FORT LAUDERDALE — Calvary Christian junior guard Caden Daughtry scored 13 of his team-high 21 points in the second quarter to break open a close game as host and defending state champion Calvary Christian Academy throttled St. Andrew’s 88-65 in a 3A boys regional final.
The Eagles (22-1), who defeated the Scots 80-66 on February 7, led 15-12 at the end of the first quarter, and jumped out to a 39-25 halftime cushion thanks to Daughtry’s heroics.
“The amount of work that we put in, I couldn’t let this team down,” Daughtry said. “We just stuck with it. I knew I had to separate the score, and...
The King’s Academy girls’ soccer team had to work overtime and then some in winning the first state soccer championship in school history at Lake Myrtle Sports Park in Auburndale.
King’s Academy sophomore Sabrina Callejas made three acrobatic saves and converted her own for good measure in the sudden-death penalty kick shootout as the Lions topped Miami Palmer Trinity 1-0 (5-4 PKs) on Wednesday to claim the 2A state title.
It marked the second straight day they had to go to PKs after the game wasn’t decided after 100 minutes of regulation and two overtimes.
As Lions coach Bri Mackrey hung...
Wellington junior Amelia Ciriaco placed second in the 3A Olympic category and fourth in the traditional competition in the 119-pound weight class to earn two medals at the FHSAA girls weightlifting state championship at RP Funding Center in Lakeland from Wednesday through Friday.
The Olympic category consisted of the combined total of the clean-and-jerk and snatch. The traditional competition included the total of the bench press and clean-and-jerk.
Ciriaco recorded a 175 in the clean-and-jerk and 135 in the snatch for a 310 total in the Olympic competition. She also finished with a 145 in...
The Somerset Academy boys wrestling team finished as the 2A runner-up at the FHSAA Dual State Championship at Osceola High School in Kissimmee from Jan. 23-24.
Somerset Academy crushed Dillard 70-6 in the first round and they defeated Mater Academy 46-21 in the second round. The Panthers cruised past Jensen Beach 49-24 in the third round and they rolled past Pace 50-19 in the state semifinal.
Lake Gibson defeated Somerset 39-16 in the 2A state final. In the state championship, Somerset’s Carlos Sainz (132 pounds) won by major decision (11-3), Darion Shannon (150) picked up a victory by...
Here are the fall 2025 All-County honorees, covering top high school athletes from Palm Beach County in football, swimming, girls volleyball, cross country, golf and bowling. The section will be published in the newspaper on Sunday.
FOOTBALL
Palm Beach 7A-5A football offensive player of the year: Javian Mallory, West Boca Raton senior
Palm Beach 7A-5A football defensive player of the year: Jamar Thompson, West Boca Raton junior
Palm Beach 7A-5A football offense first team, second team, honorable mention and coach of the year
Palm Beach 7A-5A football defense first team and second team
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Here are the fall 2025 All-County honorees, covering top high school athletes from Broward County in football, swimming, girls volleyball, cross country, golf and bowling. The section will be published in the newspaper on Sunday.
FOOTBALL
Broward 7A-5A football offensive player of the year: Mason Mallory, St. Thomas Aquinas senior
Broward 7A-5A football defensive player of the year: Jermiyah Douglas, St. Thomas Aquinas senior
Broward 7A-5A football offense first team, second team, honorable mention and coach of the year
Broward 7A-5A football defense first team and second team
Broward...
When Mason Mallory left the 2024 6A state champion West Boca Raton program and transferred to St. Thomas Aquinas, there was no guarantee he would wind up being the starter.
After all, senior quarterback Brady Palmer, a Temple commit, transferred in and was the penciled-in starter in the fall, with Mallory listed No. 3 on the depth chart.
“When I first met Coach Roger Harriott, and looked him in his eyes, I told him I was going to get him another one,” said Mallory, who did just that as he became the starter and helped the Raiders win a state record seventh straight state championship, and...
Regional finals
Friday
6A
West Boca Raton 41, Mitchell 3
West Broward 30, Miami Southridge 27
5A
St. Thomas Aquinas 34, McArthur 7
4A
American Heritage 25, Archbishop McCarthy 20
2A
Cardinal Gibbons 20, Miami Immaculata La Salle 17
1A
Cardinal Newman 42, St. Petersburg Catholic 13
Chaminade-Madonna 35, True North 14
Rural
Blountstown 24, Pahokee 3 (2nd Q)
State semifinals
Friday, site and time TBA
6A
West Boca Raton vs. TBA
West Broward vs. TBA
5A
St. Thomas Aquinas vs. TBA
4A
American Heritage vs. TBA
2A
Cardinal Gibbons vs. TBA
1A
Cardinal Newman vs. TBA
Chaminade-Madonna vs. TBA
Rural...
CORAL GABLES — Brandon Knight still holds out hope of returning to the NBA. He’s hoping that wearing USA across his chest for the next few days gets him closer to that goal.
Knight, star at Pine Crest School before he graduated in 2010, is one of the 12 players that USA Basketball took to Nicaragua this week for the start of qualifying for the 2027 World Cup. The team’s first game is in Managua, and it’s the start of six two-game windows that will be held between now and March 2027.
As it does for most qualifying windows, USA Basketball put together a team that almost certainly will be...