The dress rehearsal that is the regular season has concluded and playoff matchups are set in the youth flag football league at the Center of Anna Maria Island.
Moss Builders finished the regular season with a perfect 6-0 record and will face 0-6 Mac Parkman Foundation to open the 8-10 division quarterfinal action at 5:45 p.m. March 1. The games are set to begin after press time for The Islander.
No. 3 Beach Bums will face off against No. 7 seed Progressive Cabinetry in the second game at 6:30 p.m. Next up in the third match at 7:15 p.m., No. 2 Solid Rock Construction will take on No. 6 Bradenton Beach Parasailing. Finally, fourth seed Prosper Bradenton will face fifth seed Shady Lady at 8 p.m.
Blalock Walters secured a first-round bye into the semifinals, securing the No. 1 seed in the 11-13 division on a 4-0 record. No. 3 Nissan of Bradenton will open quarterfinal action at 6:30 p.m. March 1, again, after press time, taking on No. 6 Miz & Hiz Biz, followed by No. 2 Moss Builders in a 7:15 p.m. matchup with No. 7 Wash Family Construction. Fourth-place HSH Designs will take on No. 5 Investigative Lawyers Group in the final match of the evening at 8 p.m.
Action for the 11-13s kicked off Feb. 23 with Nissan of Bradenton outscoring HSH Designs 38-35 behind four touchdown passes from Charlie Rogers, including two each to Brennen Gunter and Colton Shook. Gunter added two interceptions on defense, including one that he took to the house for a TD. Shook added a rushing TD and an extra point in the victory for Nissan of Bradenton.
Audrey Guess threw for two touchdowns and added a touchdown reception and an extra point for HSH Designs, which also received a passing touchdown and a pair of rushing touchdowns from Jack Mattick. Avery Guess and Emma Raulerson chipped in with TD catches to complete the scoring in the loss for HSH Designs.
The second game of the night saw Moss Builders cruise to a 40-6 victory over Wash Family Construction. Greg Jordan accounted for four touchdowns with three touchdown grabs and a pick-six, while Mason Moss threw five TD passes. Matthew Winsper and Joey Suebert added TD catches to the victory.
Reef Marin connected with Chase Signor for the lone touchdown for WFC.
Investigative Lawyers Group outlasted Miz & Hiz Biz 38-36 in the night’s final 11-13 division matchup thanks in part to a pair of pick-sixes by Landon Sallier. Tommy Baugher also had a big game, running for three TDs, while also connecting with Jesse Zaccagnino for a touchdown.
Jack McCarthy threw five TD passes, including three to Chad Nunez and two to Frankie Coleman to carry Miz & Hiz Biz in the loss.
Mason Moss ran for two TDs and threw another to Miles Moss to lead Moss Builders to a 29-0 victory over Mac Parkman Foundation to open the Feb. 22 8-10 division. Austin Guess added a pair of extra points and a pick-six on defense to the Moss victory.
Beach Bums held on for a 26-20 victory over Progressive Cabinetry behind a pair of rushing TDs and a receiving TD from Wade Kasten. Brandon Sato threw two touchdown passes, including one to Dylan Sato to complete the win for Beach Bums.
Gunnar Maize ran for two TDs and Charlee Maize ran for a score and added a 2-point conversion for Progressive Cabinetry.
The third 8-10 division game of the evening saw Prosper Bradenton slip past Bradenton Beach Parasailing by a 14-12 score, thanks to a pair of TD passes from Landon Sinphay to Cayson Travis and extra-point grabs from Kyle Mims and Ava Gitt.
Parasailing Kellen Hunt scored both TDs on passes from Luther Sasser IV and Connor Fountain.
Solid Rock Construction outscored Shady Lady 29-18 behind three TD passes from Van Havell, who also added a pair of 2-point conversions. Nixon Conner also added a rushing touchdown in the victory.
Luca Vieman ran for two touchdowns and added a touchdown grab on a pass from Preston LaPensee for Shady Lady in the loss.
Soccer continues in center gym
Adult indoor soccer action in the center gym wrapped up its fourth week Feb. 24 with some exciting end-to-end high-scoring action.
The games got going with Sato Real Estate slipping past Beach Bums 6-4 behind a hat trick from Damir Glavan and two goals from Olaf Krause. Daniel Hampton added a goal, while Josh Sato made 22 saves to help preserve the victory for Sato.
Francisco Vecchio scored a pair of goals for Beach Bums, which also received a goal each from Kevin Roman and Mauro Vecchio, while Yuri Pereira and Osvaldo Cabello combined on 23 saves in goal.
