Knights take joust to Hawks

Sep 26, 2014 2 min read

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MICHAEL PISTELLA North Fort Myers’ Zaquandre White (6) runs a punt back for a touchdown against Mariner last Friday night. Tonight, the Knights go up against unbeaten Cape Coral High. More photos are available online at: cu.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com.

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MICHAEL PISTELLA Mariner’s Nathanial Thomas (10) gains a few yards against North Fort Myers last Friday. The winless Tritons face a much stronger rival tonight at Island Coast. More photos are available online at: cu.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com.

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MICHAEL PISTELLA North Fort Myers QB Quinn Bourque (18) throws a pass in last Friday’s win at Mariner. Bourque and the Knights visit unbeaten Cape Coral tonight. More photos are available online at: cu.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com.

District football action continues Friday night for District 5A-14 teams as Cape Coral and Island Coast host district rivals.

The Seahawks (4-0, 1-0 district) tangle with North Fort Myers (2-2, 1-0) at Dave Warkentin Stadium while the Gators (3-1, 1-0) welcome the Mariner Tritons (0-4, 0-1) to the Swamp.

Ida Baker (1-3) hosts Estero (1-3) and Bishop Verot (1-2) travels to LaBelle (0-3) in non-district matchups.

“The playoffs and title are still ahead of us,” said Baker coach Brian Conn. “We are not where we thought we would be at this point in the season. We continue to battle the turnover bug and are addressing that in practice with ball security drills.”

The Bulldogs have played three close games, winning one of them. They and Estero should feel good about this matchup despite being banged up a bit.

“We just have to keep working and stay positive,” said Conn. “We are getting our newer players some experience. We just have to keep at it and get focused on the district.”

In other area games of interest tonight: Dunbar (0-3) makes its District 5A-14 debut at Lemon Bay (2-2, 0-1); Fort Myers (4-0) hosts Barron Collier (1-3); Lehigh (1-3) travels to Port Charlotte (3-1); South Fort Myers (3-1) journeys to Belen Jesuit Prep; Gulf Coast (3-1) heads to Immokalee (2-2); Palmetto Ridge (2-2) entertains Lely (1-2); and Charlotte (2-1) invades Lakewood Ranch.

2014 Football District Standings

District 7A-11 (Reg. 3)

Dist. All

Fort Myers0-04-0

Port Charlotte0-03-1

Charlotte0-02-1

Riverdale0-02-2

District 6A-12 (Reg. 3)

Dist. All

South FM0-03-1

Ida Baker0-01-3

Lehigh0-01-3

East Lee Co.0-00-3

District 6A-13 (Reg. 4)

Dist. All

Naples1-03-1

Gulf Coast1-03-1

Barron Collier 0-01-3

Palmetto Ridge0-12-2

Estero0-11-3

District 5A-14 (Reg. 4)

Dist. All

Cape Coral1-04-0

Island Coast1-03-1

North FM1-02-2

Dunbar0-00-3

Cypress Lake0-12-2

Lemon Bay0-12-2

Mariner0-10-4

District 5A-15 (Reg. 4)

Dist. All

Golden Gate0-03-1

Immokalee0-02-2

Lely0-01-2

District 3A-6 (Reg. 3)

Dist. All

Cardinal Mooney0-04-0

Out-of-Door0-02-2

Bishop Verot0-0 1-2

District 2A-6 (Reg. 3)

Dist. All

SJ Neumann1-02-2

Marco Island0-02-1

First Baptist0-01-2

Moore Haven0-00-4

Evan. Christian0-13-1

Independent

All

C.S. Naples4-0

Oasis2-2

Canterbury1-1

Gateway0-3

SWF Christian0-3