Hello, Royals!

Swimming Regional Championship Meet:

The swimmers had an excellent showing, with several of them qualifying for the State Championship Meet!

Joaquin Espinal qualified for the State Championship Meet in the 100 yd back with a time of 54.65

Rachel Larralde: qualified as an alternate in the 100 yd breast with a time of 1:08.93. She as well as Emma Larralde, Kristen Bachmann, and Valentina Oliva also qualified as an alternate team in their relay event. All these students will be out of school on Thursday and Friday.

Boys Soccer:

2 big games against Broward powerhouses to start the season!

ILS 1 – McCarthy 0

George Mavris 1 goal

Santiago Alvarez 1 assist

Max Massat and Mateo Heller combined shutout

ILS 1-0

ILS 0 – American Heritage 0

Max Massat 2^nd shutout

ILS 1-0-1

Girls Soccer:

2 big wins to start the season!

ILS 2 – Doral 0

Valentina Mangles 1 goal, 1 assist

Camila Andreu 1 goal

Olivia Rodriguez- Salum shutout

ILS 1-1

Vale Mangles player of the match

ILS 8 – SLAM 0

Sofia Cruces: 2 goals

Natalie Islami, Isabella Studenski: 1 goal, 1 assist each

Aranxta Santacana, Camila Andreu, Chiara Gutierrez, Anna Baez: 1 goal each

Javi Escobar, Senna Trafton: 1 assist

Kaya Beckman: shutout

ILS: 2-1

Football:

“Battle of the Bay”: ILS 43 – Ransom 31

Keep the trophy at home. That was the theme all week long. ILS football alumni had been waiting since 2016 to get Ransom back on the schedule. Being grouped together in District play finally renewed this long-time rivalry. It also became an important matchup for playoff rankings. Being the biggest game in town on Thursday night, as well as both teams having a lot of buzz around them led to a packed house with tons of media presence. It was the Royals who proved ready for the test as they turned out big plays all night long.

Tyrone Williams ran back the game’s opening kickoff to set the tone for the night. Ransom kept it close with a long scoring drive on their 1^st possession. The Royals punted on their 2^ndpossession, and costly penalties gave Ransom a short field. They scored again and went up 14-6. On the 3^rd possession the Raiders defense held strong. A huge fake punt conversion by Keondre Ponton kept the drive alive, and Terrence Smith Jr. scored his 1^st of 3 rushing touchdowns on the night.

Ransom was able to capitalize on an errant throw from Mallary, and their interception led to another Raider TD. Again, the offense wasn’t fazed, and a huge pass to Tyrone Williams led to a Brandon Kinsey TD reception as time ran out in the half with the score tied 21-21.

Ransom played hard in the 1^st half, but the Royals came out and showed why they are the 2^nd ranked team in the Region heading into the playoffs. The opening drive of the 2^nd half saw a big catch again from Williams, who finished with 89 yards on the night. Terrence Smith Jr. followed that with his 2^nd TD on a 30-yard run which he broke several tackles. The 2pt conversion pass was caught by Joel Salien putting the Royals up 29-21.

Ransom came back with a FG on their next drive. This is where we really felt the Royals defense clamping down on their opponent. The play of the night came on the next drive, as Terrence Smith Jr. hit the spin button 3 times, that’s 3 spin moves, as be burst for a 60-yard TD and one of the greatest runs I have ever seen. One more TD run by Mallary gave the Royals plenty of cushion to end the game with ease and secure the 2^nd seed heading into the postseason.

Standout Performances:

Dorian Mallary: Passing – 11 for 15, 141 yards, 1 TD. Rushing – 5 rushes, 54 yards, 1 TD.

Tyrone Williams: 67-yard KOR TD, 5 catches for 89 yards, 156 all-purpose yards.

Terrence Smith Jr.: 11 rushes, 135 yards, 3 TDs.

Brandon Kinsey: 4 catches, 35 yards, 1 TD.

Keondre Ponton: 12 tackles.

Jayden Noel: 11 tackles.

This week:

Tuesday, November 12:

Boys Varsity Soccer @ Cypress Bay, 6pm

Girls Varsity Soccer @ FL Christian, 6pm

Wednesday, November 13:

Girls Varsity Soccer @ Don Soffer, 4pm (1:30 dismissal)

8-0 Win

Thursday, November 14:

Boys JV Soccer @ Ransom, 4pm

Boys Varsity Soccer @ Ransom, 6pm

Swimmers depart for State Championship Meet

Friday, November 15:

Regional QF PLAYOFFS! Football @ Gulliver 3pm (ALL players report to 1^st lunch)

Girls JV Soccer @ Ransom, 4pm

Girls Varsity Soccer @ Ransom, 6pm

Swimmers compete at the State Championship Meet

Good luck and Go Royals!