HS Roundup: Lely upsets Barron Collier in district soccer, Mariner hoops downs Gateway
FRIDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL
Mariner 75, Gateway 42: The Tritons started hot and never cooled off, running away with a comprehensive road victory on Friday night.
With the win, Mariner, a team that has played one of the toughest schedules in Southwest Florida, handed the Eagles their third loss of the season.
“Teams are getting ramped up for district play and the playoffs, so for us to come on the road, beat a good team – it’s no more or less important than every other game – but it means just a bit more at the end of the year,” Mariner head coach Ryan Hercek said.
Mariner sprinted out to a double-digit lead before the Eagles were able to get on the board.
The team flourished in almost every category – ball movement, forcing turnovers, crashing the boards – you name it.
Even after Gateway had their best run of the night, scoring 10 consecutive points in the 3rd quarter to cut the Mariner lead to 35-29, the Tritons responded immediately by putting up the next 12 points.
Senior guard Marcus Kelley Jr. facilitated much of the action, along with Corey Hunter, who finished with a team-high 18 points.
“If you look at their stats, it’s not like they’re jumping off the page scoring, but it is a full stat sheet of points, rebounds, assists, steals, leadership that you can’t put on stat sheets, and that’s what (Kelley) does for us,” Hercek said.
Kelley finished with 15 points, while Kelvin Jimenez and Justin Lewis scored 15 and 12 points, respectively.
“I’ve seen this group evolve over the last four years,” Hercek said. “We’re a senior-heavy team. They’ve continued to get better and just, in the season, we’re continuing to really hit a nice stride right now.”
It was a game to forget for the Eagles, who struggled getting their shots to fall, turned the ball over often and had trouble guarding Mariner in the paint.
Senior Tavian Cook led Gateway with 18 points. No other player on the Eagles scored more than 5 points in the loss, which snapped a streak of seven wins in a row.
Hercek was encouraged to see his team putting things together at the right time of the season. At 14-8, they’re unbeaten in every home and road game with each of their eight losses coming at neutral site tournaments, including the City of Palms in December.
“If you’re going to hit a stride, this is when you want to do it,” he said. “I will give up the first couple weeks of the season to play better at the end of the season every single year.”
— Dustin Levy
Donahue Catholic 78, SFCA 68: Asa Rogosich finished with 20 points in SFCA's loss. KJ Patton-Roark added a team-high 21 points.
Bishop Verot 59, Evangelical Christian 39: Jahquez Outten led the Sentinels with 20 points in the loss, while Gavin Williams had 17 in his return to the Sentinel Fieldhouse.
St. John Neumann 48, South Fort Myers 31
Girls Basketball
Bishop Verot 47, North Port 24: Cameron O'Halloran led the Vikings with 18 points, while Brynn Stambaugh finished with seven points.
Lehigh 60, Fort Myers 31
Boys District Soccer
Class 5A-District 12
Lely 3, Barron Collier 1: The Trojans upset the previously undefeated Cougars behind Emiliano Nicasio's brace. Mario Guzman added a goal, while Steve Argueta and Alesandro Sarasini added one assist each.
Golden Gate 2, Naples 1
Girls District Soccer
Class 3A-District 8
Oasis 2, St. Petersburg Catholic 1: Samantha Chitu scored both goals in the Sharks' win. Elizabeth Ali and Annabelle Llewellyn provided assists.
Bishop Verot 5, Cardinal Mooney 1
Class 5A-District 11
North Fort Myers 0, Cape Coral 0 (3-2 in PKs): The Red Knights escaped and avoided an early exit in districts, downing the Seahawks 3-2 in penalties.
Mariner 8, Cypress Lake 0: Florida commit Ryleigh Acosta had two goals and two assists in the win, while Eva Ramirez, Stephanie Saracione, Madison Arch, Caroline Orth, Audriana Lopez, and Kamil Pena added one goal apiece.
Class 5A-District 12
Naples 4, Gulf Coast 1: Isabella Cuellar-Gutierrez led the Golden Eagles with two goals, while Safiya Fakhoury and Laila Albaghdadi added one goal each. Ava Majury tallied two assists. Isabella Graney and Sofia Cueller-Gutierrez had one assist each.
Barron Collier 5, Lely 0
Class 6A-District 12
Fort Myers 7, Charlotte 1: Giana D'Altrui posted five goals and one assist for the Green Wave.
