Island Coast boys, Verot boys and girls basketball teams win district titles; North girls soccer team advances
Prep Report 2-8-25
Friday
BOYS BASKETBALL
District 4A-12
Championship
Island Coast 48, LaBelle 46: The Gators (17-10) upset top seed LaBelle (20-6) for their sixth win in a row and the school’s first district boys basketball championship. Island Coast has made the FHSAA playoffs for the first time since 2012-13. The 17 wins set a new school record, a remarkable turnaround for a Gators program that didn’t win a game back in 2021-22..The 2012-13 season was the only other time Island Coast has had a winning record (16-13)..
District 3A-10
Championship
Bishop Verot 63, Gateway Charter 51: The second-seeded Vikings (18-9) rolled past 19-8 Gateway Charter, ending a three-game losing streak against the Griffins in the process. Gavin Williams scored 26 points and Bryan Broomhead set a career high with 18 points. The district championship was the first for Bishop Verot since 2012-2013. That year capped a run of nine consecutive district titles for the Vikings dating back to 2004-2005.
District 5A-11
Championship
Port Charlotte 71, Fort Myers 44
GIRLS SOCCER
Region 5A-3
North Fort Myers 3, St. Petersburg 3 (4-3 PK): The Red Knights (20-2) needed a shootout to advance to the region semifinals. North entered the match ranked third in the state in Class 5A. Jaelyn Hoefer scored twice and Hannah Busenbark scored in regulation, with Busenbark, Brianna Sullivan, Kenlee Dominguez and Megan Bergin scoring on PKs. North Fort Myers faces Braden River on Wednesday in the region final, with a spot in the Class 5A final four on the line.
Braden River 2, Mariner 0: Mariner (18-4), ranked fifth, was blanked by an undefeated (14-0-5) Braden River side, bringing an end to the Tritons’ year. Mariner had reached the regional final in each of the previous four seasons.
BOYS SOCCER
Region 5A-3
Semifinals
Osceola 1, Mariner 0: The Tritons came up short against 20-2 Osceola, ending the year 22-5. The loss was the only time this season that Mariner was shut out.
Tampa Jesuit 6, Braden River 0
GIRLS BASKETBALL
District 3A-10
Championship
Bishop Verot 55, Gateway Charter 30: Cameron O’Halloran scored 27 points as the Vikings (18-7) claimed the district title for the third year in a row. Caroline Ward added 19 points.
GIRLS WRESTLING
LCAC Championships
At North Fort Myers
Team: North Fort Myers 161, Riverdale 160, Ida Baker 83, Fort Myers 81, South Fort Myers 71, Mariner 35, Dunbar 31. Cape Coral 30, Cypress Lake 29, Gateway 22, East Lee County 16, Island Coast 10, Bonita Springs .
100 pounds
First place: Emily Doolittle (NFM) d. Gabriella Delapaz (R) fall 1:27
Third place: Wermin Karina Che Pop (SFM) d. Sara MacAlpine (BS) fall 2:22.
105
First place: Skyler Randolph (R) d. Ester Rodriguez (SFM) fall 2:13.
Third place: Laylah Fenimore (M) d. Cay Stevens (NFM) fall 1:29.
110
First place: Sophia Perry (SFM) d. Kiley Ratleff (M) fall 1:45.
Third: Reyna Menjavar (R).
115
First place: Jazlyn Diaz (R) d. Katherine Canstaneda (IB) fall 1:38.
Third place: Maple Brady (M) d. Samara Sokolova (NFM) 9-3.
120
First place: Aaliyah Triplett (R) d. Kayee Marburger (IB) fall 2:18.
Third place: Brooke Gebhardt (FM) d. Grace Sand (NFM) 6-4.
125
First place: Cora Hayes (NFM) d. Ashlyn Aranda (FM) fall 4:10.
Third place: Bianca Cespedes (R) d. Renata Harasimowicz (IB) fall 1:54.
130
First place: Alyssa Doolittle (NFM) d. Blanca Cespedes (R) fall 6:25.
Third place:Alisha Satyr (D) d. Ariana Giraldo (IB) fall 3:35.
135
First place: Gabriella Sergi (NFM) d. Regina Espinoza (SFM) fall 4:59..
Third place: Layla Salamone (CL) d. Stella Ortiz (IB) fall 1:20.
140
First place: Julianna Caisse (R) d. Leila Irizarry (NFM) fall 2:07.
Third place: Ella Edsell (FM) d. Aleesha Johnson (IB) fall l:59.
145
First place: Noelia Varela (R) d. Melanie Lamb (NFM) fall 3:30.
Third place: Brigitte Maillakakis 9CL) d. Chloe McReynolds (IB) fall 0:43.
155
First place: Ilyana Sterrett (G) d. Astrid Rodriguez (ELC) fall 3:41
Third place: Karla Sierra (FM) d. Emmaly Rambo (NFM) fall 0:58.
170
First place: Tiffany Cole (NFM) d. A’Nia Harris (D) fall 3:29.
Third place: Dana Nguyen (CC) d. Madison Klotzbach (M) fall 0:12.
190
First place: Marcella Bonner (FM) d. Adisen Mills (IC) fall 4:17.
235
Abrihanna Bennett (IB) d. Terezia Mihaly (CC) fall 2:09.
Zahrah Ilias (FM) d. Pamela Padilla Santillan (D) fall 1:08.