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USA Today
20 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Alabama reportedly offers top 2027 in-state quarterback prospect
This past week, the Alabama Crimson Tide officially extended an offer to one of the top in-state quarterbacks in Alabama's 2027 class, Trent Seaborn. Seaborn announced the offer from Alabama via a post on social media. A name that has grown more-and-more across Alabama high school football in recent years, Seaborn has been a starter at quarterback for one of the state's top programs, Thompson High School, since his eighth grade season back in 2022. Since, Seaborn has helped lead Thompson to two Class 7A state championships in 2022 and 2024, which is Alabama's highest classification. According to the 247Sports Composite recruiting rankings, Seaborn is currently considered as the nation's No. 215 overall player in the 2027 class, as well as the No. 16 quarterback nationally. Seaborn, a four-star prospect, is also considered as the No. 9 prospect in the state of Alabama. Contact/Follow us @RollTideWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Alabama news, notes and opinion.
Miami Herald
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Western softball rallies in seventh to beat West Broward, return to state
Western's four-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning stunned West Broward with a 5-4 victory in a Class 7A regional final at Western High. With two outs and the bases loaded, Wildcats starting senior pitcher Ali Solo forced in the winning run when she was hit by a pitch on her right foot to score Katarina Kuma from third. The victory lifted the advanced Wildcats (20-5-1) to the state semifinals at Boombah-Soldiers Creek Park in Longwood where they will look to repeat as state champs. Western will face Oviedo Hagerty on May 23 at either 2 or 4 in a 7A state semifinal. 'We fight to the end,' Western coach John Bradshaw said. 'These girls have been in big games, and they never give up. We preach that day in and day out. A lot of hard work goes into this. Every time we step on the field, we have a chance to win. The opposing pitcher lost control towards the end, and I instructed Ali (Solo) to take advantage of this opportunity. It turned out and we're going to states.' Solo, who wasn't having her best outing, relished in the moment. 'This was probably one of the biggest moments for me,' Solo said. 'I wasn't expecting her to hit me at all. She had been pitching great all night. Honestly, I was going to do anything for my team at that point. I had been struggling at the plate. Taking that pitch obviously got us somewhere.' Up 2-1 entering the top of the sixth inning, the Bobcats added two more runs on an error, allowing Mady Remotigue and Cyara Geronimo to score increasing their lead to three runs. West Broward (18-8) took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third inning on a two-run double down the left-field line, with Victoria Carmona and Isabella Cruz scoring. Western had managed a pair of meaningless hits through the first three-innings, before a bunt single by Gia Solano pushed Delaney Clair, who was running for Kennedy Butter, home from third. 'She gave it everything she got,' said West Broward coach Kyle Davis of his starting pitcher in sophomore Cheyanne Chaffin. 'Sometimes it just doesn't go your way. Having a 4-1 lead slip away in the last inning with an out is hard to swallow. We just fell short, and it hurts. It's beyond words.'
