HS Roundup: Naples sweeps CCAC cross country title; Fort Myers, Estero win golf districts
Roundup of Southwest Florida high school results for the week of Oct. 23-28.
Wednesday
Collier County Cross Country
Naples High made it look easy, taking home the boys and girls titles at the CCAC cross country championships Wednesday morning at Palmetto Ridge High School.
Naples junior Tara Watkins completed the three-peat, sprinting to the front at the gun with teammate Annabelle Daley in close pursuit.
The Golden Eagles' three, four, and five runners formed a tight pack in the top 10 leaving little doubt early on what the result would be.
Watkins made a huge move after the mile to open up a sizeable lead that she held to the finish.
“It feels really good. I was kind of nervous going into it just cause the season’s been a little off going into it,” said Watkins.
The boys' race was a different story with a huge pack led by a couple of seniors, Naples’ Hector Toro and Gulf Coast’s William Montanye.
The pack really didn’t start to thin out until after two miles. Montanye made a big move late to separate himself from Toro and Palmetto Ridge junior Hayden Clark.
“I kind of noticed that the other guys were starting to fall behind a little bit and I took advantage of the situation and I just decided to grit my teeth and go as fast as I could,” said Montanye.
The Golden Eagle boys replicated the girls’ efforts putting five in the top 10. For Toro his third-place finish fit into his team’s overall goals.
“Our plan is to win CCAC, win districts and win regionals and hopefully runner-up at State,” said Toro.
Girls Individual
Tara Watkins, Naples 19:46
Emily Schaab, Naples 20:18
Annabelle Daley, Naples 20:28
Ciara McCloskey, Gulf Coast 20:39
Cameron Bates, Naples 20:51
Tonia Renda, Aubrey Rogers 20:53
Samantha Strahle, Palmetto Ridge 20:53
Sadie Scardino, Gulf Coast 20:56
Violet Lackey, Naples 21:32
Olivia Boncelet, Aubrey Rogers 21:36
Girls Team
Naples 20
Gulf Coast 67
Aubrey Rogers 72
Lely 114
Palmetto Ridge 135
Barron Collier 145
Golden Gate 174
Immokalee 215
Boys Individual
William Montanye, Gulf Coast 16:14
Hayden Clark, Palmetto Ridge 16:24
Hector Toro, Naples 16:29
Martin Mendoza, Immokalee 16:41
Matthew Damouni, Naples 16:44
Reece Lolly, Naples 16:45
Michael Brewer, Naples 16:46
Marcus Perales-Castrillo, Palmetto Ridge 16:56
Jack Marshall, Naples 16:59
Miguel Gaspar, Immokalee 17:05
Boys Team
Naples 30
Immokalee 68
Palmetto Ridge 73
Gulf Coast 75
Aubrey Rogers 133
Golden Gate 149
Barron Collier 196
Lely 224
Class 2A-District 13 Boys Golf
Fort Myers captured a 2A-District 13 boys golf championship after posting a team score of 342, with three Green Wave golfers finishing in the top five individually. Samuel McDonald (79) led the winning effort with his first overall finish, while teammates Hayden Palmer (84) finished fourth, and Luke Scrabis (86) finished fifth.
Cape Coral finished second as team after finishing with a combined score of 390. Don Kennedy (81) led the Seahawks with his T2 finish, and Brady Fanter (88) placed sixth.
Mariner followed closely behind Cape Coral with a combined score of 393, and will also move on to regional play. DJ Dwire (81) finished T2 for the Tritons, while Randy Wood (99) finished 11th.
LaBelle's Zachery Sutton (96) will move on to regional play after finishing in ninth place. Clewiston's Tucker Sergent will also advance with his 10th place finish, as well as North Fort Myer's Benjamin Uphoff (101), who placed T12.
