Prep Report 2-9-24
Thursday
BOYS BASKETBALL
DISTRICT 6A-11
Semifinals
Charlotte 84, North Fort Myers 45: Isaiah Newson scored 20 points in the Red Knights’ (8-15) season finale.
Fort Myers 56, Cape Coral 54: A resurgent Seahawks season may have come to an end at 17-9.
DISTRICT 5A-11
Semifinals
Mariner 96, Island Coast 65: Mariner (16-9) will be the home team for Saturday’s district championship. The Gators concluded the season at 12-13.
Cypress Lake 69, Port Charlotte 45
DISTRICT 3A-12
Semifinals
Gateway Charter 80, Community School of Naples 56
Bishop Verot 49, First Baptist Academy 41: The Vikings (22-5) reached the 3A-12 title game while gaining revenge on FBA (20-5) for a regular-season loss. Gavin Williams scored 14 points, Jerry Ashley had 12 and Leroy Roker added 10. Saturday’s district final will be at Gateway Charter.
GIRLS TENNIS
Mariner 6, Dunbar 1
Singles: Morgan Everly (M) d. Gabrielle Brown 7-5, 6-2. Lily DiMurro (M) d. Cynthia Mauvais 6-3, 6-3. Arianna Casanova (D) d. Cynthia Perez (M) 2-6, 6-2, 10-6. Emma Tuescher (M) d. Alayah Meran Jiminez 6-0, 6-0. Morgan Peterson (M) d. Ann Gracy Satyr 6-1, 61. Doubles: Everly/Perez (M) d. Brown/Mauvais 8-1. DiMurro/Tuescher (M) d. Casanova/Satyr 8-3. Record: Mariner 1-0.
BOYS TENNIS
Dunbar 7, Mariner 0
Singles: Advaith Menon (D) d. Karl Schott 6-1, 6-1. Riley Alexander (D) d. Kieran Kurkimilis 6-4, 6-1. Aiden Persaud (D) d. Robert Preston 6-0, 6-1. Andrew Chuang-Saladin (D) d. Emanuel Barrios 6-3, 6-2. Gary Belcher (D) d. Ryan Hunter 6-4, 7-6 (12-10). John Courtney (D) d. Jason Berenguer 7-5*. Doubles: Menon/Chuang-Saladin (D) d. Schott/Preston 8-5. Persaud/Courtney (D) d. Berenguer/Carlos Gonzalez 8-3. Record: Mariner 0-1. *Did not count toward team score.