As one season ends, another begins at the community center in Anna Maria.
And just as college and pro football is getting going, the adult football games at the Center of Anna Maria Island are winding down.
With one week of regular season play remaining in the adult flag football league, Catalyst is holding onto a perfect season with a 6-0 record. We The Best Lending is right on their heels with a 5-1 record, while Ray’s Ramblings, TBT and Sandbar Restaurant are 3-3 — and tied for third place. Cortez Deep Sea Fishing and Beach Bums follow at 2-4, while TMT is 0-6, taking the No. 8 seed for the playoffs that begin Sept. 16.
Action Sept. 2 kicked off with Sandbar easing past TBT by a 14-12 score thanks to a pair of TD passes from Matt Manger to Bradley Coleman and Anthony McCance. Anthony Mannino provided the margin of victory with a pair of extra-point catches.
Brandon Kull paced TBT with a TD pass and a TD reception. Matt Briley added a TD pass and Octavious Cole finished with a TD catch in the loss.
The second game of the night saw Beach Bums outscore TMT 36-26 behind four touchdown passes and a touchdown run from Jaret Rojoas. JB Shuck also had a big game, finishing with a pair of touchdown catches, a 2-point conversion and a sack for a safety on defense. Cruz Rodriguez and Chad Woods each added a touchdown grab to complete the scoring for Beach Bums.
Keith McQuillen threw three touchdown passes and Connor Haughey added a TD pass and a receiving TD to lead TMT, which also received two touchdown catches from Kari Hawkins and a touchdown from Luca Vecchio in the loss.
We The Best Lending blew out Ray’s Ramblings 42-14 behind three touchdown passes from Dom Otteni and two touchdown passes and a receiving TD from Chase Richardson. Cory Banks added a touchdown throw and a pair of touchdown receptions to the offense, which also received two TDs from Jonathan Soultatos and one from Luis Campos in the victory.
Ryan Moss connected with Jordan DeMers and James Roadman, while Kari Stephens added a 2-point conversion to lead Ray’s Ramblings in the loss.
Catalyst sank Cortez Deep Sea Fishing 38-6 behind four touchdown passes from Jon Moss and two from Greg Moss. Jesse Skipper, Evelyn Long and Zach Long each finished with two TD grabs in the blowout victory.
Tyler Brewer connected with Cole Carter for the lone score for Cortez Deep Sea Fishing in the loss.
Meanwhile, in the gym
After three weeks of action, five of the seven teams in the adult basketball league at the center are within a game of first place. Slim’s Place, at 2-0, is tied for first place with Paddy Wagon, Beach Bums and Solid Rock Construction — all running up 2-1 records. A game back at 1-1 is Moss Builders, while Sandbar and Blue Lagoon at 0-3 and 0-2 respectively are still in search of their first victories.
Action Aug. 30 tipped off with Solid Rock Construction edging Beach Bums by a 49-42 score behind 20 points from Dom Otteni and 17 points from JJ Friszman.
Austin Young led Beach Bums with 21 points, while Kevin Mulcahy chipped in nine points in the loss.
The second game of the evening was another close affair as Moss Builders held on for a 49-44 victory over Paddy Wagon behind a balanced attack that saw three players in double figures. Moss was led by J.B. Shuck’s 17 points, Jordan DeMers’s 14 points and Ryan Moss, who added 12 points to the victory.
Thomas Gish scored 19 points to lead Paddy Wagon, which also received nine points from Trey Yarn in the loss.
Slim’s Place cruised past Sandbar 55-43 in the last game of the triple-header behind 18 points from AM Colagiovanni and 15 points from Jon Aragon. Chase Diaz scored 13 points to round out the top scorers in Slim’s victory.
Chase Richardson scored 24 points and Matt Manger added 12 points to lead Sandbar in the loss.
The action continues Sept. 13 in the gym at the center in Anna Maria after a week off.
Key Royale golf news
The men played their weekly modified-Stableford system match Aug. 30 at the golf club in Holmes Beach and saw four players match their quota-point average. Mike Cusato, Fred Miller, Gary Razze and Quentin Talbert all finished right on their average to finish in a four-way tie for first place.
The women were on the course Aug. 31 for a nine-hole individual-low-net match in two flights.
Jana Samuels fired a 1-under-par 31 to take first place in Flight A. Helen Pollock was alone in second place at 1-over-par 33, while Roxanne Koche was another stroke back in third place in the flight.
Fran Barford and Janet Razze tied for first place in Flight B with matching 3-over-par 35s. Connie Livanos was a stroke back in second place.
Horseshoe news
For the second straight week, horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits was short and sweet. The games finished in short order with two outright winners.
The Sept. 1 games saw Jerry Disbrow walk his way to the lone 3-0 pool-play record to win the day’s championship.
Disbrow then made it a perfect week, this time teaming up with Steve Doyle to forge the only perfect record in pool play for bragging rights for the week.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the city pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection.
There is no charge to play and the regular players welcome all comers.