After two weeks of action, the standings are pretty tight in the adult flag football league at the Center of Anna Maria Island.
Catalyst, TBT and Cortez Deep Sea Fishing are tied at 2-0 atop the standings. Ray’s Ramblings and We the Best Lending are tied 1-1 in second, while TMT, Sandbar Restaurant and Beach Bums are in search of their first victories.
The action last week kicked off with Cortez Deep Sea Fishing cruising past Beach Bums July 29 by a 42-6 score behind the arm of quarterback Tuna McCracken, who threw five touchdown passes. Three of McCracken’s passes went to Cole Carter, who also managed a 2-point conversion. Connor Ludwig finished with two TD catches and a pair of extra points, while Kevin Roman completed the scoring with a touchdown catch.
JB Shuck threw a touchdown pass to Elizabeth Wilson to complete the scoring for Beach Bums in the loss.
The second game of the night was a barnburner that saw Catalyst hold on for a 28-26 victory over Sandbar Restaurant. Jon Moss threw three touchdown passes, while Brent Moss added a touchdown pass and two touchdown receptions. Evelyn and Zach Long both added TDs and Zach Long also chipped in with an extra point and a 2-point conversion in the victory.
Anthony Mannino had a strong all-around game with a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown to go along with 10 receptions — one for a TD. Matt Manger threw for two touchdowns, while Dina DeJesus and Brandin Holcomb both added touchdown catches in the loss.
Next up on the center field, Ray’s Ramblings blew out TMT 47-12 behind five touchdown passes from Ryan Moss and 10 catches and a pair of touchdowns from Jesse Griffin. Griffin also added a touchdown pass for Ray’s Ramblings, which received two touchdown catches and a pick-six from Jordan DeMers and a touchdown catch from Kari Stephens in the victory.
Cole Brantley threw a touchdown pass to Osmel Fuentes and Connor Haughey ran for a touchdown to lead TMT in the loss.
The last game of the evening saw TBT crush We The Best Lending 40-12 behind four touchdown passes from Matt Briley and three touchdown receptions from Octavious Cole. Brandon Kull added a touchdown pass, a pick-six and three conversion points, while Jesse Kunc finished with two TD receptions in the victory.
Dom Otteni and Cory Banks both had TD passes to lead We The Best Lending, which also received touchdown catches from Tim Holly and Jasmine Muldoon in the loss.
The center is at 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.
Soccer keeps kicking
After five weeks of indoor soccer action in the center gym, it looks like either Moss Builders or Beach Bums will rule the pitch for the youth league.
Moss Builders is in first place with a 3-0-1 record, just ahead of Beach Bums at 3-1-1. Shady Lady follows with a 2-2-1 record, while Solid Rock Construction is still looking for victory.
Action July 27 kicked off with Beach Bums earning a 4-2 victory over Solid Rock Construction behind a hat trick from Savannah Coba and a goal from Brandon Sato. Cyrus Ryan helped preserve the win with 10 saves between the pipes.
Matthew Winsper and Chad Nunez each scored goals to lead Solid Rock, which also received 12 combined saves from Isaac Roadman and Liam Nunez in the loss.
The second match of the night saw Moss Builders and Shady Lady battle to a 3-3 tie. Mason Moss scored two and Myles Moss added a goal to lead Moss Builders, which also received an assist from Aiden Guess and seven saves from Austin Guess in the tie.
Cale Rudacille scored and made four saves to lead Shady Lady, which received a goal each from Amelia Blunkall and Jack McCarthy. Jack Zaccagnino made seven saves to help keep the score level for Shady Lady.
Key Royale news
Golf action at Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach teed off with the men playing their weekly modified-Stableford system match July 28. It was the only organized golf outing of the week due to rain.
Tom Nelson, who faithfully sends in golf news from the club, earned a come-from-behind victory thanks to a birdie on the last hole. Nelson finished with a plus-4 to edge a trio of golfers, including Ken Nagengast, Quentin Talbert and Steve Vasbindrer — all at plus-3.
Horseshoe news
Horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits was short and sweet last week. The July 28 games were rained out, while the July 31 games saw Jerry Disbrow and Bob Hawks forge the lone 3-0 record in pool play for the day’s championship.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m., followed by random team selection.
There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.