Jo Adell drilled a ball off Eflin’s glove hand with two outs, though Adell later ran into the third out.
Eflin settled into a good groove from there, retiring 11 in a row. He completed six innings with just 69 pitches, and Cash left him in to start the seventh without anyone even warming up.
But that changed quickly as Eflin allowed a leadoff single, then a one-out double. Jason Adam replaced Eflin and walked his first batter, Thaiss, to load the bases.
The Rays held onto the lead when second baseman Curtis Mead and shortstop Jose Caballero combined on a dazzling double play to end the inning.
The game was a bit of a reversal from the matchup six days earlier at Angel Stadium. That night, the Rays scored four runs off lefty Patrick Sandoval in five innings. Monday, they were shut down and nearly shut out.
After a mild threat in the fourth, with two two-out singles off Sandoval, they broke through for a run in the fifth but should have had more.
Singles by Mead and Jose Siri got them started, and a walk to Rene Pinto loaded the bases with no outs.
Yandy Diaz grounded into a forceout at home. But Ramirez bounced a ball high and over the mound, and when Sandoval gloved it his only option was to throw to first, allowing Siri to score.
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Here are Orlando area high school scores and top performers from Monday, April 15:
Baseball
Boone 10, Olympia 6
Buzz: Ty Higgins went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI for the Braves (13-5) in the win, while Luke Mottola was 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI. Yamil Gonzalez had a single, a run scored and 2 RBI for the Titans (13-7).
Deltona Trinity 17, Circle Christian 7
Buzz: Caden McManama was 2-for-3 with a double, 3 runs scored and an RBI for the Eagles (11-6) in the win, while Elijah Bagg went 2-for-2 with a double. Jon Waldrop was 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored for the Centurions (0-9), while Carson Gore went 2-for-3 with a double, 2 runs scored and 3 RBI.
Cypress Creek 16, Jones 1
Buzz: Ryan Votoe went 2-for-3 with a double, run scored and 2 RBI for the Bears (10-8), while Edwin Gonzalez was 2-for-2 with a double, 2 runs scored and an RBI.
St. Cloud 12, Gateway 2
Buzz: Josh Bejarano was 2-for-3 with a double and 3 RBI for the Bulldogs (12-7) in the win, while Sammy Echeverry went 2-for-2 with a double, 3 runs scored and 2 RBI, and Drew Kelley went 2-for-3 with 2 runs scored and an RBI.
Lake Nona 8, Liberty 1
Buzz: Jeremias Padilla had the RBI for the Chargers (0-16), while Mathew Conde added a double and a run scored.
Freedom 6, Lake Buena Vista 4
Buzz: Ryan Duffy went 2-for-3 with a run scored for the Vipers (9-7) in the loss, while Ahmed Khan and Andres Gonzalez each had a double and an RBI.
Lake Minneola 9, Trinity Prep 4
Buzz: Fabian Antonsanti was 3-for-4 with a double, run scored and an RBI for the Hawks (15-5) in the win, while Brandon Rupsingh and Bryan Castellanos each went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored.
Windermere 10, West Orange 0
Buzz: Jose Calzadilla went 2-for-2 with a run scored and 3 RBI for the Wolverines (18-3), while Jack Waddingham was 2-for-4 with an RBI, and Juan Lopez added 2 hits.
East Ridge 19, Wildwood 0
Buzz: Adrian Pagan was 4-for-5 with 3 runs scored and 2 RBI for the Knights (7-13), while Barak Boston went 2-for-4 with a double, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI.
Wekiva 15, Colonial 0
Buzz: Jonathan Mills went 3-for-5 with 2 doubles, a run scored and 4 RBI for the Mustangs (9-11), while Ivan Tolentino was 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored and 4 RBI. Luis Perez and Damir Simon each added 2 hits, including a double, 2 runs and 2 RBI.
Dr. Phillips 5, East River 4
Buzz: Christopher Pedrinan had a double, run scored and 3 RBI for the Panthers (3-18) in the win, while Cameron Whitten and Ryan Pyka each added a single, run scored and an RBI.
Winter Park 5, Apopka 4
Buzz: Jacob Butts was 2-for-4 with an RBI for the Wildcats (9-10) in the win, while Hayden Montanez added a double and 2 RBI. Cody McKinley went 2-for-2 with 2 runs for the Blue Darters (11-9), while Nicolas Posluszny added 2 hits and an RBI.
