Bishop Verot continues hot start to the year; Immokalee, Riverdale, Barron Collier score wins

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A roundup of high school games played on Wednesday, March 2, and Thursday, March 3:

Baseball

Bishop Verot 14, Mariner 2: The Vikings (5-0) stayed undefeated to open the year behind an excellent hitting performance against the Tritons on the road. Josiah Velazquez led Bishop Verot offensively, going 3-for-3 with three RBI while Maddix Simpson went 3-for-4 with three RBI.

Naples 7, Gulf Coast 5: The Golden Eagles picked up a road win over the Sharks, scoring six runs in the fourth inning. Johnny King had two RBI, while USF commit Jason Bello notched his second save of the year. Marcos Torres got the win on the mound.

Palmetto Ridge 5, CSN 1: The Bears used a four-run seventh inning to defeat the Seahawks, who committed four errors and surrendered three unearned runs.

Estero 14, Gateway Charter 4: The Wildcats picked up their first win of the season, downing the Griffins Wednesday night. Justin Breitenstein earned the win on the mound, striking out five batters in five innings. Offensively, Bryce Genton led Estero going 2-for-2 with two RBI.

SFCA 11, Oasis 1: Eli Moore notched a win on the hill, going five innings while allowing just three hits. He struck out seven Sharks, while Nick Long had a pair of home runs. Trevor Gould also had a home run and two hits.

Bonita Springs 5, St. John Neumann 0: No stats provided.

Seacrest Country Day 16, St. John Neumann 3: No stats provided.

Softball

Barron Collier 11, Palmetto Ridge 4: After three straight losses to begin the season, the Cougars got their second straight win after defeating the Bears. On the mound leading Barron Collier was Payton Heffelfinger, who allowed one earned run. Offensively, Sheila Forbes went 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, Gianna Frino went 3-for-4 with three RBI and Gemma Fusco went 2-for-3 with two RBI for the Cougars.

Bishop Verot 6, Mariner 1: Victoria Ash struck out 18 while allowing five hits and a run to pick up the complete-game win. Lillie Layne hit a bases-loaded double to help the Vikings pull away.

LaBelle 18, Immokalee 1: Cowgirls freshman Carli Spencer picked up the win on the mound, while sophomore Brilyn Capling went 4-for-4 with a triple.

Naples 10, Gulf Coast 4: Melissa Morales led the way for the Golden Eagles, finishing with a double, a pair of singles, and three RBI. UCF signee Macy Miles had a two-run home run while Joslyn Baker added two RBI.

Everglades City 16, CSN 5: Taylor Dahlke was the winning pitcher, while also finishing with a pair of stolen bases. Ava Ramos went 1-for-3 at the plate in a huge win over the Seahawks.

North Fort Myers 5, Cypress Lake 2: McKenna Robbins scored twice on hits by Sarah Yamrick and Megan Hall for the Panthers.

Riverdale 11, Lehigh 1: Ella Bundy went 2-for-3 while striking out six batters in the Raiders' win over the Lightning Thursday. Abigail Reyna hit a double and scored a run for Lehigh.

Riverdale 3, Mariner 2: Taylor Clayton and Ella Bundy led the Raiders in their win over the Tritons. Clayton and Bundy each had a pair of hits with an RBI. Clayton also struck out 12 batters Wednesday.

Boys Lacrosse

Immokalee 7, Lely 6: Scott Rickard and his Immokalee team notched their first win of the season, outlasting the Trojans. Noah Cardoza and Jesus Martinez both netted two goals in the win.

“We were able to get a lead in the first half and then allowed Lely back into the game with some sloppy offensive play,” Rickard said. “David Navarro played great for our defense and our goalie Antonio Toxqui had another big night in goal.”

Estero 23, Cypress Lake 0: The Wildcats shut out the Panthers, as Aiden McArthur netted six goals. Ryan Jackson and Justin Willems scored three times. Eli Dunford, Caleb Crowell, and Owen Beauschesne scored twice.

