FINAL | Mainland 34, Matanzas 17

Heading to Kansas today, but make sure you follow these fine folks for high school football updates across Volusia-Flagler… Jon Santucci — DeLand at Spruce Creek Chris Vinel — New Smyrna Beach at Seabreeze Zach — Halifax at Taylor Michael Lischio Jr. — University at FPC

Here in Pierson, Florida for Taylor’s home game against the Halifax Knights. Kickoff is in 20

Q1 6:59 | Marcus Brown Jr. scores on a 9-yard TD run. Halifax fails the 2-point try. Halifax 6, Taylor 0

Q2 10:26 | Brown Jr. scores a 28-yard rushing touchdown for his 2nd score of the day. 2-point try is failed again. Halifax 12, Taylor 0

Q2 8:34 | Jimmy Sheridan fumbles inside Halifax’s 30, and the Knights’ Milton Cross returns it for a TD. 2-point is no good. Halifax 18, Taylor 0

Q2 8:19 | James Thomas puts Taylor on the board with a 50-yard TD run. 2-point no good. Halifax 18, Taylor 6

Q2 5:27 | Autral Cooper scores on a 25-yard TD run and carried multiple Wildcat defenders to do so. 2-point is no good Halifax 24, Taylor 6

Q2 3:16 | Niko Newman finds Milton Cross for a 61-yard passing TD. Brown runs in the 2-point. Halifax 32, Taylor 6

HALF | Halifax 32, Taylor 6 Halifax had only scored six points entering tonight

DeLand vs. Spruce Creek has been postponed because of lightning. DeLand is leading 14-0 with 8:07 left in the 1st quarter Chris Vinel Chris Boyle

Q3 9:09 | Taylor’s Tre Gaines and Halifax’s Ryder Martin get into a field-clearing scuffle. Tempers flaring here

Q3 5:23 | Halifax’s Jeff Gamble intercepts Taylor backup QB Brady French

Q3 2:14 | Brown scores a 45-yard TD to extend the lead. XP is missed. Halifax 38, Taylor 6

Three players have been booted from the game now. Taylor: No. 77 Tre Gaines Halifax: No. 12 Ryder Martin, No. 77 Jerome Hutchins

END Q3 | Halifax 38, Taylor 6

This game is getting out of hand. Unsportsmanlike conducts on every other play. Multiple scuffles and players ejected.

Q4 6:55 | Brown scores TD No. 4 from 25 yards out. Halifax is pouring it on. 2-point is no good Halifax 44, Taylor 6

FINAL | Halifax 44, Taylor 6

Florida and Iceland couldn’t be more different, but for former Mainland girls basketball player Leesha Henry is adjusting to her new life in the fjords to chase her hoop dreams. Read her journey from Daytona Beach to northwestern Iceland below news-journalonline.com/story/sports/p…