- April 13, 2026
Seabreeze Ellison Kelson (right) pulls Makayla Barbel's flag. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC players celebrate their win against Seabreeze on April 9. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Tori Spann gets ready to throw a pass. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Nereyda Campos gets set to throw a pass. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Seabreeze's Rani Gupta looks for an open receiver. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Malaysia McKay scores FPC's final touchdown of the night on an interception return. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Seqouia Jackson rushes Seabreeze quarterback Rani Gupta. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Serenity Maynard (22) catches an extra-point pass. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Tori Spann scored two touchdowns on a reception and a pick-six and threw for an extra point in FPC's 19-0 win against Seabreeze. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Tori Spann gets a pass off. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC quarterback Nereyda Campos runs out of the pocket. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Tori Spann catches a touchdown pass. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC teammates congratulate Tori Spann after her touchdown catch against Seabreeze. Photo by Brent Woronoff
If Flagler Palm Coast’s flag football team is going to advance in the postseason, it will likely be with its defense.
The Bulldogs (10-4) have seven shutouts this season, and their 13-7 loss to Menendez at home on Monday, April 13, was just the third time that they allowed more than nine points in a game all season.
On April 9, in a home game against Seabreeze, neither team could put the ball in the end zone until 2:18 remaining when Tori Spann broke the ice with a 20-yard touchdown catch from senior quarterback Nereyda Campos.
Spann went on to pick off a double-option pitch and return it for a touchdown and then completed an extra-point pass to Serenity Maynard. In the final seconds, freshman Malaysia McKay intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown to give the Bulldogs a 19-0 victory.
“Everything was last minute, last minute,” Spann said.
The late scoring flurry that included two defensive touchdowns was no surprise to first-year head coach John King.
“This is the kind of team we have,” he said. “We can do that. Defensively, we’ve been smothering people all year. That’s our seventh shutout, so it’s just a matter of time till we score on defense, and if we score on defense, we’re going to win the game.”
Spann, a junior playing her first season of flag football, has been a difference maker on both sides of the ball all season.
“We’ve come a long way,” she said. “With this being my first year and Nereyda’s last year, everybody on the team is connecting. We're doing good. I'm proud of my team.”
The first time FPC and Seabreeze met this season, on Feb. 19, Seabreeze won 9-6.
“It was a sloppy game,” King said. “You can see how far we've come just based on those two results, I'm extremely proud of them.”
If the most recent rankings hold, the Bulldogs will be the top seed in District 2-4A and will receive a bye in the district quarterfinals. They would play in the district semifinals on April 22 at University in Orange City.
With a No. 3 ranking in the region, FPC would likely receive a bid to the playoffs no matter what happens in the district tournament.
“The region is wide open,” King said. “We absolutely could be playing for a regional championship in a few weeks.”
The Sandcrabs (2-10) are scheduled to visit DeLand on April14 for their final regular-season game. They will play in a District 7-2A quarterfinal on April 21.
