- November 7, 2025
Turnovers and missed assignments contributed to Seabreeze falling behind early. The Sandcrabs never could dig out of the hole in a 41-14 loss at Viera on Oct. 17.
Two Seabreeze fumbles helped Viera (5-3) take a 31-7 lead at halftime.
“We came out flat,” Seabreeze coach Mike Klein said. “We’ve done that the last few weeks. They’re a well-coached football team. They do a good job of making you have to play disciplined assignment football. We battled and had a better second half, but there was no coming back at that point.”
Jeremias George rushed for 60 yards on nine carries and scored the Sandcrabs’ first touchdown on a 10-yard run. In the fourth quarter, Owen O’Rourke caught a screen pass from Jayce Gainer and took it 42 yards for a touchdown.
“We had good blocking on the edge. Once (O’Rourke) split the first line of defense he was gone. It was nice to see Owen making an impact on offense. He’s new to us (this season). He’s a starter on defense, but when we spread things out on offense, he starts on certain packages.”
The Sandcrabs (4-4) rushed for 161 yards, averaging over 5 yards a carry. They also passed for a season-high 79 yards, completing 7 of 14 passes, which were also season-highs. Falling behind early, Seabreeze needed to pass more than usual to try to come back, but Klein said it’s also an indication of growth.
“It’s good to see our offense expanding,” he said. “It’s nice to see us use different weapons more efficiently. It’s nice to see some guys picking up some things and starting to excel.”
But while the offense was able to move the ball effectively at times against Viera, Klein said, penalties and turnovers derailed some drives.
“We were shooting ourselves in the foot,” he said. “Penalties have been our Achilles heel throughout the season. They are drive killers.”
Seabreeze visits Pine Ridge (2-7) on Friday, Oct. 24. A win will guarantee the Sandcrabs at least a .500 record this year after finishing last season 2-7 in Klein’s first year. Seabreeze ends the season on Oct. 31 with its annual rivalry game against Mainland at Daytona Stadium.
“We had a good first practice of the week,” Klein said on Monday, Oct. 20. “Everybody feels like we can do better. There are only two weeks left in the season. The message was how far we’ve come and that we owe to ourselves, to our seniors and to the program to finish the season strong.”