THURSDAY
Boys District Soccer
Class 4A-District 12
Aubrey Rogers 2, Lemon Bay 0
LaBelle 5, Hardee 0
Gateway 1, Estero 0: Brandon Toscano's goal, assisted by Justin Jean Louis, pushed the Eagles past the Wildcats. Tanner Ricks notched a clean sheet in the net while Connor Rees anchored the defense.
Class 5A-District 11
Cape Coral 6, Island Coast 2
Dunbar 2, South Fort Myers 0
Class 6A-District 12
Ida Baker 0, Charlotte 0 (Ida Baker wins in Penalty Kicks, 4-2)
Palmetto Ridge 2, Riverdale 1: Goals from Felix Tamayo and Chris Ramirez-Mejia lifted the Bears past the Raiders.
Class 2A-District 12
Seacrest 3, Marco Island 2: Carter Bryom had two goals and one assist in the Stingray win. JC Varga added a goal, and Alberto Trejo-Molina tallied two assists.
Donahue Catholic 3, St. John Neumann 0
Girls District Soccer
Class 2A-District 12
St. John Neumann 1, Marco Island 0
Community School of Naples 4, Donahue Catholic 1
Girls Weightlifting
Class 2A-District 13
Fort Myers took home first place in both the Olympic and Traditional categories in the Class 2A-District 13 girls weightlifting championship.
Mariner's Dahlia Diaz (139) won the top Olympic lifter, while the Green Wave's Peyton Burnside (139) earned top Traditional lifter. Fellow Greenie Natalia Franco (101) finished in second place for both categories.
Here are the complete team results as well as the top individual finishers.
Olympic
Team Scores: 1. Fort Myers (73); 2. LaBelle (45); 3. Mariner (39); 4. Dunbar (20); 5. Ida Baker (14); 6. Gateway (11); 7. Cypress Lake (7); 8. Cape Coral (5); 9. Island Coast (1).
Top Individual Finishers:
101: 1. Natalia Franco, 215 (Fort Myers); 2. Kendra Ahems, 155 (Mariner).
110: 1. Morgan Wilson, 220 (LaBelle); 2. Grace Lima, 160 (Mariner).
119: 1. Calia White, 215 (LaBelle); 2. Kayla Smith, 215 (Fort Myers).
129: 1. Jillian Jacobs, 260 (Fort Myers); 2. Damaris Gomez, 205 (LaBelle).
139: 1. Dahlia Diaz, 295 (Mariner); 2. Hannah Cowdin, 285 (Cypress Lake).
154: 1. Roma Braun, 280 (Fort Myers); 2. Mya Brown, 225 (Fort Myers).
169: 1. Saige Thibodaux, 290 (Ida Baker); 2. Valeria Gonzalez, 265 (Gateway)
183: 1. Imani Greaves, 295 (LaBelle); 2. Azariyah Moise, 240 (Gateway).
199: 1. Maya Egalite, 350 (Fort Myers); 2. Kyra Lias, 250 (Dunbar).
UNL: 1. Aleah Baron, 360 (LaBelle); 2. Karlee Anderson, 245 (Ida Baker).
Traditional
Team Scores: 1. Fort Myers (73); 2. Mariner (47); 3. LaBelle (44); 4. Gateway (16); 5. Dunbar (13); 6. Ida Baker (10); 7. Cape Coral (8); 8. Cypress Lake (4); 9. Island Coast (2).
Top Individual Finishers:
101: 1. Natalia Franco, 240 (Fort Myers); 2. Kendra Ahers, 170 (Mariner).
110: 1. Morgan Wilson, 220 (LaBelle); 2. Grace Lima, 185 (Mariner).
119: Kayla Smith, 250 (Fort Myers); 2. Calia White, 245 (LaBelle).
129: Jillian Jacobs, 280 (Fort Myers); 2. Jennifer Olivera, 220 (Mariner)
139: 1. Peyton Burnside, 335 (Fort Myers); 2. Dahlia Diaz, 295 (Mariner).
154: 1. Roma Braun, 310 (Fort Myers); 2. Mackenzie Hepola, 285 (Cape Coral).
169: 1. Valeria Gonzalez, 305 (Gateway); 2. Saige Thibodauz, 305 (Ida Baker).
183: 1. Imani Greaves, 350 (LaBelle); 2. Shanetta Brown, 330 (Gateway).
199: 1. Maya Egalite, 395 (Fort Myers); 2. Kyra Lias, 275 (Dunbar).
UNL: 1. Aleah Brown, 430 (LaBelle); 2. Lorelai Schippel, 300 (Mariner).