Miami Herald
26-03-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Doral softball wins battle of top teams. South Florida dominates state hoops honors. Plus more
In a battle of top unbeaten teams, the visiting Doral Academy Miami softball team shut out FHSAA defending 2A state champ Monteverde Academy 10-0. Prior to the game, Doral was ranked fourth nationally by MaxPreps. Monteverde ranked second. Winning pitcher Meagan Villazon dominated on the mound, striking out 12 while allowing no runs, five hits and two walks in a complete game 7-inning shutout effort. After four scoreless innings, the Firebirds (14-0) erupted with six runs in the top of the fifth and four more in the seventh. Anabela Abdullah hit a grand slam home run in the fifth to ignite the offensive outburst. Zoey Abdullah went 3-for-3 with a double and scored twice. Doral Academy 10, Monteverde Academy 0: Anabela Abdullah 1-3, HR, BB, 2 R, 4 RBI; Zoey Abdullah 3-3, 2B, BB, 2 R; Ashley Tremont 2-4, 2 R; Leyani Viruet 1-2, 2 BB, 2 RBI; Sarah Breaux 1-3, 2B, BB, R, RBI; Anely Gonzalez 1-3, R, RBI; Meagan Villazon 0-1, 3 BB, RBI. Dor 14-0, Mont 9-1. State basketball honors The eight individual class finalists for the 2025 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Basketball and Boys' Basketball Coach of the Year were announced following balloting by a statewide panel of high school boys' basketball coaches and prep media members. And South Florida is very well represented with these honors, after an outstanding season in the state in boys' hoops. Every finalist was the leading vote-getter in their classification, making each the Player of the Year or Coach of the Year in their class. The two overall winners will be announced following a final round of balloting by coaches and media. Six of the state's eight classification winners (now eligible for Mr. Basketball honors) are from South Florida. They are: Cameron Boozer, Columbus, Senior, Forward, Class 7A Player of the Year: The McDonald's All-America led his team to a 27-3 record and a fourth straight Class 7A state championship by averaging 22.6 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.0 steals per game. Signed with Duke University. Dwayne Wimbley, St. Thomas Aquinas, Senior, Forward, Class 6A Player of the Year: Led his team to a 30-2 record and the Class 6A state championship by averaging 16.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Signed with Florida State University. Dylon Hanna, Blanche Ely, Senior, Guard, Class 5A Player of the Year: Led his team to a 20-9 record and the Class 5A state championship by averaging 16.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.0 steals per game. Shon Abaev, Calvary Christian, Senior, Forward, Class 3A Player-of-the-Year: The McDonald's All-America led his team to a 22-1 record and the Class 3A state title by averaging 20.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. Signed with the University of Cincinnati. Alex Lloyd, Westminster Academy, Senior, Guard, Class 2A Player of the Year: Led his team to a spot in the regional semifinal before losing 76-75 to eventual state champion Riviera Prep. Averaged 27.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game. Signed with the University of Florida. Matt Able, Sagemont, Senior, Guard, Class 1A Player of the Year: Led his team to a 22-8 record and the Class 1A state title by averaging 20.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 3.7 steals per game. For the upcoming state's overall coach of the year honors, five of the eligible eight classification winners are from South Florida. They are: Julius Sandi, St. Thomas Aquinas, Class 6A Coach of the Year: Led his squad to a 30-2 record and the Class 6A state championship, the school's first state title since 2001. In five seasons at Aquinas, Sandi has compiled a 109-25 record. J.R. McNabb, Blanche Ely, Class 5A Coach of the Year: In his first year as head of the Ely boys' program, McNabb led his squad to a 20-9 record and the Class 5A state championship, the school's ninth boys' state title and first since 2019. McNabb also won girls' state titles with Ely in 2020 and Somerset Academy in 2018 and 2019. Edward Schuler, Stranahan, Class 4A Coach of the Year: Led his squad to a 25-7 record and the Class 4A state title. It was the school's fourth state title in the past seven years (2019-20-22-25). In five years at Stranahan, Schuler has posted a 92-30 record. Anthony Shahbaz, Riviera Prep, Class 2A Coach of the Year: Led his squad to a 25-6 record and a third straight state title. In six years, Shahbaz has compiled a 160-60 record at Riviera Prep, including a state runner-up finish in 2022. David Roe, Sagemont, Class 1A Coach of the Year: Led his squad to a 22-8 record and a third straight state title. In eight years, Roe has a 157-64 record at Sagemont, including a state runner-up finish in 2022. Other locals who placed in each classification: 7A: 2. Cayden Boozer (Columbus); 2. Coach Andrew Moran (Columbus). 4A: 3. Christian Yeargin (Stranahan). 3A: 2. Coach Cilk McSweeney (Calvary Christian). 2A: 3. Jasen Lopez (Chaminade-Madonna). State soccer honors The Florida Dairy Farmers state classification honors for boys' soccer were announced. Locals placing in the Top 3 in the state of their respective classification balloting (as voted by boys' soccer coaches and preps media) are: 5A: 3. Logan Hall (Pembroke Pines Charter). 