Tritons roll; Gators falter in shootout
Mariner fared better than Island Coast Friday in the first round of Island Coast’s Turkey Shootout tournament.
The Tritons clobbered Naples 77-29 while host Island Coast dropped an 83-68 decision to South Fort Myers. Fort Myers ant Lehigh also won first-round battles for Lee County teams participating in the 16-team tourney.
Fort Myers edged Boca Ciega 57-54 while Lehigh clipped Tampa Belen Jesuit 69-61.
Mariner 77, Naples 29: Isaiah Darrett and Amari Haynes scored in double figures to leas the Tritons. Both also hauled down six rebounds to lead the team.
The Tritons (4-0)take on Boca Ciega Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in the final round of the shootout.
South Fort Myers 83, Island Coast 68: Sam Merchant scored a game-high 27 points to lead Island Coast’s offense that produced three double-figure scorers in the loss.
Craig Sirmons pumped in 15 points to go with a team-high 10 rebounds and Kory Curtis added 10 points and seven rebounds.
The Gators (2-2) face Viera at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.