Mi-Box outscored Gulfview Windows & Doors 16-14 behind seven goals from Gerardo Urbiola Bolanos and five goals from Josh Waggoner. Lindsey Styka and Selena Gonzalez each added a pair of goals, while Steve Oelfke made 14 saves in goal for the victory.
Luca Vecchio’s seven goals and five goals from Keith Mahoney paced Gulfview, which also received three goals from Chris Culhane and 24 saves from Mark Long in the loss.
Progressive Cabinetry doubled up on Slim’s Place 10-5 in the night’s final game. Daniel Anderson and Connor Bystrom each scored four goals to lead Progressive, which also saw two goals from Miguel Ajoy and seven saves from Omar Polar in the victory.
Austin Nutting scored a hat trick for Slim’s Place, which also received a goal each from Chris Klotz and Ryan Moss in the loss.
Seedings set for adult football playoffs
Though the schedule for the finals was not released, the seedings were set in the adult flag football league at the center.
Solid Rock Construction narrowly held on to a 5-2-0 record, closely followed by We The Best Lenders and TBT at No. 2 and 3 with matching 4-2-1 records. Moss Builders and Prosper Bradenton both finished at 4-3 with Moss taking fourth seed, followed by Shady Lady at 3-4 at No. 6. Cortez Deep Sea Fishing finished 2-5 for seventh seed, while Sandbar Restaurant finished at No. 8 on a 1-6 record.
Club news
Twenty-four two-man teams divided into four flights embarked on a five-week golf event at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach that concluded Feb. 18. Each of the flight winners moved into a playoff in the final week for a chance to be crowned champs.
The team of Herb Clauhs and Steve Pfeil earned a dramatic come-from-behind victory over Mike Gillie and Al Waal to take the prize. Down two holes with three holes left in the match, Clauhs and Pfeil rallied for a one-up victory. Tom Perkins and Tom Solosky defeated Tom Nelson and Terry Tarras to capture third.
Following the golf, libations and nibbles — meatball sliders, chicken wings and Tater Tots — were enjoyed by all on the clubhouse patio.
Regular golf action got started Feb. 21 with the men playing their weekly modified-Stableford system match. Buddy Foy finished at plus-5 to edge Art McMillan and Ron Pfaff, who both finished at plus-4. Bill MacMillan, Larry Solberg and Terry Schaefer tied for third at plus-3.
The women took the course Feb. 22 in three flights for their weekly nine-hole individual-low-net match.
Roxanne Koche rode a birdie on the eighth hole and a 3-under-par 29 to first place in Flight A. Linda Dorsey and Judy Christensen tied for second at even-par 32 while Brenda Solleveld took third at 2-over-par 34.
Helen Pollock and Beth Lindeman tied for first in Flight B with matching 2-under-par 30s. Jan Turner was a stroke back in second while Pam Alvord and Annette Hall shared third place at even-par 32.
Judy Menchek carded a 3-under-par 29 to win first place in Flight C by one stroke over second-place finisher Jackie Gorski. Terry Westy was alone in third place at 1-under-par 31.
The week concluded Feb. 24 with a nine-hole scramble. The team of Diane and Fred Miller, Tom Solosky and Terry Tarras combined on a 5-under-par 27 to edge a pair of teams for first place. Hoyt Miller, Art McMillan, Ken Nagengast and Tom Nelson matched the 4-under-par 28 carded by Ken Butler, Jon Holcomb, Bill MacMillan and Jerry Martinek for a two-way tie for second.
Horseshoe news
Challengers arrived at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits Feb. 23 as the AMI pitchers played host to a team from Trailer Estates mobile home community in Bradenton — a revival of a friendly rivalry.
AMI jumped to an early lead as the home team cruised to a 21-to-7 game victory. The rivalry will continue in the near future with the AMI pitchers visiting the Trailer Estates pits.
Regular horseshoe action commenced Feb. 23 with the team of Rod Bussey and Tim Sofran earning the day’s bragging rights after posting the lone 3-0 record in pool play. Bob Lee was hot early, throwing 13 straight ringers in his first two games to set a new two-game record, but he missed out on making it a two-team playoff after losing his final game of pool play.
Three teams advanced to the knockout stage during Feb. 26 horseshoe action. The lucky bye went to the team of Bob Lee and Bob Heiger, who watched as Bob Palmer and Bob Rowley cruised into the finals with a 23-6 victory over Adin Shank and Jim Hyde. Palmer and Rowley stayed perfect on the day with a 22-11 victory over Lee and Heiger to take the win.