Other scores:
Edgewater 10, Oak Ridge 0
Belleview 1, Leesburg 0
Four Corners 5, Cornerstone Charter 1
Softball
Trinity Prep 3, Atlantic 2
Buzz: Naomi Tanielian went 3-for-3 with 2 RBI for the Saints (10-5) in the win, while McKenna Hawley had 19 strikeouts in the complete game pitching win.
Wekiva 13, Edgewater 0
Buzz: Pahola Chavez was 2-for-2 with a double, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI for the Mustangs (11-7), while Camila Delgado went 2-for-2 with 2 runs scored and an RBI.
Poinciana 15, Celebration 4
Buzz: Corymar Gotay had 2 triples, a double, 3 runs scored and 4 RBI for the Eagles (11-7) in the win, while Alondra Lozada went 2-for-4 with a double, run scored and an RBI.
Seminole 8, Mount Dora Christian 0
Buzz: Anne Long was 2-for-4 with 2 RBI for the Seminoles (9-6), while Mary Long, Alexandra Steffano and Madie Baker each added 2 hits and a run scored, and Ava Matthews had 7 strikeouts in the complete game shutout to get the pitching win.
Foundation Academy 6, Mount Dora 1
Buzz: Elizabeth Ozim went 2-for-4 with a run scored for the Lions (13-3) in the win, while Riley Winters added 2 doubles. Peyton Kolva was 2-for-3 with the lone run scored for the Hurricanes (8-9).
Lake Howell 18, Lake Minneola 3
Buzz: Skii Rodriguez was 4-for-5 with 2 triples, 2 runs scored and 3 RBI for the Silverhawks (11-6) in the win, while Gianna Terito was 3-for-3 with a home run, double, 3 runs scored and 3 RBI, and Nisabella Fatzinger-Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with a triple, 3 runs scored and 3 RBI.
Leesburg 17, Lake Buena Vista 7
Buzz: Giselle Santos Rosario was 3-for-4 and a run scored for the Vipers (3-15) in the loss, while Aiza Khan was also 3-for-4 with a double and 2 runs scored, and Areliz Lebron added 2 singles and 2 RBI.
Other scores:
Dr. Phillips 17, Orlando University 1
Vanguard 3, Umatilla 0
Boys Lacrosse
CLASS 2A DISTRICT 4
Monday semifinals:
Lake Mary 22, Hagerty 0
Buzz: Caden Harshbarger had 4 goals and 2 assists for the Rams (18-1), while Daniel Quinn had 3 goals, and Aaron Tichonoff added 2 goals and 2 assists.
Lake Brantley 11, Seminole 9
Buzz: Parker Perales had 4 goals for the Patriots (12-6) in the win, while Dax Hejtmanek had 3 goals and 2 assists, and Kaden Fioretti had 11 saves at keeper.
Wednesday’s championship:
No. 1 Lake Mary (18-1) vs. No. 2 Lake Brantley (12-6), 6 p.m.
CLASS 2A DISTRICT 5
Monday’s championship:
West Orange 12, Lake Minneola 6
Girls Lacrosse
CLASS 2A DISTRICT 5
Monday semifinals:
Hagerty 22, Boone 2
Winter Park 14, Lake Howell 7
Wednesday’s championship:
No. 1 Hagerty (17-3) vs. No. 2 Winter Park (12-6), 7 p.m.
CLASS 2A DISTRICT 6
Tuesday semifinals:
No. 1 East Ridge (12-3) vs. No. 4 Lake Minneola (6-7), 7:30 p.m.
No. 2 West Orange (11-2) vs. No. 3 Windermere (11-4), 5:30 p.m.
CLASS 2A DISTRICT 7
Wednesday’s championship:
No. 1 Bartow vs. No. 2 Celebration, 7 p.m.
CLASS 1A DISTRICT 6
Tuesday’s championship:
No. 1 Horizon vs. No. 2 All Saints Academy, 7 p.m.
CLASS 1A DISTRICT 7
Tuesday’s semifinals:
No. 4 The First Academy (7-6) at No. 1 Lake Highland Prep (14-3), 7 p.m.
