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Mainland midfielder Hannah Tucker (17) moves the ball down field as FPC's Eva Sites (16) challenges during their first game of the 5 Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
FPC's Sunny Wolff and Mainland midfielder Gabriela Martinez collide as they go for the ball in the teams' first game at the 5 Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
FPC's Sunny Wolff and Mainland midfielder Gabriela Martinez collide as they go for the ball in the teams' first game at the Five Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
FPC forward Lauralee Macleod and Mainland midfielder Jacqueline Methot sprint toward the ball during their first game at the 5 Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
FPC's Ivy Chen (10) attempts to block Mainland midfielder Jacqueline Methot's (12) kick at the Five Star Conference soccer tournament on Jan. 13. Photo by Michele Meyers
FPC's Kaitlyn Steiner (23) makes her way toward the goal with Mainland's Kaitlin Barba in hot pursuit at the 5 Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mainland midfielder Hannah Tucker (17) juggles the ball against FPC's Eva Sites (16) during their first game of the 5 Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
Buccaneer Kaitlin Barba fights to steal the ball away from FPC forward Nichole Dickinson during their first game at the 5 Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
Buccaneer midfielder Jacqueline Methot fights to control the ball away from FPC forward Nichole Dickinson during their first game at the 5 Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mainland midfielder Hannah Tucker challenges FPC's Isabella Kummernes (8) for the ball during the 5 Star soccer torunament. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze forward Charlie Deininger (21) scores after challenging Taylor's goalkeeper Jacqueline Galvan (1) during the first game of the 5 Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze girls head soccer coach Eli Freidus talks to his team at halftime during the game against Taylor High School at the Five Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
Taylor players protect the goal against Sandcrab Cora Clayton's (left) attempt to score at the Five Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze's Cora Clayton talks to here teammates about the game against Taylor during halftime at the Five Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze team captain Kylie Watson explains to her teammates during halftime at the Five Star soccer tournament that sometimes it is easier to put the ball down and play simply instead of making a pass for an assist or attempting the goal. Photo by Michele Meyers
Sandcrab Olivia Chase (center) goes for the steal against Taylor forward April Mendoza (14) on a run to the goal during the first game of the Five Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
Taylor's Ava Castro and Seabreeze's Kayla Frederick go up for the header during the first game of the Five Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
Sandcrab Olivia Chase (center) goes for the steal against Taylor forward April Mendoza (14) on a run to the goal during the first game of the Five Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze's Kayla Frederick gets the header against Taylor's Ava Castro during the first game of the Five Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
Hannah Howell takes a shot during the game against Taylor High School at the Five Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
Another shot on goal by Seabreeze forward Olivia Chase during the game against Taylor High School at the Five Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze captain Kylie Watson and Olivia Chase celebrate after Chase scores a goal in the game against Taylor at the Five Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze freshman Eli Dodd crosses the ball after stopping it from going out in the game against Taylor at the Five Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze forward Olivia Chase kicks the ball into the back of the net after a Taylor player pops it up into the air. Taylor goalkeeper Jacqueline Galvan (left) follows. Photo by Michele Meyers
Header by Sandcrab Charlie Deininger during the game against Taylor High School at the Five Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
Buccaneers Dominik Gor and Gavin O'Reilly. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mainland team captain and goalkeeper raises his fist in solidarity with his teammates after their loss againt the DeLand Bulldogs at the Five Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mainland boys head soccer coach Danny Peralta talks to his team before the game against DeLand at the Five Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
Save by DeLand goalkeeper Sal DeLuca during the game against Mainland at the Five Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mainland's Dayron Boada (10) knees the ball out of traffic in the game against DeLand at the Five Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
DeLand's Gavin Nestle and Mainland's Mark Fraser tussle over the ball during the Five Star soccer game at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mainland's Gavin Greathouse (21) draws back for the attempt on goal during the game against DeLand at the Five Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mainland's Diego Cruz and DeLand's Jeshua Roldan race for the ball during the Five Star soccer tournament at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex. Photo by Michele Meyers
Taylor's April Mendoza and Sandcrab Eli Dodd battle for the ball in the first game of the Five Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mainland's Gavin Greathouse kicks the ball down field in the game against DeLand at the Five Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mainland's Diego Cruz (11) and DeLand's Jeshua Roldan (14) rush down field in the Five Star soccer tournament. Photo by Michele Meyers
The Seabreeze girls kicked off the Five Star Conference soccer tournament with a 6-0 win over the Taylor Wildcats on Saturday, Jan. 13 at the Ormond Bech Sports Complex.