Girls Lacrosse

CSN 19, Venice 14: The sister duo of Emma and Ruby Smith led the Seahawks, defeating Venice for their first win of the season. Emma Smith led CSN with six goals while Ruby Smith added five.

Bishop Verot 8, Fort Myers 3: No stats provided.

Boys Tennis

North Fort Myers 6, Dunbar 1

Singles: 1. Ronald Wong (NFM) d. David Liu (D) 6-0, 6-0; 2. Duncan Fischer (NFM) d. Advaith Menon (D) 6-4, 6-3; 3. Harold Baez-De Sena (NFM) d. Riley Alexander (D) 6-2, 6-1; 4. Jakeem Shird (D) d. Bradyn Metzger (NFM) 5-7, 5-7; 5. Jacob Romano (NFM) d. Zaire Saldana (D) 6-1, 6-2. Doubles: 1. Wong/Fischeo (NFM) d. Liu/Menon (D) 8-0; 2. Baez-De Sena/Romano (NFM) d. Alexander/Shird (D) 8-4

Gulf Coast 6, Lely 1

Singles: 1. Alex Mazza (GC) d. Paul Hermann (L) 6-0, 6-0; 2. Manuel Hernandez (L) d. Daniel McGraw (GC) 6-0, 6-1; 3. Bharath Ram (GC) d. Andre Morancy (L) 6-0, 6-0; 4. Eric Pezzotti (GC) d. Sam Duprat (L) 6-0, 6-0; 5. Aiden Stein (GC) d. Kelvin Hernandez (L) 6-0, 6-0; Doubles: 1. Ram/Dmitri Cicko (GC) d. Herman/McGraw (L) 8-4; 2. Nathan Rubin/Ashvik Vijai (GC) d. Hernandez/Jonathan Lofando (L) 8-0

East Lee 6, Mariner 1

Singles: 1. Guillermo (EL) d. Bruno Tusek (M) 6-0, 6-0; 2. Noah Riascos (M) d. Alex Rodriguez (EL) 6-3, 6-1; 3. Alex Ward (EL) d. Noah Squicciarini (M) 3-6, 6-2, 10-7; 4. Federick Bernard (EL) d. Robert Preston (M) 7-6 (7-2), 6-2; 5. Metias Hernandez (EL) d. Owen Squicciarini (M) 6-4, 6-3; Doubles: 1. Guillermo/Bernard (EL) d. Noah Squicciarini/Lucas Annarumma (M) 8-3; 2. Rodriguez/Ward (EL) d. James White/Gavin Jenni (M) 8-1

Fort Myers 7, Mariner 0

Singles: 1. Chris Zuk (FM) d. Karl Schott (M) 6-1, 6-0; 2. Philip Eastlund (FM) d. Aiden Bechard (M) 6-0, 6-1; 3. Sam Higginson (FM) d. Bruno Tusek (M) 6-2, 6-0; 4. Ryan Bloom (FM) d. Kieran Kurkimilis (M) 6-1, 6-4; 5. Yvan Wasoonone (FM) d. Noah Riascos (M) 6-3, 6-4; Doubles: 1. Eastlund/Higginson (FM) d. Schott/Bechard (M) 8-0; 2. Bloom/Gabe Schoenfeld (FM) d. Tusek/Kurkimilis (M) 8-5

North Fort Myers 6, Estero 1

Singles: 1. Ronald Wong (NFM) d. Evan Combs (E) 6-0, 6-0; 2. Duncan Fischeo (NFM) d. Jack Calder (E) 6-0, 6-2; 3. Harold Baez-DeSena (NFM) d. Nicky Snow (E) 6-3, 3-6, 11-9; 4. Johnny Nassif (E) d. Bradyn Metzger (NFM) 6-7, 7-5, 13-11; 5. Jacob Romano (NFM) d. Tyler Guillette (E) 6-0, 6-3. Doubles: 1. Wong/Fischeo (NFM) d. Combs/Calder (E) 8-2; 2. Metzger/Romano (NFM) d. Michael Patterson/Joe Esckilsen (E) 8-0

