After five weeks of action in the youth flag football league at the Center of Anna Maria Island, only two teams can still boast perfection. Sato Real Estate in the 8-10 division and Pineapple Market Place in the 11-13s are both 5-0 in their respective divisions.
They have challengers, but time is running out on any team to slingshot ahead in the standings. Solid Rock Construction is 4-1, right behind Sato in the 8-10s, while Westfall’s Lawn Care & Pest Control and Island Real Estate follow with 3-2 records. AMI Coconuts and Moss Builders are both 2-3 with Cloud Pest Control at 1-4 and SynLawn 0-5.
Pineapple Market Place has two teams on its heels in the 11-13s, with Moss Builders and Solid Rock Construction both at 4-1, followed by Shady Lady Horticultural Services and Storage Building Company both a 2-3. Sandhoff Construction, Intentional Resilient Intuitive and Chick-Fil-A complete the standings at 1-4.
Unlike last week, which had several blowout games, the 11-13 division games Feb. 14 were fairly competitive. Pineapple Market Place outscored Shady Lady 38-27, Solid Rock Construction edged Sandhoff Construction 25-20 and Moss Builders defeated Chick-Fil-A 32-15.
The game of the week for the 11-13s saw Storage Building Company edge Intentional Resilient Intuitive 22-21 behind a huge all-around game from Matthew Vercella, who was on the receiving end of two Landon Snyder touchdown passes. Vercella also added a pick-six on defense to propel Storage Building Company to victory. Liam Proud and Mazie Zoller each had 2-point conversions to complete the winning score.
Charlie Neri threw three TD passes, including two to Kegan McGlade for Intentional Resilient Intuitive, which also received a TD catch from Ema Rolerson and an extra point from Henry Dugan in the loss.
The Feb. 13 games in the 8-10 division weren’t nearly as competitive, as Island Real Estate earned a 21-0 victory over AMI Coconuts, while Sato showed why it’s undefeated with a 53-6 victory over Cloud. Moss earned an easy 33-6 victory over SynLawn in the last game of the night.
The game of the week saw Solid Rock outscore Westfall 37-28 thanks to six TD passes from Kyle Mims, including four to Turner Worth, who also had six flag pulls and an interception. Elijah Roadman and Isaac Roadman also had TD grabs, while Matthew Darak completed the scoring with an extra point.
Kellen Hunt paced Westfall with four TD passes, including two to Carter Hey, who also had four extra-point receptions. Ethan Angel and Callin Westfall completed the scoring in the loss with a TD catch each.
Adult flag football continues
Luxury Services continues to lead the adult flag football league at the community center with a perfect 6-0 record as 5-1 Moss Builders and 4-2 Solid Rock Construction follow. Briley Mortgage and Banks Home Lending follow at 3-3 while Sandbar Restaurant at 2-4, Gulf Drive Cafe at 1-5 and Ugly Grouper at 0-6 complete the standings.
Three of four games played Feb. 16 were blowouts, starting with Moss Builders taking a 41-12 victory over Gulf Drive Cafe, which seems close compared to Luxury Services’ 65-0 shutout over Ugly Grouper. Solid Rock Construction also had an easy time, earning a 32-12 victory over Briley Mortgage in the last game of the night.
The game of the week saw Sandbar Restaurant hold on for a 38-29 victory over Banks Home Lending Team behind five touchdown passes and a touchdown run from quarterback Matt Manger. Christian Hampton led all players with 10 catches, including four touchdown grabs and a pair of 1-point conversions. Zachary Routh completed the scoring for Sandbar with a touchdown reception.
Jeremy Cruz Rodriguez paced Banks Home Lending with four TD passes while also adding a 2-point conversion. Anthony McCance was on the receiving end of two TD passes, while Julia King and Shawn Balvin both finished with TD catches. Octavious Cole completed the scoring for Banks with an interception return for a touchdown on an extra-point attempt.
Horseshoe news
The AMI Pitchers worked overtime this past week as they hosted their pitching friends from Trailer Estates in Bradenton.
The island pitchers won 25 of 40 matches played to avenge their 24-8 loss at Trailer Estates mobile home park in January.
Regular action Feb. 15 saw two teams advance to the knockout stage after posting 3-0 pool-play records. The team of Steve Doyle and Tom Skoloda ran away from John Yaroch and Adin Shank, earning a 21-5 victory and a trip to the winner’s circle.
Three teams advanced to the knockout stage Feb. 18. Bob Palmer and Bob Heiger drew the lucky bye into the finals and watched as Tim Sofran and Del Reese demolished Rod Bussey and Ron Gagnon 21-1. Sofran and Reese stayed hot in the finals and earned a 23-16 victory over Palmer and Heiger.
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 to compete.
Key Royale golf news
Golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach got started Feb. 13 with the men’s weekly modified-Stableford system match. John Cassese, Mike Clements, Bill MacMillan and Wayne Patterson all carded plus-3s to share clubhouse bragging rights for the day. Brian Comer, Bill Koche, Kent Newbold, Ron Pfaff and Terry Tarras were all a point back in second.
The women switched things up for their Feb. 14 Valentine’s Day golf outing with a “playing with friends scramble.” The team of Leigh Brattain, Betsy Meyers, Jana Samuels and Brenda Soleveld combined on a 2-under-par 30 to take first place.
The team of Lisa Edmonds, Jenny Huibers, Sue Pierce and Terry Taylor were alone in second at even-par 32. The team of Sue Christenson, Peggy Clauhs, Roxanne Koche and Connie Livanos tied the team of Anne Klein, Margrit Layh, Marilyn Niewyk and Mary Wilke for third at 3-over-par 35.
The members switched things up Feb. 16 with a combination scramble/shamble with the course modified to a par 46. The team of Mike Gillie, Dale Hudson, Clint Hurdle and Gary Risner combined on an even-par 46 to grab first-place honors for the day. The team of Leigh Brittain, Larry Davis, John Kolojeski and Dave Richardson matched the 1-over-par 47 carded by Tony Donnelly, Mike Riddick, Nub Turner and Tom Young to tie for second place.
Center kicking off spring soccer season
The Center of Anna Maria is registering adults and kids for its spring soccer leagues.
The adult season at the community center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, runs March 23-May 25, with matches played 6-9 p.m. Thursdays.
Registration is required by Tuesday, March 7, followed by drafts at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 8.
The cost to play is $10 for members, $120 for nonmembers.
Youth soccer — for kids 3-17 — will begin with “Spirit Week” friendly matches Monday, March 27, followed by the regular season, April 3-May 23.
Registration is required by Friday, March 17.
The center will hold evaluations and a draft at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 20, for ages 11-13 and a draft only at 5:30 p.m. for those 3-5.
The center will hold evaluations and a draft at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, for those ages 8-10 and a draft only at 5:30 p.m. for those 6-7.
There will be no evaluations for younger kids.
Games will be played Tuesday evenings and potentially on Mondays.
The cost is $10 for members and $130 for nonmembers.
For more information, contact recreation director Tyler Bekkerus at recreation@centerami.org or 941-778-1908, ext. 210.
— Lisa Neff
