PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Five days after the body of a 17-year-old St. Lucie West Centennial High School student was found in the ocean, his soccer team honored him Sunday at Swan Park.
It was the PSL Soccer Club Hurricanes' first game since their teammate Nick Alincy died.
His body was recovered Tuesday at Bathtub Beach, about 5 miles from where he went missing the day before off Jensen Beach.
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Vigil held on soccer field for 17-year-old who drowned
To honor the teen, his soccer team wore badges and shirts with his jersey No. 5.
Anthony Pielli coached him for about 10 years.
“For me the hardest part is not being able to help him in that time of need when he drowned," Pielli said. "That keeps going through the back of mind. It’s a tragedy."
Pielli said Alincy was a positive person, who constantly cheered on his teammates and volunteered to help younger players.
He said it's been a roller-coaster week for the players, whom he talked to privately about their grief.
The Hurricanes won the game 6-1.
