After six weeks of adult flag football league action at the Center of Anna Maria Island, Moss Builders and Floridian Mortgage are locked in a tie for first place.
Moss Builders is 5-0, having played one less game than Floridian Mortgage, which boasts a 5-1 record. Gulf Drive Cafe and Moss Air follow with 4-1 records, while Coaster Continent holds down fifth place with a 3-2 record. Solid Rock Construction is right behind at 3-3.
Ross Built and Slicker’s Eatery follow at 2-4 and 2-3 respectively. MI-Box at 1-4, Reel Coastal Properties at 1-5 and 0-6 Slim’s Place round out the standings.
Week 6 action kicked off Jan. 30 with Slicker’s Eatery edging Ross Built 33-26, which would normally be a contender for game of the week. Another competitive game saw Moss Air outscore Reel Coastal Properties 41-27, while the last game of the night saw Floridian Mortgage cruise to a 32-8 victory over MI-Box.
The game of the week saw Coaster Continent and Solid Rock Construction battle to a 40-40 tie in regulation, which sent the game to overtime. However, overtime didn’t break the tie and Solid Rock was awarded the victory on greater yardage gained during the contest.
Tuna McCracken paced Solid Rock with six TD passes, including three to Jesse Griffin and two to Tyler Brewer. Gavin Metzger finished with one TD grab and an extra point, while Connor Ludwig completed the scoring with three extra point catches.
Matt Manger threw four TD passes and ran for another score to lead the Coaster Continent offense, which also received two TD catches and a TD pass from Anthony Mannino. Octavious Cole finished with two TD catches in addition to a 2-point and extra-point conversion.
Youth football action
Jiffy Lube and Sato Real Estate are on top of the 11-13 division standings with 3-0 records after three weeks of action in the youth flag football league.
Moss Builders and Solid Rock Air Conditioning are right behind with 2-1 records, followed by Poppo’s Taqueria and Salty Printing, while Sandhoff Construction and Shady Lady Horticultural Services are still searching for a victory.
Action Jan. 27 saw Jiffy Lube cruise to a 27-10 victory over Salty Printing in the opening game, while Moss Builders dominated Sandhoff Construction 34-12 in the last 11-13 division game of the night. In between those contests, Sato Real Estate received a forfeit victory over Shady Lady when Shady couldn’t field a complete team.
The 11-13 division game of the week saw Solid Rock Air Conditioning outlast Poppo’s Taqueria 34-26 behind a huge game from Hayden Eurice. Eurice threw a pair of touchdown passes, ran for two TDs and added a pair of interceptions on defense, including one he returned for a touchdown. Kyle Mims added two TD receptions and a pair of extra points for Solid Rock Air Conditioning in the victory.
Tyler Higman threw a pair of TD passes and ran for two scores to lead Poppo’s, which also received two touchdown grabs from Sawyer Leibfried and a 2-point conversion from Kellen Reed in the loss.
The 14-17 age division standings are tight with Cortez Florida Vacations, Moss Builders, Solid Rock Construction and Solid Rock Electrical tied for first place with 2-1 records. HSH Designs at 1-2 and Reel Coastal Properties at 0-3 complete the standings.
Action Jan. 27 saw Solid Rock Air Conditioning earn a convincing 26-12 victory over Reel Coastal Properties in the second game of the night, while HSH Design held on for a 26-24 victory over Cortez Florida Vacations in the last game of the night.
But the game of the week was a battle between Moss Builders and Solid Rock Electrical to a 12-12 tie that remained that way even after an overtime period. Solid Rock Electrical was awarded the victory based on higher yardage gained in the game.
David Evans threw a TD pass to Blake Stoops, while adding an interception that he took to the house for a TD to lead Solid Rock Electrical in the victory.
Mason Moss threw one TD pass to Audrey Guess, while also running for a TD for Moss Builders.
Horseshoe action
Three teams advanced from pool play with 3-0 records and settled things in a playoff during Jan. 29 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits.
Tom Farrington and Tom Skoloda drew the bye into the finals and watched as Adin Shank and Tim Sofran cruised to a 23-7 victory over Bob Hawks. Shank and Sofran stayed hot in the finals, cruising to a 24-6 victory over Farrington and Skoloda to earn the day’s bragging rights.
Sofran earned another trip to the winner’s circle on Feb. 1, this time teaming up with Farrington to earn an easy 22-4 victory over Dom Livedoti and John Pocccynek in the championship match.
Play gets started at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m., followed by random team selection.
KRC golf news
There was a full week of golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach.
The men played their weekly modified-Stableford system match Jan. 27 and Mike Cusato and Rob Perkins finished in a tie for first place with matching scores of plus-4. Jim Bailey, Jim Hitchen and Rich Salzburg were a point back in a three-way tie for second, while Jenny Huibers, Brian Hogan, Dale Hudson and John Soler finished in a four-way tie for third place at plus-2.
The women got out for a nine-hole individual-low-net game Jan. 28 that saw Jenny Huibers grab clubhouse bragging rights for the day with an even-par 32, one stroke ahead of second-place finisher Judy Christensen. Linda Dorsey, Debbie DuVernay, Jana Samuels and Jan Turner were in a cluster that finished in third place at 2-over-par 34.
Members played a nine-hole scramble to close out the week of golf on Jan. 30. The team of Brian Comer, Jean O’Donohue, Declan O’Donohue and Kevin Brecheny combined on a 4-under-par 28. A trio of teams tied for second place at 3-under-par 29 including our very own Islander golf insider Tom Nelson who was teamed up with Rick Schell and Lary Vandlen. Jenny Huibers, Harvey Showers and Quentin Talbert were also in the mix as were the team of Joe Coyne, John Kolojeski and Gary Razze