Game Balls: Top performers for Week 3 of the Southwest Florida high school football season

Dan DeLuca, Naples Daily News

September 11, 2022 at 6:00 AM·3 min read

We have completed Week 3 of the high school football season.

There were plenty of top performances and to honor those players who gave it their all on the gridiron, we are handing out game balls for the week to players we were able to see excel on the football field.

Richard Young, Lehigh: The Lightning running back rushed for a career-high 285 yards and scored two touchdowns as Lehigh defeated Lake Gibson in a nationally televised game on ESPNU.

Richard Young of the Lehigh football team runs in for yards against Lake Gibson on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. The game was televised by ESPN.

Previously: Game Balls: Top performers for Week 2 of the Southwest Florida high school football season

More: Complete 2022 weekly high school football schedule, results for Collier, Lee and LaBelle

Week 3 Football: Lehigh, Dunbar, Fort Myers, Naples among winners on another stormy night

David Perkins Jr., Dunbar: The Tigers running back carried the ball 27 times for 143 yards and scored on touchdown runs of 1, 2, 3, and 17 yards to lead Dunbar past Bishop Verot. | PHOTOS

Landon Winterbottom, Dunbar: The Tigers quarterback passed for 206 yards and two touchdowns as Dunbar topped previously unbeaten Bishop Verot at Viking Stadium.

Malik Allen, Estero: The Wildcats running back rushed for 178 yards, including a 54-yard touchdown sprint, to help Estero top Cypress Lake. | VIDEO

Konner Barrett, Gulf Coast: The Sharks quarterback rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns and also had 132 yards passing as Gulf Coast stayed unbeaten by outlasting Port Charlotte.

Konner Barrett of Gulf Coast runs in a touchdown on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, at South Fort Myers High School.

Chris McFoley, Fort Myers: The Green Wave quarterback threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns in just over two quarters as Fort Myers knocked off Riverdale in a weather-shortened game. | VIDEO

Jaden Danis, Ida Baker: The Bulldogs kicker nailed a 21-yard field goal in overtime to lift Baker over its crosstown rival Mariner.

Kendrick Raphael, Naples: The Golden Eagles running back rushed for 124 yards on 18 carries as Naples shut out rival Immokalee.

Eli Moore, SFCA: The King's quarterback rushed for all five of SFCA's touchdowns in their win over Bradenton Christian. He finished with 190 yards on 13 carries, and threw for 245 yards on 27-of-38 passing with no interceptions.

L.J. Blackwell, ECS: The Sentinels running back rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns to help power ECS past Gateway Charter in a weather-shortened game.

Last Week's Results

Friday

Lehigh 26, Lake Gibson 20

North Fort Myers 38, South Fort Myers 0

Dunbar 44, Bishop Verot 27

Naples 28, Immokalee 0

Estero 31, Cypress Lake 16

Fort Myers 28, Riverdale 0

Ida Baker 31, Mariner 28 (OT)

Gulf Coast 34, Port Charlotte 23

First Baptist 28, Cardinal Mooney 27 (OT)

ECS 34, Gateway Charter 0

SFCA 37, Bradenton Christian 21

Bartow 28, Golden Gate 21 (OT)

Cambridge Christian 17, CSN 14

Lake Brantley 56, Palmetto Ridge 0

Poinciana 34, LaBelle 14

Monsignor Pace 35, Lely 7

St. John Neumann 57, Bishop McLaughlin 0

East Lee County 9, Island Coast 0 (suspended until 9/23)

Monday's games

Cape Coral at Bonita Springs

Lemon Bay at Gateway

OFF: Barron Collier, Marco Island

Next Week's Schedule

Friday

Barron Collier at Bonita Springs

Cape Coral at Cypress Lake

CSN at St. John Neumann

DeSoto County at Gateway Charter

Dunbar at Fort Myers

Estero at Island Coast

ECS at Bradenton Christian

Gulf Coast at Bishop Verot

Hardee at Palmetto Ridge

Immokalee at Lake Placid

Keswick Christian at SFCA

Lehigh at Sarasota Riverview

Marco Island at Oasis

Naples at Golden Gate

North Fort Myers at Lemon Bay

Port Charlotte at Ida Baker

Riverdale at Mariner

Southeast at Lely

South Fort Myers at East Lee County

St. Stephens at Canterbury

OFF: First Baptist, Gateway, LaBelle

This article originally appeared on Naples Daily News: SW FL high school football: Top players and scores from Week 3

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