Prep Report: Baker overpowers Estero, 77-44
The Ida Baker Bulldogs bolted from the opening tipoff to a comfortable lead and mangled Estero 77-44 in a District 4A-11 matchup Friday night at Baker.
“This was our best offensive game of the year,” said Bulldogs coach Greg Coleman. “We came out of the gate on fire and played extra fast. Our last three games were on the road, so it was nice to be back at home in front of our fans.”
Rob Serrano and Al Serrano led the way with 16 points and 15 points, respectively, while Christian Davis chipped in with 14 points to go with eight rebounds. The Serrano brothers also handed out eight assists apiece.
The Bulldogs (5-2, 4-1 district) host Island Coast on Thursday.
Estero 9 12 11 12 – 44
Ida Baker24 15 17 21 – 77
Estero 44 – Murphy 8, Gambino 11, Vielinski 4, Walsh 7, Kincaid 10, Fra 4. Totals: 16 6-15 44.
3-point goals: Gambino 3, Walsh 1.
Ida Baker 77 – R. Serrano 16, A. Serrano 15, Mansfield 3, Manego 8, Stuckey 2, Barnes 2, Davis 14, Dobbins 6, Munson 2, Pascale 4, Cheremond 2, Deems 3. Totals: 33 5-8 77.
3-point goals: R. Serrano 2, Mansfield 1, Manego 2, Davis 1.
Mariner 72, Cypress Lake 39: Kameron Beach and Ricardo Barsesa combined for more points than Cypress Lake in the Tritons’ breakaway victory.
Beach topped all scorers with 25 points while Barsesa pitched in 22. Justin Emmons grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.
The Tritons (7-1) play at Island Coast Monday.
Cypress Lake 10 7 15 7 – 39
Mariner 14 21 22 15 – 72
Cypress 39 – Delli 4, Petitdo 15, Hlimi3, Edwards 3, Thurman 14. Totals: 12 6-16 39.
3-point goals: Petitdo 2, Edwards 1.
Mariner 72 – Beach 25, Barsesa 22, Marrero 3, Marte 2, Guerrier 9, Walker 2, Emmons 4, Johnson 5. Totals: 27 11-27 72.
3-point goals: Barsesa 3.
Bishop Verot 64, Gateway Charter 29: Four players scored in double figures to lead Bishop Verot to an easy victory over Gateway Charter.
Nate Howard led the Vikings with 15 points, backed by 11 points from Brian Reeves and 10 apiece from Bobby Thomas and Abner Sandoval.
After opening a 23-7 first-quarter lead, the Vikings coasted to a 42-15 halftime margin en route to the lopsided win.
Ahmed Abu-Khadier had 12 points for Gateway.
The Vikings (4-3) host Pembroke Pines Flanagan at 4:30 p.m. next Friday.
Gateway 7 8 8 6 – 29
Bishop Verot 23 19 9 11 – 64
Gateway 29 – DeJesus 8, Cooper 4, Cecil 3, Abu-Khadier 12, Veras 2. Totals: 6 8-15 29.
3-point goals: DeJesus 1, Cecil 1, Abu-Khadier 1.
Bishop Verot 64 – Wagner 1, Rambow 3, Payne 6, King 2, Reeves 11, Hoop 2, Thomas 10, Sandoval 10, Howard 15, Brittenham 4. Totals: 20 10-15 64.
3-point goals: Reeves 1, Howard 3.
Girls Basketball
Estero 55, Ida Baker 54: A field goal with 13 seconds left in overtime sealed a victory for Estero over Ida Baker.
Alicia Emmons paced the Bulldogs with 16 points while Hannah Del Negro and Cheyenne Ross added 11 points apiece.
Baker (3-6) plays at Port Charlotte Monday.
Ida Baker 11 15 9 13 8 – 54
Estero 10 6 17 13 9 – 55
Ida Baker 54 – Sanchez 2, Dougherty 4, Nicloy 1, Emmons 16, Del Negro 11, Brown 8, West 1, Ross 11. Totals: 11 14-35 54.
3-point goals: Emmons 2, Del Negro 2, Brown 2.
Estero 55 – C. Campbell 10, Swedish 4, S. Campbell 21, Davis 4, Boomer 3, Rismay 11. Totals: 20 19-35 55.
3-point goals: none.
Bishop Verot 76, Gateway Charter 6: The Bishop Verot Vikings scored all the points they would need in the first quarter en route to a runaway victory at Gateway Charter.
Katlyn Payne led the way with 16 points with Taylor Kramer contributing 13 points.
The Vikings (6-0) host Dunbar at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Bishop Verot 29 21 13 13 – 76
Gateway Charter 2 4 0 0 – 6
Bishop Verot 76 – Lanman 6, Cypher, Payne 16, Kramer 13, Dacosta 4, Garda 5, Norton 9, Alicante 6, Ward 4, Gins 8, Kitner 2. Totals: 34 6-9 76.
3-point goals: Payne 1, Kramer 1.
Gateway 6 – Betances 3, Montalvo 1, Gilyard 2. Totals: 2 1-2 6.
3-point goals: Betances 1.