No. 3 Trinity Prep (10-4) at No. 2 Bishop Moore (9-5), 7 p.m.
Girls Flag Football
FHSAA TOURNAMENT
Region 2
Wednesday quarterfinals
Gateway (13-4) at Brandon (10-2), 7 p.m.
Weeki Wachee (10-2) at Jones (8-2), 7 p.m.
Boys Water Polo
FHSAA TOURNAMENT
State Semifinals
Friday, April 19 at Belen Jesuit
No. 1 seed Dr. Phillips (28-2) vs. No. 4 St. Thomas Aquinas (16-12), 6:30 p.m.
No. 2 Gulliver Prep (20-4) vs. No. 3 Seminole (21-8), 8 p.m.
Girls Water Polo
FHSAA TOURNAMENT
State Semifinals
Friday, April 19 at Belen Jesuit
No. 1 seed Seminole (29-0) vs. No. 4 Miami Country Day (13-8), 3:30 p.m.
No. 2 Gulliver Prep (20-3) vs. No. 3 West Orange (24-5), 5 p.m.
Girls Beach Volleyball
Foundation Academy 2, Real Life Christian 1
Buzz: Haley Higgins and Kaitlyn Hatfield had the win at Line 1 to clinch the tem win for the Lions (4-6) on senior night.
Other scores:
Hagerty 4, Timber Creek 1
Tohopekaliga 4, Harmony 1
Boys Volleyball
Celebration 3, Tohopekaliga 1
Buzz: Diego Rivera and Oliver Binet each had 10 kills for the Storm (6-4) in the 22-25, 27-25, 25-20, 25-19 win. Rivera also had 14 digs, 3 blocks and 3 aces, while Binet also had 20 assists, 3 blocks and 3 aces, and Otavio Nascimento added 18 assists and 2 digs.
Other scores:
Timber Creek 3, West Orange 0 (25-13, 25-11, 25-21)
Boone 3, Colonial 1
Boys track & field
METRO EAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
From Saturday at Cypress Creek High School
Team scores:
1. Boone 134
2. Winter Park 98
3. Lake Nona 95
4. Timber Creek 81
5. Jones 56’
6. East River 50
7. Orlando University 49.50
8. Colonial 43.50
9. Cypress Creek 34
10. Oak Ridge 31
11. Freedom 23
Individual events:
100 – 1. Isaiah Mizell (Boone) 10.49
200 – 1. Mizell (Boone) 21.51
400 – 1. Mizell (Boone) 49.26
800 – 1. Brexton Hathaway (Timber Creek) 1:59.38
1,600 – 1. Hathaway (Timber Creek) 4:21.55
3,200 – 1. Jayden Santos-Gonzalez (Oak Ridge) 9:45.06
110 hurdles – 1. Joshua Warren (Lake Nona) 14.92
400 hurdles – 1. John Machado (Cypress Creek) 56.36
400 relay – 1. Jones (Dayveone Nichols, Jaquail Smith, Lagarion Wilson, Brandon Hall) 43.20
1,600 relay – 1. Timber Creek (Rodney Wilson, Akai Tonge, Chase Cintron, Solomon Williams) 3:30.45
3,200 relay – 1. Oak Ridge (Jonathan Hall, Rikelson Docteur, Santos-Rodriguez, Marc Delcy) 8:19.00
High jump – 1. Cintron (Timber Creek) 1.82m
Pole vault – 1. Ben Batterson (Winter Park) 3.15m
Long jump – 1. Xavier Daniels (Colonial) 6.61m
Triple jump – 1. Christian Robbins (Jones) 12.15m
Shot put – 1. Xavier Payne (Jones) 13.25m
Discus – 1. Jadon Frick (Boone) 38.95m
Javelin – 1. Kenny Luong (University) 37.93m
Girls track & field
METRO EAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
From Saturday at Cypress Creek High School
Team scores:
1. Boone 163
2. Lake Nona 100
3. Jones 87
4. Cypress Creek 74
5. Colonial 72
6. Orlando University 52
7. Winter Park 42
8. Timber Creek 33
9. East River 27
10. Freedom 19
11. Oak Ridge 7
Individual events:
100 – 1. Emma Morris (Lake Nona) 12.03
200 – 1. Morris (Lake Nona) 24.67
400 – 1. Sabine Alexander (Boone) 59.46
800 – 1. Ebony Herndon (Boone) 2:23.38
1,600 – 1. Layla Sahaydak (Boone) 5:28.07
3,200 – 1. Bethany Foley (Boone) 12:21.56
100 hurdles – 1. Alondra Rodriguez (Cypress Creek) 15.06
400 hurdles – 1. Rodriguez (Cypress Creek) 1:03.89
400 relay – 1. Lake Nona (Aviah Mortimer, Mariah Turner, Annabel Bispo, Morris) 49.35
