Naples continued its mastery over Barron Collier. Island Coast stunned Dunbar. South Fort Myers stakes its claim as Lee County’s top team. Ida Baker and Cape Coral claim postseason berths. Those were just some of the storylines that came out of week 8 high school football action.

Click the stories below to read our stories on the games.

Naples 27, Barron Collier 3

Island Coast 6, Dunbar 2

Baker 28, Palmetto Ridge 7

Riverdale 18, Bishop Verot 7

North Fort Myers 42, Mariner 28

Cape Coral 54, Gulf Coast 21

South Fort Myers 34, Fort Myers 0

Lake Placid 14, Clewiston 13

Lely 20, Cypress Lake 10

Tampa Carrollwood 56, First Baptist 7

Bradenton Prep 26, FCI 8

Hardee 63, Estero 0

ECS 48, St. Stephen’s 14

East Lee 40, Golden Gate 14

DeSoto 38, Immokalee 28

LaBelle 42, Gateway 6

St. John Neumann 46, Moore Haven 30

Southwest Florida players were piling up the yards and points in games tonight.

North Fort Myers’ Tre Boston compiled 282 yards on the ground with four touchdowns agianst Mariner. He also threw for a touchdown and had an interception.

Ida Baker quarterback Sean Francis  had touchdown passes of 25, 3 and 10 yards and added an 18-yard TD run in the Bulldogs’ 28-7 win over Palmetto Ridge. That win clinched Baker’s first playoff berth in the program’s five-year history.

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The Gators pulled off their biggest win in program history, knocking off District 2B-6 favorite Dunbar at Dunbar 6-2. The win pulls Island Coast, in its first full varsity season, into a four-day tie atop the district at 2-1 with Dunbar, Clewiston and Lake Placid.

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First Baptist quarterback Corey Todd was injured in his team’s game Friday at Tampa Carrollwood Day and taken off the field on a stretcher. He was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital, but was discharged later in the evening.

Mariner defensive back Jerran Julien suffered an injury in the Tritons’ game against North Fort Myers  Friday night after being a part of a gang tackle on a pass play. He was transported by ambulance to Health Park after remaining on the field for nearly 20 minutes. He was discharged later Friday night.

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There are a number of big matchups Friday night, highlighted by Naples traveling to Barron Collier for a do-or-die district showdown. See capsule previews of all 17 games by clicking here.

Five former players will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Friday night before the Green Wave play the South Fort Myers Wolfpack at Edison Stadium.

Here are bios on the five inductees:
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Barron Collier will welcome back senior quarterback Mark Schoenfeld for this Friday’s District 3A-12 showdown against visiting Naples.

The 6-foot-1, 210-pound senior sprained the ACL in his right knee on Sept. 25 during a 42-18 win over Lehigh.

Despite missing the past two games, Schoenfeld still leads the Cougars in total offense (827 yards). He’s rushed for 354 yards and 6 TDs and passed for  473 yards and 6 TDs.

The postseason has not yet arrived in high school football, but if Fort Myers or Estero wants to get there, both essentially face must-win games this week after the Green Wave defeated the Wildcats 33-11 last Friday.
Fort Myers (3-4, 1-1) hosts South Fort Myers (7-0, 2-0) in a District 3A-11 game, while Estero (1-6, 0-1) entertains Hardee (5-0, 1-0) in a District 2A-6 encounter.

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Here’s a list of tonight’s finals.

Did any of these surprise you? Lely knocking off Naples in overtime was a stunner. South Fort Myers improved to 7-0 by doubling up Baker 40-20, while Riverdale got its revenge against Dunbar 42-21. You can watch a replay of Riverdale’s win by clicking here.

Lely 12, Naples 6 (OT)

Riverdale 42, Dunbar 21

South FM 40, Baker 20

Cape Coral 32, Island Coast 0

Lehigh 21, East Lee 14

Fort Myers 31, Estero 11

ECS 53, SFCA 7

Lemon Bay 16, LaBelle 7

Bishop Verot 38, Neumann 6

Golden Gate 21, Cypress Lake 6

Palmetto Ridge 48, Immokalee 26

North Fort Myers 28, North Port 6

Moore Haven 47, Merritt Island Christian 7