- January 8, 2026
Matanzas High’s boys soccer team celebrated its 19 seniors on Senior Night, Tuesday, Jan. 6. The seniors and their families stretched across the field after their 7-3 win against Crescent City.
“The majority of these kids came in four years ago,” coach Beto Aguilar said. “Some of them were on the JV2 team, some were on the JV1 team. and some were on the varsity group. I’m proud that they all stayed, especially nowadays where people can hop in and go somewhere else easily. And so, I commend them that they stuck it out and finished the four years here.”
All five players who scored against the Raiders are seniors. Sergio Posada and Jonathan Costa each scored two goals, while RJ Cerasi, Jason Tavares and Jonathan Pereira scored one goal apiece.
The other seniors are Jackson Grace, Antonio Amaral, Brandon Tavares, Mason Johnson, Jose Cortes, Noah Beck, Francisco DaSilva, Nicolas Correa, Cameron Avant, Stanislav Valenteychik, James D’Esposito, Owen Burton, Cohen Young and Nico Latorre.
Obviously, with so many seniors, not all of them are going to get much playing time, but still they all remained Pirates.
“With 19 seniors, we’ve had our ups and downs just trying to figure out what is going to click going into the playoffs,” Aguilar said. “But I think we’ve found a good rotation.”
With the Senior Night victory, the Pirates improved to 10-4-1. They’ve won six of their last seven games.
“I'm happy for this group,” Aguilar said of the seniors. “When they came in four years ago, I never knew how many were going to stay. And for them to all stay, it speaks volumes.”
