- December 5, 2025
FPC's Gabriel Moy wrestled Fleming Island's Brant Rountree, winning by fall in the second period. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Aidan Korth pinned his opponent in 31 seconds in the 285-pound match. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Jacob Hald won by technical fall in the 106-pound match. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Freshman Jojo Foalima won the 175-pound match with a pin in 33 seconds. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Kevin McLean (right) won the 120-pound match. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Michael Fries pinned David Charles in 1:35 at 150 pounds. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Ronden Ricks (left) won the 165-pound match by technical fall. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Exzayvious Watson (left) wrestles Fleming Island's Matthew Braddock in the 144-pound match. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Doyvonne Leadon throws his opponent. Leadon won the 190-pound match with a pin at 2:31. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Gabriel Moy won the 157-pound with a pin at 3:27. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Kevin McLean (left) pinned Kyle Guest in 1:10 at 120 pounds. Photo by Brent Woronoff
If the Flagler Palm Coast High School boys wrestling team is to have a successful duals season, it will likely need contributions from its freshmen.
Four freshmen were in the Bulldogs’ lineup against Fleming Island in FPC’s first competition of the 2025-2026 season, and three of them won their matches.
“Those guys are pretty tough wrestlers, but you come in, it’s your first high school match where you got friends and family in the stands, and it's a whole different environment. They handled it very well,” FPC coach David Bossardet said.
FPC defeated Fleming Island 64-12 at the Bulldogs' main gym on Wednesday, Dec. 3. FPC won 12 of 14 matches. Freshmen Buster Bossardet (8-5 decision at 126 pounds), Jacob Hald (17-2 technical fall at 2:00 at 106 pounds) and Jojo Foalima (pin in 33 seconds at 175 pounds) all began their high school wrestling careers with a victory.
Foalima had the most anticipated debut.
“He could be the best one to ever come through this program,” David Bossardet said without a trace of hyperbole, while recognizing the parade of state champs that the Bulldogs have produced over the years.
“He's come up through our kids club,” Bossardet said. “When I took over this program, there were a lot of coaches after him to come wrestle somewhere else, and he stuck it out with me. He was a fifth grader at that point. He, Buster and Jacob all came up together. And now, hopefully, we’ll see the benefits of that. JoJo Foalima did what he was expected to do, and I'm excited for his high school career.”
He could be the best one to ever come through this program. He's come up through our kids club. When I took over this program, there were a lot of coaches after him to come wrestle somewhere else, and he stuck it out with me.
— DAVID BOSSARDET, FPC wrestling coach on freshman Jojo Foalima
The Bulldogs’ other winners in their opener were: Robert Twilley (pin in 1:34 at 132 pounds), Lenny Fries (5-4 decision at 138 pounds), Michael Fries (pin in 1:35 at 150 pounds), Gabriel Moy (pin in 3:27 at 157 pounds), Ronden Ricks (18-3 technical fall at 4:24 at 165 pounds), Doyvonne Leadon (pin in 2:31 at 190 pounds), Aidan Korth (pin in 31 seconds at 285 pounds), Joseph Dailey (pin in 33 seconds at 113 pounds) and Kevin McLean (pin in 1:10 at 120 pounds).
FPC is scheduled to compete in the Friday Knight Lights duals tournament at Oakleaf High in Clay County on Dec. 5 and then wrestle at the District 2-3A duals championships on Dec. 11 at Gainesville Buchholz.
“Now we're off and running,” Bossardet said. “It's going to get tougher from here, so we got to wrestle better. We got Camden County, Georgia, and Oakleaf (at Friday Knight Lights), and they're pretty tough, and then district duals, and that's where my mind is right now. We’re usually competing with Buchholz for a district title or a region title, so I think it's going to be the same way this year.”
