Matanzas Pirates

When 54 of the players on your roster are freshmen and sophomores, your team will experience some growing pains. That's been the case with the Matanzas Pirates football team. But sometimes scores can belie the progress a young squad is making.

One week after scoring 42 points in its Kickoff Classic victory, the young Matanzas High football team discovered it still has a lot of work to do. St. Augustine Menendez took advantage of five Pirates turnovers to shut out Matanzas 29-0 in the season opener for both teams Friday, Aug.