South Fort Myers knocked off Community School of Naples, Barron Collier held off Lely and Golden Gate outlasted Ida Baker.
Those were just some of the storylines from Week 5 of the 2026 high school football season in Southwest Florida.
To honor the players who stood out, The News-Press and Naples Daily News hand out their Game Balls for the top efforts each week. Here are the honorees for this week’s games.
Akridge rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns in the Cougars’ win over Lely.
Boyd passed for 242 yards and four touchdowns in the Trojans’ loss to Barron Collier.
Caradonna rushed for 190 yards in the Gators’ loss to Mariner.
The junior wide receiver caught eight passes for 136 yards in the Sharks’ win over Fort Myers.
Good passed for 201 yards and two touchdowns and added 63 rushing yards in Marco’s win over Babcock.
Jackson returned a kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown and had a 67-yard receiving score in the Tigers’ win at Spruce Creek.
The quarterback tossed three touchdown passes in the Red Knights’ win over Palmetto Ridge.
The senior carried 30 times for 189 yards and four touchdowns in the Sharks’ win at Fort Myers.
The senior had 167 all-purpose yards and scored four touchdowns in the Raiders’ win over Cypress Lake.
Salgador caught four passes for 134 yards and a touchdown in the Wildcat’s win over Bonita Springs.
The junior quarterback passed for 155 yards and six touchdowns in the Lions’ win over Bonita Springs.
The senior quarterback passed for 354 yards and six touchdowns and rushed for another, all in the first half, in the Wildcats’ win over Gateway.
Thursday
Riverdale 55, Cypress Lake 0
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Lake Placid 25, LaBelle 20
Friday
South Fort Myers 29, Community School of Naples 14
Venice 63, Cape Coral 21
Gulf Coast 31, Fort Myers 13
Dunbar 34, Spruce Creek 27
Palmetto 38, Naples 28
Barron Collier 41, Lely 28
North Fort Myers 46, Palmetto Ridge 43
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First Baptist 69, Bonita Springs 0
Oasis 75, Gateway Charter 0
Golden Gate 35, Ida Baker 33
Mariner 27, Island Coast 13
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Estero 62, Gateway 7
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ECS 35, Moore Haven 6
St. John Neumann 42, Smarten Sports Academy 0
Canterbury 50, Anclote 0
Marco Island 21, Babcock 7
Thursday, Sept. 24
Immokalee at North Fort Myers
Bonita Springs at Oasis, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 25
Community School of Naples at St. John Neumann
Fort Myers at Dunbar
Riverdale at Cape Coral
Port Charlotte at South Fort Myers
Lely at Bishop Verot, 7 p.m.
Estero at Naples
Gulf Coast at Barron Collier
Aubrey Rogers at Golden Gate
Ida Baker at First Baptist, 7 p.m.
Cypress Lake at Island Coast
Lehigh at Sarasota Riverview
East Lee County at Charlotte
SFCA at McLaughlin, 7 p.m.
Canterbury at Bishop McLaughlin Catholic, 7 p.m.
St. Stephen’s at Marco Island, 7 p.m.
LaBelle at Avon Park, 7 p.m.
ECS at DeSoto County
This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Game balls for SW Florida high school football top Week 5 performers
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