State award winners from Ely, Columbus, North Miami. Plus boys' volleyball, water polo and more
J.R. McNabb of Pompano Blanche Ely won the Florida Dairy Farmers State Boys' Basketball Coach of the Year award (of all classifications) as voted by a panel of the state's boys' basketball coaches and preps media.
In his first year as head coach of the Ely boys' program, McNabb led his team to a 20-9 record and the Class 5A state championship, the school's ninth boys' state title and first since 2019. He also won girls' state titles with Ely in 2020 and North Lauderdale Somerset Prep in 2018 and 2019.
McNabb, who was selected as the Class 5A Coach of the Year in a previous round of voting, finished with nine first-place votes and 121 points to win the overall award ahead of Class 7A Coach of the Year Mark Griseck of Windermere (71) and Class 6A Coach of the Year Julius Sandi of Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (66).
Class 4A COY Edward Schuler of Fort Lauderdale Stranahan finished fourth (48) followed by Rural Class COY Greg Bowie of Hawthorne (45), Class 3A COY Colt McDowell of The Villages (31), Class 2A COY Anthony Shahbaz of Miami Riviera Prep (29) and Class 1A COY David Roe of Weston Sagemont (12).
For the state's overall girls' basketball coach of the year, the state's Class 2A Girls' Basketball Coach of the Year Ochiel Swaby of Miami Country Day finished seventh in the final voting.
Florida's Class 6A Girls' Basketball Coach of the Year Joel Bower of Bloomingdale won the state's overall girls' basketball coaching award. He led his squad to a 25-5 record and the Class 6A state title, the program's first state championship. This year's title-run followed a 30-1 record in 2024, with the only loss coming in the school's first state championship game appearance.
Cameron Boozer
Cameron Boozer, a senior from Miami Christopher Columbus, is the 2025 Florida Dairy Farmers State Mr. Basketball in a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school basketball coaches and media representatives.
The 6-9 forward, who also was named Mr. Basketball in 2023 and 2024, became the first unanimous choice in the 43rd year history of the award and joined Joel Berry II of Lake Highland Prep (2012-14) as the only other three-time winner of the state's top boys' basketball honor.
The McDonald's All-American led his Columbus squad to a record-setting fourth straight Class 7A state title, averaging 22.6 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.3 blocks and 2.0 steals per game.
He has signed to play college basketball at NCAA Division I Duke University, where his twin brother, Cayden, will join him. Their father Carlos is an NBA alum who also played college ball at Duke. Carlos is a men's college basketball analyst for the ACC Network.
Cameron, who earlier was named the Class 7A Player of the Year, tallied all 19 first-place votes and 190 points to finish ahead of Class 3A Player of the Year Shon Abaev of Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian Academy, who had 11 second-place votes and totalled 97 points.
Class 2A Player of the Year Alex Lloyd of Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy finished third (81), followed by Class 6A POY Dwayne Wimbley of Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (37), Class 1A POY Matt Able of Weston Sagemont (24), Class 4A POY Josh Lewis of Blake (11), Class 5A POY Dylon Hanna of Blanche Ely (7) and Rural Class POY De'Andre Harvey of Williston (4).
For the state's overall Miss Basketball honors, the state's Class 2A Girls' Basketball Player of the Year Markeli Jones-Tynes of Westminster Academy was eighth in the final voting.
The state's Class 4A Player of the Year Jaida Civil from Palm Bay also won the Miss Basketball award. The McDonald's All-American senior guard, who has signed to play hoops at the University of Tennessee, averaged 18.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 3.3 steals per game.
Mya Bethel
North Miami senior Mya Bethel is the 2025 Florida Dairy Farmers State Miss Wrestling.
Bethel completed an amazing four-year high school wrestling career as she went undefeated in 104 matches, capped off by winning her fourth consecutive state championship. Her senior season she was 22-0 and won state at 155 pounds.
Bethel is Florida's first four-time girls' state wrestling champion since the state championship tournament was sanctioned by the FHSSA in 2022.
