The high school football season in Southwest Florida was suspended last week due to Hurricane Milton. So what are the teams doing to prepare for the Week 8 game, and how will that impact Week 9 and beyond?
As schools in Lee and Collier counties announced they will open Monday, here’s what we know as of Saturday at 3:30 p.m. This file will be updated as more matches are scheduled or cancelled.
SWFL football match moved to Monday
Naples, South Fort Myers, 7:30 p.m. Aubrey Rogers, Lely, 7:30 p.m. Barron Collier, Bonita Springs, 7:30 p.m. (scheduled)
SWFL football game moved to Friday
Lemon Bay in Estero, 7:30 p.m. (This means East Lee County and the Mariners, who were scheduled to play the Manta Rays and Wildcats, respectively, are currently in their bye week)
SWFL football games have been rescheduled for late season
St. John Newman at First Baptist, tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 7:30 p.m. Immokalee at Palmetto Ridge, Friday, Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. , meaning Palmetto Ridge’s game against Jefferson was off)
SWFL Week 8 matches canceled
Discovery at Lakeland Christian’s Evangelical Christian Label Discovery at SFCA Santa Fe Catholic Oasis
SWFL games still on hold
Gray’s Central at Bishop BellottCharlotte at MarinerSarasota at LehiNorth Fort Myers at East Lee CountyDunbar at Port CharlotteFort Myers at RiverdaleCypress Lake Island Coast Cape Coral at Ida Baker Parish Community at Gateway Gateway Charter at Marco Island Moore Haven at Community School Golden Gate’s Cardinal Newman Canterbury at Out・of door
If you have updated information on the schedule for the remainder of the 2024 season, please contact Alex Martin at amatin@gannett.com or email sports@news-press.com and sports@naplesnews.com.
Original Week 8 SWFL Football Schedule
Thursday, October 10th
Glades Central, Bishop Vero, 7 p.m.
sarasota at lehi
Aubrey Rogers at Lely
Canterbury, outdoor, 7 p.m.
Immokalee at Palmetto Ridge
Cardinal Newman of the Golden Gate
Barron Collier of Bonita Springs
charlotte the mariner
Friday, October 11th
Fort Myers at Riverdale
Cypress Lake Island Coast
North Fort Myers in East Lee County
Naples at South Fort Myers
Dunbar at Port Charlotte
St. John Neumann, the first Baptist
Ida Baker’s Cape Coral
Moore Haven Community School
Lemon Bay at Estero
Parrish Community at Gateway
Discovery on the label
SFCA’s Glades Day
Lakeland Christian ECS
Santa Fe Catholic at Oasis
Gateway Charter at Marco Island, 4pm
SWFL Week 9 Original Soccer Schedule
Thursday, October 17th
IMG Academy Blue at Palmetto Ridge
SFCA, St. John Neumann, 7 p.m.
Friday, October 18th
Neapolitan Lely
North Fort Myers at Dunbar
Golden Gate Baron Collier
Lehi’s First Baptist
At Bishop Bello in West Boca Raton, 7 p.m.
Oasis at Ida Baker
Riverdale at Cape Coral
Aubrey Rogers’ Immokalee
Lemon Bay in East Lee County
estero mariner
Keswick Christian, Canterbury, 7 p.m.
Westminster Christian Evangelical Christians, 7 p.m.
West Broward on the Gulf Coast
South Fort Myers at Clewiston
Gateway Charter at Marathon, 7 p.m.
