- November 16, 2025
Seabreeze led Pine Ridge 28-7 with about two minutes left in the first half on Friday, Oct. 24, in Deltona, and then last thing you ever want to see at a football game happened. Pine Ridge football player Kaden Boddie made a tackle and didn’t get up.
Boddie was airlifted to a hospital as the game was stopped and the stadium was evacuated so the helicopter could land. The news was promising later as the Daytona Beach News-Journal reported that Boddie was talking and had movement in his extremities Friday night and was scheduled to be discharged from the hospital on Saturday.
“It was definitely a sobering moment,” Seabreeze coach Mike Klein said on Sunday, Oct. 26. “It’s something you always know is a part of the game. There is always a little possibility something bad can happen. You hate to see it. But I heard he got released from the hospital and was moving his legs and everything, so I’m glad things seem to be going in the right direction.”
Klein said after the teams were removed from the field the Sandcrabs went to their locker room and Klein invited the players to join him in prayer for Boddie.
Klein said he also gave the team an open invitation to join him at Salty Church in Ormond Beach on Sunday.
“About 20 to 30 players and coaches were there. It was cool to see,” he said.
When a close call happens, it puts the game of football in perspective, Klein said.
“It makes you take a step back and appreciate the things you have and the time you have to enjoy your team. Things that seemed so big, may not be so big,” he said.
On Sunday, Klein talked about completing the game with the Panthers. On Monday, the game became official with Seabreeze winning to improve to 5-4.
Jeremias George rushed for 80 yards on five carries and scored three touchdowns. Logan Smith added 53 yards rushing with a touchdown.
The Sandcrabs now have their sights set on their season finale Friday, Oct. 31, at Daytona Stadium against their cross-town rivals, the Mainland Buccaneers. The Sandcrabs will be the home team.
Mainland has won 14 in a row against Seabreeze with the Sandcrabs’ last win coming in 2010.
The Seabreeze-Mainland game has been going on for a very long time. It’s a game that Seabreeze hasn’t been on the winning end for a long time. To make it a rivalry, it has to be back and forth. We’re trying to make it a rivalry.
—MIKE KLEIN, Seabreeze football coach
“The Seabreeze-Mainland game has been going on for a very long time,” Klein said. “It’s a game that Seabreeze hasn’t been on the winning end for a long time. To make it a rivalry, it has to be back and forth. We’re trying to make it a rivalry.”
Mainland (6-2) has secured a playoff berth for the 32nd consecutive season.
“They’re a great football team and they have been for years and years,” Klein said. “We’re trying to build our football team, and we’re trying to give them a run for their money.”
The Sandcrabs will try to eliminate the Bucs’ explosive plays.
“We want to make them go on 10-play drives to score. We’ve got to be ready to tackle well in space,” Klein said. “They are athletic and move the ball around. We don’t want to make it a shootout by any means. We want to make sure we end every drive with a kick. We don’t want to (turn the ball over). When you play a talented team, it’s about playing mistake-free football. Our guys will be ready. They’ll be hyped up.”