1,600 relay – 1. Boone (Herndon, Marchele Robbins, Alexander, Livia Rowe) 4:08.98
3,200 relay – 1. Lake Nona (Michah Nunn, Delaney Richgels, Hanna Behzad, Crystal Malaykhan) 10:20.02
High jump – 1. McKenna Murphy (Boone) 1.57m
Pole vault – 1. Irene Santiago (Winter Park) 2.85m
Long jump – 1. Christina Morris (University) 5.53m
Triple jump – 1. Morris (University) 11.55m
Shot put – 1. Dajea Hylick (Jones) 9.62m
Discus – 1. Taliana DeJesus (Colonial) 31.56m
Javelin – 1. Ivanna Soler (Colonial) 25.58m
Varsity Content Editor Buddy Collings can be reached by email at bcollings@orlandosentinel.com.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/04/15/high-school-scores-stats-april-15/
Here are Orlando area high school scores and top performers from Monday, April 15:
Baseball
Boone 10, Olympia 6
Buzz: Ty Higgins went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI for the Braves (13-5) in the win while Luke Mottola was 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI. Yamil Gonzalez had a single, a run scored and 2 RBI for the Titans (13-7).
Deltona Trinity 17, Circle Christian 7
Buzz: Caden McManama was 2-for-3 with a double, 3 runs scored and an RBI for the Eagles (11-6) in the win while Elijah Bagg went 2-for-2 with a double. Jon Waldrop was 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored for the Centurions (0-9) while Carson Gore went 2-for-3 with a double, 2 runs scored and 3 RBI.
Cypress Creek 16, Jones 1
Buzz: Ryan Votoe went 2-for-3 with a double, run scored and 2 RBI for the Bears (10-8) while Edwin Gonzalez was 2-for-2 with a double, 2 runs scored and an RBI.
St. Cloud 12, Gateway 2
Buzz: Josh Bejarano was 2-for-3 with a double and 3 RBI for the Bulldogs (12-7) in the win while Sammy Echeverry went 2-for-2 with a double, 3 runs scored and 2 RBI, and Drew Kelley went 2-for-3 with 2 runs scored and an RBI.
Lake Nona 8, Liberty 1
Buzz: Jeremias Padilla had the RBI for the Chargers (0-16) while Mathew Conde added a double and a run scored.
Freedom 6, Lake Buena Vista 4
Buzz: Ryan Duffy went 2-for-3 with a run scored for the Vipers (9-7) in the loss while Ahmed Khan and Andres Gonzalez each had a double and an RBI.
Lake Minneola 9, Trinity Prep 4
Buzz: Fabian Antonsanti was 3-for-4 with a double, run scored and an RBI for the Hawks (15-5) in the win while Brandon Rupsingh and Bryan Castellanos each went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored.
Windermere 10, West Orange 0
Buzz: Jose Calzadilla went 2-for-2 with a run scored and 3 RBI for the Wolverines (18-3) while Jack Waddingham was 2-for-4 with an RBI, and Juan Lopez added 2 hits.
East Ridge 19, Wildwood 0
Buzz: Adrian Pagan was 4-for-5 with 3 runs scored and 2 RBI for the Knights (7-13) while Barak Boston went 2-for-4 with a double, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI.
Wekiva 15, Colonial 0
Buzz: Jonathan Mills went 3-for-5 with 2 doubles, a run scored and 4 RBI for the Mustangs (9-11) while Ivan Tolentino was 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored and 4 RBI. Luis Perez and Damir Simon each added 2 hits, including a double, 2 runs and 2 RBI.
Dr. Phillips 5, East River 4
Buzz: Christopher Pedrinan had a double, run scored and 3 RBI for the Panthers (3-18) in the win while Cameron Whitten and Ryan Pyka each added a single, run scored and an RBI.
