- December 4, 2025
Sebastian Johnson threw two second-half touchdown passes on Friday, Sept. 19, to lead Mainland to a 14-7 road victory over Coffee High School of Douglas, Georgia.
Johnson connected with Kadin Flores on a 22-yard touchdown strike and tossed a 42-yard scoring pass to Chris Butler.
The Buccaneers improved to 3-1 and have now defeated three teams that they lost to last season — Cocoa, Flagler Palm Coast and Coffee.
Johnson passed for 275 yards with Butler catching four passes for 92 yards and Christian Cooper catching four passes for 62 yards.
The Bucs also rushed for 159 yards with Braylyn Simmons leadng the way with 107 yards on 24 carries. Simmons also caught two passes for 32 yards.
Mainland linebackers Dennis King and Tamaj Woodard each recovered a fumble by the Trojans. King led the Bucs with nine tackles.
A 53-yard punt return by Coffee's Tresean Smith set up the Trojans' only touchdown, a run by KJ Debruce in the second quarter. Coffee (2-3) advanced to the Georgia Class 5A state semifinals last season.
Mainland will play host to Matanzas (3-2) in a District 4-5A game on Thursday, Sept. 25, at Daytona Stadium.
