- November 4, 2024
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Win and they’re in
The Matanzas Pirates (7-1, 3-1) redeemed their only loss of the season, which was a shutout, by shutting out Pine Ridge 39-0 on senior night Friday, Oct. 23, at Matanzas.
Senior Andre Bodison scored the first 14 points for the Pirates, sacking the Panthers’ quarterback in the end zone for a safety, catching an 10-yard touchdown pass from first-time starter Ryan Perry and returning a fumble 32 yards for a touchdown to give Matanzas a 14-0 lead.
“I knew I had to go out with a big boom for my last home game at the ship,” Bodison said.
Mackenzy Wager, who played limited snaps, scored on a 23-yard run, and Perry ran for a 43-yard score and tossed another to Doug Wilson. Patrick Tully added a 25-yard field goal.
Up next for the Pirates are the Deltona Wolves, the most important game to their playoff hopes. The winner will advance to the playoffs.
“I believe we can win the game, but how hard we practice and how well we prepare will determine who the winner will be,” Bodison added.
The game will be Friday, Oct. 30, at Deltona.
FPC rolls past Matanzas
The boys and girls of FPC bested their rivals, Matanzas, in the second crosstown bowling match Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Palm Coast Lanes.
The girls won 7-0 and a total of 1,612 pins to 1,424. Shelby Taulbee had two 200 games (220 and 200), and Serena Pezzullo had 172 and 139. For Matanzas, Kiersten Miller had girls’ high 225 with a 132.
The boys won 4-3 but lost in total pin count 2,041 pins to 1,991. Jonathan Tamayo led FPC with 207 and 204 games, and Josh Massey had a day high 246 with a 213. Zack Urban also bowled a 200 (217) game.
Karate girl update!
As a follow-up from a previous story, Terri Arthur, the “karate kid,” competed in Disney’s Wide World of Sports Martial Arts Tournament on the weekend of Oct. 9 and 10, and she won first place for Elite World Champion in Continuous Sparring, first for Elite World Champion in Extreme Musical Weapons, first for National Champion in Extreme Musical Weapons first in Continuous Sparring and third for Point Sparring, totaling three Elite World Championship Cups, two National Championship gold medals and a bronze medal.
To read the previous story written about her, go to palmcoastobserver.com.
Costume baseball
The Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs’ baseball team will be playing a Halloween-themed baseball game at 2:45 on Friday, Oct. 30, at FPC.
The game will be a fundraiser for the baseball program, where they will be playing an intra-squad scrimmage wearing Halloween costumes. Players will be going out and seeking donations to play in a costume.