Seahawks dominate Red Knights in season opener
Friday
FOOTBALL
Cape Coral 40, North Fort Myers 10: The oldest rivalry in the West Zone was one-sided Friday as the Seahawks rolled over the Red Knights. Cape Coral ate up big pieces of the field all night with nine gains of 20 yards or more. Among the chunk plays for the Seahawks was a 99-yard pick-six by Almirian Thomas. Jemaine Skinner had two touchdown runs, and Caleb Cobb rushed for a TD and scored on a pass from Derek Hooker. Freshman Briggs Conway had two field goals for Cape. North’s Christian Weber had a 2-yard scoring run as part of an 89-yard rushing total. The Red Knights had handed Cape Coral its only regular-season loss a year ago.
Fort Myers 30, Mariner 27: Just as it appeared that the Tritons had pulled off a stunning comeback win, the Green Wave got in the last stunner. Down 17-0 in the fourth quarter, Mariner had taken the lead with 14.3 seconds left on Jaxson Moore’s 27-yard touchdown. The Green Wave responded with a 70-yard Dominic Ardezzone pass to Bryson Golver on the last play of the game. Mariner began its 27-point fourth-quarter rally with a Roberto Resendiz pick-six of 35 yards. Eric David scored from the wildcat formation on a 15-yard run to make it 17-14. Fort Myers pushed their margin to 24-14 with under five minutes to play, but Mariner responded with a 50-yard TD catch by Steven Carter from Owen O’Leary. With less than two minutes remaining, a Fort Myers fumble set up Moore’s TD run.
Port Charlotte 62, Island Coast 0: Port Charlotte, which came within one game of the Class 4A Final Four last season, dominated the Gators in Island Coast coach Steve O’Neal’s debut.
Community School of Naples 49, Oasis 0: Any momentum coming from Oasis’ strong preseason game didn’t last long as the Sharks had a tough night to begin the regular season.
Tampa Jesuit 33, Bishop Verot 14: An early lead evaporated as the Vikings watched Jesuit put the last 33 points of the game on the board. Austan Cristiaann had two touchdown passes as Bishop Verot led 14-0 in the second quarter. Gavin Witttmer made a difficult catch for a 27-yard score, and Macrae Thompson pulled in a 10-yard TD pass.Thompson also led the Vikings with 99 yards rushing, 72 coming on one play.
GIRLS GOLF
Bishop Verot Invitational
At Stoneybrook GC
Par 72
Friday’s first round
Team: Barron Collier 326, Bishop Verot 382, St. John Neumann 383, First Baptist Academy 421, Oasis 440.
Individual: Erin Erol (BC) 77, Kamryn Frea (BC) 81, Makayla Caine (FBA) 81, Kate Freshwater (BC) 82, Raleigh Currin (BV) 85, Hayden Nason (BC) 86, Audrey Blanco (SJN) 91, Savanna Odjick (O) 91, Sunny Sullivan (FBA) 93, Elsa Lindquist (BC) 94, Aria Trigilio (SJN) 96, Olivia Blanco (SJN) 96, Zoe Vanderbrook (BV), Kate Johnson (BV) 99, Mia Trigilio (SJN) 100, Simone Henry (BV) 100, Sofia Droullard (SJN) 100, Savannah Sarge (O) 107, Leah Friedman (BV) 111, Sophia Greenup (O) 117, Bella Richards (O) 125, Ellah Berge (O) 126, Quinn Sullivan (FBA) 153.
North Fort Myers 196, Mariner NTS
At El Rio GC
Nine holes; Par 30
North: Sydney Caldwell 41, Kylie Sousa 50, Lucy Molloy 52, Abigail Holthaus 53.
Mariner: Kailey Schwandner 55, Kelsi Longabardi 55, Carly Paz 60.
BOYS GOLF
Bishop Verot Invitational
At Stoneybrook GC
Par 72
Friday’s first round
Team: Bishop Verot 309, Barron Collier 315, Estero 325, Canterbury 349, Oasis 353, Bishop Verot II 353, First Baptist Academy 357, Mason Classical Academy 367.
Individual: Adrian Bahman (BV) 73, Jack Henry (BV) 73, Zachary Felton (BC) 73, Jesus Bethencourt (E) 74, John Saadeh (MCA) 74, Rylan Stewart (E) 74, Ian Psota (BC) 74, Braden Grable (BV) 78, Giovnni Sessa (BC) 79, Caden Kellum (BV) 79, JC Iglesias (BV) 79, AJ White (E) 80, Easton Green (BV) 80, Luke Maloney (FBA) 80, Ben Tomlinson (C) 80, Eshaan Adi (C) 81, Harry Disanto (C) 81, Job Woodby (O) 82, Lubos Krocka (BC) 83, Dawson Sovich (O) 85, Matthew Johnson (BC) 85, Brody Adams (FA) 86, Lucah Messinger (E) 88, Michael Thesier (C) 89, Dominic Mansfield (MCA) 89, Derek Van Roekel (BV II) 91, Joey Sands (BV II) 92, Aiden Pietras (O) 93, Vance Davis (O) 93, Rhys Skillrud (O) 94, Anthony Ricci (FBA) 95, Cole Robinson (FBA) 96, Jackson Breen (BV II) 97, Dean Nichols (BV II) 98, Quinn Seglem (C) 99, Aleksander Jovanovic (MCA) 102, Justin Trudnak (MCA) 102, Cash Reed (FBA) 104, Michelle McCash (MCA) 105.
VOLLEYBALL
Winter Haven tournament
The Bishop Verot Vikings went 2-1 on Friday, defeating Bell Creek Academy 2-0 and International Community 2-0, but falling 2-1 to Melbourne. Play continues Saturday with two more matches scheduled.