- November 25, 2024
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+ Boys basketball: Bolles 62, Matanzas 55
Matanzas led Bolles after one quarter of play Friday night, but a big second quarter lifted Bolles over Matanzas, 62-55.
The Pirates (4-15) were held to just six points in the second quarter.
Madison Mlinac led Matanzas in scoring with 15 points — 12 of those coming on four 3-pointers.
Lazaro Justize added 12 points and Ivan Tsabak scored nine.
+ Calhoun’s 23 leads Matanzas past Pine Ridge
Matanzas nailed seven 3-pointers, and the Lady Pirates defeated Pine Ridge, 66-28, on Senior Night on Friday.
The Lady Pirates (5-16) jumped out to a 17-3 first-quarter lead and never looked back.
Senior Margaret Calhoun led the team in scoring with 23 points, including five 3s. Drew Good dropped 16 and Shanteria Few added a double-double with 16 points, 13 rebounds and eight steals.
+ Matanzas teams recognized for academics
Five Matanzas High School teams were recognized last week as All-Academic teams by the Florida High School Athletic Association for the fall season of the 2012-2013 school year. The teams, and their GPAs, are as follows:
Boys Bowling (coach Robert Roe): 3.163 GPA, 18th out of 179 schools
Boys Cross Country (coach James Wolfe): 3.291 GPA, 21st out of 163 schools
Girls Cross Country (coach James Wolfe): 3.409 GPA, 22nd out of 163 schools
Girls Golf (coach Louise Wolfe): 3.445 GPA, 19th out of 254 schools
Girls Volleyball (coach Julie Menendez): 3.176 GPA, 10th out of 78 schools
+ Team Flagler finishes second in tourney
Team Flagler, a 60-plus senior softball team comprising players for the Flagler County softball leagues, finished in second place in the year-end Florida Half-Century Invitational Senior Softball Championships, in Auburndale.
To qualify for the tournament, each Florida team was required to participate in a minimum of six tournaments throughout the year, which are held monthly. They were also required to win their five-team bracket at least once.
Team Flagler won three monthly brackets during the year and entered the tournament ranked seventh in the state. Rankings for each month are determined by the Florida Half-Century committee, according to a team’s overall tournament performance during the year. Team Flagler was placed in the B bracket, and went undefeated (4-0) over two days, winning by scores of 27-14, 18-6, 17-5 and 24-12, respectively, and qualifying to play against the Team Florida, based in Port St. Lucie.
Team Florida knocked off Team Flagler in the championship, 22-10.
Team Flagler heads into this season ranked seventh in the state.