Class 2A-District 14 Girls Golf
Estero came out on top of the Class 2A-District 14 girls golf championship after they finished with a team score of 343. Jensi Krampel (78) led the Wildcats with a third-place finish, Sophia Reed took fourth with a 79 while teammate Sadie Johnson (88) finished ninth.
Barron Collier finished second after posting a combined score of 350. Kate Freshwater (86) finished sixth for the Wildcats, while Rachel Romodan (87) was seventh and Brandy Singleton (87) was eighth.
Gulf Coast placed third as a team after finishing with a combined score of 357, led by Sara Vitasek's (74) first overall finish. Madison Roach (77) finished second for the Sharks.
Aubrey Roger's Avery Deal (79) will also advance after taking fifth, along with Naples' Olivia Cardeso (94) and Emily Sams (95).
TUESDAY
Class 1A-District 6/LCAC Bowling
Oasis won the Class 1A-District 6/LCAC girls bowling championship after defeating Cape Coral 3-1 in the title match. The Sharks were dominant through the series, breaking four different Lee County or statewide records while tallying 62 strikes and 39 spares as a team.
Lexi Lenius led the Sharks' winning effort after rolling a district series record of 798. Her two-game series score off 544 is a Lee County record, while her three-game series score is a new high both in Lee County and in Florida.
Katarina Hagler added a 223 and two 227s in the winning efforts, contributing to a new five-person three-game series record of 2,588 pins.
Both Oasis and Cape Coral earned a spot in regional play, while Cole Kennedy and Mackenzy Stouffer will represent Cypress Lake in Orlando.
Semifinal Results:
Winner's Bracket - Oasis 3, Cape Coral 1: The Sharks won 135-134, 127-119, 143-155, 157-152.
Loser's Bracket (winner advanced to championship) - Cape Coral 3, Cypress Lake 2: The Seahawks earned another shot at Oasis after defeating the Panthers, 135-131, 201-210, 147-182, 144-118, 146-148.
Finals Results:
Oasis 3, Cape Coral 1: The Sharks handled business against the Seahawks again in the championship match, winning 131-115, 134-125, 148-192, 159-155.
Top Individual Performers: 1. Lexi Lenius, Oasis (798); 2. Katarina Hagler, Oasis (677); 3. Cole Kennedy, Cypress Lake (646); 4. Brooke Pabst, Cape Coral (639); 5. Mackenzy Stouffer, Cypress Lake (541); 6. Paige Williams, Cape Coral (499); 7. Tashi Baez, Cape Coral (465); 8. Kaylee Marburger, Ida Baker (454); 9. Mia Gasperini, Bishop Verot (451); 10. Meesha Neujahr, Oasis (436).
Class 1A-District 12 Girls Golf
Community School of Naples won the Class 1A-District 12 championship and advanced to regional action with a team score of 318, behind a first-place finish from eighth-grader Isabella Michetti (76).
Bishop Verot finished second with a team score of 323, as Morgan Franklin (78) and Samantha Loninger (78) tied for second individually. First Baptist Academy rounded out the podium with a team score of 346, led by Eva Lye's (80) T5 finish.
The Village School's Caraline Hartfield finished second overall after carding a 78. Ariana Petrovic (83) finished a team-best T10 for St. John Neumann and will represent the Celtics in regional play. Seacrest's Lauren Collins (85) will join Petrovic after finishing T12.
Class 2A-District 13 Girls Golf
Fort Myers cruised to a Class 2A-District 13 title after finishing with a team score of 385 and claiming four of the top five individual performances. Amelia Alonso finished first overall after carding a 77. Seina Chappell (102) finished tied for second, while Nina Perez and Richelle Britto tied for fourth after each shot a 103.
North Fort Myers finished second as a team with a combined score of 503. Sydney Caldwell (112) finished tied for seventh, while teammate Megan Waters (114) finished ninth.
LaBelle's combined score of 525 punched their ticket to regional play with a third-place team finish. Heather Diaz (106) led the Cowgirls with a sixth-place finish.
