- April 15, 2024
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For stretches during the first half of the Seabreeze boys basketball team's game against powerhouse Atlantic, it looked like the Sandcrabs had a shot at victory. Despite being down by 14 points entering the second quarter, the Sandcrabs fought back to cut the Sharks' lead to seven with 5:45 remaining in the half. Several times throughout the contest, as Atlantic started to pull away, Seabreeze would storm back — aided by a barrage of 3-point shots — to get within striking distance.
However, after leading 48-36 at halftime, the Sharks took firm control of the game coming out of the locker room, defeating Seabreeze (4-14) 99-69 on Jan. 10 at Atlantic High School.
As a team, the Sandcrabs connected on 12 3-pointers, with guard Jalen Green sinking five of them. Green scored a team-high 21 points in the loss.
"That's the best I think we've played all year," Seabreeze coach Pepper Johnson said. "If we continue to play like the way we did tonight, we're going to be something to reckon with in the district tournament."
The Buccaneers' girls basketball team lost to Father Lopez 43-33 on Jan. 9. Since the loss, Mainland has put up consecutive wins. The first: a 63-30 thrashing of Deltona on Jan. 11 at Deltona High School. And the second: a 54-52 overtime win over Ribault on Jan. 12 at Ribault High School. The Lady Buccaneers are 11-4 on the season and 6-2 in district play.
Seabreeze’s boys and girls soccer teams each took a step forward after suffering losses in their previous games. The boys, who lost to Spruce Creek 3-1 on Dec. 19, bounced back with a 2-1 win over Eustis on Jan. 12 at Eustis High School. The Sandcrabs were tied 1-1 before scoring the game-deciding goal in the second half. The Lady Sandcrabs, who lost to Winter Park 4-1 on Jan. 6, came back to the winner’s circle with a 2-1 victor of Eustis on Jan. 11 at Seabreeze High School.
The Buccaneers' boys and girls soccer teams have had difficult seasons in 2017-18. The boys team, which has a 2-10-1 record, lost to Deltona 5-4 on Jan. 10 at Mainland High School. The girls team, which has a 4-9 record and is winless in district play, was steamrolled 7-0 by Flagler Palm Coast on Jan. 11 at FPC High School.
