- November 25, 2024
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Flagler Palm Coast’s Nya Williams won the 129-pound Olympic title (snatch and clean and jerk) at the Buffalo Invitational girls weightlifting tournament on Nov. 21 at the Villages High School.
Williams also placed third in the traditional competition (clean and jerk and bench press). She had totals of 305 pounds in Olympic and 315 pounds in traditional.
Williams also completed a clean sweep, setting all five school records in her weight class by benching 145 pounds. She also broke her own school record in the snatch with a 135-pound lift.
FPC placed sixth out of 22 schools in both competitions. Madeline Brinker and A’mani Nelson also scored points for the Bulldogs at the tournament.
Brinker placed fourth in Olympic competition and fifth in traditional in the 110-pound class. She lifted an Olympic total of 200 pounds and a traditional total of 205 pounds. Nelson placed seventh in traditional at 199 pounds with a 245 total.
Mainland High wide receiver Phillip Moore will be staying close to home for college. Moore has committed to play football at Bethune-Cookman University.
Moore will join former Buccaneers’ teammate Marquis McCants on the Wildcats’ roster. McCants, who is also a wide receiver, completed his freshman season at B-CU.
The Matanzas boys soccer team defeated St. Joseph Academy 2-1 on Nov. 22. Sebastian De Leon and Jonathan Costa each scored a goal for the Pirates, who improved to 4-1.
Entering their home game with Fleming Island on Monday, Nov. 25, six different players have scored a total of nine goals for the Pirates with Robert Cerasi, Costa and Christian Reyes scoring two goals apiece. Goalies Brandon Tavares and Jackson Grace have combined to allow four goals in five games.
The Pirates host Seabreeze on Dec. 3 and Mainland on Dec. 6.
The Matanzas girls soccer team fell to 4-2 after losing a home match to Menendez, 3-2, on Nov. 21. The Pirates had won four in a row entering the game.
Kaylin Henthorn leads the team with five goals. Siena Gutierrez has scored four goals. The Pirates return from Thanksgiving break with three straight road games before hosting Jacksonville Sandalwood on Dec. 12. They are scheduled to visit Flagler Palm Coast on Dec. 17.
Two games into the season, Flagler Palm Coast’s girls basketball team is looking for some competition. The Bulldogs won their first two games by almost identical scores — 62-16 at Father Lopez and 64-16 at home against Lake Weir.
Their schedule should pick up after the break with games against Pine Ridge, University and Titusville.
Seabreeze’s Jordan Anthony scored 24 points in a 59-52 boys basketball loss to Beachside High School on Nov. 20. In two games, Anthony is averaging 19 points. He has hit 57% of his 3-point shots (8 for 14).
The Sandcrabs (0-2) host Atlantic (2-1).
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