- April 30, 2024
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Playing in its second football game in four days, Matanzas roughed up host Deltona 42-13 on Monday, Oct. 2. The game had been postponed from Sept. 8 because of unplayable field conditions.
The Pirates (4-2) were coming off a 49-9 loss at Class 3S, third-ranked St. Augustine on Friday, Sept. 29, in their district opener.
Quarterback Dakwon Evans ran for two touchdowns and threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Mills in the win against Deltona (0-5). Cole Hash scored on a 64-yard run, and Zach Furey added two short touchdown runs in the third quarter.
Matanzas is off this week and then hosts Gainesville on Oct. 13 in their first of three straight district games. The Pirates host Clay on Oct. 20 and travel to Menendez on Oct. 27.
Deltona, which had lost to Seabreeze 54-30 on Sept. 28, is in the middle of a stretch of four games in 15 days. The Wolves host DeLand on Oct. 6 and travel to Mainland on Oct. 12.
Mainland, the top-ranked football team in Class 3S, improved to 6-0 with a 45-0 victory against Pine Ridge on Sept. 29. It was the Bucs’ third shutout of the season.
Mainland quarterback D.J. Murray ran for two touchdowns and added a 10-yard touchdown pass to Marquis McCants. Corey Hill scored on a 45-yard run for the Bucs.
Last weekend’s FSU Invitational/Pre-State cross country meet at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee gave runners a preview of the state championship course. Flagler Palm Coast’s girls team had a solid meet with a fourth-place among 31 teams in the Girls Select Race.
Spruce Creek juniors Mackenzie (19:00.3) and Arianna Roy (19:13.5) placed first and second in the race. Arianna Slaughter led FPC with a time of 20:27.5 for a 28th-place in the competitive race. FPC’s other top runners were Cassidy De Young (32nd, 20:36.0), Taylor Novak (52nd, 21:17.2), Madison Lagarde (53rd, 21:18.6) and Isabella Tarsitano (109th, 22:22.3).
FPC’s boys finished seventh among 38 teams in the Boys Select Race. Braedyn Wormeck ran a 16:41.5 to finish 26th. Hayden Herndon was 76th with a 17:24.9, while Jack Gilvary was 112th with a 17:42.1 and Evan Williams was 133rd with a 17:55.8.
Seabreeze placed seventh in the Boys Varsity B Race with Hunter Shuler plaing seventh with a 18:01.3. In the Girls Varsity B Race, Seabreeze’s Riley Hale placed 19th with a time of 22:39 to help the Sandcrabs to a 12th-place team finish.
Seabreeze’s boys bowling team improved to 8-1 on the season with a tight 4-3 win over Spruce Creek on Sept. 27.
The Sandcrabs won both individual games, the second by six pins (806 to 800) with Leiten Lundell leading the way with a 245. The Hawks won the Baker points and total pins by seven (2,167 to 2,160).
Seabreeze was coming off its first loss of the season a week earlier to DeLand.
The Seabreeze girls, meanwhile, improved to 9-0 and have won 61 out of a possible 63 points.
Matanzas swimmers broke two school records at a recent meet. Teddy Vanderbilt broke the record in the boys 100-yard butterfly with a time of 56.55 seconds, and Vanderbilt, Keaton Lasicki, Sam Peters and Leo Peters broke the record in the 100 medley relay with a time of 1:49.94.
The North Florida Wildcats’ age 8-and-under tackle football team has started the season with a 6-0 record with six straight shutouts. The Wildcats, playing in the Bobblehead Division, have outscored their opponents 200 to 0 in the Central Florida Youth Football League. The team is coached by North Florida Wildcats President Durrell Preston.
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