A season of flag football kicked off for adults June 27 with four games played at the Center of Anna Maria Island.
The regular season runs through Aug. 15 with playoffs starting Aug. 22. The championship game is Sept. 5.
And if the opening night scores are any indication, this should be an exciting season.
Action started June 27 with Floridian Mortgage taking on Moss Builders and the game did not disappoint.
Floridian Mortgage outlasted Moss Builders 26-24 behind four TD passes by QB Chase Richardson to teammates. Richardson connected with Rex Kesten, Tim Holly, Tyler Brewer and Cory Banks, who added a 2-point conversion in the victory.
Ryan Moss threw three TD passes, including two to Greg Moss and one to Evelyn Long. Ryan Moss also had a big game on defense, finishing with two flag pulls and an interception that he returned for a TD.
The second game saw Fishing With Salty outscore Solid Rock Air Conditioning 26-21 with three TD passes from QB Miguel Rodriguez, including two to Anthony McCance. Jonathan Soultatos added a TD reception and Matthew Briley chipped in with a touchdown run.
Dominick Otteni threw three touchdown passes to lead Solid Rock, which received two touchdown grabs by Angelie Collazo and a touchdown catch from Zaon Williams in the loss.
Prosper Bradenton edged Salty Printing 27-25 in the third game of the evening. Ray Gardner led the way with four touchdown passes, including two to Ramon Guerrero IV. Dina DeJesus and Tony Giammari both added TD catches, while Connor Ludwig had three sacks on defense, including one for a safety that provided the winning margin of victory.
Blake Balaise threw for a score and added two TD receptions to lead Salty Printing, which received a pair of touchdown passes by Matt Manger in the loss. Christian Hampton had a big game, finishing with a touchdown catch, four flag pulls and a pair of interceptions.
Solid Rock Electrical cruised to a 41-25 victory over Slim’s Place in the last game of the evening. Jonathan Moss threw five touchdown passes to Ben Robinson, who led the team with seven catches. Zachary Long added three extra points and Brandon Rolland had an interception return for a touchdown in the victory.
Anthony Mannino had 11 catches, including three for touchdowns, to lead Slim’s Place, which also received four TD passes from Cruz Rodriguez and a TD grab from Jaden Grant in the loss.
Kicks for kids
Indoor soccer kicked off June 24 with a pair of games in the four-team 11-14 age division. Solid Rock Construction got its season off to a positive start with an 8-5 victory over Cloud Pest Control behind seven goals from Sisto Price and one goal from Obi Roadman. Isaac Roadman added an assist to go along with seven saves in goal, while Hayden Eurice came through with nine saves in his tenure between the pipes.
Dominik Zupa paced the Cloud offense with five saves, while Ashton Bennett added two assists. Kyle Castanga had 11 saves in the loss.
Jiffy Lube and AMI Outfitters battled to an 8-8 tie behind four goals from Callin Westfall. Gunnar Maize added two goals and three assists and Hudson West finished with a pair of goals and an assist. Nolan Anderson, Maize and Parker Svoboda combined to make nine saves.
Wes Saxon scored six goals to lead AMI Outfitters, which received a goal and two assists from Grayson Cohen. Matthew Darak finished with a goal and an assist, while Grayson Cohen, Mackenzie Cohen, Mckenna Darak, Maggie Neidzwick and Jordan Tobey combined to make 12 saves.
Action for the 8-10s kicked off June 25 with Positive Waves outscoring Progressive Cabinetry 5-2. Ryan Greenberg scored three goals to lead the Waves, which received a goal each from Sebastian Cordova and Silas Whitehead. Kellen Reed added five saves for the Waves.
Ellison Maynard and Rafa Price each scored one goal to lead Progressive Cabinetry, which received a combined 18 saves from Jackson Griffin and Wesley Bekkerus.
The second match saw Gulf Drive Cafe and Solid Rock Construction battle to a 10-10 tie.
Dallas Biggers had six goals and two assists and Joseph Caballero had three goals to lead the Cafe, along with a goal and three assists from Leo Burns. Everett Hood and Titus Moss combined on 17 saves.
Matthew Darak scored nine goals and Samuel Raulersons added one to lead the Solid Rock offense. Elijah Roadman had 13 saves and Carson Long had six saves for Solid Rock Construction.
Key Royale news
The men’s weekly modified-Stableford system match June 24 at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach saw Terry Schaefer earn bragging rights with a score of plus-5, 2 points ahead of second-place finisher Dale Miller. Mike Clements and Rich Salzburg finished in a tie for third place at plus-2.
Janet Razze fired a 1-under-par 31 June 25 to take first place in the women’s nine-hole individual-low-net match. Debbie Milder, Helen Pollock and Sue Wheeler finished in a tie for second at 2-over-par 34s.
Members played a nine-hole scramble June 27 with the team of Mike Gillie, John Purcell and Warren Stevens combining on a 4-under-par 28 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day.
Horseshoe news
In horseshoe action at the city of Anna Maria pits, the team of Bob Heiger and Gersey Fernandez posted the lone 3-0 record June 26 to earn a trip to the winner’s circle.
The June 29 games saw Steve Kriebel and Dom Livedoti earn the day’s bragging rights with the only perfect record in pool play.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m.