Football fans may be prepping for Super Bowl Sunday but, closer to home, the Center of Anna Maria Island gridiron action continues.
At the almost-midway point of the flag football schedule in both adult and youth flag football leagues, only one team in each division can boast a perfect won-lost record. Sato Real Estate in the 8-10 youth division, Pineapple Market Place in the 11-13 division and Luxury Services in the adult league still are undefeated.
Sato Real Estate has several teams on its heels at 2-1, including Island Real Estate, Solid Rock Construction and Westfall’s Lawn Care & Pest Control in the 8-10 division, while Moss Builders, AMI Coconuts and Cloud Pest Control follow at 1-2. SynLawn completes the standings at 0-3.
Pineapple Market Place leads the 11-13 division but also there’s a trio of teams in second place with 2-1 records, including Moss Builders, Solid Rock Construction and Shady Lady Horticultural Services. Sandhoff Construction, Storage Building Company and Intentional Resilient Intuitive follow at 1-2, while Chick-Fil-A is 0-3.
Action in the 8-10 division kicked off Jan. 30 with Sato showing why they’re unbeaten with a 35-6 thrashing of Moss Builder. The last game of the night saw Solid Rock outscore Island Real Estate 41-33. The game of the week, however, was Westfall Lawn Care & Pest Control’s 30-26 victory over AMI Coconuts.
Kellen Hunt had a huge game for Westfall, throwing for two touchdowns and running for a pair of touchdowns. Westfall also received TD grabs from Carter Hey and Cody Stockton.
Preston LaPensee threw three touchdown passes and caught a TD pass to lead AMI Coconuts, which also received a TD pass and reception from Matthew Perkins and two TD grabs from Kason Davis in the close loss.
Action in the 11-13 division kicked off Jan. 31 with Pineapple Market Place cruising past Solid Rock Construction 48-26 followed by Intentional Resilient Intuitive outscoring Chick-Fil-A 30-19 in the second game of the night. The third game of the evening was another competitive match, as Shady Lady Horticultural Services defeated Sandhoff Construction 26-19. But the game of the week was Storage Building’s 27-21 victory over Moss Builders in the last game of the evening.
Landon Snyder threw TD passes to Rowen Benford, Mattox Caseman and Liam Proud to lead the offense, while also adding an interception on defense. Mazie Zoller’s extra-point catch completed the scoring in the victory over Storage Building.
Mason Moss threw three TD passes, including two to Joey Seubert and one to Tanner Miller. Bam Gartman had an extra-point catch to complete the scoring for Moss in the loss.
Adult flag football action
Luxury Services tops the standings in the center adult flag football league with a 4-0 record. Briley Mortgage and Moss Builders are close behind at 3-1, while Banks Home Lending and Solid Rock Construction follow at 2-2. Gulf Drive Cafe and Sandbar Restaurant are both 1-3, while Ugly Grouper completes the standings at 0-4.
Action Feb. 2 got started with Sandbar’s emphatic 74-34 victory over Ugly Grouper, dwarfing the 50 points scored by Luxury Services in its 50-32 victory over Banks Home Lending in the third game of the night. Moss Builders edged Solid Rock Construction 28-21 in the last game of the night, but the game of the week was Briley Mortgage’s 28-24 victory over Gulf Drive Cafe.
Matt Briley was the catalyst, throwing one TD pass, while running for three more. Brandin Holcomb added two extra points, while Connor Haughey and Karri Stephens each finished with one extra point to complete the scoring in the victory.
James Herholz threw three TD passes and Steven Pavina caught a TD pass and threw a touchdown pass for Gulf Drive Cafe. Jacob Ferda added a pair of TD grabs and Anthony Mannino finished with a TD catch and interception on defense in the loss.
Horseshoe news
Horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits Feb. 1 saw four teams advance to the knockout stage with 3-0 pool-play records.
The first semifinal match saw Tom Farrington and Gary Howcroft defeat Bob Baker and Adin Shank 22-15, while Del Reese and Bob Brown slipped past Bob Mason and Bob Palmer 23-20. But it was all Farrington and Howcroft in the finals, as they rode five consecutive ringers by Howcroft to cruise to a 23-5 victory over Reese and Brown.
It was another four-team affair during Feb. 4 action at the pits as Farrington and Baker rolled to a 21-10 victory over Mason and Steve Hooper in the first semifinal, while Reese and Lee torched Shank and Ron Gagnon by a 24-4 score in the second semi match. Farrington and Baker cruised to a 21-10 victory in the championship match, giving Farrington bragging rights for the week.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m., followed by random team selection.
There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.
KRC golf news
Beautiful winter weather produced a full week of golf action at Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach and the highlight of the week was the first career hole-in-one by Herb Clauhs during his Jan. 27 round.
Facing a cold, stiff wind, Clauhs hit a 7-iron 125 yards straight into the hole, setting off a wild celebration with his playing partners. Congratulations Herb!
Regular golf action teed off Jan. 30 with the men’s modified-Stableford system match. First place was shared by Jim Hitchen and Ken Nagengast, who both finished at plus-4, four points above their average. One point back in second were Rich Salzburg and Bill Shuman, while Ron Buck, Jack Lowry, Gary Risner and Terry Schaefer all finished at plus-2 in a tie for third place.
The women played their weekly nine-hole individual-low-net match in two flights Jan. 31. Nina McSparen carded a 2-under-par 30 to grab first place in Flight A, two strokes ahead of second-place finishers Sue Wheeler and Pam Lowry. Betsey Meyer and Linda Dorsey shared third place at 1-over-par 33.
Terry Westby’s 5-under-par 27 was low-net round of the day, putting her in first place in Flight B. Connie Livanos and Judy Todd both fired 1-under-par 31s to tie for second, while Jackie Gorski and Janet Razze were another stroke back in a tie for third.
Wheeler, Dorsey and Joyce Lathrop all had chipins on the day to highlight their rounds.
A nine-hole scramble Feb. 2 culminated the week at KRC. The team of Dean Christensen, Ray Holton, Gary Risner and Tom Solosky combined on an even-par 32 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day. Bob Blaser, John Kolojeski, Nub Turner and Tom Young took second on a 2-over-par 34, while Brian Comer, Larry Davis, Bob O’Brien and Wayne Patterson were another stroke back in third place.