Winter Park 5, Apopka 4
Buzz: Jacob Butts was 2-for-4 with an RBI for the Wildcats (9-10) in the win while Hayden Montanez added a double and 2 RBI. Cody McKinley went 2-for-2 with 2 runs for the Blue Darters (11-9) while Nicolas Posluszny added 2 hits and an RBI.
Other scores:
Edgewater 10, Oak Ridge 0
Belleview 1, Leesburg 0
Four Corners 5, Cornerstone Charter 1
Softball
Trinity Prep 3, Atlantic 2
Buzz: Naomi Tanielian went 3-for-3 with 2 RBI for the Saints (10-5) in the win while McKenna Hawley had 19 strikeouts in the complete-game win.
Wekiva 13, Edgewater 0
Buzz: Pahola Chavez was 2-for-2 with a double, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI for the Mustangs (11-7) while Camila Delgado went 2-for-2 with 2 runs scored and an RBI.
Poinciana 15, Celebration 4
Buzz: Corymar Gotay had 2 triples, a double, 3 runs scored and 4 RBI for the Eagles (11-7) in the win while Alondra Lozada went 2-for-4 with a double, run scored and an RBI.
Seminole 8, Mount Dora Christian 0
Buzz: Anne Long was 2-for-4 with 2 RBI for the Seminoles (9-6) while Mary Long, Alexandra Steffano and Madie Baker each added 2 hits and a run scored, and Ava Matthews had 7 strikeouts in the complete-game shutout.
Foundation Academy 6, Mount Dora 1
Buzz: Elizabeth Ozim went 2-for-4 with a run scored for the Lions (13-3) in the win while Riley Winters added 2 doubles. Peyton Kolva was 2-for-3 with the lone run scored for the Hurricanes (8-9).
Lake Howell 18, Lake Minneola 3
Buzz: Skii Rodriguez was 4-for-5 with 2 triples, 2 runs scored and 3 RBI for the Silverhawks (11-6) in the win while Gianna Terito was 3-for-3 with a home run, double, 3 runs scored and 3 RBI, and Nisabella Fatzinger-Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with a triple, 3 runs scored and 3 RBI.
Leesburg 17, Lake Buena Vista 7
Buzz: Giselle Santos Rosario was 3-for-4 and a run scored for the Vipers (3-15) in the loss while Aiza Khan was also 3-for-4 with a double and 2 runs scored, and Areliz Lebron added 2 singles and 2 RBI.
Other scores:
Dr. Phillips 17, Orlando University 1
Vanguard 3, Umatilla 0
Boys Lacrosse
CLASS 2A DISTRICT 4
Monday semifinals:
Lake Mary 22, Hagerty 0
Buzz: Caden Harshbarger had 4 goals and 2 assists for the Rams (18-1) while Daniel Quinn had 3 goals, and Aaron Tichonoff added 2 goals and 2 assists.
Lake Brantley 11, Seminole 9
Buzz: Parker Perales had 4 goals for the Patriots (12-6) in the win while Dax Hejtmanek had 3 goals and 2 assists, and Kaden Fioretti had 11 saves at keeper.
Wednesday’s championship:
No. 1 Lake Mary (18-1) vs. No. 2 Lake Brantley (12-6), 6 p.m.
CLASS 2A DISTRICT 5
Monday’s championship:
West Orange 12, Lake Minneola 6
Girls Lacrosse
CLASS 2A DISTRICT 5
Monday semifinals:
Hagerty 22, Boone 2
Winter Park 14, Lake Howell 7
Wednesday’s championship:
No. 1 Hagerty (17-3) vs. No. 2 Winter Park (12-6), 7 p.m.
CLASS 2A DISTRICT 6
Tuesday semifinals:
No. 1 East Ridge (12-3) vs. No. 4 Lake Minneola (6-7), 7:30 p.m.
No. 2 West Orange (11-2) vs. No. 3 Windermere (11-4), 5:30 p.m.
CLASS 2A DISTRICT 7
Wednesday’s championship:
No. 1 Bartow vs. No. 2 Celebration, 7 p.m.
CLASS 1A DISTRICT 6
Tuesday’s championship:
No. 1 Horizon vs. No. 2 All Saints Academy, 7 p.m.