Naples 4, Community School 3

Singles: 1. Noah Kohn (N) def. Rocco Didonato (CSN) 6-2, 6-1; 2. Este Cadia (CSN) def. Rey Pozsonyi (N) 2-6, 6-4, 10-5; 3. Zach Braverman (CSN) def. Jack Tucker (N) 6-4, 6-1; 4. Spencer Carley (N) def. Jacob Jaffe (CSN) 6-1, 6-3; 5. Nolan Hyer(N) def. Jack Dreith (CSN) 7-5, 6-3. Doubles: 1. Noah Kohn/Jack Tucker (N) def. Rocco Didonato/Jacob Jaffe (CSN) 9-8; 2. Este Cadia/Elliott Norman (CSN) def. Rey Pozsonyi/Spencer Carley(N) 9-8.

Girls Tennis

Gulf Coast 7, Lely 0

Singles: 1. Caroline Jolly (GC) d. Karla Kovacic (L) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (6); 2. Anna Gordley (GC) d. Katelyn Kyla (L) 6-2, 6-2; 3. Harmony Nix (GC) d. Janelle Cladanor (L) 6-1, 6-1; 4. Mía Taylor (GC) d. Emma Needles (L) 6-1, 6-0; 5. Ella Burkett (GC) d. Sydney Humphries (L) 6-1, 6-0; Doubles: 1. Nix/Bianca Kisic (GC) d. Kyla/Humphries (L) 8-0; 2. Taylor/Burkett (GC) d. Cladanor/Needles (L) 8-4

“We appreciate Lely hosting us on a beautiful day for tennis,” Gulf Coast coach Mark Voorhees said. “I am proud of our players and the sportsmanship they displayed.”

North Fort Myers 7, Dunbar 0

Singles: 1. Bailey Williamson (NFM) d. Isabel Liu (D) 1-6, 6-4, 10-8; 2. Brooke Williamson (NFM) d. Dana Cardenas (D) 6-1, 6-0; 3. Sophia Pollard (NFM) d. Sherby Vital (D) 6-0, 6-0; 4. Lucia Westgate (NFM) d. Gauryama Blanchard (D) 6-0, 6-3; 5. Maria Lakes (NFM) d. Cynthia Mauvias (D) 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: 1. Br. Williamson/Lakes (NFM) d. Liu/Cardenas (D) 8-2; 2. Pollard/Westgate (NFM) d. Vital/Blanchard (D) 8-0

Mariner 6, East Lee 1

Singles: 1. Y. Rodriguez (EL) d. M. Everly (M) 6-2,7-5; 2. S. Hall (M) d. P. Bates (EL) 6-0,6-0; 3. K. Khang (M) d. O. Madero (EL) 6-0,6-1; 4. L. DiMurro (M) def F. Ramirez (EL) 6-2,6-3; 5. C. Perez (M) d. A. Morel (EL) 6-1,6-2; Doubles: 1. M. Everly/K. Perez (M) d. Y. Rodriguez/P. Bates (EL) 8-1; 2. S. Vianest/O. Burk (M) def M. Fortune/A. Padilla (EL) 8-0

Estero 5, North Fort Myers 2

Singles: 1. Lily Hinders (E) d. Hannah Holmes (NFM) 6-0, 6-1; 2. Meghan Lay (E) d. Bailey Williamson (NFM) 6-1, 6-1; 3. Kate Maude (E) d. Brooke Williamson (NFM) 6-1, 6-6 (7-4); 4. Sophia Pollard (NFM) d. Lauren Schmitz (E) 7-5, 6-2; 5. Zahra Abbasi (E) d. Lucia Westgate (NFM) 7-5, 2-6, 11-9. Doubles: 1. Lay/Sydney Ramsey (E) d. Holmes/Pollard (NFM) 8-5; 2. Ba. Williamson/Maria Lakes (NFM) d. Emily McDowell/MJ Mayr (E) 8-3

This article originally appeared on Naples Daily News: HS Roundup: Verot remains undefeated, Barron, Riverdale, Immokalee win