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DarterBlue2... You will be sorely missed by our shrinking group of friends who meet yearly at the state championships. Wishing you the best in your new endeavor. For old time's sake... Wave Out!

Carter Smith could be playing MLB next year but opted for football. As a sophomore pitcher, he was clocked over 90mph+ with his fastball. Here in Lee County, we have plenty of great athletes. Most people think of Deion, Jevon Kearse, Jammi German, Earnest Graham and Sammy Watkins etc. But the area is full of talent, however, most don't end up at the same school.

You may be right Observer but it didn't look that way to me. And I am not a Verot fan. FM Green Wave only but support all the Lee County athletes despite the school they attend

He is doing well Nulli and his index will return this year

Yes KeemD321

Three team jamboree at Bishop Verot Catholic High School, Fort Myers: Verot 34 Columbus 21. ( Verot went up 27-0 to start). Sarasota Riverview 14 Columbus 6. Verot 21 Riverview 10. Vikings qb, Carter Smith, is unreal. All games were for a half.

No Bishop Verot?

That was the word that I was told.

Darter has a very good assessment. Naples runs a triple option offense which you rarely see on the east coast. You probably won't play this type of team again this year. If the Panthers can stop it early, they'll be fine. If not, they could be in trouble. I know they graduated 2 D-1 rb's from last year but have a tendency to re-load. The quarterback is a transfer from Barron Collier who can throw very well, but no clue how he will fit in with their usual game plan. Shut down the running game and you will probably be fine. It would be helpful to see film on how Dunbar played them last year in the playoffs. I would think your coaches have watched that one. They're tough at home but I'll go with Darter's prediction and say the Panthers will win.

Keep an eye on Bishop Verot. They have recruited better than Alabama in the off-season and have a 4star qb. I'm not saying they could win it all but they should not to be taken lightly. Not saying they would beat Cocoa, but willing to bet they can hang around with them for some time.

I'll take Cocoa over Bishop Verot in the finals.

Laz is fine. He's not doing high school anymore.

skyway your comments are too kind. I have never laughed so hard while watching a football game at any level.

Actually the Raiders played at FM two times. The first was many years ago when both teams finished the regular season 9-1 but missed the playoffs. Aquinas won a close game and their only complaint was the cold McDonalds hamburgers that we provided them after the game. The next time we played was the "91 state semi game which was scoreless late in the 3rd quarter when STA scorched us for 17 points. Our best effort was in "02 when we were tied at 7 after the first half but got worn down and lost 21-7

Before people start bashing this matchup because this years' Green Wave are very young and have no chance of winning this game, I would like to take a moment to explain how this game came about. Tonight is Sam Sirianni Night in Fort Myers. It is a local celebration of our long- time coach, Sam Sr. He led the Greenies for 33 seasons, including 5 decades, before his passing in '02. His son Sammy Jr. took over and is still the HC at this time. Coach Smith and Sam Sr were very close friends for many years. Coach Smith contacted us numerous times over the summer about coming over to be a part of our night to honor our former coach. With that said, Sam Jr. finally accepted, knowing full well that this year's team would not be able to give the Raiders much of a game. It's a celebration of our '92 team that lost at STA in the state semi's for the second year in a row. In an effort not to make this post too long and boring, I just wanted to point out that even in this day and age, once in a while friendships and respect can still mean more than wins and losses at the high school level. After getting to know Coach Smith and many of the Aquinas fans over the years, I have the utmost respect for the program and those close to it. I have an open invitation to Aquinas games and have seen many of their games from the sideline over the years. I knew of the school when it was Central Catholic High. Had many friends who attended STA who were nationally ranked tennis players as was I. Jeanne and Chris Evert to name a few. So that should explain how this game came about and if I didn't explain this very well, please just reply and I will try to do better.