Photo Friday – September Sunset at Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium

Football is very popular in Daytona Beach and we have some pretty good football teams. This photo was taken in September during the Mainland vs. Osceola game. Mainland won the game after a big second half comeback.

Sunset at Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium

Football is big in the Daytona Beach area and five local teams went to the state playoffs in 2009: Seabreeze, Mainland, Warner Christian, Deland and New Smyrna Beach. Both Warner Christian and Deland made it to the state championship games before falling.

There is no doubt that football is a big part of the community here. Many of our players go on to play college ball and some like Sebastian Janikowski (Seabreeze) and Buster Davis (Mainland) play professionally. Sebastian was also the most gifted high school soccer player I’ve ever seen. He scored over 70 goals in his senior year.

My family has been in the Daytona Beach area since 1995. My son and Daytona Beach real estate partner  David is a 2000 graduate of Mainland where he played varsity soccer on the only Mainland team ever to play in the state playoffs. It is a great place to live and play.

And when the National Anthem is played before a high school football game with the flag waving in the breeze and thousands of people of all ages standing in its honor, my heart swells. The picture says it all.