All games at 7:30 p.m. unless noted

GAME OF THE WEEK

LELY (2-2, 1-0) AT LEHIGH (3-1, 0-1)
What to watch for — Lely: This is a District 3A-12 game. The Trojans held on to beat Golden Gate 26-25 last week in their district opener. Senior QB Patrick Lane was instrumental in that win as he had a hand in three of Lely’s four touchdowns and had 230 yards of total offense. Lehigh: Last year’s contest against Lely was the game that turned things around for Lehigh. The Lightning were trailing late in the fourth quarter and pulled out a come-from-behind victory. That was beginning of a five-game 3A-12 winning streak that propelled Lehigh to a runner-up spot and eventually the Region 3A-3 final. Lehigh lost to Barron Collier 21-14 last Friday. “We got up and we didn’t stay on them,” coach Pete Fominaya said of Barron Collier. “(This week is) a situation where we have to get positive results.”
The News-Press pick: Lehigh 21, Lely 16

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Barron Collier High football coach Mark Ivey refers to offensive lineman/defensive lineman Joey Puopolo and linebacker Joey Lohmann simply as “The Two Joeys.”

While his nickname for the duo is simple, the responsibilities he has set forth for the tandem are far from it.

To read the full story click HERE.

You can also see a photo gallery of “The Joeys” by clicking HERE.

Florida Christian Institute athletic director Keith Leonardo said Thursday that his team’s football game with Six Mile (S.C.) Prince Avenue Prep has been cancelled.

FCI (2-1) will be back in action October 8 when they take on Orlando Eastland Christian at Rutenberg Park at 7:30 p.m.

South Fort Myers and Naples are receiving votes but have yet to pop into the Beef O’ Brady’s top 25 state poll. Take a look at the complete poll below.

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After being knocked out of last Friday’s 35-3 District 3A-11 loss to South Fort Myers, Bishop Verot quarterback Jake Kistel is expected to play when the Vikings take on Sarasota Cardinal Mooney on Friday. (more…)

1. Naples (4-0): The potent Golden Eagles offense is averaging 51.5 points and 388 total yards of offense per game.
2. South Fort Myers (3-0): The Wolfpack held Bishop Verot to just 57 total yards of offense in a 35-3 victory.
3. Cape Coral (4-0): Senior QB Bryan Greenwell fired a career-high five TD passes in a 38-24 win over Port Charlotte.
4. Island Coast (3-1): The Gators are averaging an absurd 385.5 rushing yards per game, including 9.8 yards per carry.
5. Barron Collier (3-1): The Cougars can improve to 2-0 in District 3A-12 play with a win over East Lee County Friday.
6. Lehigh (3-1): The Lightning’s overtime loss to Barron Collier last week makes this week’s District 3A-12 matchup against Lely a must win.
7. Bishop Verot (3-1): The Vikings head to Sarasota Friday to take on longtime rival Cardinal Mooney.
8. Lely (2-2): The Trojans nearly blew a 19-point lead before holding on to top previously unbeaten Golden Gate 26-25.
9. Golden Gate (3-1): Junior QB Ken Mouton leads the Titans with 725 total yards of offense and 11 touchdowns (4 passing, 7 rushing).
10. Immokalee (2-2): The Indians rallied to top Gulf Coast 22-17 on sophomore QB Tshumbi Johnson’s TD run with 28 seconds left to play.

THE BEST OF THE REST
11. Cypress Lake (1-2)
12. Estero (3-1)
13. East Lee County (1-2)
14. North Fort Myers (2-2)
15. Fort Myers (2-2)
16. Riverdale (1-3)
17. Gulf Coast (1-3)
18. Evangelical Christian (2-1)
19. Dunbar (1-3)
20. Clewiston (0-4)
21. Palmetto Ridge (0-4)
22. Baker (0-4)
23. Mariner (0-4)
24. LaBelle (0-4)
25. Moore Haven (1-2)
26. St. John Neumann (1-3)
27. Gateway Charter (0-4)
28. First Baptist (2-2)
29. Southwest Florida Christian (1-3)
30. Community School of Naples (1-3)

Click on any of the games below to see the boxscore from that contest. While in the boxscore, if you click on a player, you’ll be able to see his game-by-game and season stats.

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Week 4 Games

Dunbar at Gateway

St. John Neumann at Out-of-Door

Lake Mary at Community School

Barron Collier at Lehigh

Fort Myers at North Fort Myers

South Fort Myers at Bishop Verot

East Lee Co. at Naples

Clewiston at Island Coast

Estero at Palmetto Ridge

Golden Gate at Lely

Gulf Coast at Immokalee

Mariner at Riverdale

Lakewood Ranch at Baker

Port Charlotte at Cape Coral

Moore Haven at ECS

Lake Placid at LaBelle

SFCA at First Baptist

Bishop Verot quarterback Jake Kistel has been knocked out of the Vikings’ game against South Fort Myers after he took a hard hit from Wolfpack DB Dallas Crawford at 7:33 of the third quarter.

ECS quarterback Tyler Viens left his team’s game midway through the second quarter of the Sentinels’ game against Moore Haven with a shoulder injury. The initial diagnosis is a broken collarbone, but he’ll have to wait for X-rays for the official word. Former LaBelle QB Jordan Phillips, who transferred to ECS this year, has taken over behind center.

Island Coast’s Delmarick Pender is at it again. After going for 344 yards and five touchdowns last week, Pender has 178 yards and two scores early in the second quarter vs. Clewiston.

Pender finished with 256 yards rushing and 4 TDs on just 13 carries.

Neither team was able to gain more than 7 yards on any play through the first 18 minutes of their game. That ended when Lehigh’s Curtavious Thornton broke one for 53 yards for the game’s only score midway through the 2nd quarter.

Lehigh did not convert the extra point to lead only 6-0.