4A: 2. Coach Davide Favaro (Mater Lakes Academy). 3A: 3. Coach Scott Davdson (Gulliver Prep). 1A: 3. Daniel Yanes (Pinecrest Prep). Baseball Doral Academy Miami baseball is also having a stellar season with two more wins to improve to 14-2-1. Between baseball and softball at Doral, they are 28-2-1 combined. Doral Academy 13, Springstead Spring Hill 3: Gabriel Milano 2-3, 3 RBI; Dylan Prince 2-3, HR, 2 RBI; Tyler Rodriguez 1-2, 2 RBI; Caleb Hernandez 2-3, 2 RBI; Bryan Mesa 2-4, RBI; Marcelo Rodriguez (winning pitcher in relief) 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB; Anthony Leon 1.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K. Dor 14-2-1. Doral Academy 19, Gulliver Prep 6: Gabriel Milano 2-2, HR, 2 RBI; Dylan Prince 2-2, HR, 2 RBI; Jadyn Nunez 1-2, HR, 3 RBI; Leandro Hernandez 2-4, HR, 4 RBI; Winning Pitcher Arron Elissalt 3 IP, 0 ER, 2 K. Dor 13-2-1. Boys' volleyball Going into the break, the American Heritage Plantation boys' volleyball team won again to even its mark at 3-3. American Heritage Plantation d. Don Soffer Aventura 25-7, 25-21, 25-9: Amare Stoudimare 15 kills, 5 service points, 3 blocks; Aiden Itzkowitz 14 digs, 2.15 reception rating, 11 service points, 3 aces; Sean Kanji 30 assists, 5 digs, 2 blocks. AHP 3-3. Water polo In a tight contest of two solid teams, Gulliver Prep Miami boys' water polo edged Columbus Miami 10-9 with Sebastian Peidra scoring the winner. BOYS: Gulliver Prep 10, Columbus 9: Sebastian Piedra (junior) 2 goals, 5 earned exclusions, 2 steals, 2 assists; Juan Sebastian Ibarra (junior) 9 blocks, 1 steal, 1 assist; Alberto Escobedo (senior) 2 goals, 3 assists, 3 steals; Alejandro Altman (freshman) 1 goal, 2 steals. GP 13-7. Send high school sports results For high schools in Broward and Miami-Dade counties, if you have varsity results and top performers (with stats), email hssports@ They will run in the newspaper and online. Photos accepted, too. No deadline. Send after the game, the next day or weekly. You will be alerted when it will appear in the newspaper and online. --- Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone jvarsallone@
Miami Herald
07-03-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Columbus puts on a dunk show to cruise into fourth consecutive state final
Cameron and Cayden Boozer are hard to beat in any basketball-related competition. But Columbus' star siblings say they know better than to challenge teammate Jaxon Richardson to a dunk contest. 'We can't do that because we know Jax is the most athletic of all of us,' Cayden Boozer said. 'He'd be the one to win for sure.' Richardson was the frontman in a spectacular dunk show that he and his Explorers' teammates put together on Friday during a 78-48 rout of Sanford Seminole in a Class 7A state semifinal at the RP Funding Center. Barely two minutes into the game, Richardson reached back with his right hand and threw down a fierce slam and moments later slammed another home off an alley-oop. By halftime, Cayden and Cameron and teammates Caleb Gaskins and Cello Jackson had joined the party. The Explorers totaled 11 dunks overall including 10 by halftime. At one point in the first quarter, Columbus had eight - nearly as many dunks as Seminole had points in the period (9). 'Most likely it's true I'd win,' Richardson said with a smile. 'I have some crazy dunks in my bag, but it was cool seeing a lot of our guys get some good ones today too.' Richardson had five of the flashiest dunks, which more importantly, catapulted the Explorers (26-3) to their fourth consecutive state final where they will face Windermere at 1 p.m. Saturday with a chance to win a fourth state title in a row. Columbus, ranked No. 1 in the nation by MaxPreps, has a chance to join Miami Norland as the only Miami-Dade County teams to win four in a row. A state title would also keep the Explorers on course for a potential national title should they win the Chipotle Nationals this April 3-5 in Fishers, Indiana. 'State games are always tough,' Richardson said. 'We have to pull together and play as one and I think we'll get this done.' The Explorers scored the game's first six points quickly and stormed out to a 40-11 lead midway through the second quarter. Cameron Boozer led the way with 26 points, 13 rebounds and four assists while Richardson had 15 points and Cayden Boozer had 11 points, five rebounds and five assists. Jackson totaled 13 points and Gaskins had eight points and six assists. 'We did good, but we could have been a little better,' Cameron Boozer said. 'We're hyped up for tomorrow. We have to be locked in tomorrow and ready to come out strong and hit first.' Although Columbus still has its eyes on potentially becoming Dade's first boys' basketball national champion, they're focusing on completing one of the most impressive four-year runs in the history of Florida basketball with another title. Clearing the final hurdle has not come easy for the Explorers in any of the first three seasons of their current state title run. Columbus beat Orlando Dr. Phillips, 45-44, in the 2022 state final. They beat Winter Haven 50-48 in the 2023 final and they had to come back to beat Orlando Oak Ridge 72-67 in the 2024 final. 'We've got some things to clean up and we haven't had a state championship game that wasn't close,' Columbus coach Anthony Moran said. 'We have to be ready. We can't take anyone lightly. We have to be ready to go.'
