Marion County preps roundup Sept. 6-10

KnightsÕ fans cheer on their team during the match against Venice at Vanguard High School in Ocala, Florida, Tuesday, September 7, 2021. Vanguard fell to the Indians in straight sets: 25-22; 27-25; 25-22 [Cyndi Chambers/Correspondent] 2021

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Posted September 13, 2021 | By James Blevins

Here are some selected results from the third week of prep boys’ and girls’ sports in Marion County:

Football Scores Sept. 10

Dunnellon 6, Ocala Vanguard 13

Gainesville 7, Ocala Trinity Catholic 3

Real Life Christian 6, Ocala Christian Academy 54

Belleview 14, Crystal River 17

George Jenkins 27, Lake Weir 13

North Marion 24, West Port 0

Oasis Christian 16, St. John Lutheran 8

Bye week:

Ocala Forest (0-2)

Football games scheduled for Sept. 17

Leesburg at Lake Weir (1-1) 7 p.m.

Foundational Christian at Ocala Christian Academy (3-0) 7 p.m.

Lecanto at Belleview (2-1) 7:30 p.m.

Crystal River at Dunnellon (0-2) 7:30 p.m.

Carol City (Miami) at Ocala Vanguard (3-0) 7:30 p.m.

Carrollwood Day at Ocala Trinity Catholic (1-1) 7 p.m.

West Port (0-3) at Ocala Forest (0-2) 7 p.m.

Football games scheduled for Sept. 16

St. John Lutheran (0-1) at City of Life Christian Academy 7 p.m.

Bye week:

North Marion (2-0)

Girls’ volleyball scores and stats from Sept. 7-Sept. 9

Sept. 7

Ocala Forest 3, Belleview 0 (25-11, 28-8, 25-18)

Forest’s Emma Truluck had 12 kills and seven digs; Aubrey O’Cull had four kills and three solo blocks; Madilyn Jerald had five aces.

Belleview’s Kyla Zisa had 12 kills, one dig and one solo block; Kendall Swearingen had two aces, one kill and five digs.

Bell 1, St. John Lutheran 3 (25-23, 17-25, 20-25, 10-25)

St. John’s Samantha Kreitenstein had 12 kills; Logon Wilemon had eight kills, four assists and four digs; Sara Reese had 16 digs, while teammate Payton Nazzari had 10.

Ocala Christian Academy 0, Wildwood 3

Cardinal Mooney 0, Ocala Trinity Catholic 3 (10-25, 15-25, 11-25)

Trinity Catholic’s Kiana Laborde had 15 kills, one ace and eight digs; Amelia Fitzpatrick had eight kills, one ace and nine digs.

Venice 3, Ocala Vanguard 0 (25-22, 27-25, 25-23)

Vanguard’s Emma Ehmann had 14 kills, two aces, one blocked shot and eight digs; Ruby Own had five kills and one blocked shot.

Sept. 8

St. John Lutheran 3, Belleview 0 (25-10, 25-19, 25-16)

St. John’s Kreitenstein had nine kills, three aces and eight digs; Sophia Ochoa had 13 kills, one ace and three digs; Wilemon had nine kills, two solo blocks and six digs.

Belleview’s Zisa had six kills, three digs and 12 receptions; Hope Willis had four kills, one blocked shot and one dig.

Ocala Forest 3, Lake Weir 0 (25-6, 25-8, 25-9)

Lake Weir’s Morgan Gittenger led the team in blocks, with Kiana Hamilton doing a great job with blocking as well on the right side, said Hurricanes head coach Jenna Duplessis. Seniors Rachelle Hix and Kayley Soule led the team with dig and kills, respectively.

North Marion 0, The Villages Charter 3 (8-25, 18-25, 15-25)

North Marion’s Kinley Manning had four kills, two aces and two blocked shots.

Sept. 9

Belleview 1, West Port 3 (23-25, 26-24, 14-25, 14-25)

Ocala Vanguard 3, Dunnellon 0 (25-4, 25-9, 25-12)

Vanguard’s Ehmann had 17 kills, five service aces and four digs; Sophie Reed had one kill, five service aces and four digs.

Orangewood Christian 3, St. John Lutheran 0 (25-23, 25-11, 25-21)

St. John’s Kreitenstein had eight kills, one ace and 10 digs.

