Gulf Coast Gridiron: Week 0 of the 2026 high school football season in Southwest Florida<\/p>\n
Week 0 is here in the Southwest Florida high school football season, with a full slate of games kicking off Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n
*All games are scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. ET unless otherwise noted <\/p>\n
SCOREBOARD FOR THURSDAY, AUG. 13Oasis Sharks (17) vs. Canterbury Cougars (45)DeSoto County Bulldogs (0) vs. LaBelle Cowboys (17)Charlotte Tarpons (7) vs. Bishop Verot Vikings (38)SCOREBOARD FOR FRIDAY, AUG. 14GAME OF THE WEEK: Naples Golden Eagles (17), Immokalee Indians (8)Dunbar Tigers (50) vs. Riverdale Raiders (29)Island Coast Gators (16) vs. Gateway Eagles (13)Cape Coral Seahawks (35) vs. South Fort Myers Wolfpack (47)Estero Wildcats (29) vs. Fort Myers Green Wave (33)Gulf Coast Sharks (7) vs. Venice Indians (72)Lehigh Lightning (32) vs. East Lee County Jaguars (0)Mariner Tritons (32) vs. Cypress Lake Panthers (8)Bonita Springs Bull Sharks (3) vs. Lely Trojans (14)<\/p>\n
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