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Big upset wins for St. Brendan basketball and True North baseball. Plus more region basketball
Misael Uriepero, who walked and stole two bases, scored in the top of the first on an Angel Garcia RBI sac fly.
That's all True North needed.
Three pitchers combined on a 2-hit shutout. Winning pitcher Alan Soler went four innings, allowing no runs, one hit and three walks, while striking out six. Yancarlos Cordova pitched two-plus scoreless innings, walking three, giving up one hit and striking out two.
With no outs and a runner on second (via lead-off hit and then a wild pitch) in the seventh, True North's Matias Fischer entered the game on a 1-0 count and that runner in scoring position. En route to the save, he struck out both batters he faced, the first after falling behind 3-0. On the second strikeout, catcher Garcia threw out the base runner trying to steal third to end it on the Titans' third double play.
In the bottom of the first inning with the bases loaded and one out, Fischer snagged a ground ball to start a 6-4-3 double play. In the bottom of the fifth inning with one out, Douglas tried a squeeze bunt, but first baseman Mikey Cuenca made a diving catch and then threw out the runner trying to return to third base.
For Douglas (1-1), starter Chase Wildrout went three innings, allowing one run, two hits and two walks with three strikeouts. In relief, Daniel Tartaglia pitched four shutout innings, while giving up one hit and one walk and striking out four.
Later in the week, the host True North JV baseball team played Douglas JV twice and beat the Eagles both times in walk-off fashion (6-5 and 2-1).
Region basketball
What a win for St. Brendan boys' basketball in a Region 4-4A semifinal.
St. Brendan was behind 63-52 with five minutes remaining and then went on an 18-6 run to win in come-from-behind fashion 70-69 over host and top-seeded Miami Northwestern.
Trailing 69-68 with 40 seconds to play, St. Brendan made a pivotal play on defense. Senior Javi Jimenez and sophomore Sebastian Martinez applied pressure defense, which forced a pass toward the middle. That's where senior Jonas Duque batted the pass away, which senior Benny Fragela retrieved for a key steal.
Fragela passed to Duque, who dribbled up court, drove the lane and scored what proved to be the winning shot with about 15 seconds remaining.
Down by one, Northwestern still had time and drove the lane, too, but Martinez took a huge charge, which denied an easy basket off an offensive rebound, leading to a St. Brendan win and mid-court celebration. With the upset victory, it marks the first time the Sabres reached a region final in boys' basketball.
▪ BOYS: Region 4-4A Semifinal: St. Brendan 70, Northwestern 69: StB: Duque 30, Fragela 23, Jimenez 7, Gutierrez 3, Martinez 3, Villabla 2, Martinez 1. NW: Smith 18, Russel 16, Carter 10, Dawson 10, Baker 8, Desire 5, McKenney 2. 3-ptrs: Fragela 7, Duque 6, Gutierrez 1. StB 20-8.
▪ BOYS: Region 4-1A Semifinal: West Palm Beach Atlantic Christian 49, Westwood Christian 45: WC: Devin McIntyre 11 pts, 2 stls, 5 asts, 5 rebs; John Weir 11 pts, 3 asts, 5 rebs, 1 stl; Tristan Barnes 7 pts, 3 blks, 7 rebs, 2 stls; Jermaine Agyeman 6 pts, 3 blks, 8 rebs. WC 16-8.
▪ GIRLS: Region 4-6A Semifinal: Nova 63, Stuart Martin County 25: Jaelynn Housey 21 pts, 5 rebs, 4 asts, 4 stls, 1 blk; J'Yan Tyrell 18 pts, 13 rebs, 3 asts; Kimora Exum 11 pts, 2 rebs, 2 stls, 1 ast, 1 blk; Ke'mora Evans 7 pts, 3 rebs, 6 asts, 4 stls; Skye Thompson 2 pts, 2 rebs, 3 asts; Kyra Paul 2 pts, 3 rebs, 1 ast, 1 stl. N 22-5.
▪ GIRLS: 4-1A Semifinal: Schoolhouse Prep 43, Miami Christain 40: Lya Gonzalez 15 pts, 7 rebs, 3 asts, 4 stls, 1 blk; Kalem Preston 15 pts, 8 rebs, 5 stls, 1 blk; Kartier Durden 8 pts, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl; Aura Bingham 2 pts, 2 rebs, 3 stls; Irshelly Gonzalez 2 pts, 1 reb; Daniela Ramirez 1 pt, 1 reb, 1 ast. SP 17-8.
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