- December 20, 2024
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Matanzas High School football seniors with coach Matt Forrest. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Matanzas senior cheerleaders. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Matanzas seniors in the athletic training student aide program: Dioz Cruz and Christopher Camarena. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Matanzas celebrated its seniors before its final home football game of the season on Oct. 25 but couldn't pull off a win against Pedro Menendez.
The Falcons (5-4) broke open a 7-7 halftime tie with two second-half touchdowns to defeat the Pirates, 21-10.
Matanzas recognized each of its seniors in football, sideline cheer, band and color guard, JROTC and athletic training students aides.
Matanzas (4-5) will make the short trip to Flagler Palm Coast for the annual Potato Bowl game on Friday, Nov. 1. It will be the first time in three years that the teams will be playing on the final week of the season. But FPC (7-1) has one more regular-season game on Nov. 7 against DeLand, which was rescheduled due to Hurricane Milton.
The Falcons held the Pirates to 189 total yards. Menendez controlled the line of scrimmage, holding Matanzas to 2.4 yards per carry on the ground and recorded 11 tackles for loss and four sacks.
Matanzas junior Jordan Schendorf caught a touchdown pass from Caden Burchfield. Alex Procek kicked a 20-yard field goal. Cooper May led the Pirates with 10 total tackles.
For the Falcons, Mason Lynch ran for 143 yards and a touchdown, Nate Carr caught three passes for 64 yards and a touchdown, and Jayden Roberts scored on a punt return.