David Bossardet of Flagler Palm Coast was named the state's Girls' Wrestling Coach of the Year after leading his squad to the state title with a state-record 150 points.
Water polo
Districts begin next week, and Miami Gulliver Prep is ready.
Gulliver Prep girls improved to 21-1 with an impressive 15-1 victory over Mater Lakes Academy.
Freshman Sofia Beltran led the Raiders with 7 blocks, 1 assist and 1 steal. Sophomore Isabella Ten Have had 3 goals, 4 steals and 3 assists, and freshman Emma Preston added 1 goal, 3 steals and 2 assists.
Senior captain Julia Fogel had 2 assists and 2 steals.
Gulliver Prep opens the postseason against visiting Weston Cypress Bay at 4 p.m. on April 8.
Miami Ransom Everglades and Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy are each 14-7. Cooper City is 15-5, and Miami Mourning is 11-5.
On the boys' side, Miami Mater Lakes Academy is 18-2, after beating Gulliver Prep 13-10.
Prior, Westminster Academy defeated Mater Lakes Academy 15-11. The Lions, who also beat Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas 13-12 in overtime, are 16-2 overall. The Raiders are 15-6.
Ransom Everglades is 14-7, and Miami Belen Jesuit is 15-6. Cooper City is 14-4.
Boys' volleyball
In boys' volleyball, North Miami is 10-0, and Miami Doral Reagan is 12-1. Miami Columbus is 15-2, and Miami Southwest is 10-3. Miami Colonial Christian is 7-1, and Coconut Creek Monarch is 7-2. Miami High is 12-5, and Pembroke Pines Charter is 9-3. Miami Varela is 10-4, and Weston Cypress Bay is 11-5.
Archbishop McCarthy d. St. Thomas Aquinas 25-22, 25-21, 15-21, 25-23: AM: Nick Castillo 18 kills, 4 blocks, 3 digs; Drew Dieppa 10 kills, 8 digs, 15 serve receive; Stephen Blakely 19 assists, 2 aces; Josef Pfeiffer 10 assists, 6 digs; Andres Castillo 15 serve receive, 2 blocks. STA: Luke Swadener 14 kills, 7 digs, 13 assists, 13 serve receive; Kamaal Medina 12 kills, 3 aces, 2 blocks, 2 digs; Elijah Lam 35 assists; John Virginio 8 kills, 23 serve receive, 15 digs. AM 7-8, STA 5-6.
Belen Jesuit d. St. Thomas Aquinas 25-23, 25-22, 27-25: Bel: Max Klemick 8 kills; William Essig 7 kills, 2 blocks, 6 serve receive; Miguel Martinez 6 kills, 3 blocks; Carlos Segrera 6 kills, 2 blocks, 2 digs, 2 aces; Luke Diaz 16 assists, 6 digs; Danny Del Pino 17 serve receive, 6 digs, 1 ace. STA: Kamaal Medina 10 kills, 2 aces, 1 block; Elijah Lam 27 assists, 2 aces; Luke Swadener 8 kills, 11 serve receive; John Virginio 12 serve receive, 4 digs, 5 kills, 4 aces. Bel 7-7, STA 5-7.
Colonial Christian d. Keys Gate 25-13, 25-21, 25-21: Alexander Ovalle 15 kills, 5 aces, 10 digs, 9 serve receive; Tomas Iglesias 11 kills, 2 aces, 4 digs, 3 serve receive; Alexander Valino 7 kills, 2 aces, 5 digs, 11 serve receive. CC 7-1.
Columbus d. Varela 25-16, 25-20, 25-21: Charlie Friguls 27 assists, 5 digs; Lucas Riva 14 kills, 3 digs, 2.3 passer rating; Daniel Rubi 8 kills, 7 digs, 1 ace, 2.5 passer rating; Dante Muñecas 5 kills, 5 digs, 2 aces, 2 blocks; Matias Claure 4 kills, 1 dig, 8 blocks. Col 15-2.
