Prep Report: Verot stumps Baker 65-48
Bishop Verot came out firing while Ida Baker misfired Wednesday night on the Bulldogs’ home court.
The Bulldogs mounted a comeback late in the game, but it was too little too late as the Vikings claimed a 65-48 victory.
“We did not play bad defensively,” said Bulldogs coach Greg Coleman. “We just started slowly and did not have much left at the end.”
Etienne Effenberg topped all scorers with 29 points for the Vikings (4-1) with Brennan Melvin chipping in with 16 points. Abner Sandoval didn’t score, but pulled down 10 rebounds.
Ron Ward and Gabe Rodriguez led the Bulldogs (5-3) with 15 and 13 points, respectively. Ward also had eight rebounds.
The Bulldogs visit crosstown rival Mariner Friday night while the Vikings play again Saturday against Winter Park in Orlando.
Bishop Verot 18 15 16 16 – 65
Ida Baker 7 11 16 14 – 48
VEROT 65 – Melvin 16, Kane 5, Thomas 6, Hagan 9, Effenberg 29. Totals: 26 10-14 65.
3-point goals: Melvin 1, Kane 1, Hagan 1.
BAKER 48 – Battle 3, R. Serrano 0, Ramos 1, Ward 15, Rodriguez 13, Skinner 6, Campbell 8.
Totals: 19 9-15 48.
3-point goals: Battle 1.
Boys Soccer
Bishop Verot 7, Charlotte 0: Mason Weisberg tapped in three goals and Andrew Palumbo added two to guide Bishop Verot to a shutout victory over Charlotte.
Joe Mihaljevic and Kyle Knight each added one goal for the Vikings while goalkeeper Lucas Polk posted his third shutout with five saves.
The Vikings (6-3) are off until Dec. 20 when they visit Belen Jesuit in Miami.
Wrestling
Evangelical Christian: Brandon Gacad, an 8th grader from Cape Coral, had a 7-1 record in the 103-pound division in a varsity meet last weekend, pinning six of his opponents. His only loss came to the No. 2-ranked wrestler in the state.
Gacad and his ECS teammates go up against Dunbar, Gateway Charter and one other team in a quad meet Thursday night at ECS, then head to Davie for a weekend tournament at Western High School.