Class 2A-District 14
Barron Collier won both the Olympic and Traditional categories of the Class 2A-District 14 girls weightlifting championship on Thursday.
Immokalee's Anastasia Irizarry (139) took home top Traditional lifter, while Barron Collier's Cloelle Altaratz won top Olympic lifter.
Here are the complete team results, as well as the top individual finishers.
Olympic
Team Scores: 1. Barron Collier (65); 2. Immokalee (34); 3. Gulf Coast (28); 4. East Lee County (23); 5. Naples (20); 6. Bonita Springs (18); 7. Aubrey Rogers (15); 8. Estero (13); 9. South Fort Myers (3); 10. Lely (0).
Top Individual Finishers:
101: 1. Taegan Mason (Gulf Coast); 2. Julieta Aguilar (Gulf Coast)
110: 1. Ciara Gonzalez, 175 (Immokalee); 2. Monica Gilmore, 160 (Barron Collier).
119: 1. Gianna Torres, 165 (Gulf Coast); 2. Jordan Gamez, 165 (Naples).
129: 1. Mica Fallon (Aubrey Rogers); 2. Runi Mijangos, 185 (Immokalee).
139: 1. Sayge Olivarez (Barron Collier); 2. Anastasia Irizarry (Immokalee)
154: 1. Gianna Arroyo (Barron Collier); 2. Gelybert Vargas-Reyees (Aubrey Rogers).
169: 1. Cloelle Altaratz, 310 (Barron Collier); 2. Nayeli Perez (East Lee County).
183: 1. Andrea Herrera (Barron Collier); 2. Gaby DeDiego (Barron Collier).
199: 1. Atianna Williams (Barron Collier); 2. Cadence Strauss (Bonita Springs).
UNL: 1. Camille Reyes (Barron Collier); 2. Dani Pallante (Barron Collier).
Traditional
Team Scores: 1. Barron Collier (53); 2. Bonita Springs (31); 3. Gulf Coast (27); 4. Naples (26); 5. East Lee County (24); 6. Immokalee (23); 7. Aubrey Rogers (13); 8. Lely (8); 9. Estero (7); 10. South Fort Myers (4).
Top Individual Performances:
101: 1. Taegan Mason (Gulf Coast); 2. Julieta Aguilar (Gulf Coast).
110: 1. Ciara Gonzalez (Immokalee); 2. Tabitha Ubertaccio (Lely).
119: 1. Sadyah Davis (Naples); 2. Violet Lackey (Naples).
129: 1. Mica Fallon (Aubrey Rogers); 2. Elena Atwood (Bonita Springs)
139: 1. Anastasia Irizarry (Immokalee); 2. Sayge Olivarez (Barron Collier).
154: 1. Ava Stollard (Bonita Springs); 2. Gelybert Vargas-Reyees (Aubrey Rogers).
169: 1. Cloelle Altaratz, 310 (Barron Collier); 2. Nayli Perez (East Lee County).
183: 1. Gaby DeDiego (Barron Collier); 2. Ashley Holappa (Bonita Springs)
199: 1. Atianna Williams (Barron Collier); 2. Cadence Strauss (Bonita Springs)
UNL: 1. Sara Acabal, 365 (Bonita Springs); 2. Camille Reyes (Barron Collier).
WEDNESDAY
Boys District Soccer
Class 5A-District 12
Lely 1, Gulf Coast 0
Golden Gate 3, Bonita Springs 2
Naples 6, East Lee County 1
Girls District Soccer
Class 3A-District 8
Cardinal Mooney 9, Gateway Charter 0
Class 4A-District 12
Gateway 4, LaBelle 0
Lemon Bay 8, DeSoto County 0
Estero 9, Hardee 1
Class 5A-District 11
Cypress Lake 8, Dunbar 0: Meredith Moldawsky tallied four goals and one assist in the Panthers' win. Ava Gadus added a hat trick, her first of the season, while Rory Farrell added one goal and two assists.
North Fort Myers 11, Island Coast 0
Cape Coral 10, South Fort Myers 0
Class 5A-District 12
Naples 7, Golden Gate 0
Gulf Coast 6, Bonita Springs 0
Lely 10, East Lee County 0
Class 6A-District 12
Palmetto Ridge 8, Immokalee 0
Class 7A-District 8
Riverview 8, Lehigh 0
Venice 4, Sarasota 2
Boys Basketball
Golden Gate 55, Seacrest 40: Whylkeems Estimond and Sam Powell led the Titans with 12 points each in the win. Ben Cassano tallied 16 points for Seacrest.
