- December 25, 2025
Jack Wronowksi hit two key free throws and two field goals in the fourth quarter to help lift FPC to a 60-49 win over Deltona. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC senior Nateshawn Royal (0) had seven points, five rebounds and two steals against Deltona. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Tony Coates (12) brings the ball upcourt against Deltona. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Nate Perry scored 40 points in the Bulldog Classic — 20 in each game. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Flagler Palm Coast’s lead against Deltona in the Bulldog Classic had evaporated. With about five minutes left in the game, the Wolves had taken a two-point lead. FPC needed a sparkplug.
They got it from the usual place — Mr. Hustle, Jack Wronowski.
The senior forward sank two free throws to tie the score at 45-45. Then he hit a turnaround jumper to put the Bulldogs back on top. And he added another bucket on the way to FPC’s 60-49 victory on Dec. 23 in the final game of the 16-team boys and girls holiday showcase at the Bulldogs’ Anderson Athletic Center.
Wronowski scored six of his eight points in the fourth quarter. Assists by Zac Murphy on a Nateshawn Royal layup and an Anthony Hampton dunk and four free throws down the stretch clinched the win for the Bulldogs.
“That was the game right there,” senior guard Nate Perry said of Wronowksi’s baskets. “Jack is a big time player for us, not because he scores, but he hustles a lot. He's going to get those rebounds that we need to seal the game every time.”
Wronowski added four rebounds, two on the offensive end, and a steal in 16 minutes of play.
“It really just comes second nature to me,” he said of his hustle. “I kind of just go out there and play as hard as I can, and I end up on the floor sometimes, yanking (the ball) out of people's hands, but it really helps that my teammates around me, they support me as I do those hustle plays. Sometimes I don't score at all, but if I hustle, they still give me high fives. They still bring me up to where I want to be.”
FPC coach Greg Shirley said Wronowski is the personification of what high school sports is all about.
“Jack's just a great young man,” Shirley said. “He's already told me that he plans on, college-wise, not pursuing basketball at the next level, but he wants to make the most of his experience at FPC here and on the track team. He is a great student and a great young man, and in my opinion he’s what high school sports is all about.”
Perry led the Bulldogs (7-5) with 20 points. He hit two 3-pointers and converted 6 of 7 free throw attempts. Hampton added 14 points.
FPC’s win came on the heels of a 67-40 loss to Orlando Evans on the first day of the Bulldog Classic. Evans (11-2) came into the classic ranked second in Class 6A and No. 9 overall in the state by MaxPreps.
“It was very important,” Wronowski said of heading into Christmas break with a win. “We were pretty not happy about last night with Evans, so we really wanted this win. We kind of needed this win to really boost our morale.”
The Bulldogs return to action on Dec. 29-30 in the Vince Carter Hall of Fame Classic at Mainland High School. FPC faces Winter Haven at 4 p.m. on Dec. 29 and Apopka at 7 p.m. on Dec. 30.
“We stuck together near the end to pull out the victory going into Christmas break,” Shirley said. “We come back and we play two really good teams next Monday and Tuesday. So we've got a short turnaround. We come back in practice (on Saturday, Dec. 27) and hopefully we’ll be a better FPC basketball team next week.”