Coral Springs d. Pine Crest 17-25, 25-18, 25-21, 29-27: Joel Jobi 23 kills, 2 aces, 11 digs, 20 serve receive; Fabricio Monaco 7 kills, 2 blocks, 19 serve receive; Jayden Thomas 23 digs, 18 serve receive; Mickinson Jean-Mary 39 assists. CS 5-2.
Goleman d. American 25-13, 25-16, 25-11: Branley Borrego 11 kills, 7 digs, 11 serve receive; Nicolas Arencibia 6 kills, 3 digs; Carlos Delgado 27 assists, 6 aces, 4 digs; Roman Garcia 5 kills, 4 aces, 4 digs, 6 serve receive; Adrian Morales 16 serve receive, 4 assists, 6 digs. Gole 7-9.
Hollywood Hills d. Coral Glades 21-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-18, 15-13: Mateo Blandin 18 kills, 3 aces, 17 digs, 20 serve receive; Duane Floyd 7 kills, 2 blocks; Sandy Sanjurjo 7 kills, 3 blocks, 4 digs; Julian Klavans 18 assists, 15 digs, 3 aces, 6 kills. HH 2-6.
Pembroke Pines Charter d. Fort Lauderdale 25-20, 25-21, 25-21: Daniel Castro 16 kills, 2 aces; Adrian Navarro 13 kills, 3 aces, 4 blocks; Gabriel Castro 5 blocks, 3 aces, 15 serve receive. PPC 9-3.
Reagan d. La Salle 26-24, 23-25, 26-24: Yeison Gonzalez 14 kills, 20 serve received, 8 digs; Diego Requena 31 assists, 6 kills, 12 digs, 2 aces, 2 blocks; Diego Cobena 8 kills, 14 serve received, 4 digs; Michael Perez 6 kills, 5 digs, 2 blocks; Gabriel Arias 5 kills, 3 blocks, 2 aces; Santiago Mejias 11 serve received, 8 digs, 4 assists. Rea 11-1.
Reagan d. Hialeah 25-13, 25-22, 25-21: Yeison Gonzalez 15 kills, 14 serve received, 7 digs, 2 aces; Diego Requena 36 assists, 9 digs, 2 aces; Michael Perez 10 kills, 2 blocks; Zhayed Lacruz 7 kills, 2 digs; Diego Cobena 4 kills, 10 serve received, 5 digs, 2 aces; Felipe Rivero 3 kills, 7 serve received; Fabrizio Aranibar 7 serve received, 11 digs. Rea 12-1.
Western d. Pompano Beach 23-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-15: Max Spears 21 kills, 2 blocks, 21 digs; Vincent Bonomo 8 kills, 2 aces, 16 digs, 14 serve receive; Jayson Ruiz 3 aces, 5 digs; Dexter Spears 42 assists, 7 digs, 7 blocks; Ian Bristol 18 serve receive. Wst 8-2.
Softball
Braddock 22, Archbishop Carrol 3: Winning Pitcher Emely Ramirez 9 K; Emily Cancio 2-3, 4 RBI; Braelen Cintron 2-3, 3 RBI. Brd 8-4.
Braddock 17, Terra 7: Winning Pitcher Emely Ramirez 7 K; Braelen Cintron 3-4, 3 RBI; Vanessa De La Torre 3-4, 3 RBI; Catherine Fuerte 2-5. Brd 9-4.
Baseball
Doral Academy 18, Downtown Doral 0: Gabriel Milano 3-4, 4 RBI; Bryan Mesa 2-3, 2 RBI; Leandro Hernandez 1-2, HR, 4 RBI; Kobe Carrion 2-2, 3 RBI; Winning Pitcher Jordan Tamargo. Dor 18-3-1.
Tennis
GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 6, LaSalle 1: No.3 Kayla Carey won 8-0; No.4 Mika Ringel won 8-0; No.5 Alex Leal won 8-2. GP 11-1.
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