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Pasco All-Conference spring awards announced

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High school coaches from Pasco County Schools recently announced Sunshine Athletic Conference (SAC) All-Conference Teams, Athletes of the Year and Coaches of the Year, for the 2020-2021 spring sports season.

Selections were made for both the East and West divisions.

The following high schools from The Laker/Lutz News coverage area were represented in the East: Cypress Creek, Land O’ Lakes, Pasco, Sunlake, Wesley Chapel, Wiregrass Ranch and Zephyrhills.

Here is a listing of boys team and individual recipients within The Laker/Lutz News coverage area for baseball, lacrosse, tennis, track and field, and weightlifting.

(NOTE: The Laker/Lutz News will publish the Girls All-Conference listings in its June 2 edition.)

Spring Sports (Boys) 

The Cypress Creek High varsity baseball team enjoyed a banner season, finishing with a 20-6 mark and a conference crown. (Courtesy of Cypress Creek High School Athletics)

SAC East All-Conference Baseball
Team Champion: Cypress Creek
Coach of the Year: Joe Neale, Cypress Creek
Player of the Year: Brian Holiday, Land O’ Lakes

First-Team
Pitcher: Peyton Petry, Cypress Creek, senior
Catcher: Sean Esquinaldo, Wesley Chapel, junior
Infielder: Ethan Petry, Cypress Creek, junior
Infielder: Tim Dunn, Land O’ Lakes, junior
Infielder: Josh Wollerman, Wesley Chapel, senior
Infielder: Chris Lebron, Wiregrass Ranch, junior
Outfielder: Maddox McDougall, Wiregrass Ranch, freshman
Outfielder: Austin Coultas, Wesley Chapel, senior
Outfielder: Joe Benigno, Wiregrass Ranch, junior
Utility/DH: Brian Holiday, senior

Second-Team
Pitcher: Zachary Showalter, Wesley Chapel, junior
Catcher: Daniel Busot, Land O’ Lakes, junior
Infielder: Trey Santana, Sunlake, junior
Infielder: Victor Figueroa, Sunlake, junior
Infielder: Zachary Bice, Wesley Chapel, junior
Infielder: Chase Gilligan, Wiregrass Ranch, sophomore
Outfielder: Dyllan Brown, Cypress Creek, sophomore
Outfielder: Jake Carrillo, Wesley Chapel, sophomore
Outfielder: Dylan Makowski, Land O’ Lakes, sophomore
Utility/DH: Bryce Braxton, Pasco, senior

Honorable Mention
Jaxon Rivera, Zephyrhills, junior

Sunlake High senior Donovan Passarello was named Sunshine Athletic Conference Eastside Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Year. He finished the season with 120 groundballs, 22 caused turnovers, 12 goals, eight assists and three faceoffs won. (Courtesy of Sunlake High School Athletics)

SAC All-Conference Boys Lacrosse
Team Champion: Mitchell
Offensive Player of the Year: Nick Vreeland, Cypress Creek
Defensive Player of the Year: Donovan Passarello, Sunlake

First-Team
Attack: Jeremiah Loo, Wiregrass Ranch, junior
Attack: Colson Williams, Mitchell, sophomore
Attack: Elijah Carter, Sunlake, senior
Midfielder: Nick Vreeland, Cypress Creek, junior
Midfielder: Chris Ferrini, Mitchell, freshman
Midfielder: Garret Schwartz, Wiregrass Ranch, sophomore
Defender: Donovan Passarello, Sunlake, senior
Defender: Charlie Fisher, Mitchell, sophomore
Defender: Pavan Singh, Wiregrass Ranch, junior
Goalie: Logan Sanders, Wesley Chapel, senior

Second-Team
Attack: Gavin Eldein, Cypress Creek, senior
Attack: Jake Sabina, Land O’ Lakes, senior
Attack: Corey Hagerdorn, Wesley Chapel, sophomore
Midfielder: Marc Ciccone, Wiregrass Ranch, senior
Midfielder: Tyler Anderson, Sunlake, junior
Midfielder: Andrew Allen, Mitchell, senior
Defender: Alex Gregory, Cypress Creek, senior
Defender, Justin Fisher, Mitchell, senior
Goalie: Jamison Clark, Mitchell, sophomore

Honorable Mention
Manny Torres, Pasco, senior

Pasco High senior Logan Haga was named Sunshine Athletic East All-Conference Boys Tennis Player of the Year. He also won his second 3A individual state title last month, defeating Pines Charter High sophomore Sumedh Edavalluri 6-1, 6-2 in the singles finals in Altamonte Springs. Haga, right, stands alongside Sarah Vande Berg Tennis & Wellness Center CEO Pascal Collard, during a state title celebration. (Courtesy of Kristel Cotard)

SAC East All-Conference Boys Tennis
Team Champion: Wiregrass Ranch
Coach of the Year: Davis Wilson, Wiregrass Ranch
Player of the Year: Logan Haga, Pasco

First-Team
Logan Haga, Pasco, senior
Ninad Raut, Wiregrass Ranch, sophomore
Vlad Shumakov, Wiregrass Ranch, sophomore
Zak Herrmann, Wiregrass Ranch, sophomore
Belal Mansour, Wiregrass Ranch, sophomore