Mariner's Jada Kohlmeier (102) earned a spot in regional play after finishing second, as did Cape Coral's Isabella Lauzon (112) and Clewiston's Olivia Branaman (128).
Class 2A-District 14 Boys Golf
Gulf Coast captured the Class 2A-District 14 boys golf championship after posting a team score of 301. Chris Forsythe (73) led the Sharks with a third-place finish individually, while Bautista Valeiras and Ryan Miller tied for sixth after they both shot a 75.
Barron Collier finished tied for second with a combined score of 310, led by Graham Boone's (72) second-place finish. Braden Miller (77) finished T10 for the Cougars.
Estero tied with the Cougars for second place after posting a team score of 310. JD Dintino (74) placed a team-best tied for fourth, while Adin McMaster (75) finished tied for sixth. Ryalan Stewart (76) finished ninth for the Wildcats.
Naples' Jake Debroux (71) placed first overall, and will represent the Golden Eagles in the next round of regional action.
Cypress Lake's Jamie Lowry (74) finished tied for fourth and will also move on to regional play, as will Aubrey Rogers' Mason Stieler (77), who finished T10.
MONDAY
Class 1A-District 12 Boys Golf
St. John Neumann moved on to regional play after finishing first overall in the Class 1A-District 12 championship. Connor Shea (74) finished second individually for the Celtics, while teammate Callahan Seeber (76) finished tied for third overall.
Community School of Naples finished second as a team, led by Spencer Ives' first place finish (69), while Jack Maurer (76) finished tied for third. Bishop Verot, who finished third as a team, will join the Seahawks and the Celtics in regional action.
Gabriel Gair will represent Oasis in regional play after he finished eighth with a 79. Seacrest's Colton Werder moves on after finishing tied for ninth with an 80, as does Canterbury's Eshaan Adi, who finished 11th with an 81.
Class 3A-District 12 Girls Golf
Venice came out on top of the Class-3A-District 12 girls golf championship after three Ram golfers registered a top-five finish.
Ida Baker had an area-best finish at 6th place with a team score of 404, while Riverdale rounded out the match in 7th with a team score of 458.
Gia Serrano (106) finished 12th individually for the Bulldogs and earned a spot in regional play as a top-three golfer not on an advancingteam.
Class 1A-District 6/LCAC Boys Bowling
Cape Coral booked their ticket to the State Championship tournament after winning the Class 1A-District 6/LCAC tournament with a series total score of 3,274. Fort Myers also earned a trip to Orlando after finishing second with a series total of 3,102.
Here are the complete team scores, along with the top individual performers throughout the tournament.
Team Scores: 1. Cape Coral, 3,274; 2. Fort Myers, 3,102; 3. Gateway, 2,710; 4. Mariner, 2,674; 5. Cypress Lake, 2,516; 6. Ida Baker, 2,478; 7. Bishop Verot, 2,449; 8. Riverdale, 2,390; 9. Lehigh, 2,241; 10. Island Coast, 2,163; 11. Bonita Springs, 2,111; 12. South Fort Myers, 1,826; 13. Dunbar, 1,599; 14. Estero, 1,587; 15. Oasis, 1,390; 16. East Lee, 963; 17. North Fort Myers, 601.
Top Individual Scores: 1. Cody Bradley, South Fort Myers (777); 2. Daniel Lynn, Cape Coral (763); 3. Randy Ayala, Cape Coral (709); 4. Colin Taschner, Fort Myers (694); 5. Kiran Shah, Fort Myers (660); 6. Tanner Abshire, Gateway (646); 7. Chayce Stouffer, Cypress Lake (629); 8. Kaloeb Ayala, Cape Coral (628); 9. Kaden Lorenz, Fort Myers (601); 10. Nair Alvarez, Lehigh (597).
This article originally appeared on Naples Daily News: Southwest Florida High School Roundup from the week of Oct 23-28
