A woeful start doomed the Cape Coral Seahawks to a 68-36 defeat Tuesday night at Bishop Verot.

Verot’s 26-5 run in the second quarter was too much for the Seahawks to overcome and sealed the victory for the Vikings (17-7).

Nate Howard hit a game-high 20 points to lead the Vikings. Ricky Doyle added 13 points and eight rebounds while Mason Taylor added 11 points.

“We played with a lot of intensity,” said Vikings coach Matt Herting. “We played as a unit tonight. I just hope this gives us some momentum to take into the big game Saturday night.”

The Vikings host Fort Myers at 7:30 p.m.

Only David Flynn hit double figures for the Seahawks with 11 points.

The Seahawks (12-11) host Gateway Charter Friday night.

Cape Coral 10 5 12 9 – 36

Bishop Verot 11 26 20 11 – 68

CAPE 36 – Mitchell 7, Flynn 11, McIntyre 3, Bailey 3, Daniels 2, Figueroa 7, Marshall 4. Totals: 13 7-15 36.

3PG: Flynn 2, McIntyre 1.

VEROT 68 – Wagner 7, Taylor 11, Reeves 2, Hoop 2, Mosher 9, Williams 2, Doyle 13, Howard 20, Brittenham 2. Totals: 27 8-16 68.

3PG: Wagner 2, Mosher 1, Howard 2.

Dunbar 57, Ida Baker 48: After building a seven-point halftime lead, Ida Baker hit a rough patch in the third quarter when they scored just two points that led to a loss at Dunbar.

“This is one we’d like to forget,” said Bulldogs coach Brad Seiss.

Christian Davis led the Bulldogs with 15 points while Shaun Manego added 13 points and five steals and Jesse Tufano with 10 points.

The Bulldogs (11-10) play at Community School of Naples Thursday.

Ida Baker14 10 2 22 – 48

Dunbar 9 8 16 24 – 57

BAKER 48 – Inchausti 9, Manego 13, Davis 15, Tufano 10, Evans 1. Totals: 16 13-18 48.

3PG: Inchausti 3.

DUNBAR 57 – Strawbridge 12, White 6, Williams 4, Hendricks 12, B. Jackson 8, J. Jackson 6, Bernies 9. Totals: 21 12-16 57.

3PG: Hendricks 3.

Girls Basketball Tournaments

Estero 56, Ida Baker 37: No. 5 seed Estero used its home court advantage to topple No. 4 seed Ida Baker Tuesday in the quarterfinal round of the District 4A-11 Tournament.

Alicia Emmons scored 16 points for the Bulldogs (13-12).

“Twenty-one turnovers is what killed us,” said Bulldogs coach Ashley Underwood. “A lot of those were under their basket, too. We’re young and we only lose one (senior) looking ahead to next year.”

Maya Rismay led the Wildcats with 14 points with four teammates each contributing eight points. The Wildcats advance to the semifinal round Friday against No. 1 seed Fort Myers, which eliminated Riverdale 57-25.

Estero 14 12 13 17 – 56

Ida Baker12 6 7 12 – 37

ESTERO 56 – Campbell 8, Jump 8, Huther 8, M. Rismay 14, Wagner 7, Sharp 8, F. Rismay 3. Totals: 21 12-20 56.

3PG: Sharp 2.

BAKER 37 – Nicloy 1, Emmons 16, Placher 7, Del Negro 9, Brown 4. Totals: 15 7-18 37.

3PG: none.

Island Coast 50, Gateway Charter 18: Island Coast advanced in the District 3A-12 Tournament Tuesday with a first-round victory over Gateway Charter at LaBelle.

Loresha Blackman pumped in 21 points to lead the Gators (13-12), who held the Griffins to six points or fewer in each quarter. Alexus Manning did not score a point, but led the Gators with 10 rebounds.

“It’s our second year of varsity,” said Gators coach Jerry Ellis. “This was a big day for us, our first district tournament win. That’s not a bad first in a year of firsts.”

The Gators face Dunbar Thursday in the semifinal round.

Gateway 4 3 6 5 – 18

Island Coast12 18 17 3 – 50

GATEWAY 18 – Battle 16, Clark 2. Totals: 5 5-9 18.

3PG: Battle 3.

ISLAND COAST 50 – Boyd 2, Janellas 2, Blackman 21, Mahone 5, Duis 4, Mims 5, Young 2, Ortiz 0. Totals: 21 4-8 50.

3PG: Ortiz 3, Mims 1.