After seven weeks of action in the adult flag football league at the Center of Anna Maria Island, three teams are chasing undefeated Moss Builders, which boasts an 8-0 record. Gulf Drive Cafe and Moss Air Conditioning are trailing at 6-1, while preseason favorite Floridian Mortgage is 6-2. Coast Continent, MI-Box and Slicker’s Eatery are 3-4, while Solid Rock Construction is behind them at 3-5. Ross Built at 2-5, Reel Coastal Properties at 1-7 and 0-8 Slim’s Place complete the standings.
There were a few close games during action Feb. 13. MI-Box edged Reel Coastal Properties 32-25, while Gulf Drive Cafe outscored Solid Rock Construction 42-28 in another competitive contest. Moss Builders took care of business with a 48-29 victory over Ross Built, but the game of the week was the opener, which saw Moss Air hang on for a 33-31 victory over Coaster Continent.
Jonathan Moss threw five touchdown passes, including three to Greg Moss, who also added an extra-point reception. Chad Woods added a TD catch and an interception on defense, while Sienna Kelly came through with a TD catch, an extra point and an interception on defense in the victory.
Matt Manger threw three TD passes and Jaret Rojas added two TD passes for Coaster Continent, which also received two TD catches each from Anthony McCance and Anthony Mannino. Octavious Cole completed the scoring with a TD reception in the loss.
More flag football action
Young football enthusiasts also enjoyed a full week of action in the youth divisions at the community center.
Solid Rock Electrical leads the 14-17 division with a 4-1 record, just ahead of Moss Builders at 3-1 and HSH Design at 3-2. Cortez Florida Vacations sits alone in fourth place at 2-2, while Solid Rock Air Conditioning follows at 2-3 and Reel Coastal Properties at 0-5.
Action Feb. 10 opened with HSH Design easing past Reel Coastal Properties 20-14, followed by Moss Builders shutting out Solid Rock Air Conditioning 19-0. The third game of the night saw Solid Rock Electrical hold on for an 18-13 victory over Cortez Florida Vacations.
The 11-13 division standings are tight with Moss Builders, Sato Real Estate and Solid Rock Construction tied for first place on 4-1 records. Jiffy Lube is right behind at 3-2, followed by Poppo’s Taqueria and Sandhoff Construction with 2-3 records. Salty Printing at 1-4 and Shady Lady Horticultural Services at 0-5 complete the standings.
Action Feb. 10 kicked off with Solid Rock Air Conditioning cruising past Shady Lady 18-6, while the second game of the evening saw Sandhoff Construction edge Salty Printing 22-20. Moss Builders trounced Poppo’s Taqueria 26-6 in the third game of the night, while Sato soundly defeated Jiffy Lube 33-7 in the fourth and final game of the evening.
After four weeks of action in the 8-10 division, Diamond Turf holds the top spot with a 3-0 record, just ahead of Adrian Griffin Interiors and Moss Builders, which are both 2-1. Solid Rock Construction at 1-3 and the Fish Guy Aquarium Services at 0-3 complete the standings.
Action Feb. 11 saw Moss Builders cruise to a 30-14 victory over the Fish Guy Aquarium Services, while Diamond Turf waltzed past Solid Rock Construction 31-14 in the second game of the night.
Key Royale golf news
A full week of golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach was highlighted by another hole-in-one Feb. 12 and the women’s Presidents Day tournament Feb. 12.
Greg Shorten aced the 132-yard third hole using a 7-wood for his third career hole-in-one. Shorten then upheld a longstanding tradition of treating members in the clubhouse to their favorite beverage following the round.
The women played a modified-Stableford system match for their Presidents Day tournament in three flights. Rene Chapman grabbed first place in Flight A with 18 points, three better than second-place finisher Jenny Huibers, while Ceal Berry was another point back in third place.
Terry Taylor’s 17 points gave her first place in Flight B, a point ahead of Debra DuVernay. Pam Lowry and Andi Saia, who tied for third place with 14 points.
Jackie Gorski and Helen Pollock both finished with 14 points to lead Flight C with Gorski taking first place with a scorecard playoff. Jana Samuels took second place with 13 points.
The men played their weekly Stableford match Feb. 10. John Kolojeski and Charlie Porter tied for first place with scores of plus-5, or five points better than their average score. Tim Friessen and Tom Nelson tied for second at plus-4, while Bill MacMillan and Terry Schaefer tied for third at plus-3.
The women played a nine-hole individual-low-net match Feb. 11 in two flights.
Debra DuVernay grabbed first place in Flight A with a 3-under-par 29, a stroke better than second-place finisher Mary Wilke. Samuels was alone in third place at 1-under-par 31.
Connie Livanos lapped the field with a 5-under-par 27, four strokes ahead of second-place finisher Jan Turner. Marilyn Niewijk took third place with an even-par 32.
The busy week of golf ended Feb. 13 with a shamble/scramble combo that played to a par 50. The team of Bob Barrett, Jim Holtgrieve, Terry Schaefer and Bob Schultz combined on a 6-under-par 44 to grab clubhouse bragging rights for the day. The team of Janelle Clements, Dale Hudson, Eric Lawson and Chuck Patrick matched the 4-under-par 46 carded by the team of Brian Comer, Larry Davis, Gary Razze and Bill Shuman to tie for second place.
Horseshoe action
For the second consecutive week, the action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits was short and sweet — no playoffs needed.
The team of Bob Rowley and Bob Heiger posted the only 3-0 record during the Feb. 12 games, while Bob Mason and Ron Gagnon did the same at the Feb. 15 games.
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.
There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.