Prep Report: Tritons conquer Panthers in opener
Mariner squandered a 17-point halftime lead, but eventually prevailed in a 63-54 back-and-forth season opening victory at Cypress Lake Monday night.
Kameron Beach and Javier Rivera sparked the Tritons in the fourth quarter as they outscored the Panthers 20-10. Beach led the Tritons with 14 points.
“It was a real interesting game,” Mariner coach James Harris said. “We need to do a better job of stopping runs.”
Along with Beach, four Tritons hit double-figures. Ricardo Barsesa had 12, Clint Johnson 12, and Rivera 10.
The Tritons play in the Lemon Bay showcase Friday.
Mariner 23 14 6 20 — 63
Cypress Lake 8 12 24 10 — 54
Mariner (63) — Beach 14, Barsesa 12, Marrero 9, Rivera 10, Patton 4, LaGrace 2, Johnson 12. Totals: 21 18-21 63. 3-point goals: Marrero 2, Barsesa 1.
Cypress Lake (54) — Jonas Petitdo 12, Badeau 15, Santiago 2, Johnny Petitdo 1, Edwards 3, Conlanges 7, Charland 14. Totals: 20 11-22 54. 3-point goals: Petitdo 1, Edwards 1, Charland 1.
Barron Collier 60, Bishop Verot 56: Brian Landers and Dion Clarke combined for 44 points to lead Barron Collier past Bishop Verot.
Etienne Effenberg topped all scorers with 30 points and 13 rebounds and Brennan Melvin added 13 points for the Vikings (0-1), who host Charlotte Wednesday night
Barron Collier 17 17 14 12 — 60
Bishop Verot 12 17 11 16 — 56
Boys Soccer
Cape Coral 2, Charlotte 2: The Seahawks fought back from a 1-0 deficit to take a 2-1 lead in the second half, then had to settle for a tie with Charlotte in the first round of the North Port Thanksgiving Tournament.
Charlotte scored first in the final moments of the first half. Cape’s Guillermo Duque tied the game in the first 30 seconds of the second half off an assist from Kenny Segura.
Alex Russell’s goal 15 minutes later, assisted by Duque, put the Seahawks in front. Goalkeepers Rush Manterola and Nico Rubio combined for 11 saves.
Cape (3-1-2) faces Port Charlotte at 6 p.m. Tuesday and rounds out the tournament at 10 a.m. Wednesday against host North Port.
Gulf Coast 2, North Fort Myers 1: Trey Yeatter put the Red Knights on the board first 10 minutes into the second half, but Gulf Coast scored two goals in the final 20 minutes to defeat North Fort Myers.
Quinton Wittwer assisted on Yeatter’s goal and goalkeeper Chris Hamilton made 11 saves for the Red Knights (2-4), who visit Bishop Verot Tuesday night.
Mariner 1, Sarasota 0: The Tritons got a goal from Tyler Korytkowski and upended Sarasota on the first day of the Sarasota Thanksgiving Tournament.
Senior captain Travis Edward assisted the goal. Senior goalkeeper Renato Proia saved a one-on-one scoring chance in the second half, one of his five saves.
The Tritons were also strong in the middle of the field due to strong performances from Julio Perez, Matt Isherwood, John Teeter and Matt Lott.
The Tritons (2-2-1) continue tournament play Tuesday against Bradenton Manatee.
Girls Soccer
Mariner 8, Lehigh 0: Alyssa Barry, Amanda Seny and Brooke Albert contributed two goals apiece in Mariner’s shutout victory over Lehigh.
Tara Christie and Emily Diroma added one goal each. Goalkeeper Brittany Steeb recorded the shutout without having to make a single save.
The Tritons (5-2) are idle until visiting Fort Myers next Tuesday.
North 1, Gulf Coast 0: North senior Mariah Fernandez scored in the 23rd minute of second half on an assist from Tina Agostinelli and the host Red Knights held off Gulf Coast.
The Red Knights received a strong all-around effort. Defender Katie Crosby and midfielder Courtney Allen were leaders at their respective positions. Goalkeeper Brianna Abatisti had 13 saves.
North (4-4) hosts Fort Myers Tuesday.
Girls Basketball
Cape Coral 66, Ida Baker 34: Christine Gaywood recorded her fourth double-double of the season, grabbing 12 rebounds to go with a game-high 19 points to lead Cape Coral to victory over Ida Baker.
Jardin McCarthy chipped in 13 points and eight assists for the Seahawks (4-0), who take the floor Friday in Naples at the Community School of Naples Thanksgiving Tournament.
Brooke Bursiek led Baker with 12 points.
Ida Baker 6 6 4 18 — 34
Cape Coral 16 13 21 16 — 66
BAKER 34 — Sanchez 6, Bursiek 12, Glaser 6, Brown 2. Totals: 14 5-8 34.
3-point goals: Bursiek 1.
CAPE 66 — McCarthy 13, Vasquez 8, Dotson 10, Bunch 8, Gaywood 19, K. Griffin 4, Dela Santos 4. Totals: 25 12-18 66.
3-point goals: McCarthy 1, Dotson 2, K. Griffin 1.
Baseball
Girl aims to play baseball: Logan Young has been playing baseball with the boys for nine years, and she and her parents don’t think that should change now that she’s in high school.
The 14-year-old and her family have filed a federal lawsuit over an Indiana High School Athletic Association rule that prohibits the Bloomington South freshman from trying out for the high school baseball team because she is female.
“In this day and age, a girl should have the opportunity to participate on an equal footing with the boys in high school sports and the IHSAA precludes that,” Tae Sture, one of the family’s attorneys, said Monday.
“Our feeling is, quite frankly, there’s no rational reason for it,” he said.
An IHSAA rule prohibits girls from trying out for baseball if their school has a softball team on the basis that the sports are comparable. The lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis argues that baseball and softball aren’t the same sport, so girls should be able to try out for baseball.
Logan has played third base and outfield in coed community baseball leagues since age 5. She also plays volleyball and basketball.