The regular season games concluded last week and the seeds are set for playoffs in the youth and adult flag football leagues at the Center of Anna Maria Island.
In the youth league, Moss Builders finally lost a game, but still clinched the No. 1 seed in the 8-10 division with a 6-1 record, just ahead of 6-1 Cheesecake Cutie via a tiebreaker. Sato Real Estate and Adrian Griffin Interiors, with 5-2 records nailed down the third and fourth seeds respectively. Chick-fil-A and Solid Rock Construction finished fifth and sixth, while Beach House and Am I Coconuts follow at seventh and eighth seeds.
The playoffs for the 8-10s will kick off March 5.
The 11-14 division also wrapped up its season and Moss Builders at 7-0 nailed down the No. 1 seed with a perfect run. Shady Lady Horticultural Services and Solid Rock Air Conditioning finished at 5-2, Shady Lady earned second by a tiebreaker. Solid Rock AC came in third, just ahead of 4-3 Solid Rock Electrical. HSH Designs finished at 3-4 for the No. 5 spot, while Progressive Cabinetry and Wings N Things followed as sixth and seventh seeds. Freckled Fin will enter the playoffs as No. 8 seed.
The 11-14 playoffs also get started March 5.
The week saw the 11-14 Solid Rock AC earn a 24-22 come-from-behind victory over Wings N Things behind four TD passes from Hayen Eurice. Isaac Roadman was his favorite target, finishing with eight catches, including two for TDs. Bella Roadman and Luke Willing both finished with TD catches in the victory.
Renan Kesten passed for two touchdowns for Wings N Things, which received TD receptions from Callin Westfall and Ryk Kesten, who also scored on a pick six. Greyson Savchuk completed the scoring with a pair of extra points in the loss.
In other 11-14 action Feb. 27, HSH Designs outlasted Progressive Cabinetry 38-37 thanks to six TD passes from Tanner Miller. Moss Builders cruised to a 35-14 victory over Solid Rock Electrical and Shady Lady obliterated Freckled Fin 52-6.
Regular season action in the 8-10 division concluded Feb. 26 with Sato cruising to a 34-6 victory over Am I Coconuts, followed by Adrian Griffin Interiors handing Moss Builders its first loss with a 6-0 score. The third game saw Cheesecake Cutie ease past Beach House by an 18-12 score, while the game of the night saw Chick-fil-A defeat Solid Rock Construction 22-19 behind a pair of TD passes from Prince Izear to Ruby Kesten. Nolan Anderson scored a TD run while Kesten and Parker Svoboda scored an extra point each.
Adult flag football action
Regular season play in the adult league at the community center came to a close Feb. 29 with four games. Floridian Mortgage earned the No. 1 seed with a 6-1 record with Moss Builders at 5-2 right behind them. Sandbar Restaurant, Salty Printing and Solid Rock Construction all finished with 4-3 records, but tiebreakers put Sandbar at No. 3, Salty Printing No. 4 and Solid Rock Construction No. 5. Slim’s Place finished 3-4 at No. 6 seed, while 2-5 Gulf Drive Cafe and 0-7 Edible Cookie Dough Cafe earned No. 7 and No. 8 seeds.
The adult playoffs will also kick off March 5.
Gulf Drive Cafe defeated Sandbar 27-14 to open the action Feb. 29, followed by Floridian Mortgage’s 32-13 victory over Salty Printing. Slim’s Place outscored Edible Cookie Dough 57-33, but the game of the week was Moss Builders’ 34-29 victory over Solid Rock Construction.
Ryan Moss threw two TD passes and added a TD reception to go along with a pair of extra points to lead the Moss offense. Jonathan Moss also had a big day, finishing with three TD passes. Jesse Skipper finished with two TD grabs for Moss, which also received TD catches from Evelyn Long and Ed Moss.
Dominick Otteni threw four TD passes for Solid Rock, which also received two TD catches from Derrick Carey and a TD each from Rex Kesten and James Roadman in the loss.
Pickleball tourney played
Westbay Point & Moorings and the Shell Point condominium communities in Holmes Beach got together Feb. 24 for their second annual pickleball scramble and potluck picnic.
Liz Montgomery and Jim Carver took first place in the pickleball challenge, just ahead of second-place finisher Norm Ducharme. Bret Kehl and Loren Hancock finished in third place for the day.
After the tournament, residents gathered for a potluck buffet that included pizza donated by Pizzano’s Pizza & Grinderz. Prizes for the challenge were donated by area businesses, including Hurricane Hanks, Fifty Three Fifty, Freckled Fin Irish Pub, Slim’s Place, Breakfast at Victoria’s, Chateau AMI, Ugly Grouper, Duffy’s Tavern, Chiles Hospitality and Island Fresh Market.
Horseshoe pitchers run hot
Three teams advanced from pool play and settled things in a playoff during Feb. 28 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits.
Rod Bussey and Steve Kriebel drew the bye into the finals and watched as Tim Sofran and Tom Farrington advanced with a 23-10 victory over Bob Rowley and Bob Lee. The Sofran-Farrington team stayed hot in the final and cruised to a 22-7 victory over Bussey-Kriebel.
There were three teams in the playoffs at the March 2 games with the team of Rowley and Sofran drawing the bye into the finals. The team of Adin Shank and Bob Heiger advanced with a 21-7 victory over Del Reese and Ron Gagnon, but Rowley and Sofran won the day’s bragging rights with a 23-5 victory over Shank 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.
Key Royale golf news
The Key Royale Club couples golf tournament that concluded Feb. 24 began with 34 couples playing a modified-Pinehurst scoring format. Accumulating four scores over six weeks of action, the team of Monica and Eric Lawson took first place followed by Terry Taylor and Rob Perkins. Carol and Wayne Patterson took third place followed by fourth-place finishers Lisa Edmonds and Tony Donnelly.
Leigh Brattain won the putting contest for the women, while Tom Nelson won for the men. Jim Hitchen won the closest-to-the-pin competition on the third hole, while Larry Brattain won on the eighth hole. Helen Pollock won closest to the rope line on the fifth hole, while Rich Salzburg took the prize for the men. Following the event, all enjoyed a buffet luncheon and refreshments on the patio.
The men played their weekly modified-Stableford match Feb. 26. Bill Shuman carded a plus-6, a point better than second-place finisher Marty Hicks.
The women played their weekly nine-hole, individual low-net match Feb. 27. Linda Dorsey and Margret Layh tied for the top spot in Flight A with matching 1-over-par 33s.
Gloria LaDue’s 3-under-par 29 was the low-net round of the day, good for first place in Flight B.
Members played a scramble/shamble combo to a par 42 to close out the week of golf Feb. 29. The team of Leigh Brattain, Gary Risner, Bill Shuman and Quentin Talbert combined on a 4-under-par 38 to win the day’s proceedings.
Center registering for youth, adult soccer leagues
The Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, is registering adults and kids for its next soccer season.
The youth season will begin Monday, April 1, with evaluations for kids 11-14 at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 18, and for kids 8-10 at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19. There is no evaluation for younger players.
Games will be Mondays and Tuesdays.
Registration — due by Friday, March 15 — costs $20 for members, $150 for nonmembers.
Registration for adults is required by Friday, March 8, followed by a draft Wednesday, March 13.
The season will start March 28, with games played Thursday nights.
The cost to play is $20 for members, $130 for nonmembers.
For more information, call the center at 941-778-1908 or go to centerami.org.