Seabreeze then defeated Spruce Creek 3-0 on Tuesday, Jan. 16, in the tournament semifinals to advance to the final. The Sandcrabs will play Flagler Palm Coast at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18. Seabreeze will be trying to win its third straight Five Star title.
The Sandcrabs are 6-6-1 after playing a challenging season that has included games against two St. Johns powerhouse teams — Bartram Trail (11-4-1) and Creekside (8-0-2).
Seabreeze head coach Eli Freidus said he implemented the same game plan this year as he did last season. He believes it is beneficial.
“If you play against those teams consistently, eventually you have to learn how to play faster and that’s what we’re trying to do — play faster,” he said. “We did it last year and it seemed to help us when we played the local teams. We were more ready to go. It helps our speed of play and it really helps our defense.”
Sandcrabs captain Kylie Watson said the win against Taylor rejuvenated the team's morale. She said after playing so many difficult games, it has been hard to get in the mindset of winning but understands the benefits.
“It (the difficult schedule) definitely has helped us get better,” she said. “I feel like having an easy schedule wouldn’t do anything for our team. We need to learn to play defense together and play as one. I feel like you can’t do that with an easy schedule. It’s just not worth it.”
Watson, Anna Buckmaster, Hannah Howell and Olivia Chase each had an assist agast Taylor with Howell and Chase adding one goal apiece. Adding to the tally were Annabel Thistle with two goals and Glaenzer Kirsten and Charlie Deininger with one each.
The local competition is better than it has been. I’m not taking anything for granted. We’ve won this thing two years in a row and the other teams are sick of that. They are ready to beat us. Certainly none of the other teams are intimidated by us. — ELI FREIDUS, Seabreeze girls soccer coach
Freidus said Seabreeze will be hard to beat in this tournament if his players stay healthy and play like they have against some of the tougher teams.
“The local competition is better than it has been,” he said. “I’m not taking anything for granted. We’ve won this thing two years in a row and the other teams are sick of that. They are ready to beat us. Certainly none of the other teams are intimidated by us.”
The Mainland High School boys and girls teams also qualified to play in the Five Star tournament. The boys were defeated 2-1 in a battle with DeLand and the Flagler Palm Coast girls ‘mercied’ the Mainland girls team 8-0.
Dayron Boada had the only goal for Mainland in the boys game. This is the junior’s first year playing for Mainland after he recently moved from Cuba. He has been playing for four years but has never played organized soccer. According to Mainland’s assistant coach Daniel Guastavino, he is currently one of the best players in the league right now.
“I couldn’t believe it myself,” Guastavino said. “When he first showed up to practice, I was like where does this guy come from.”
Boada and his family moved to the United States for a better future. He said he chose Mainland because he has always wanted to play soccer with his cousin who will be an incoming freshman next year.
“I feel good about the goal,” Boada said in Spanish as Guastavino interpreted. “I’m happy about the goal but team comes first and I’m disappointed about the loss.”
Mainland boys head coach Danny Peralta has been coaching the varsity team for five years. He has been the school’s resource officer for seven years. He said his team is more cohesive this year because a lot of his seniors have been with him for four years.
“Coming from a team that doesn’t have a lot of club players that played, positioning and togetherness, it’s unheard of,” he said. “I’ve had street ball talent for years. When you try to put the team together, they don’t bump heads, the style of play bumps heads.”
This season, the Buccaneers started 4-0 which he said was “unheard of.” They are currently 4-7-2
“Of course, everybody wants that win,” he said. “I’m not focused on the win — I’m focused on the playing.”