Miami Herald
07-03-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Doral Academy unable to overcome Orlando powerhouse in girls' basketball state semifinal
Doral Academy had high hopes its second consecutive trip to the girls' basketball state final four would produce a better result than a year ago. But the Firebirds ran into a familiar Orlando-based roadblock for Miami-Dade County teams in recent years - the Dr. Phillips Panthers. Doral Academy became the latest Dade squad to have their season ended in Lakeland by the three-time reigning state champions, falling 72-54 in a Class 7A state semifinal at the RP Funding Center on Friday morning. The defeat marked the fourth consecutive season that Dade's representative in the state's highest class was eliminated by an Orlando area team. The Firebirds (21-8) lost in the same round to Orlando Colonial last season. Dr. Phillips eliminated Miami High in 2022 and 2023. 'They're a three-time state champion for a reason,' Doral coach Allison Bustamante said. 'They proved that today with the performance they put on. They've got bodies they rotate in and out the whole game and their full-court pressure got to us a little bit. We started great and shots stopped falling for us. It was quite the opposite for them and shots kept falling from deep.' Doral found some rhythm during the first quarter and led 15-10 with 1:20 remaining in the period. That's when the Panthers (21-9), who advanced to play Winter Haven in the 7A final on Saturday at 7 p.m., took control of the game with a 28-10 surge the rest of the half. Sophomore Victoria Valle and junior Stephanie Vega each had 17 points to lead the Firebirds. But Doral struggled with Dr. Phillips' pressure defense, its size and its depth. The Firebirds only went 7-deep in their rotation while Dr. Phillips' rotated in multiple bench players and its reserves outscored Doral's backups 30-0. The Panthers' starting lineup included four players 5-foot-9 or taller while Doral did not have a starter taller than 5-8. 'Their height played a factor affecting our shots,' Valle said. 'They had a good game and we should have played better.' Doral shot 21 for 55 from the field and went 6 for 19 from 3-point range. The Firebirds were also outrebounded 44-24 and 16-8 on the offensive glass. 'We were just focusing down low and thought they wouldn't hit shots,' Vega said. 'We should have stepped up more.' Three times in the third quarter, Doral cut the deficit to seven and appeared ready to cut the game close as it did in last season's semifinal against Colonial when the Firebirds narrowed a 20-point deficit to one point in the closing seconds. But Dr. Phillips answered with a 16-4 surge led by Ciara Hayes, who finished with a game-high 24 points. 'My kids busted their rear ends the entire year to put themselves in position to compete for a state championship,' Bustamante said. 'We were positive and understood we can ignite at any time in the game. We weren't able to fully ignite and play our game. A lot was due to the opponent we came across.' One of the silver linings for Doral is that its roster has only two seniors, which gives the Firebirds a strong chance of making a third consecutive run to state. 'We're still a young group and we're gonna learn from it,' Bustamante said. 'We're losing two fantastic seniors and the leadership they provide. But the remaining core is coming back and we fully intend on coming back and getting it right next year.'
