The News-Press 2020 All-Area Boys Bowling Team.
Pictured Is Bryce Davis. Photo Courtesy Of The News-Press.
Courtesy Of Ft.Myers News-Press.com.
By Ed Reed
Fort Myers News-Press
FIRST TEAM
Bryce Davis
School: Island Coast
Year: Senior
Highlights: Davis rolled a 667 at the district meet to place fourth overall and qualify for state as an individual. He placed 99th at state with a 688.
Drew Gifford
School: Mariner
Year: Senior
Highlights: Gifford had a 199 scoring average for the season with a 244 high. He placed third in the district meet by scoring a 672 and helping the Tritons reach the state meet as a team. He rolled an 847 at state to place 36th as an individual.
Jackson Manderson
School: Ida Baker
Year: Senior
Highlights: Manderson averaged a 202 this season and placed second at district with a 701 to reach state as an individual, where he finished 98th with a 691.
Jeff Reaves
School: North Fort Myers
Year: Senior
Highlights: Reaves, who's scoring average was 208, shot a 603 at district to place ninth and help the Red Knights three-peat as district team champions. At state, he placed 53rd as an individual with an 810.
Devin Richards
School: Cypress Lake
Year: Sophomore
Highlights: Richards finished the season with a 221 scoring average. He took fifth at the district meet with a 654.
Brandon Rucker
School: North Fort Myers
Year: Senior
Highlights: Rucker did a lot of winning while averaging 218 this season. He won the district meet by rolling a 759. At state individual qualifying he scored 979 to advance to the finals. After falling to the consolation bracket he rallied to become the first Southwest Florida bowler to win a state title.
SECOND TEAM
Adam Belof, Bishop Verot
Derrick Mast, North Fort Myers
Trent Gifford, Mariner
Tanner Filla, Bishop Verot
Rex Gatewood, North Fort Myers
Chayce Stouffer, Cypress Lake
COACH OF THE YEAR
Eric Brounson
School: North Fort Myers
Highlights: Brounson's Red Knights won the district title for the third straight season and his top bowler Brandon Rucker rebounded from an early loss in the state finals bracket to win the state title.
HONORABLE MENTION
BISHOP VEROT: Daniel Krutky, Gavin Hart
CAPE CORAL: Brenon Kotovsky
DUNBAR: Jaheim Bland, Sam Da Silva
ESTERO: David Mora, Eduardo Mora
FORT MYERS: Kaden Lorenz, Ryan Weisse
ISLAND COAST: Cameron Rucker
LEHIGH: Marco Rojas
MARINER: Konnor Gregory, Matt Shafer
NORTH FORT MYERS: Tanner Salender
OASIS: Bobby Enrico, Joseph Letobar
RIVERDALE: Bowen Renfroe, Reiley Woodard
SOUTH FORT MYERS: Aidan McBride
HOW WE CHOOSE TEAMS
At the conclusion of each high school season, The News-Press staff sends Lee County athletic directors a nomination form for coaches to select and rank players for our All-Area first teams and to also nominate athletes for the second team, honorable mention list and coach of the year. A combination of The News-Press' research and the coaches’ player rankings lead to the teams being selected. The News-Press will not name player of the year finalists or winners.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS/WINNERS
This season a Southwest Florida High School Sports Award Team will be selected in each sport comprised of the best athletes from both the News-Press and Naples Daily News All-Area teams. The combined regional teams for the fall sports will be revealed on consecutive Sundays starting Dec. 20. The Southwest Florida Player of the Year in each sport will be picked from the regional team. The finalists for the award as well as the winners will be announced during an online, on-demand sports awards show scheduled to premiere at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 24, 2021, on naplesnews.com, news-press.com and YouTube. More details to come.View Comments