CLASS 1A DISTRICT 7
Tuesday’s semifinals:
No. 4 The First Academy (7-6) at No. 1 Lake Highland Prep (14-3), 7 p.m.
No. 3 Trinity Prep (10-4) at No. 2 Bishop Moore (9-5), 7 p.m.
Girls Flag Football
FHSAA TOURNAMENT
Region 2
Wednesday quarterfinals
Gateway (13-4) at Brandon (10-2), 7 p.m.
Weeki Wachee (10-2) at Jones (8-2), 7 p.m.
Boys Water Polo
FHSAA TOURNAMENT
State Semifinals
Friday, April 19 at Belen Jesuit
No. 1 seed Dr. Phillips (28-2) vs. No. 4 St. Thomas Aquinas (16-12), 6:30 p.m.
No. 2 Gulliver Prep (20-4) vs. No. 3 Seminole (21-8), 8 p.m.
Girls Water Polo
FHSAA TOURNAMENT
State Semifinals
Friday, April 19 at Belen Jesuit
No. 1 seed Seminole (29-0) vs. No. 4 Miami Country Day (13-8), 3:30 p.m.
No. 2 Gulliver Prep (20-3) vs. No. 3 West Orange (24-5), 5 p.m.
Girls Beach Volleyball
Foundation Academy 2, Real Life Christian 1
Buzz: Haley Higgins and Kaitlyn Hatfield had the win at Line 1 to clinch the team win for the Lions (4-6) on senior night.
Other scores:
Hagerty 4, Timber Creek 1
Tohopekaliga 4, Harmony 1
Boys Volleyball
Celebration 3, Tohopekaliga 1
Buzz: Diego Rivera and Oliver Binet each had 10 kills for the Storm (6-4) in the 22-25, 27-25, 25-20, 25-19 win. Rivera also had 14 digs, 3 blocks and 3 aces while Binet also had 20 assists, 3 blocks and 3 aces, and Otavio Nascimento added 18 assists and 2 digs.
Other scores:
Timber Creek 3, West Orange 0 (25-13, 25-11, 25-21)
Boone 3, Colonial 1
Boys track & field
METRO EAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
From Saturday at Cypress Creek High School
Team scores:
1. Boone 134
2. Winter Park 98
3. Lake Nona 95
4. Timber Creek 81
5. Jones 56’
6. East River 50
7. Orlando University 49.50
8. Colonial 43.50
9. Cypress Creek 34
10. Oak Ridge 31
11. Freedom 23
Individual events:
100 – 1. Isaiah Mizell (Boone) 10.49
200 – 1. Mizell (Boone) 21.51
400 – 1. Mizell (Boone) 49.26
800 – 1. Brexton Hathaway (Timber Creek) 1:59.38
1,600 – 1. Hathaway (Timber Creek) 4:21.55
3,200 – 1. Jayden Santos-Gonzalez (Oak Ridge) 9:45.06
110 hurdles – 1. Joshua Warren (Lake Nona) 14.92
400 hurdles – 1. John Machado (Cypress Creek) 56.36
400 relay – 1. Jones (Dayveone Nichols, Jaquail Smith, Lagarion Wilson, Brandon Hall) 43.20
1,600 relay – 1. Timber Creek (Rodney Wilson, Akai Tonge, Chase Cintron, Solomon Williams) 3:30.45
3,200 relay – 1. Oak Ridge (Jonathan Hall, Rikelson Docteur, Santos-Rodriguez, Marc Delcy) 8:19.00
High jump – 1. Cintron (Timber Creek) 1.82m
Pole vault – 1. Ben Batterson (Winter Park) 3.15m
Long jump – 1. Xavier Daniels (Colonial) 6.61m
Triple jump – 1. Christian Robbins (Jones) 12.15m
Shot put – 1. Xavier Payne (Jones) 13.25m
Discus – 1. Jadon Frick (Boone) 38.95m
Javelin – 1. Kenny Luong (University) 37.93m
Girls track & field
METRO EAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
From Saturday at Cypress Creek High School
Team scores:
1. Boone 163
2. Lake Nona 100
3. Jones 87
4. Cypress Creek 74
5. Colonial 72
6. Orlando University 52
7. Winter Park 42
8. Timber Creek 33
9. East River 27
10. Freedom 19
11. Oak Ridge 7
Individual events:
100 – 1. Emma Morris (Lake Nona) 12.03
200 – 1. Morris (Lake Nona) 24.67
400 – 1. Sabine Alexander (Boone) 59.46
800 – 1. Ebony Herndon (Boone) 2:23.38
1,600 – 1. Layla Sahaydak (Boone) 5:28.07
3,200 – 1. Bethany Foley (Boone) 12:21.56
100 hurdles – 1. Alondra Rodriguez (Cypress Creek) 15.06
400 hurdles – 1. Rodriguez (Cypress Creek) 1:03.89
400 relay – 1. Lake Nona (Aviah Mortimer, Mariah Turner, Annabel Bispo, Morris) 49.35
1,600 relay – 1. Boone (Herndon, Marchele Robbins, Alexander, Livia Rowe) 4:08.98