Buchholz 0, Ocala Forest 3 (13-25, 24-26, 21-25)

North Marion 3, Lake Weir 0 (25-22, 25-13, 25-11)

Lake Weir’s Hamilton led the team with passes and blocks, and had one ace, according to Duplessis. Gittenger led the team in kills and had one ace. Maryssa Phillips led the team with assists and had one kill at the net. Brianna Smith also recorded an ace.

Upcoming girls’ volleyball games

Sept. 13

Countryside Christian at Ocala Christian Academy (0-4) 6:30 p.m.

Meadowbrook Academy at St. John Lutheran (4-2) 6:30 p.m.

Gainesville at Ocala Forest (5-2) 7 p.m.

Sept. 14

Belleview (4-4) at The Villages Charter 6:30 p.m.

South Sumter at Dunnellon (1-2) 7 p.m.

Ocala Christian Academy at Calvary Christian Academy 6:30 p.m.

Ocala Trinity Catholic (7-3) at Buchholz 6:30 p.m.

Ocala Vanguard (4-7) at Santa Fe 7 p.m.

New Smyrna Beach at Ocala Forest 7 p.m.

Wildwood at Lake Weir (0-5) 7 p.m.

North Marion (4-2) at West Port (1-2) 7 p.m.

Sept. 15

Dunnellon at Belleview 6 p.m.

Leon at Ocala Trinity Catholic 6 p.m.

Lake Weir at West Port 7 p.m.

Sept. 16

Belleview at North Marion 7 p.m.

Lake Weir at Dunnellon 7 p.m.

First Baptist Christian Academy vs. St. John Lutheran (neutral location) 6:30 p.m.

Ocala Forest at Ocala Trinity Catholic 7 p.m.

West Port at Ocala Vanguard 7 p.m.

Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country

Lecanto Invitational Sept. 11 (Lecanto, FL.)

Boys Varsity Team Results (Sunlake won with 50 points out of 27 scoring teams)

Ocala Vanguard, 3^rd Place (103 points)

West Port, 9^th Place (363 points)

Ocala Trinity Catholic, 10^th Place (371 points)

Belleview, 13^th Place (412 points)

North Marion, 22^nd Place (510 points)

Dunnellon, 27^th Place (716 points)

Girls Varsity Team Results (Cambridge Christian School won with 29 points out of 23 scoring teams)

Ocala Vanguard, 3^rd Place (91 points)

West Port, 11^th Place (329 points)

Ocala Trinity Catholic, 16^th Place (382 points)

Belleview, 17^th Place (477 points)

Dunnellon, 23^rd Place (657 points)

Boys Varsity Individual Top-50 Results (Riley Novack of Monteverde Academy won the 5K race in 15:59)

5^th Place, Eduardo Diaz, West Port (16:33)

6^th Place, Clayton Knight, Ocala Vanguard (16:35)

9^th Place, Luis Cruzado, Belleview (16:59)

13^th Place, Tristan Pank, Ocala Vanguard (17:16)

17^th Place, Joshua Moore, Ocala Vanguard (17:29)

23^rd Place, Byiza Ntozo, North Marion (17:58)

26^th Place, Justin Capilli, Ocala Vanguard (18:03)

28^th Place, Cedric McFadden, Ocala Trinity Catholic (18:08)

31^st Place, Nathan Canterberry, North Marion (18:10)

39^th Place, Andrew Petrella, Ocala Trinity Catholic (18:40)

42^nd Place, Matt Lammens, Ocala Vanguard (18:43)

46^th Place, Martin D’Esposito, Ocala Vanguard (18:58)

48^th Place, Kyle Verdi, West Port (19:10)

Girls Varsity Individual Top-50 Results (Eliana Black of Cambridge Christian School won the 5K race in 18:40)

7^th Place, Pippa Worden, Ocala Vanguard (20:22)

10^th Place, Samantha Hansen, Ocala Vanguard (20:43)

18^th Place, Rhema Taylor, Ocala Vanguard (21:22)

25^th Place, Brooklyn Fratello, Ocala Vanguard (21:55)

40^th Place, Audrey Taylor, Ocala Vanguard (22:38)

44^th Place, Natalie Nelson, West Port (22:49)

Results were gathered from Maxpreps.com and Flrunners.com.

Compiled by James Blevins, james@ocalagazette.com