Prep Report: Seahawks rally for 67-62 win
Cape Coral High shook off a slow start and overcame a lack of depth to post a season-opening 67-62 victory Friday over Cypress Lake in the host Seahawks’ shootout tournament.
The Seahawks are waiting for several of their players to return from the football team. They dressed only eight players against Cypress, but four scored in double figures.
Freshman David Flynn provided a spark with four three-pointers, and finished with 14 points. Joel Hill led with 20 points, including 12-of-15 from the free throw line, and Justin Mitchell scored all 12 of his points in the second half.
The Seahawks fell behind by five after one quarter and trailed by 11 in the second before picking up their play.
“They played really hard,” Seahawks coach Mark Rinehart said. “In the second quarter, they snapped out of it and created some turnovers and that got ourselves back in the game.”
The Seahawks (1-0) host Gulf Coast Saturday at 3 p.m. in the Cape Coral Shootout.
Cypress Lk. 11 17 10 24 – 62
Cape Coral 6 17 19 25 – 67
Cypress Lake (62) – Belli 10, Petitdo 15, Drake 6, Hlimi 10, Lacell 3, Edwards 14, Thurman 2, Desvonvil 2. Totals: 21 10-22 62.
3-point goals: Petitdo 2, Drake 2, Edwards 2, Lacell 1.
Cape Coral (67) – Mitchell 12, Flynn 14, Hill 20, Figueroa 9, Adams 12. Totals: 20 19-27 67.
3-point goals: Flynn 4, Mitchell 2.
Mariner 58, Gulf Coast 18: Mariner senior Kameron Beach scored 20 points – more than the entire Gulf Coast team – and the Tritons routed the Sharks in the Cape Coral Shootout.
The Tritons defended well and controlled the boards, often limiting the Sharks to one shot per possession.
Offensively, the Tritons knocked down eight three-pointers. Beach hit three, and Ricardo Barsesa made two from behind the arc for 11 points. Justin Emmons tallied eight points and nine rebounds.
The Tritons (2-0) play Cypress Lake at 1 p.m. Saturday at Cape High.
Gulf Coast 10 1 5 2 – 18
Mariner 17 15 17 7 – 58
Gulf Coast (18) – Soper 5, J.Eble 2, Feldt 2, Weston 2, T. Eble 2, Ramos 5. Totals: 8 1-2 18.
3-point goals: Soper 2.
Mariner (58) – Beach 20, Barsesa 11, Marrero 4, Rivera 4, Adams 3, Guerrier 3, Emmons 8, Moore 3. Totals: 20 8-10 58.
3-point goals: Beach 3, Barsesa 2, Adams 1, Guerrier 1, Moore 1.
Ida Baker 57, Gateway Charter 40: Christian Davis pitched in a game-high 15 points and grabbed a team-high five rebounds as Ida Baker held off Gateway Charter in the Bulldogs’ Turkey Shootout.
Justin Pascale chipped in with 13 points for the Bulldogs, while Al Serano handed out eight assists.
Boca Ciega whipped Palmetto Ridge 74-54 in the earlier game, relegating Palmetto Ridge to a consolation matchup against Gateway at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
The Bulldogs (1-0) face Boca Ciega in the championship game at 7:30.
Gateway 8 16 6 10 – 40
Ida Baker 13 22 19 3 – 57
Gateway (40) – Thomas 10, Ramirez 2, Cooper 4, Steven 13, Abu-Khadier 11. Totals: 15 7-12 40.
3-point goals: Steven 3.
Ida Baker (57) – R. Serano 8, A. Serano 2, Manego 8, Barnes 2, Davis 15, Munson 3, Pascale 13, Cherdmond 6. Totals: 23 3-6 57.
3-point goals: R. Serano 1, Davis 3, Munson 1, Pascale 3.
Girls basketball
Bishop Verot 56, Community School of Naples 50: Katlyn Payne scored 21 points and grabbed five rebounds, lifting visiting Verot past Community School of Naples.
Taylor Kramer had 14 points, five rebounds and two steals, and Elizabeth Norton added 11 points and three rebounds for the Vikings (3-0).