The adult flag football season at the Center of Anna Maria Island came to a close March 21 with the championship game between No. 1 seed Floridian Mortgage and No. 2 Moss Builders.
Floridian Mortgage jumped to a 20-0 halftime lead over Moss and finished 39-20 behind five touchdown passes and a touchdown run from quarterback Chase Richardson.
Richardson connected with five receivers for touchdowns: Cody Allen, Travis Bates, Tim Holly, Cory Banks and Jasmine Muldoon. Banks, Jackson Hayes and Muldoon also added extra points, while Octavious Cole sparked the defense with six flag pulls and a quarterback sack.
Jonathan Moss threw three touchdown passes to Evelyn Long, Greg Moss and Ryan Moss for the builders, and Ryan Moss added two extra points and an interception on defense in the loss.
Horseshoe news
Two teams advanced to the knockout stage after posting the only two 3-0 pool-play records during March 20 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Del Reese and Bob Lee cruised to a 22-7 victory over Bob Palmer and Rod Bussey to win the day’s bragging rights.
The March 23 games honored late lead man for the AMI Pitchers at the 11th Annual Ron Pepka Memorial Horseshoe Tournament.
The semifinal game saw Rod Bussey and Bill Galbally advance to the finals with a 22-3 victory over Adin Shank and Ron Gagnon. The finals saw John Yaroch and Steve Kriebel earn a close 23-20 victory over Bussey and Galbally to remain undefeated in the double-elimination tournament.
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
Sixty Key Royale Club men challenged in the club’s annual Member-Member Tournament March 20. Playing a two-man handicap better-ball format in three flights, Jim Hill and John Hackinson captured the first flight with a score of 8-under-par 56. Cliff Lanning and Tom Erdle won the second flight with a matching score 8-under-par 56, while Bob Paine and Wayne Patterson won the third flight with a 6-under-par 58. In the playoff, Lanning and Erdle defeated won the overall championship.
In regular golf action March 18, the men played their weekly modified-Stableford match. Mike Cusato lapped the field, finishing with a plus-8 to earn a 4-point victory over Bill MacMillan, Chuck Patrick and Gary Risner, all tied for second at plus-4.
The women played a nine-hole, individual-low-net match in two flights March 19, that saw Debbie DuVernay fire a 1-under-par 31 for first place in Flight A. Ceil Barry was alone in second at even-par 32.
Jana Samuels’ 3-under-par 29 was low-net round of the day and gave her first place in Flight B by three strokes over second-place finisher Peggy Clauhs.
Members played a nine-hole scramble to finish off their week of golf. The team of Larry Brattain, Cliff Lanning, Nub Turner and Tom Young combined on a 1-under-par 31 to win the day’s proceedings.