Prep Report 2-14-25
Thursday
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Region 5A-3
First round
Port Charlotte 61, Cape Coral 11: Cape Coral finishes the year 19-8.
Clearwater 59, North Fort Myers 14: A special season for the Red Knights ends at 20-6.
St. Petersburg 67, Countryside 40
East Bay 46, Gulf Coast 44
Region 3A-3
First round
Bishop Verot 67, Coral Springs Charter 49: Caroline Ward scored 32 points and Cameron O’Halloran 25 as the Vikings (20-7) rolled into the region semifinals. Next up is a Tuesday game at Somerset Academy Canyons, the region’s top seed.
Somerset Academy Canyons 66, North Broward Prep 30
Lincoln Park Academy 73, Gateway Charter 25
King’s Academy 65, Saint Andrew’s 27
BASEBALL
Cape Coral 10, Lehigh 0 (5 innings): Six Seahawks had an RBI as the Seahawks made short work of the Lightning. Derek Hooker was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI. Tyler Anson and Kevin Englehart had an RBI and two runs scored each. Three Cape pitchers combined to hold Lehgh to three hits.
Island Coast 3, Fort Myers 2: The Gators (2-0) spotted Fort Myers two runs in the top of the first inning, then blanked the Green Wave the rest of the game. Isaac Lopez and Grady Scheizer had an RBI each for Island Coast. Bobby Wilenius pitched four innings for the win, and Hunter Fretwell picked up a three-inning save.
Mariner 6, Gulf Coast 5 (8 innings): Marathon Mariner won its third extra-innings game of the new season The Tritons (3-0) put up two runs in the top of the eighth and held off a Gulf Coast rally in the bottom of the inning. Morgan Waltz and Landon Diaz had two RBI each for Mariner with Ryan Rotarski and Kelan Jamison each added an RBI. Jael Walton earned the pitching win.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Gateway 5, Cape Coral 3: Bailey Bianchi scored two goals and Mackenzie Scully scored once for Cape Coral. Katie O’Shea made 10 saves in goal. The Seahawks are 1-1 to start the season.
Sarasota 16, Bishop Verot 5: Daphne O’Hara scored two goals and Lily Lockard made three assists for the Vikings (0-1).
GIRLS TENNIS
Mariner 4, Cape Coral 3
Singles: Janelle Bombino (CC) d. Emma Tuescher 7-5, 6-4. Alyssa Diamond (M) d. Sophia Lamping 7-5, 6-1. Madison Arch (M) d. Elise Meyers 6-2, 6-1. Grace Bickford (CC) d. Cara Everly 4-6, 6-2, 10-6. Morgan Peterson (M) d. Alexandra Ali 6-0, 6-1. Doubles: Bombino/Meyers (CC) d.Tuescher/Arch 8-0. Diamond/Peterson (M) d. Lamping/Bickford 8-1. Record: Mariner 2-0.