Island Coast overcame an early 9-0 deficit and made positive adjustments that led to a second half burst that beat LaBelle 73-61 in a key District 3A-12 matchup Monday night.

“We started out sluggish, but made mostly attitude adjustments at halftime,” said Gators coach Greg Coleman. “We played hard in the second half to get a huge district victory for us.”

Tim Dal Bon put up a game-high 23 points, but it was senior Greg Orellana and junior Terrell Griffin who were bullish on the boards to give the Gators a 52-29 rebounding advantage.

“Twenty of our rebounds were on the offensive end,” said Coleman. “Orellana was an animal on the glass and played the fourth quarter with four fouls.”

Orellana finished with a double-double of 14 points and 18 rebounds while Griffin chipped in with seven points and 12 rebounds.

Still trailing 32-29 at halftime, the Gators launched a 25-10 third-quarter surge that sucked the life out of the Cowboys.

The Cowboys had four players in double figures in scoring, led by Braxton Ford with 18 and Cordaryl Jones with 14.

The win is the fourth in their last five games for the Gators (4-3, 2-1 district), who host district rival Dunbar Thursday night.

LaBelle 20 12 10 19 – 61

Island Coast11 18 25 20 – 73

LaBELLE 61 – O’Farrel 1, Ford 18, Gutierrez 2, Bass 10, Jones 14, Jean-Baptiste 6, Kelly 10. Totals: 21 18-25 61.

3PG: Ford 1.

ISLAND COAST 73 – Chery 7, Gomez 2, Dungan 7, Dal Bon 23, Griffin 7, Harding 11, Orellana 14, Rees 2. Totals: 25 15-25 73.

3PG: Dal Bon 5, Dungan 1, Harding 1, Orellana 1.

Girls Soccer

LaBelle 5, Island Coast 2: Kennedy Adams and Janelle Keary scored goals for Island Coast in a loss to LaBelle Monday.

The Gators (1-8), who lost for the fourth time in a row, play at Dunbar Thursday.

Girls Basketball

Island Coast 36, LaBelle 20: Patrice Mahone collected a game-high 15 points and Caroline Ortiz added 11 to lead Island Coast to its third straight win.

“Mahone and Ortiz did a good job in the back court,” said Gators coach Jerry Ellis.

The Gators sealed the win with a 12-2 run in the fourth quarter after leading 15-6 at halftime. The Gators (5-2) play at Dunbar Thursday.

Island Coast 7 8 9 12 – 36

LaBelle 2 4 12 2 – 20

ISLAND COAST 36 – Blackman 5, Mims 5, Mahone 15, Ortiz 11. Totals: 11 7-12 36.

3PG: – Mahone 3, Ortiz 3, Mims 1.

LaBELLE 20 – J. Taylor 2, Ramos 3, Lutkenhaus 9, P. Taylor 4, Tippett 2. Totals: 9 0-7 20.

3PG: Ramos 1, Lutkenhaus 1.

Football

The Florida Athletic Coaches Association released its District 16 first-team football All-Star selections last week.

Cape Coral is represented on the squad by six players, four from Cape High and two from Island Coast.

Undefeated Charlotte has the most players on the team, six, and South Fort Myers placed three on the list.

Quarterback Bryan Greenwell leads the Seahawks’ contingent along with Prince Holloway on the offense. Defensive end Edsel Caprice and linebacker Chris Johnson were named to the defensive team.

Island Coast placed one player on each unit – senior defensive end Aaron Lynch and junior runningback Delmarick (Mario) Pender.