3,200 relay – 1. Lake Nona (Michah Nunn, Delaney Richgels, Hanna Behzad, Crystal Malaykhan) 10:20.02
High jump – 1. McKenna Murphy (Boone) 1.57m
Pole vault – 1. Irene Santiago (Winter Park) 2.85m
Long jump – 1. Christina Morris (University) 5.53m
Triple jump – 1. Morris (University) 11.55m
Shot put – 1. Dajea Hylick (Jones) 9.62m
Discus – 1. Taliana DeJesus (Colonial) 31.56m
Javelin – 1. Ivanna Soler (Colonial) 25.58m
Varsity Content Editor Buddy Collings can be reached by email at bcollings@orlandosentinel.com.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/04/15/high-school-scores-stats-april-15/
By DOUG FERGUSON
Associated Press
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Scottie Scheffler manages enormous expectations so well because he never spends too much time thinking about the past or the future. The temptation was never so great at the Masters.
Behind him was a swift sequence of events that put him in control at Augusta National when three of his closest challengers made double bogey in the heart of Amen Corner. Ahead of him was the dreamy prospect of another Masters green jacket.
All he thought about was the 215 yards between his golf ball and the flag on the par-5 13th late in the afternoon Sunday. His lead was two shots over Ludvig Aberg, the 24-year-old Swede who a year ago was in college and played his first Masters as the No. 9 player in the world.
Scheffler was oblivious to everything except what was in front of him.
“He just seemed focused on doing Scottie Scheffler things,” said Ted Scott, the caddie who has been on Scheffler’s bag during his amazing ride to the top of the golf world.
“That’s what he said on 13. He goes, ‘Should we go for it?’ I said: ‘Absolutely. Why don’t we do what we do and what we’re good at?’ He’s the best ball striker in the world,” Scott said. “He hit an unbelievable 4-iron, which is just incredible to that small target.
“Those targets seem big when you’re caddying for Scottie Scheffler.”
The ball hit the safe part of the green, setting up a two-putt birdie to extend his lead. His wedge on the 14th settled a foot away for another birdie. And then he made another.
Before long, Scheffler twice slipped into the green jacket — first in Butler Cabin, and then on the 18th green, both times accompanied by a wide smile.
And to think it was only two years and two months ago that Scheffler was trying to win for the first time on the PGA Tour. Since then, he has picked up 10 victories worldwide and has finished in the top three a staggering 44% of the time.
“It’s been a while since we’ve had a guy out there that tees it up and he’s supposed to win, and he wins,” Xander Schauffele said. “I feel like we’ve had a bit of a bounce-back with three or four guys for that top spot. And he’s cruising along pretty nicely.”
He is No. 1 in the world by a margin not seen since peak Tiger Woods. As for expectations, consider Scheffler and Woods are the only players to twice win the Masters as the No. 1 player.
It only looks like Scheffler is cruising.
Remember, it was just two months ago when his position as the No. 1 player in the world was in question because he couldn’t seem to make a putt. Scheffler spent a lot of energy trying to block out the noise, believing he was on the right track.
And then he won at Bay Hill by five shots, he won The Players Championship by coming from five shots behind, he missed a playoff in the Houston Open by one 5-foot putt and he won the Masters for the second time in three years.
Only three other players who were younger than the 27-year-old Scheffler have won a second green jacket — Jack Nicklaus, Seve Ballesteros and Woods.
