Southwest Florida Week 9 Roundup

Football is all the way back in Southwest Florida following Hurricane Ian. After this week's game, all the teams in Collier, Lee and Charlotte counties have returned to the field following the devastating storm.

Here is a look at all the action from Week 9 of the high school football season on Friday, Oct. 22:

Riverdale 24, Ida Baker 10: This was the first game in a month for both schools, and the Raiders took the win in Class 4S-District 15 win. The game was tied 10-10 in the fourth quarter, but Riverdale (4-1) scored twice more to put the game away.

All three Raiders touchdowns came from Terry Jackson -- two rushing and one via reception. Baker (3-2) got its touchdown on a run by Casen Humble.

Lely 40, Barron Collier 0: Lely's defense shocked the Cougars, who came into the game averaging 30 points a game. The Trojans (3-4) held Barron Collier (5-2) to 155 yards of offense.
Lely rushed for more than 400 yards. Guerschom Guerrier had 187 yards on 27 touches. Quarterback Jakeem Tanelus ran for a score and threw for another.

Estero 48, Gateway 0: The Wildcats (7-0) still have the best record in all of Southwest Florida thanks to a gigantic victory. Estero went up 35-0 in the second quarter thanks to two blocked punts and two defensive scores.

Justin Trometer and Kyle King scored the defensive touchdowns. Quarterback Matt Wilson threw touchdowns to Evan Vrabel and Jason Duclona. Jon Quintanilla had a rushing TD. Finally, Chris Scott returned an interception to the end zone.

Bishop Verot 27, Cardinal Mooney 24: Verot led comfortably in the fourth quarter, 27-10, before Mooney made it close at the end in this Catholic school rivalry. Mooney led 10-6 in the second quarter before the Vikings scored three straight touchdowns to take command.

Bishop Verot QB Carter Smith threw for 208 yards and two long touchdowns -- a 45-yarder to Deshon Jenkins and a 61-yarder to Trevontay Watts. Ryan Gadson returned a punt 71 yards to the end zone for the Vikings.

Fort Myers 47, Palmetto Ridge 6: Strong special teams and a dominant defense helped the Green Wave take a big lead early. Fort Myers scored touchdowns on its first four possessions, with none of the drives longer than 33 yards.

Madrid Tucker had two rushing touchdowns in the first quarter, while Frank Starks had one. Chris McFoley threw a score to Alex Thelusma. La'ern Bonelli returned an interception for another Fort Myers score, while Pat Clemons also ran in a touchdown.

Dunbar 39, East Lee 8: The Tigers showed no signs of fatigue despite playing their third game in eight days. Landon Winterbottom threw touchdowns to Eric Fletcher and T.J. Abrams on Dunbar's first two possessions. Winterbottom finished with four passing TDs.

Dunbar plays in a large district (3S-15). After missing a month due to Hurricane Ian, the Tigers have to rely on midweek games to get in all their district contests. They played in Valdosta, Georgia, against Lowndes last week, then beat Cypress Lake on Tuesday, followed by this win.

South Fort Myers 41, Cypress Lake 6: The Wolfpack led just 7-0 in the second quarter. Then the short week caught up with Cypress Lake, which had to play Dunbar on Tuesday to make up a district game lost to Hurricane Ian.

South Fort Myers rushed for244 yards, 213 of them in the first half. Quarterback Chase Enguita led the way with 126 yards and two scores. Enguita also threw a touchdown.

North Fort Myers 38, Mariner 0: The Red Knights earned their third straight shutout win, but the previous two were more than a month ago. Mariner, located in Cape Coral which was devastated by the hurricane, ran 43 plays but finished with less than 40 yards.

Bo Summersett rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns. He had 55 yards receiving plus another TD. Knights QB Gabriel Duross threw for three scores.

Island Coast 16, Cape Coral 8: All the scoring in this game happened in the first half. And two of the three touchdowns came on defense. Island Coast scored the game-winning points when Diego Hernandez returned a blocked field goal 94 yards late in the second quarter to break an 8-8 tie.

Evangelical Christian 27, Canterbury 23: The Sentinels won on a last-minute touchdown in this battle of 5-0 private school programs. Tanner Helton threw a 4-yard scoring pass to Jake Shuker with 22 seconds left to give ECS the win.

Helton threw for 169 yards and three touchdowns. Sentinels running back L.J. Blackwell rushed for 156 yards.

Larry Roker rushed for 246 yards and all three touchdowns for Canterbury. The Cougars took a 23-20 lead with 5:06 left on Chase Alley's third field goal.

St. John Neumann 26, Southwest Florida Christian 17: The game was tied 14-14 in the fourth quarter when Evan Odom ran 33 yards to the end zone to give Neumann the go-ahead score. Odom finished with 123 rushing yards.

SFCA quarterback Eli Moore threw for 342 yards but also three interceptions. One of those interceptions was returned for a touchdown by the Celtics' Mike Anderson, who also had a receiving TD.

First Baptist 35, Lemon Bay 7: Olsen Patt Henry, FBA's 6-foot-4 Clemson-bound wide receiver, caught three touchdowns. Fellow Lions receiver Preston Shemansky had 203 receiving yards and a touchdown at FBA quarterback Ethan Crossan threw for 295 yards.

Golden Gate 47, Bonita Springs 10: Sophomore running back Trayvon Jean led a dominant performance as Golden Gate got back to .500 (4-4). Jean had 264 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries (15.5 average), giving him 1,339 yards with two games left in his first varsity season.

Titans quarterback Brian Bachmann threw touchdowns to Javon Pray and Bradley Martino, while freshman Soloman Powell rushed for a score. Juderian Patha returned an interception for a touchdown for Golden Gate.

Bonita Springs running back Josiah Sessler rushed for 177 yards on 42 carries. He has 1,194 yards on the season.

Gulf Coast 42, Moore Haven 19: The Sharks continued to build momentum heading into next week's Class 4S-District 16 title game at Immokalee. Gulf Coast has won three straight games by a combined score of 129-32.

Sharks QB Konner Barrett completed 15 of 17 passes for 237 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran for a score. Elias Muscarella led Gulf Coast with 109 rushing yards and a touchdown.

Community School 33, Gateway Charter 32: Community School trailed early after Gateway Charter scored twice on kickoff returns. However, touchdowns from Darius Beauvoir, Greyson Kerscher, Decker Crosby and Luke Murphy put the Seahawks on top.

St. Stephen’s 35, Oasis 12: Parker Smith threw a touchdown pass to Jason McArdle-Sykes for Oasis. McArdle-Sykes also had a rushing touchdown to complete Oasis' scoring.