The regular season of the adult flag football league at the Center of Anna Maria Island is over and it’s on to the playoffs.
The top five seeds in the league earn a bye into the second-round playoffs, while seeds six through 11 are in action Sept. 12 for first-round playoff games.
Solid Rock Electrical earned the No. 1 spot with a 7-1 record, ahead of Solid Rock Construction and Slim’s Place, which both finished 7-2. Salty Printing and Coaster Continent, both at 6-3, are fourth and fifth seeds. G.I. Bins at 4-4 is No. 6, while a cluster of teams finished at 3-6 — Moss Builders, Bubble Binz and Cortez Pump & Sprinkler — for 7-9 seeds. Reel Coastal Properties is No. 10, while Edible Cookie Dough Cafe is the 11th seed.
Action kicked off Sept. 5 with Coaster Continent cruising to a 40-7 victory over Moss Builders behind six touchdown passes from quarterback Matt Manger. Cody Allen had three TD grabs and Steven Pavina added two. Karri Stephens added a touchdown and an interception on defense in the victory.
James Roadman found Connor Morse for the lone touchdown by Moss Builders in the loss.
The second game of the night saw Solid Rock Construction outscore Cortez Pump & Sprinkler 47-31 as Tuna McCracken threw four TD passes and ran for three others. Blake Balaise and Raul Loera each finished with two touchdown catches in the victory.
Donte Filletti threw four TD passes, including two each to David Lopez and Kel Green for Cortez Pump & Sprinkler in the loss.
Reel Coastal Properties kept Edible Cookie Dough Cafe winless with a 21-14 victory in the third game of the night. Matthew Briley threw three TD passes to lead Reel Coastal Properties in the victory.
Dallas Buchholtz threw touchdown passes to Jacob Ferda and Kiatrell Zachery for the cafe in the loss.
Playoff action opens with G.I. Bins taking on Edible Cookie Dough Cafe at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, followed by Moss Builders taking on Reel Coastal Properties at 7 p.m. and Bubble Binz battling Cortez Pump & Sprinkler at 8 p.m.
Key Royale Golf news
Thirty-nine golfers teed up for the annual Labor Day Scramble Sept. 1 at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach.
The team of Chris Hill, Stephanie Kurina, Steve Kurina and Gerald Martinek fired a 4-under-par 28 to take first place. Janelle and Mike Clements, Daks Harding and Ken Nagengast teamed up to match the even-par 32 carded by Leo Burke, John Kolojeski, Jana Samuels and Warren Stevens for a tie for second.
Deb Richardson won the proximity contest on the third hole, knocking it 15 feet 8 inches from the pin. Lynn French won the women’s long drive. Warren Stevens won the men’s long drive from the gold tees, while Steve Kurina won from the blue tees.
Mike Clements won the longest first putt on the second hole, while Jody Meleeny and Daks Harding won the putting contests.
The women played their weekly nine-hole individual-low-net match Sept. 2. Jana Samuels took first place with an even-par 32, a stroke ahead of second-place finisher Helen Pollock. Sue Wheeler was alone in third with a 7-over-par 39.
The golfers played another scramble Sept. 4 that ended with Leo Burke, Greg Jump, Jana Samuels and Warren Stevens at 4-under-par 28 to earn bragging rights and the team of Mike Clements, Blake Ress and Deb and Dave Richardson in second with a 1-under-par 31.