- August 23, 2022
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Xavier Lucas (6) helps force Spruce Creek quarterback Luke Smith (12) wide during the first game of the season. Photo by Michele Meyers
The Seabreeze Sandcrab cheerleaders stand at attention as the Star-Spangled Banner is played before the game against Spruce Creek. Photo by Michele Meyers
Coach Pepper Johnson (left) walks out with Seabreeze team captains Denali Campbell, Micah Karr, Aiden Ford and Body Broda before the game against Spruce Creek. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze cheerleaders prepare for the football team to take the field in the season opener against rival team Spruce Creek. Photo by Michele Meyers
Freddie Scott (27) and Drew Stewart (18) run out with the Sandcrabs before the game against Spruce Creek. Photo by Michele Meyers
The Seabreeze Sandcrabs run onto the field before the game against Spruce Creek. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze linebacker Dylan Hayes is all smiles after scoring the team's only touchdown in the game against Spruce Creek. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze heads out to the field for the opening kickoff against Spruce Creek. Photo by Michele Meyers
Drew NcNerney (10) kicks off for Seabreeze in the first game of the season against Spruce Creek. Photo by Michele Meyers
Xavier Lucas (6) and Alex Capua (15) force Spruce Creek quarterback Luke Smith (12) wide during the first game of the season. Photo by Michele Meyers
Spruce Creek lineman Derry Norris (4) runs in Creek's first touchdown in the game against Seabreeze. Photo by Michele Meyers
Freddie Scott (27) receives the kick with the support of Denali Campbell (1) in the game against Spruce Creek. Photo by Michele Meyers
Spruce Creek stops Seabreeze wide receiver Freddie Scott (27) in the season opener. Photo by Michele Meyers
Offensive lineman Luca Sarno runs off the field at the season opener against Spruce Creek. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze quarterback Hayden Hayes passes the ball as Spruce Creek linebacker Andrew Halleran attempts a sack. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mike Shropshire (52), Kevin Johnson (20) and Luke Cloer (75) lineup for the kick in the season opener against Spruce Creek. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze blocks the kick attempt by Spruce Creek in the season opener. Photo by Michele Meyers
A team effort by Micah Karr (7) and Brody Boda (9) gets the tackle of Spruce Creek linebacker Luke Koenig. Photo by Michele Meyers
Sandcrab Denali Campbell (1) drops in to tackle Spruce Creek wide receiver tony Kinsler (2) in the season opener. Photo by Michele Meyers
Sandcrab Chandler Mitzo watches how far down field his kick flies in the season opener against Spruce Creek. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze linebacker Dylan Hayes snatches a fumble by the Spruce Creek quarterback Luke Smith (12) and runs for a 77 yard touchdown. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze head football coach Lester Davis talks to his players during a timeout at the season opener against Spruce Creek. Photo by Michele Meyers
Spruce Creek quarterback Luke Smith (12) gets a pass off before the hit by Sandcrab Alex Capua (15). Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze and Spruce Creek team captains--Tony Kinsler (2), Brody Boda (9), Andrew Halleran (41) and Luke Smith (12)--shake hands before the season opener. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze's Alex Capua (15), Denali Campbell (1) and Stephen Williams tackle Spruce Creek's Tony Kinsler in the season opener. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze coach Victor Campbell Jr. watches the action on the field in the season opener against Spruce Creek. Photo by Michele Meyers
Sandcrab Ty Cordare (4) bulldozes his way through traffic in the season opener against Spruce Creek. Photo by Michele Meyers
Hayden Hayes (2) and Ty Cordare (4) prepare for the next play after the snap in the season opener against Spruce Creek. Photo by Michele Meyers
A yellow flag is called on Seabreeze after Denzel Shropshire (19) tackles Creek's Kam Chamble. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze's Stephen Williams stops Spruce Creek from scoring with an attempted interception. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze coaches and players take a moment after the game against Spruce Creek. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze freshman Freddie Scott (27) moves the ball toward a first down in the season opener against Spruce Creek. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze wide receiver Landon Smith (8) grabs some much-needed yards as Rajee Mckinney (9) looks for the tackle in the game against Spruce Creek. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze went down swinging in the season opener against nemesis Spruce Creek on Friday, Aug. 25. The Hawks won 14-6 in the annual rivalry game played in front of a capacity crowd at “the Nest” in Port Orange.
“My kids are not quitters,” Seabreeze head coach Lester Davis said. “There are some things we have to work on, no doubt, but they fought all the way to the end. They were in a fight.”
The Hawks converted Seabreeze’s opening kickoff to a yardage spree led by Spruce Creek quarterback Luke Smith. With 9:18 left in the first quarter, Derry Norris ran in a touchdown from the 2-yard line.
My kids are not quitters. There are some things we have to work on, no doubt, but they fought all the way to the end. They were in a fight. — Lester Davis, Seabreeze head coach
The Sandcrabs held the Hawks to a 7-0 lead in the first quarter then forced a turnover just before halftime. Defensive end Brody Boda forced Smith to fumble on a pass rush with seconds remaining in the second quarter. Linebacker Dylan Hayes got the scoop and ran for a 77-yard touchdown. A sea of white and red swarmed the field, resulting in a 15-yard penalty against Seabreeze.
“We scored a touchdown, we ran out onto the field — that was the plan,” Davis said. “I want these kids to feel good — celebrated. Regardless of how we scored, we scored and we celebrated it.”
Spruce Creek’s Cam Oxendine ran for a 60-yard touchdown in the third quarter to put the Hawks up 14-6.
Seabreeze quarterback Hayden Hayes scrambled for yards with two seconds left in the fourth quarter but ran out of time.
Hayes suffered a minor injury just before the half but said he and his teammates always keep their heads down and keep working.
“Obviously, there are some things we have to work on,” he said. “I’m glad we fought to the end and didn’t give up. We put a lot of work in for this week. It didn’t come out the way we wanted it to. Just got to put in more work next week and hope for a different outcome.”
Seabreeze (0-1) heads to Bartram Trail on Friday, Sept. 1. The Bears won 20-17 in their season opener against Ponte Vedra last week. Seabreeze wide receiver, running back and free safety Denali Campbell said his team is going to go back to practice this week and work hard in preparation for Bartram Trail.
“I love all my coaches and teammates,” he said. “We are becoming the family we talked about during the summer. We are just going to take our ‘L’ and keep moving forward. Coach Lester pushed me to be my best. He put me on both sides of the ball and expected big things from me, so that’s what I’ve got to do.”
