Stars shine bright at inaugural Lee County Flag Football All-Star Game
With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers supporting and in attendance, the first Lee County Flag Football All-Star Game at Bonita Springs delivered and then some.
After months of planning, the inaugural Lee County Flag Football All-Star Game finally took the field. The players made sure it lived up to the hype. In a thrilling finish, the North squad – comprised of players from Bishop Verot, Cape Coral, Dunbar, Fort Myers, Ida Baker, Island Coast, Mariner, North Fort Myers, Oasis, Riverdale – beat the South squad, which had players from Bonita Springs, Cypress Lake, Estero, Gateway, Gateway Charter, and Lehigh in a 12-6 final.
“When I got the call and was asked to do it, it was a no-brainer,” North head coach Kendoll Gibson said. “Everybody wanted to be part of the first. I enjoy it because the girls enjoy it.
Just to be a part of something for the girls in this area as the first in Lee County. “I’m Lee County all the way. Anything I could do for the community, but it made it extra special because it was the first.
” The game, which featured a flyover from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office before the festivities, also had the support of local businesses and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The South Gulf Football Officials Association handed out a pair of $500 scholarships to one player from each team. “It was a great night,” South head coach Thomas McGuire said, who is also the creator of the game.
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