Prep Report: Korytkowski lifts Tritons to 2-1 victory
It’s only appropriate that senior Tyler Korytkowski scored both goals for the Mariner Tritons Tuesday night in their 2-1 victory over Gulf Coast in the boys’ District 5A-15 soccer tournament.
Korytkowski, the Tritons’ leading scorer all season, has been on fire in recent weeks. He scored early in the first half and again early in the second half to put the Tritons up 2-0.
“The goals were the result of good creativity by Tyler,” said Tritons coach Martin Cardenas. “He’s has been gaining more and more confidence lately.”
Both goals were unassisted gems.
The No. 6-seed Gulf Coast Sharks managed one goal in a mad scramble in front of the net after a corner kick with about 10 minutes remaining. They had several opportunities to score in the final minutes, but Tritons goalkeeper Renato Proia made several key saves and finished with seven total.
The third-seeded Tritons (13-8-4) advance to the district semifinals at 6 p.m. Wednesday against No. 2-seed Barron Collier.
The other semifinal sends No. 5-seed Cape Coral against No. 1-seed Fort Myers at 7:30 p.m. Both semifinals are at Mariner.
n Barron Collier 1, North Fort Myers 0: North Fort Myers gave No. 2-seed Barron Collier all it wanted in a district quarterfinal game at Collier.
North goalkeeper Chris Hamilton made 15 saves, but one shot got through after a corner kick to give the Cougars the victory.
The game remained scoreless until about 15 minutes remained. That’s when Kory Kubocks tapped the ball into the net for the game’s only goal.
The Red Knights finish the season 7-11-2.
Boys Basketball
Ida Baker 86, East Lee County 50: Senior Zach Campbell turned in a triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists as host Baker stormed past East Lee.
The Bulldogs connected on nine three-pointers and built a 45-25 halftime lead.
John Skinner scored 20 points for the Bulldogs (14-8). Gabe Rodriguez chipped in with 14 and Xavier Battle added 13.
The Bulldogs travel to South Fort Myers Thursday.
East Lee County 10 15 13 12 – 50
Ida Baker 22 23 16 25 – 86
East Lee County 50 – Joseph 14, Acosta 7, Yeppes 3, St. Furman 8, Edmond 1, Pierre 3, Parris 6, Ewen 4, Toddy 2, Smith 2. Totals: 21 4-6 50. 3-point goals: Joseph 2, Acosta 1, Pierre 1.
Ida Baker 86 – Battle 13, R.Serrano 8, McGuire 2, Ward 10, Barnes 1, Rodriguez 14, Pascale 3, Dobbins 2, Skinner 20, Campbell 11, Ramos 2. Totals: 35 5-10 86. 3-point goals: Battle 1, R.Serrano 2, Rodriguez 3, Pascale 1, Campbell 1, Skinner 1.
Lehigh 63, Cape Coral 38: The host Seahawks never got on track in a matchup of teams battling for the No. 2 seed in the District 5A-15 tourney.
Jarod Morse led a balanced Lehigh (15-5) attack with 20 points.
Cape’s Joel Hill finished with 15.
The Seahawks (14-6) play at Cypress Lake Wednesday.
Lehigh 18 16 11 18 – 63
Cape Coral 11 12 7 8 – 38
Lehigh 63 – Mendes 3, Brown 14, Morse 20, Matthews 10, Davis 16. Totals: 26 10-14 63. 3-point goals: Morse 1.
Cape Coral 38 – Roldan 8, Hall 2, Breganzer 3, Hill 15, Monteagudo 4, Figueroa 1, Tavarez 4, Koenig 1. Totals: 16 9-15 38. 3-point goals: Roldan 2, Breganzer 1.
North Fort Myers 70, Mariner 60: Michael Malaise scored 21 points, Erwin Guerrero 17, and host North (6-12) gained a much-needed victory over Mariner.
The Tritons led 36-28 at halftime, but were outscored 42-24 over the final two quarters.
Ricardo Barsesa led the Tritons with 15 points. The Tritons (10-11) host Lehigh Friday.
Mariner 15 21 10 14 – 60
North FM 17 11 15 27 – 70
Mariner 60 – Beach 11, Barsesa 15, Vandemark 7, Rivera 9, Guerrier 4, Emmons 2, Johnson 12. Totals: 24 5-11 60. 3-point goals: Beach 1, Barsesa 3, Vandemark 1, Rivera 2.
North Fort Myers 70 – A.Malaise 2, Rosario 6, M.Malaise 21, Wirka 8, Boston 13, Guerrero 17, Crowell 3. Totals: 26 9-13 70. 3-point goals: Rosario 2, M.Malaise 3, Crowell 1.
Fort Myers 65, Barron Collier 48: Fort Myers locked up the No. 1 seed in the district tournament with a 17-point victory over Barron Collier.
The Green Wave (13-7, 8-0) needs a victory over East Lee County Wednesday to complete their second straight unbeaten season in district play.
Buddy McClendon and Matt Yance each scored 15 points against Barron Collier.
Barron Collier 10 12 12 14 – 48
Fort Myers 11 19 20 15 – 65
Barron Collier 48 – Clark 15, Gilbert 4, Phillips 2, Gonzalez 2, Bianchi 2, Landers 2, Sanchez 1, Humphrey 14, Schmidt 6. Totals: 18 10-23 48. 3-point goals: Clark 1, Gilbert 1.
Fort Myers 65 – McClendon 15, Graham 4, Yance 15, Joseph 1, Hodge 3, Manning 8, To.Bridley 2, Whitfield 11, Henry 6. Totals: 20 15-22 65. 3-point goals: Yance 4, Whitfield 3, McClendon 1, Hodge 1.