The adult flag football league at the Center of Anna Maria Island kicked off its season Jan. 13 with four games.
Moss Builders opened with a 32-14 blowout of Beach Bums behind four touchdown passes and one receiving touchdown from Ryan Moss. JB Shuck added five catches, including one for a touchdown, while also throwing a touchdown pass. Jesse Griffin added two touchdown catches and Ben Sato added one to complete the scoring for Moss.
Tuna McCracken threw a touchdown pass to Ava Zink, who led the Bums with six catches, while Sir Williams had a touchdown run in the loss.
Shady Lady outscored Sandbar Restaurant 45-32 thanks to seven touchdown passes from Connor Haughey, including three each to Jonathan Soultatos and Shawn Balvin. Soultatos finished with 13 catches and Balvin had 12 catches in the victory.
Matt Manger had three touchdown passes and two touchdown runs to lead Sandbar, which also received two touchdown grabs from Osmel Fuentes and one from Zach Routh in the loss.
The third game of the night saw TBT and We The Best Lenders battle to a 31-31 tie. Jeremy Rodriguez threw five touchdown passes, including three to Cory Banks and two to Yandy Rocamora to lead TBT.
Brandon Kull paced the Lenders with seven receptions, including five for touchdowns. Jaret Rojas had three touchdown passes and Dominick Otteni finished with two TD throws.
The last game of the night saw Solid Rock Construction earn a 15-0 shutout victory over Prosper Bradenton. Anthony Mannino threw for a score and caught a touchdown pass from Octavious Cole. Peggy Smith completed the scoring with a touchdown grab and a quarterback sack for a safety.
Kari Stephens led Prosper with four receptions on offense, while Jesse Skipper’s three sacks paced the defense.
Club news
Weekly golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach got started with the men playing their weekly nine-hole modified Stableford system match Jan. 10.
The team of Ray Holton, Art McMillan, Bill Shuman and Quentin Talbert combined on a plus-6 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day. Earl Ritchie and Rich Salzburg tied for individual honors at plus-5, while Tim Friessen and Jerry Martinek tied for second at plus-4.
The women played a nine hole individual-low-net match Jan. 11 in two flights.
Roxanne Koche rode a chipin on the third hole to grab the top spot in Flight A with a 1-under-par 31. Carol Patterson took second at 3-over-par 35, while Jennie Huibers and Pam Lowry were another stroke back in third place.
Judy Todd fired an even-par 32 to take first place in Flight B, a stroke ahead of second-place finisher Janet Razze. Jackie Gorski and Jan Turner tied for third place at 3-over-par 35.
KRC golfers were back on the course Jan. 13 for a nine-hole scramble. The team of Mike Riddick, Larry Solberg, Quentin Talbert and Al Waal combined on a 6-under-par 26 to earn the day’s bragging rights. Second place went to the team of Ron Huibers, Greg Shorten and Joe Tynan who combined on a 3-under-par 29.
Horseshoe news
Four teams managed 3-0 records during preliminary round play Jan. 12 at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits.
The first semifinal saw Tim Sofran eliminate Bob Palmer 22-8 in a battle of walkers, while the team of Tom Farrington and Bob Heiger cruised to a 21-2 victory over Bob Mason and Adin Shank in the second semifinal. The finals were all Farrington and Heiger, as they earned a comfortable 23-13 victory over Sofran.
The Jan. 15 games saw a three-team showdown after they all went 3-0 during pool play. Bob Lee and Jerry Disbrow drew the lucky bye into the finals and watched as Bob Mason and Bob Rowley eliminated Heiger and Palmer by a 22-11 score. The Mason-Rowley team was solid in the championship match as they cruised to a 23-12 victory over Lee and Disbrow to earn the day’s bragging rights.
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.