Playoff action is underway in the 11-13 division of the youth flag football league at the Center of Anna Maria Island.
The action kicked off March 3 with Sandhoff Construction holding off Jiffy Lube by a 19-13 score. David Evans had a huge game for Sandhoff, throwing for a touchdown, running for another and adding a TD catch. Marcus Quinn added a touchdown pass and an extra point and Oliver McCallister completed the scoring with a touchdown catch in the victory.
Luke VanDuinen threw a TD pass to Lucas Signor and added a rushing TD to lead Jiffy Lube, which also received an extra-point catch from Braelyn Curtis in the loss.
In other 11-13 playoff action, Moss Builders cruised to a 39-18 victory over Shady Lady Horticultural Services and Solid Rock Construction held off Salty Printing 27-19. The last match saw Sato Real Estate cruise past Poppo’s Taqueria 21-7.
Playoff action will resume March 10 — after press time for The Islander — with Moss Builders taking on Sandhoff Construction and Solid Rock Construction battling Sato. Both games were to kick off at 6:45 p.m.
Playoffs in the 8-10 division got started March 4 with the Fish Guy Aquarium Services eliminating Solid Rock Construction in the first game, followed by Moss Builders blowing out Diamond Turf 31-13 behind five TD passes by Miles Moss. Wesley Bekkerus had four TD catches and Owen Mahoney added a TD grab to lead Moss in the victory.
Sebastian Buser threw two TD passes to Jordan Steele for Diamond Turf in the loss.
First-round playoff action in the 14-17 division got started March 3 with HSH Design defeating Reel Coastal Properties 25-14 and Cortez Florida Vacations holding off Solid Rock Air Conditioning 19-13 behind three TD passes from Ryker Keift. Colton Shook had a pair of TD grabs and Gregory Jordan added a TD to lead Cortez Florida Vacations in the win.
Grant Tolson threw a touchdown pass to Emma Raulerson and Ryk Kesten ran for a TD for Solid Rock Construction in the loss.
Adult seedings finalized, playoffs loom
The seedings are set in the adult flag football league at the Center of Anna Maria Island.
Moss Builders locked up the No. 1 seed with a perfect 10-0 record. Gulf Drive Cafe took second place with an 8-2 record, holding off third-place Floridian Mortgage, which also finished with an 8-2 record. Moss Air earned the No. 4 seed with a 7-3 record followed by Coaster Continent and Slicker’s Eatery, which both finished with a 5-5 record.
Ross Built and Solid Rock Construction took the No. 8 and 9 seeds with 4-6 records with MI-Box getting the 10th seed with a 3-7 record. Reel Coastal Properties at 1-9 and Slim’s Place at 0-10 complete the standings.
Action last week kicked off March 6 with Moss Air cruising past MI-Box 33-20 followed by Moss Builders defeating Gulf Drive Cafe 34-19. The third game of the night saw Floridian Mortgage crush Slim’s Place 31-12 followed by Coaster Continent outscoring Slicker’s Eatery 39-25. The last game of the night saw Ross Built roll to a 39019 victory over Reel Coastal Properties.
Key Royale golf news
There was a full week of golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach this past week starting March 3 with the men’s weekly modified-Stableford system match.
Bill Shuman grabbed clubhouse bragging rights for the day with a score of plus-4, a point ahead of second place finishers Bob Blaser and Brian Comer. David Desrosiers, Earl Ritchie and Rich Salzburg finished in a three-way tie for third place at plus-2.
The women played a nine-hole scramble March 4 that saw the team of Margrit Layh, Marilyn Manzer, Sue Porter and Terry Westby combine on a 1-under-par 31 to win the day’s proceedings.
Ceal Barry, Jenny Huibers and Barb Rinckey were a stroke back in second place, while Annette Hall, Judy Menchek, Jane Perkins and Billie Jean Pinson took third with a 3-over-par 35.
Members played a Scramble/Ramble combo match March 6, playing to a par of 64. The team of Tom Darrish, John Hackinson, Dom Livedoti and Rob Perkins took first place with a pedestrian 2-over-par 66. The team of Eric Lawson, Barb and Dave Rinckey and Joe Tynan matched the 5-over-par 69 carded by John Cassese, Jeff Jump, Nub Turner and Tom Young, leaving them in a tie for second place.
Horseshoes action
Horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits March 5 saw two teams advance to the knockout stage. Bob Hawks and Bob Lee defeated Del Reese 21-13 in the championship match.
Action March 8 saw Tom Skoloda and John Poccynek earn the day’s bragging rights with a 21-3 victory over Gersey Fernandes.
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.