Miller Electric shocks, trounces flag football opponents
The condensed summer adult flag football league at the Anna Maria Island Community Center is being dominated by the Miller Electric Lions, who have raced out to a 7-0 record to all but wrap up the top seed for the playoffs.
Their “shock-and-awe” offense behind the electric play of dual-threat quarterback Ray Gardner is putting up big offensive numbers, as evident by two wins last week. Miller took down Jessie’s Island Store Fighting Irish 39-6 Aug. 5 and followed that victory Aug. 6 with a 28-6 win over Anna Maria Vacation Dolphins.
In those two blowout victories, Gardner completed 23 of 44 passes for 383 yards and seven touchdown passes, while adding 164 rushing yards and three touchdowns on seven carries. Any team that hopes to ground Miller Electric will need to short out Gardner.
The rest of the league standings are packed pretty close together, as Anna Maria Vacations, Tyler’s Ice Cream Vikings, Poppo’s Tacqueria 49ers and Sugar Beach Digital Cowboys are tied for second place with matching 4-3 records. Sato Real Estate Giants follow at 3-4, while Slim’s Place Eagles are 2-5 and Jessie’s brings up the rear with an 0-7 record.
Sugar Beach Digital edged Poppo’s 32-25 to open Aug. 6 action, while Sato slipped past Jessie’s in the second game. Tyler’s easily defeated Slim’s in the third game, while Miller Electric blew out Anna Maria Vacations 28-6 in the final game of the evening.
Sugar Beach opened the Aug. 5 action on the center field with a close 15-13 win over Sato, while Jessie’s got blown out again, this time dropping a 39-6 decision to Miller Electric. Poppo’s edged Slim’s 21-13, but the game of the week was a 36-28 shootout victory by Anna Maria Vacations over Tyler’s Ice Cream.
Ryan Moss spearheaded the AMV Dolphin offense, completing 12 of 17 passes for 210 yards and four touchdown passes. His favorite target was Jon Moss, who caught a game-high seven passes for 123 yards, including two touchdowns and two extra points. Chad Woods, who finished with two catches for 45 yards, and Jay Hoffmeister, who added three catches for 42 yards, both added touchdown receptions. Shawn Kaleta completed the scoring with one rushing touchdown, finishing with 88 yards on the ground.
Rob Mandarine completed 11 of 20 passes for 174 yards and three touchdown passes, while also catching two passes for 62 yards and a touchdown to lead Tyler’s offense. CJ Moore had three receptions for 33 yards and a touchdown, while also completing two of three passes for 62 yards and a touchdown pass.
Moore also had a big game on defense in the loss with five flag pulls, while teammate Shiante Lawyer finished with two sacks, including one for a safety.
Indoor soccer news
Two teams continue to chase an elusive perfect season in the summer indoor soccer league at the center.
West Coast Air Conditioning is 8-0 in the 8-10 age division and, having clinched a spot in the finals, they await their opponent, the winner of a semifinal match between 1-6 Signarama and 1-6 Beach Bums.
The same holds true in the 11-13 division where Bark Real Estate is 7-0 and will face either 2-4-1 Sugar Beach Digital or 2-5-1 The Feast in the finals.
There’s no perfect season on the line in the 14-17 division, but 6-1 Wash Family Construction has clinched a spot in the finals. Wash awaits the winner of the semifinal match between 3-4 Salty Printing and 2-6 LaPensee Plumbing.
Aug. 3 had a pair of games starting with an 11-13 division matchup between Bark and The Feast.
Ryan Joseph’s two goals and a goal each from German Riveria and Gavin Walker propelled the team to a 4-2 victory. Alex Rodriguez and Chris LeBoff led The Feast in the loss.
The next game of the evening saw Wash Family Construction overcome a 3-0 halftime deficit to record a 5-4 victory over LaPensee Plumbing. Walker led Wash with three goals, while Tim Holly and Conal Cassidy each scored once in the victory.
LaPensee Plumbing received two goals from Robbie Fellowes and a goal each from Ryan Fellowes and James Richards in the loss.
Action Aug. 4 saw Beach Bums win its first game of the season, edging Signarama 3-2. Devon McGonigal scored two goals and Max Higgins added one goal in the victory. Noah Wampole scored two goals for Signarama in the loss.
The Feast and Sugar Beach Digital battled to a 5-5 tie in the second game of the evening. Cassidy and Sean Rodriguez scored two goals each and LeBoff added one goal in the tie. Tyler Brewer led Sugar Beach with three goals, while Brock and Shane Soletti scored one goal each.
West Coast Air Conditioning recorded a 4-0 victory over Beach Bums during 8-10 division action Aug. 7 to remain unbeaten. Jeremiah Sculco and Payton Harlan scored two goals each in the victory.
The second game of the evening saw Bark Real Estate overcome a 3-0 halftime deficit to defeat The Feast 4-3 and remain unbeaten. David Daigle, Ryan Joseph, Gavin Walker and Preston Walker scored goals for the victors. Sean Rodriguez, Chris Leboff and Cassidy notched goals for The Feast in the loss.
The last game of the evening was a 14-17 matchup between Salty Printing and LaPensee Plumbing. Salty Printing received three goals from Sydney Cornell in an exciting 8-6 victory. Brianna Blethen and Brooke Capparelli added two goals each, while Gillian Cassidy scored once to complete the scoring in the victory.
Ryan Fellowes scored three goals and Robbie Fellowes scored twice to lead LaPensee in the loss, along with a goal from Dylan Joseph.
Horseshoe news
Only one team was able to earn a 3-0 record in pool play during Aug. 5 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits. The Neil Hennessey and Tim Sofran team was the outright champ for the day.
Two teams entered the finals in Aug. 8 horseshoe action. The team of Gary Howcroft and Tim Sofran outlasted Sam Samuels and Hank Huyghe for a 21-13 win and a trip to the winner’s circle.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday 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.