SW FL signing day, soccer, cross country, swimming, golf Nov. 10-15 results

Mariner senior Angel Cruz defended his cross country title and set a new course record at the Class 3A-Region 3 championship.
The Fort Myers High boys cross country team, led by a strong pack of upperclassmen, secured the region title.
Dozens of student-athletes from Collier and Lee County schools signed letters of intent to play sports at the collegiate level.
A roundup of Southwest Florida high school sports for the week of Nov. 10-15, 2025.
WEDNESDAY
Cross Country
REGION 3A-3: Angel Cruz was a man on a mission. The Mariner senior not only wanted to defend his Region 3 cross country title, but he wanted to take down the course record at Buckingham Park. The Fightin’ Triton did both at the Class 3A-Region 3 cross country championship.
On a cool, crisp Wednesday morning, Cruz bolted to the front with Gabriel Garcia of Tampa Jesuit in hot pursuit.
“I kept pushing my foot on the gas a little more, every minute or so because I knew the kid was right on my back,” said Cruz
Cruz kept applying the pressure, breaking Garcia over the last 400 meters to defend his title and smash the course record by 12 seconds.
“I’m more happy about the course record than being the champion, honestly. I wanted this course record for so long,” Cruz said.
While Cruz and Garcia battled, it looked like the Jesuit team had control of the team title, but the boys of Fort Myers High said not so fast.
Behind team leaders Reed Hagen and Trae Britton, a group of Green Wave upperclassmen were forming a tight pack just outside the top 10. That pack led by senior Colton Barry would lift Fort Myers to the region title.
“I think that speaks to how they feel about each other. They like to train together and feed off each other and sometimes that can be looked at as a crutch, but sometimes it can be looked at as an advantage,” Green Wave coach Bob Berkey said of his squad.
The girls’ race was a different story. Lydia Vincent of Zephyrhills looked like she was shot out of a cannon at the start and was never pressured as she ran to the individual win.
The real question was which team could run to the team title. The Green Wave girls had hopes of taking the title but were wary of last year’s region champ Osceola.
It turned out that another team in green, the St. Petersburg Green Devils were the team to beat. With junior Caitlin Williams taking second, St. Petersburg put their next four girls in front of Fort Myers’ fourth girl, giving St. Pete the team title by 19 points.
The Green Wave led by the fifth-place finish by senior Maggie Pocklington were happy to stamp their ticket to Tallahassee.
“I’m so happy and excited because all of our girls have worked so hard. Most of our team is freshmen so I’m really proud of everyone, they’ve improved so much,” Pocklington said.
“Senior Maggie Pocklington has been a rock for us all season, and we kind of knew that coming in. The freshmen girls, the first timers like Gianna, Elizabeth, Megan and Kayden, they’ve really just glomed onto that vibe, that energy,” said Berkey.
Girls Individual Results: 1. Lydia Vincent Zephyhills 18:20, 2. Caitlin Williams St. Petersburg 18:57, 3. Emma Poekert Cypress Creek 19:07, 4. Hazelle Pulizzano Hillsborough 19:24, 5. Maggie Pocklington Fort Myers 19:39, 6. Aurelia Sciandra North Fort Myers 20:05, 7. Lyla Parker Fort Myers 20:10, 8. Hailey Nardone Estero 20:15*, 9. Rihanna Kamel Dunbar 20:15*, 10. Lina Logar Osceola 20:16
* State individual qualifiers
Girls Team State Qualifiers: 1. St. Petersburg 59, 2. Fort Myers 78, 3. Osceola 89, 4. North Fort Myers 144, 5. Freedom 150, 6. Cypress Creek 181, 7. Charlotte 185, 8. Hillsborough 208
Boys Individual Results: 1. Angel Cruz Mariner 15:30, 2. Gabriel Garcia Tampa Jesuit 15:31, 3. Dylan Macias-Buenrostro* Mariner 15:54, 4. Skylar Manatt Cypress Creek 16:04, 5. Lucas Rupp Tampa Jesuit 16:05, 6. Reed Hagen Fort Myers 16:12, 7. Caedon Higgins St. Petersburg 16:14, 8. Rueben Viera De Lemos Cape Coral 16:18, 9. Trae Britton Fort Myers 16:28, 10. Diego Alvarado-Borjas Tampa Jesuit 16:39, 22. Oscar Hernandez LaBelle 16:56*
* State individual qualifiers
Boys State Qualifiers: 1. Fort Myers 51, 2. Tampa Jesuit 69, 3. St. Petersburg 78, 4. Osceola 131, 5. Cypress Creek 140, 6. Cape Coral 142, 7. North Fort Myers 184, 8. Dunbar 209
NCAA Signing Day
Collier and Lee County schools arranged ceremonies for student-athletes to sign to play at the next level. Here are those schools and athletes who were honored with where they will continue their athletic careers.
