What you need to know in advance of the Fort Myers-Naples football playoff game
Adam Regan
Here's what you need to know if you're heading to Naples for the Fort Myers-Naples playoff football game:
Who: Fort Myers (7-3) at Naples (9-1)
What: Region 6A-3 final
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Where: Staver Field on the campus of Naples High
Tickets: $8. Only Naples High will be doing advanced sale of general admission tickets. They will be sold from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday in the Naples High activities office. General admission tickets do not guarantee a seat. General admission ticket sales will resume at 5:30 p.m. Friday when the stadium gates open.
Parking: $5 per vehicle on campus at the enter on Goodlette-Frank Road. The lot is expected to fill up quickly.
The skinny: The winner of this game will move on to a Class 6A state semifinal and will face the winner of Friday's Miami Carol City at Miami Northwestern game. The Green Wave hold an 18-13-1 advantage in the series that started in 1963. The teams have met the last two years in the postseason with Naples winning 37-26 in 2015 and Fort Myers winning 28-7 in 2016.
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