Zach Voltaire's two touchdown returns leads Seabreeze to 24-0 victory over Halifax Academy

The Sandcrabs, who evened their record at 1-1, will host Rockledge in a district game on Sept. 12 at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex.

  • By Michele Meyers
  • | 5:00 p.m. September 8, 2025
  • Ormond Beach Observer
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Seabreeze defeated Halifax Academy 24-0 on Friday, Sept. 5, at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex to even its football record at 1-1.

Zach Voltaire scored two touchdowns — one on special teams, one on defense. Matthew Wells scored a touchdown on a 2-yard run. And Luke Zboch kicked a field goal and three extra points.

Head coach Mike Klein told his players that wins are hard to come by so they should enjoy the victory for the next 24 hours. 

“I feel like we’re capable of more, and that’s what I told them,” he said. “We still have things that we’ve got to get to click and we’ve got to get going so we’ll be back to work immediately. We have a big, big district game this week so we have to be ready to roll.”

The Sandcrabs host District 6-4A foe Rockledge on Friday, Sept. 12, at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex.

Wells scored the game's first touchdown early in the second quarter. He also had six tackles and a tackle for a loss on defense.

“Wells always comes up big in big situations,” Klein said. “He’s a smart player and big-time leader on the defense.”

Voltaire is a playmaker and he did not disappoint, Klein said. The senior captain blocked a punt in the second quarter and ran the ball for 25 yards for a touchdown. In the third quarter, he had a 54-yard pick-six. On offense, Voltaire ran for 107 yards on just eight carries. 

I love all my teammates. It’s going to be a game to watch — our first district game. We all have to come to play ball. We all have to be amped. I wouldn’t go to war with anybody else but this team.
— ZACH VOLTAIRE, Seabreeze team captain

The Sandcrabs faced Halifax Academy during a seven-on-seven summer league, Voltaire said.

“They were just talking a lot,” he said “We never really talked back. We just said we’ll see you Week 3. It was real fun when it wasn’t seven-on-seven any more. We came out to play ball and look at the outcome. We came out victorious.”

Klein said Halifax always plays tough despite having a small team with a large percentage of the players playing on both sides of the ball. As the game progressed, Klein said, the Knights  (0-3) began to wear down, making it harder for them to tackle Seabreeze’s physical runners like running back Logan Smith, who led the Sandcrabs with 65 yards rushing on 11 carries.

During Seabreeze's season-opener against Spruce Creek, Smith told Klein that he was starting to get very tired. Klein decided it was time to really push hard in conditioning. This game, his players said they felt better, so the coaches will continue pushing the two-way players and focus on overall conditioning for the team. 

“He (Smith) almost gets better as the game goes on because he continues to run physical and guys start to not tackle as well,” Klein said. “He’s a tough runner, so we definitely counted on the run game tonight.”

Smith, who also caught a Jace Gainer pass for 8 yards, said the Sandcrabs had a lot of confidence coming into the game and were hoping for a blowout. 

“I think offense is capable of a lot more but it’s early in the season,” Smith said. “We can get the work in and put some more points on the board going forward, for sure. Every week is a game week now, so we have to come to practice with intensity and be locked in — know what we’re doing. No days off. Just got to come with that mentality of, we want to put as many points on the board, no stopping, no plays off and as many points as we can.”

Klein said there is still some competition on the offensive line that needs to be figured out heading into the first district game.

“I don’t foresee any huge changes being made (before the Rockledge game), but we still have some positional battles happening,” he said. “It’s a no-excuses mentality from here on. They’ve got to work and get the job done — got to compete.”

Voltaire said as a team captain, he has got to be a great influence and lead by example. He said he takes the field with a leader’s mentality to win.

“I love all my teammates,” he said.  “It’s going to be a game to watch — our first district game. We all have to come to play ball. We all have to be amped. I wouldn’t go to war with anybody else but this team.”

 

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