BISHOP VEROT
Payton Breadmore, Softball, Embry-Riddle
Joey Lawson, Baseball, North Carolina
Maddie Wells, Beach Volleyball, Mercer
COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF NAPLES
Cale Austin, Lacrosse, Fairfield University
Sophia Dapper, Lacrosse, Louisville
Matthew Dowling, Lacrosse, North Greenville University
Spencer Ives, Golf, Mercer
Isaac Lyon, Lacrosse, Utah
Mia Metcalf, Lacrosse, Columbia University
Cameron Otterbeck, Baseball, Villanova University
Edward Roake, Tennis, Loyola University Maryland
Michael Slusar, Lacrosse, University of Pennsylvania
Cutter Smith, Baseball, University of Alabama-Birmingham
Ruby Smith, Lacrosse, Florida State
ESTERO
Trenedy Eggleston, Softball, Tallahassee State College
Ava Weinbaum, Softball, St. Leo
FIRST BAPTIST
Peyton Garrick, Volleyball, Davidson
FORT MYERS
Ryland Chappell, Swimming, Florida Southern
Afton Jessogne, Softball, Molloy University
Gianni Torres, Softball, Southern Illinois
NORTH FORT MYERS
Hannah Busenbark, Soccer, Eastern Kentucky
Karmen Rich, Soccer, Savannah College of Art and Design
OASIS
Jordan Baksh, Volleyball, VCU
Jazlyn Forbes, Cross Country/Track, Florida
Lilliana Seldat, Beach Volleyball, FIU
THE VILLAGE SCHOOL
Caraline Hartfield, Golf, Longwood
TUESDAY
Boys Soccer
Palmetto Ridge 3, Barron Collier 1: Jonathan Tamayo scored a hat trick, and Luis Pimentel saved a penalty kick.
Naples 2, Aubrey Rogers 0: Dariece Collins’ free kick assisted Jo Jo Ramos’ header in the second half. Ramos’ cross later assisted Andrew Nava, who kneed the ball over the Patriots keeper. Jamil Bonilla Baca solidified Naples’ defense as he shut down numerous Patriot attacks.
SFCA 1, FBA 0: Coleman Smith scored his fifth on season with a Gabe Cruz assist. Michael DePaula made 12 saves for the shutout.
Girls Soccer
ECS 8, Babcock 0: Taylor Foss scored the hat trick with 2 assists, Hailey Kundinger had 2 goals, 2 assists and Brooke Foss had a goal and 3 assists.
Bishop Verot 2, Sarasota 1: Katie Pelkofski scored both goals, and Ava Rogers had an assist.
Canterbury 8, Cape Coral 0: Mia Accola scored four times, Mackenzie Molina had a brace, and Gloriana Chalkias (assist) and Holly Tomlinson scored lone goals. Kenley Peters had 2 assists.
MONDAY
Girls Soccer
Lemon Bay 3, ECS 2: ECS goals were scored by Josie Bolinger and Brooke Foss with assists by Gianna Thrower and Hailey Kundinger.
Mariner 9, Bonita Springs 0: Kelsi Longabardi buried a hat trick. Kamila Pena (assist) and Caroline Orth (assist) each had two goals.
Lehigh 8, South Fort Myers 0
Boys Soccer
Mariner 4, Bonita Springs 1: Justin Medero and Alessandro Gonzalez had two goals apiece. Aiden Mace stopped a penalty kick to keep the game close in the first half and had 4 saves overall for Mariner 3-0-0.