Girls Basketball
Bishop Verot 39, Gateway Charter 26: Cameron O'Halloran posted 22 points for the Vikings. Josee Fry added six points.
South Fort Myers 57, Dunbar 54
Thursday's District Soccer Schedule
Boys 4A-12
(5) Lemon Bay at (4) Aubrey Rogers, 7 p.m.
(7) Hardee at (2) LaBelle, 7 p.m.
(6) Estero (3) Gateway 7 p.m.
Boys 5A-11
(7) Island Coast at (2) Cape Coral
(6) Cypress Lake at (3) North Fort Myers
(5) South Fort Myers at (4) Dunbar
Boys 6A-12
(5) Charlotte at (4) Ida Baker 7 p.m.
(6) Riverdale) at (3) Palmetto Ridge 7 p.m.
Girls 2A-12
(5) Marco Island Academy at (4) St. John Neumann
(6) Donahue Catholic at (3) Community School
Boys 2A-12
(5) Marco Island Academy at (4) Seacrest Country Day
(7) Village School at (2) Community School
(6) St. John Neumann at (3) Donahue Catholic
Boys 7A-8
(5) Venice at (4) Lakewood Ranch
(6) Lehigh at (3) Sarasota
Boys 3A-8
(4) Oasis at (1) Bishop Verot, 7 p.m.
(3) Cardinal Mooney at (2) St. Petersburg Catholic, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY
Boys District Soccer
Class 3A-District 8
Oasis 12, Gateway Charter 0: Mario Acosta's seven goals set a new school record for goals scored in a single game, and lifted the Sharks past the Griffins in the Class 3A-District 8 quarterfinal. Nick Odar, Juan Hearyman, Sean Conger, Jacobo Herrera, and Caden Bly added goals to the winning effort. Vitor Marcolino, Matt Zea, Bly, and Odar provided assists. The Sharks move on to the Class 3A-District 8 semifinal to face No. 1 seed Bishop Verot.
Girls Basketball
St. John Neumann 63, Donahue Catholic 34: Sophia McCartney led the Celtics with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Sydney Martin and Gracyn Crosby added 14 points each, while Mylee Van de Wouw finished with 10 points.
Boys Basketball
First Baptist 72, Gateway Charter 56: Jayden Petit posted a game-high 24 points in the Lions' win. Andrew Azunque added 16 points, while Andrew Loveall and Adrian Rodriguez had 11 points each. Noah Cutler led Gateway Charter with 14 points.
Palmetto Ridge 50, Fort Myers 48: Calven Charles tallied 26 points as the Bears improved to 17-3 on the year.
Evangelical Christian 46, Out-of-Door 33: David Morris had 12 points, eight rebounds, and three blocks in the Sentinels' win. Jahquez Outten added 10 points, seven rebounds, and two steals.
Wednesday's District Soccer Schedule
Girls 4A-12
(5) LaBelle at (4) Gateway, 7 p.m.
(7) DeSoto County at (2) Lemon Bay, 7 p.m.
(6) Hardee at (3) Estero, 7 p.m.
Girls 5A-11
(7) Island Coast at (2) North Fort Myers
(6) South Fort Myers at (3) Cape Coral
(5) Dunbar at (4) Cypress Lake
Girls 5A-12
(7) Golden Gate at (2) Naples
(6) Bonita Springs at (3) Gulf Coast
(5) East Lee County at (4) Lely
Girls 7A-8
(5) Sarasota at (4) Venice, 7 p.m.
(6) Lehigh at (3) Riverview, 3 p.m.
Girls 2A-11
(5) SFCA at (4) Imagine School at North Port, 5 p.m.
(6) Sarasota Christian at (3) Evangelical Christian, 5 p.m.
Boys 5A-12
(7) East Lee County at (2) Naples
(6) Bonita Springs at (3) Golden Gate
(5) Gulf Coast at (4) Lely
Girls 6A-12
(5) Ida Baker) at (4) Charlotte, 7 p.m.
(6) Immokalee at (3) Palmetto Ridge, 7 p.m.
MONDAY
Girls Basketball
Cypress Lake 52, Dunbar 11: Lilly Witz led all scorers in the win with 18 points. Bri Madore finished with 13 points, and Brigitte Maillakakis added 11 points.
This article originally appeared on Naples Daily News: SWFL High School Roundup: Soccer and Basketball scores for the week Jan. 22-27