Even before he started on Sunday, Scheffler felt enough discomfort in his neck — the same area that nearly caused him to withdraw at The Players Championship — that he applied kinesiology tape. It was the first time since The Players he felt that, and he’s not sure why.
“I think my body was just reacting to the stress,” he said.
A trio of players tried to add to that. Aberg caught him with a 35-foot putt down the scary slope on the ninth hole, only for Scheffler to hit lob wedge that spun down the slope and was inches from going into the cup.
Collin Morikawa was tied for the lead until he put it in the bunker left of the ninth green, took two shots to get out and made double bogey. Morikawa made another bogey by putting his approach into the water on No. 11.
“I got greedy. Greed can get the best of us,” Morikawa said, speaking about his game but a noteworthy choice of words given golf’s current landscape.
Max Homa had a brief share of the lead, and he pulled one stroke behind with a shot to a foot on the 10th hole and a smart par on the 11th. And then he hit a shot to the par-3 12th that bounced over the back of the green and into the ivy bushes. He had to take a penalty drop and wound up making double bogey, from which he never recovered. It was a cruel break.
“The honest answer is it didn’t feel fair,” Homa said. “I hit a really good golf shot, and it didn’t feel fair. I’ve seen far worse just roll back down the hill.
“The professional answer is these things happen.”
And so the stage was set for Scheffler. His closing 68 was the second-best score Sunday. His final margin was four shots. His standing in the game has never been greater. And even with his first child due to be born by the end of the month, Scheffler doesn’t expect things to change.
The one trait that has never left him is his desire to win no matter much he has won. He was like that after he won his first PGA Tour title. He is like that even after two Masters.
“The guy is special,” Scott said. “He’s a different kind of special. I think we’re all seeing it, and we’re all questioning, ‘Where did this come from?’”
Odds are it has been there all along.
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By JOHN KREISER
Associated Press
TAMPA — Dylan Cozens scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres concluded another disappointing season with a 4-2 win over the playoff-bound Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night.
Jordan Greenway and Zach Benson also scored for the Sabres, who will miss the playoffs for an NHL-record 13th consecutive season.
Lightning captain Steven Stamkos reached the 40-goal mark for the seventh time in his NHL career, Erik Cernak scored midway through the third period and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves for Tampa Bay, which is assured of finishing as the first wild card in the Eastern Conference.
The Lightning, 0-2-1 in their past three games, will play either Boston or Florida in the first round of the playoffs after concluding their regular season against Toronto on Wednesday night.
“Not much to look at that was good tonight,” Stamkos said. “We’ve got one game left to just do the little things right. The stuff that we practice every day in practice. Just the nuances of the details — it wasn’t great.”
Buffalo needed just 1:26 from the opening faceoff to take a 1-0 lead when Cozens snapped the rebound of Jack Quinn’s shot past Vasilevskiy. He put the Sabres ahead 2-1 with a short-handed goal at 5:08 of the second. Cozens also had an assist.
“It was very nice to see Dylan rewarded for the work he put in,” Sabres coach Don Granato said. “He competed hard tonight, he was strong on pucks, and obviously he was rewarded for it. He was a real pain in the neck for them the entire night.”
Greenway, who set up Cozens’ second goal, made it 3-1 at 16:12, helping the Sabres defeat the Lightning for the third time in their four meetings, and Benson added a third-period goal.
Buffalo goalie Eric Comrie, playing for the first time since March 7, made 31 saves. He had been 0-7-1 since winning his first start of the season on Oct. 21.
“Comms played great,” Cozens said. “I couldn’t be happier for him, to have him end his season on that note.”
Stamkos’ goal at 2:27 of the second period tied the game 1-1 and came off a pass from NHL scoring leader Nikita Kucherov, who earned his 99th assist and 142nd point.
Cernak’s goal at 9:39 of the third cut the margin to 3-2, but Benson scored 15 seconds later.
“At times tonight it looked like we just wanted to get out of the game instead of finishing it through,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said.
The Sabres haven’t made the playoffs since 2010-11, and forward Alex Tuch said the season-ending win didn’t merit much celebration.
“We can take away some good things; you can feel good about this game for the next couple of days, but I don’t want guys to think about this season too much,” he said. “I want them in the back of their minds to remember how this feels, how crappy this feels to miss the playoffs just like we did last year.”
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