The 8-10 and 11-14 indoor soccer leagues at the Center of Anna Maria Island played out final regular-season games last week, finalizing the seedings for the Aug. 7 semifinal playoffs, followed by championship games Aug. 9.
Solid Rock Construction emphatically grabbed the top seed in the 8-10 division with a 6-0 record followed by Progressive Cabinetry at 3-3. AMI Dolphin Tours took third seed on a 2-3-1 record, followed by Intentional Resilient Intuitive in fourth place with a 0-5-1 record.
Solid Rock will take on Intentional Resilient Intuitive at 5:30 p.m. followed by Progressive Cabinetry battling AMI Dolphin Tours at 6:15 p.m.
Solid Rock is also on top of the 11-14 division with a 4-1-1 record, just ahead of Coastline West at 3-2-1. Moss Builders took third with a 3-3 record, followed by fourth-place Island Vacation Properties at 1-5.
The Solid Rock 11-14s will take on Island Vacation at 7 p.m., while Coastline West will battle Moss Builders at 7:45 p.m.
The evening of July 31 saw Moss Builders earn a forfeit victory in the 11-14 division over Coastline West, which couldn’t field a team.
Solid Rock nailed down the top seed with a 10-0 victory over Island Vacation Properties. Wes Saxon and Renan Kesten scored three goals each to lead Solid Rock, which also received two goals from Ryk Kesten and a goal each from Aidan and Austin Guess in the victory.
Chandler McRae made 10 saves and Jimmie Melichar added two saves for Island Vacation in the loss.
Action for the 8-10s got started Aug. 1 with AMI Dolphin Tours outscoring Progressive Cabinetry 6-3 behind three goals from Gunnar Maize and two goals from Miguel Benitez. Miles Moss added a goal to go along with five saves in the victory.
Rafa Price scored three goals for Progressive Cabinetry, which also received seven saves from Kason Price and six saves from Vincent Gollamudi in the loss.
Adult football playoffs underway
The adult flag football playoffs at the center kicked off Aug. 3 with four quarterfinal matches. The higher-seeded teams mostly held serve with the exception of No. 3 Solid Rock Construction, which fell to No. 6 Sandbar Restaurant in the third game of the night.
The action started with No. 1 seed Luxury Services obliterating No. 8 Banks Home Lending 54-18 behind six touchdown passes from Chase Richardson and a defense that saw Derrick Carey and Jasmine Muldoon collect pick sixes. Tim Holly added to the defensive effort with three sacks and a safety. Carey and Holly both finished with two touchdown grabs, while Alonzo Lemus and Brad Lowrey completed the scoring with touchdown catches.
Sequiel Marintez threw for one score and added a pair of TD receptions to lead Banks, which also received TD passes from Cory Banks and Cruz Rodriguez. Joseph Vigil completed the scoring in the loss with one TD.
Cortez Deep Sea Fishing received a huge game from Anthony Mannino on its way to a 40-13 victory over Salty Printing in the second game of the night. Mannino finished with three TD passes, a rushing TD and a receiving TD to go along with five flag pulls and a pair of quarterback sacks. Matt Manger added two TD passes and a receiving TD, while Anthony McCance finished with a TD pass and a TD grab in the victory.
Zaon Williams threw two TD passes to lead Salty Printing, which also got TD catches from Bobby McMillan and Brandon Rolland in the loss.
The third game of the evening saw No. 6 Sandbar Restaurant upset No. 3 Solid Rock 26-12 thanks in part to an opportunistic defense that recorded five interceptions led by Cody Allen’s three picks. Ramon Guerrero IV and Jonathan Soultatos both had interceptions for the defense, which also received a sack from Brad Coleman. Offensively, Zachary Routh threw three TD passes and Allen added a TD pass. Wes Coleman chipped in a pair of TD receptions, while Jackie Schlossberg and Soultatos each finished with one TD in the victory.
Tuna McCracken threw TD passes to Octavious Cole and Connor Ludwig for Solid Rock Construction in the loss.
The last game of the night saw Ryan Moss throw four TD passes, including three to Greg Moss to lead Moss Builders past Gulf Drive Cafe 25-7. James Roadman completed the scoring with a TD reception and an extra point.
Dominick Otteni threw a TD pass to Alex Besaw and Jacob Ferda added an extra point for the Gulf Drive Cafe offense, while Steven Pavina had a pair of interceptions in the loss.
Semifinal action kicks off Aug. 10 at 8 p.m. with Luxury Services taking on Cortez Deep Sea Fishing followed by Moss Builders versus Sandbar at 9 p.m.
Key Royale golfers in action
Golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach got started July 31 with the weekly men’s modified-Stableford system match. Dave Richardson earned the day’s bragging rights with a score of plus-1, a point ahead of second-place finishers Tom Nelson and Quentin Talbert, who tied for second place.
The women opened the month of August with a nine-hole individual-low-net match. Helen Pollock won the day’s proceedings with a 1-under-par 31, three strokes clear of second-place finisher Jana Samuels. Sue Wheeler was alone in third place with a 4-over-par 35.
Meredith Slavin wasn’t on the leaderboard, but she did manage a chip in on the first hole to highlight her round.
Members were back on the course Aug. 3 for a nine-hole scramble/shamble combo with the course set up to play to a par 50.
The team of Don Grau, Dom Livedoti and Peter Maassmann combined to fire a 2-under-par 48 to take first place for the day. Second place went to the team of Bruce Christenson, Deb and Dave Richardson and Roger Rottschafer with a score of 1-under-par 49.
Horseshoe news
Two teams advanced to the knockout stage after posting 3-0 records in pool play during Aug. 2 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. The team of Dom Livedoti and Gary Howcroft cruised to a 21-7 victory over Bob Heiger and Bob Hawks to win the day’s championship.
Two teams also advanced to the knockout stage during the Aug. 5 games. The team of Tim Sofran and Steve Augusting outlasted Livedoti and Hawks 23-19 to win the day’s bragging rights.
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.