Local roundup for Jan. 31: Southeast tops Braden River in boys hoops
BOYS BASKETBALL
Southeast 86, Braden River 45: The visiting Seminoles hit 12 3-pointers and had four players in double figures in a victory against the Pirates on Wednesday night.
Top performers for Southeast included Cedric Brooks (15 points, three assists), Jermaine Ginyard (12 points), Xavier Negrete (12 points), Kevin Banks (11 points) and Alex Taylor (eight points, eight assists).
Amari Jones had 15 points and five rebounds for Braden River, and Lantz Barton contributed eight points.
Cardinal Mooney 46, Sarasota Military Academy 40: Meko Mays had 10 points and seven rebounds for the victorious Cougars on Tuesday night.
Mason Johnson added seven points and 10 rebounds for Cardinal Mooney, which hosts Tampa Berkeley Prep on Friday night.
Teddy Carrean had 13 points and Andrew Hostetler 11 for SMA.
BOYS SOCCER
Lakewood Ranch 4, Manatee 1: Wilmer Yanez scored twice, and Giovanni Christiano and Josh Hays also tallied as the Mustangs (14-1-4) advanced in the district tournament.
Aystin Martinez (two), Alex Thompson and Trevor Franko had assists for Lakewood Ranch, while Ryan Freeman made six saves.
The Mustangs face Riverview on Friday night.
Saint Stephen’s 5, Bradenton Christian 0: The Falcons (11-1-3) advanced to the district final with a victory over the Panthers on Tuesday night.
Jacob Whorf had three goals for Saint Stephen’s. Other standouts included Ben Whorf (one goal, two assists), Alex Rodriguez (one goal, one assist) and Max Damm (two assists).
The Falcons advance to face Out-of-Door Academy on Friday.
WRESTLING
Manatee 54, Sarasota 30: Angelo DeDona (108), Noah Wadle (115), Nika Ukhurgunashvili (145), Jesse Martin (152), Brice Varnadore (170), Ben Stevenson (184), Brandon Dossey (197), Donnie Shoup (222) and Joshua Booker (287) were victorious for the Hurricanes (29-8).
This story was originally published January 31, 2018 at 11:10 PM with the headline "Local roundup for Jan. 31: Southeast tops Braden River in boys hoops."