Second-Team
Oliver Andel, Wiregrass Ranch, sophomore
Andres Quest, Land O’ Lakes, junior
Veer Bajaj, Pasco, freshman
Jake Albrighton, Pasco, senior
Neil Patel, Land O’ Lakes, sophomore

Honorable Mention
Grayson Smith, Wesley Chapel, junior
Yahir Torres, Zephyrhills, senior

In addition to winning a conference crown, the Land O’ Lakes High varsity boys track and field program won a district title and its first-ever 3A regional title. (Courtesy of Land O’ Lakes High School Athletics)

SAC East All-Conference Boys Track & Field
Team Champion: Land O’ Lakes
Coach of the Year: Anthony Hendrix, Land O’Lakes
Track Athlete of the Year: Maguire Neal, Zephyrhills
Field Athlete of the Year: Isaac Tavo, Land O’ Lakes

First-Team
4×800 relay: Sunlake — Cade Whitfield, senior; Cody Smith, junior; Cason Meyer, junior; Andres Alfonso-Herrera, junior
110 hurdles: Maguire Neal, Zephyrhills, junior
100 dash: Timothy Jackson, Zephyrhills, junior
1,600 run: John Rowsell, Cypress Creek, senior
4×100 relay: Zephyrhills — Willie Queen, junior; Timothy Jackson, junior; Clayton Cornelius, senior; Maguire Neal, junior
400 dash: Clayton Cornelius, Zephyrhills, senior
300 hurdles: Maguire Neal, Zephyrhills, junior
800 run: Cade Whitfield, Sunlake, senior
200 dash: Timothy Jackson, Zephyrhills, junior
3,200 run: Colby Robbins, Sunlake, junior
4×400 relay: Sunlake — Elijah Mayfield, senior; Cade Whitfield, senior; Andres Alfonso-Herrera, junior; Parker Bates, sophomore
Shot put: Isaac Tavo, Land O’ Lakes, senior
Pole vault: Ruben Calles, Sunlake, sophomore
High jump: Tanner Martin, Land O’ Lakes, sophomore
Long jump: Isaiah Burns, Wesley Chapel, senior
Triple jump: Darrien Smith, Pasco, junior
Discus: Carlos Lacosta, Cypress Creek, senior
Javelin: Carlos Lacosta, Cypress Creek, senior

Second-Team
4×800 relay: Wiregrass Ranch — Jaime Candelaria, sophomore; Joseph Medina, sophomore; Sebastian Hernandez, senior; Mason Spearin, freshman
100 hurdles: Tyler Adcock, Land O’ Lakes, senior
100 dash: Maguire Neal, Zephyrhills, junior
1,600 run: Alex Pena, Sunlake, sophomore
4×100 relay: Pasco — Darrien Smith, junior; Omarion Harrison, junior; Octaver Perez, senior; Josiah Harrison, senior
400 dash: Joseph Levesque, Land O’ Lakes, senior
300 hurdles: Tyler Adcock, Land O’ Lakes, senior
800 run: John Rowsell, Cypress Creek, senior
200 dash: Clayton Cornelius, Zephyrhills, senior
3,200 run: Alex Pena, Sunlake, sophomore
Shot put: Aidan Marsh, Land O’ Lakes, sophomore
Pole vault: Daniel Urbonas, Land O’ Lakes, junior
High jump: Isaiah Burns, Wesley Chapel, senior
Long jump: Timothy Jackson, Zephyrhills, junior
Triple Jump: Kennen Ayala, Land O’ Lakes, sophomore
Discus: Isaac Tavo, Land O’ Lakes, senior
Javelin: Aidan Marsh, Land O’ Lakes, senior

SAC East All-Conference Boys Weightlifting
Team Champion: Sunlake
Coach of the Year: Trey Burdick, Sunlake
Athlete of the Year: Andres Portillo, Sunlake

First-Team
129 pounds: Nathan Reeves, Sunlake, senior
139 pounds: Eli Mayfield, Sunlake, senior
154 pounds: Jude Keliher, Sunlake, senior
169 pounds: Kevin Spillane, Sunlake, junior
183 pounds: Andres Portillo, Sunlake, senior
199 pounds: Will Arnett, Sunlake, senior
219 pounds: Osmany Aguilar, Land O’ Lakes, senior
238 pounds: Sean Henneman, Sunlake, junior
Heavyweight/Unlimited: Aidan Marsh, Land O’ Lakes, sophomore

Second-Team
129 pounds: LaMont Sims, Pasco, junior
139 pounds: Jacob Smith, Zephyrhills, junior
154 pounds: Julian Galdos, Sunlake, senior
169 pounds: Owen Campione, Sunlake, junior
183 pounds: Chase Brownell, Sunlake, senior
199 pounds: Jordan McCaslin, Wesley Chapel, junior
219 pounds: Harrison Moran, Sunlake, senior
238 pounds: Theotis Smith, Zephyrhills, junior
Unlimited: Jarrin Galyan, Zephyrhills, senior

Honorable Mention
Paul-Andre Tre, Cypress Creek, senior
Aiden Perez, Wiregrass Ranch, freshman

Published May 26, 2021

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