SIDELINES: Seabreeze wins boys title at Freshman-Sophomore cross country championships

Bowling season winding down to district tournament.

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Father Lopez runners took the top two spots in the boys race at the Volusia-Flagler Freshman-Sophomore Cross Country Championships, while a couple of familiar faces from Seabreeze took the top two spots in the girls race.

Lopez sophomore Matthew Gazzoli won the boys race at the Oct. 12 meet at Matanzas High School. His time of 17:34.55 was 20 seconds faster than his classmate and runner-up Felipe Paredes, who finished in 17:54.71. Seabreeze's Tyler Lewis (17:58.68) and Hunter Shuler (18:09.54) finished third and fourth.

Mackenzie and Ariana Roy, who are two of the fastest underclassmen in the state, were the only two runners in the girls race to break 20 minutes. Mackenzie took the first-place medal with a time of 19:36.91. Ariana ran a 19:44.34.

Seabreeze won the boys' team title with 47 points. New Smyrna Beach was second with 91 points. The Sandcrabs' Pierce Hoobler (12th place, 19:08) and Steven Martinez (15th place, 19:26.36) helped Seabreeze top the leaderboard.

FPC's Brant Tarsitano (18:21.10) and Matanzas' Blaine Vogel (18:41.69) finished sixth and seventh.

NSB edged Seabreeze for the girls title, 73-78, with Mainland finishing third with 87 points. Mainland had three top-15 finishes with Kiera Williams (22:02.14) placing seventh, Veronica O'Brien (22:27.66) placing 10th and Marin Hawryluk (23:30.26) finishing 15th.

Matanzas senior Sydney Moses sets for a teammate in the Pirates' final home match of the season against Tocoi Creek. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Matanzas senior Sydney Moses sets for a teammate in the Pirates' final home match of the season against Tocoi Creek. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Volleyball districts

Matanzas senior Sydney Moses completed her high school volleyball career with 1,797 assists and 1,002 digs. The Pirates ended their season with a 16-9 record after falling in three sets to host Ocala Forest on Monday, Oct. 17 in a first-round District 4-6A tournament game.

Seabreeze won its first-round game in District 4-5A, defeating Mainland in three sets on Oct. 17 at home. The Sandcrabs (10-7), seeded third in the tourney, faced No. 2 seed Middleburg on Oct. 18 at tournament host Ridgeview. The winner will meet the winner of the Clay-Ridgeview match for the championship on Thursday, Oct. 20. Mainland finished the season with a 7-10 record.

FPC also saw it season end. The Bulldogs (5-16) lost in three sets to Mandarin in District 1-7A.

Top bowling teams

Heading into the final high school bowling matches of the season that had been rescheduled due to Hurricane Ian, the Seabreeze girls remained undefeated, while the Matanzas boys lost their first match of the season to fall to 14-1. Matanzas will host the District 3 tournament on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at Palm Coast Lanes.

Seabreeze, the defending girls state champ, had won 88 of a possible 91 points in compiling a 14-0 record. The Matanzas boys were 14-0 and won 90 points while losing eight.

Four of the six top girls averages in the district belonged to Seabreeze bowlers as of Oct. 12, led by Kara Beissel (219.04) and Stacey Spaulding (191.20). FPC's Emma Pezzullo had the second highest average at 213.24. The junior has led the Bulldogs to a 13-1 record.

Matanzas' Jett Walden (205.72) and Morgan Naydich (201.11) were second and third among the boys in average.

 

 

 

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