Flag football is leading sports on the field at the Center of Anna Maria Island.
After two weeks of action in the adult flag football league at the center, only two undefeated teams remained. The Briley Mortgage Team and Luxury Services sport 2-0 records, followed by the Banks Home Leading Team, Moss Builders, Gulf Drive Cafe and Solid Rock Construction, all at 1-1, while Sandbar Restaurant and Ugly Grouper are 0-2.
Action Jan. 19 kicked off with Solid Rock Construction cruising to a 48-28 victory over Sandbar behind six touchdown passes from Dominic Otteni, three of them caught by Tuna McCracken. McCracken added a rushing touchdown for Solid Rock, which also received two TDs from Tyler Brewer and one from Travis Bates in the victory.
Matt Manger threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to carry Sandbar, which also received touchdown catches from Bradley Coleman, Derrik Daniels and Zachary Routh in the loss.
The Briley Mortgage Team rolled to a 33-18 victory over the Banks Home Leading Team thanks to five TD passes from Matt Briley. Alonzo Lemus led the receiving corps with two TDs, while Connor Haughey, Brandin Holcomb and Karri Stephens each finished with a touchdown in the victory.
The Banks Home Leading team received three touchdown passes from Jeremy Cruz Rodriguez to Shawn Balvin, Julia King and Reuben Young in the loss.
Gulf Drive Cafe rolled over Ugly Grouper by a 40-12 score in the third game of the evening. James Herrholtz threw three TD passes and Anthony Mannino added two TD passes and a rushing TD to lead Gulf Drive. Cole Carter led the receivers with three touchdown receptions, while Jacob Ferda finished with one touchdown in the victory.
Zachary Blakeney threw a touchdown pass to Limarcus Waller, who also added an interception return for a touchdown for Ugly Grouper in the loss.
Luxury Services outscored Moss Builders 48-27 in the last game of the night behind six touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown from Chase Richardson. Sequil Marintez was Richardson’s favorite target, finishing with seven catches including four for TDs. Frankie Romo, Jonathan Soutatos and Dustin Tomcho each added a TD to complete the scoring in the victory.
Ryan Moss threw four touchdown passes for the Moss offense. Zachary Long added two TD catches for Moss Builders, which also received TDs from Evelyn Long and James Roadman in the loss.
Youth flag football season officially kicks off
The dress rehearsals are over and the games now go in the record book in the youth league at the center.
Action in the 8-10 flag football division kicked off Jan. 16 with Solid Rock Construction obliterating SynLawn 50-6 behind five touchdown passes from Kyle Mims. Turner Worth had four TDs — two rushing and two receiving — to lead Solid Rock, which also received rushing and receiving touchdowns from Matthew Darak. Samuel Raulerson and Elijah Roadman completed the scoring with touchdown grabs in the victory.
Oliver McCallister’s rushing touchdown was the lone score for SynLawn, which also received an interception on defense from Nolan Anderson in the loss.
The second game of the evening saw Moss Builders cruise past Cloud Pest Control 39-0 behind three TD passes from Aidan Guess, including two to Miles Moss. Luke Willing added a TD catch, while Willing and Guess both added defensive TDs in the victory.
Next up at the center, Brandon Sato threw for two touchdowns and ran for two touchdowns to lead Sato Real Estate to a 44-13 victory over AMI Coconuts. Brother Dylan Sato had a pair of touchdown receptions to go along with an interception return for a TD. Kellen Reed finished with two TD catches and Camden Rudacille added another interception return for a TD in the victory.
Preston LaPensee ran for a score and threw a touchdown pass to Josiah Figueroa for AMI Coconuts, which also received a passing touchdown from Matthew Perkins in the loss.
The last 8-10 division game of the night saw Island Real Estate outscore Westfall’s Lawn Care & Pest Control by a 32-12 score. Steven Sheehan led the way with two interception returns for TDs on defense, while Charlee Maize and Gunnar Maize both ran for TDs. Sawyer Leibfried threw a touchdown pass to Riley Karecki to complete the scoring in the victory.
Callin Westfall ran for a touchdown and Carter Hey added an interception for a TD for Westfall.
Action in the 11-13 division kicked off Jan. 17 with Sandhoff Construction edging Storage Building Company 15-6. Charlie Rogers threw touchdowns to Colten Shook and Kade Eslich added a safety and a defensive touchdown in the victory.
Landon Snyder threw a touchdown pass to Rowen Benford to lead Storage Building in the loss.
The second game of the evening saw Solid Rock Construction earn a dominating 44-10 victory over Chick-Fil-A behind three touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown from Carter Eurice. Hayden Eurice, Audrey Guess and Austin Guess had touchdown receptions in the victory.
Chase Signor connected with Ryk Kesten for Chick-Fil-A in the loss.
Moss Builders earned an easy 26-2 victory over Shady Lady Horticultural Services in the third 11-13 game. Mason Moss threw two TD passes and ran for another to lead Moss, which also received a touchdown pass from Bam Gartman and touchdown catches from Braxton Anderson, Tanner Miller and Turner Worth in the victory.
Finally, Pineapple Market Place cruised to a 41-21 victory over Intentional Resilient Intuitive behind Jack Mattick, who finished with three rushing TDs and a touchdown pass. Peyton Hovda also had a big game, finishing with two TD passes, a touchdown reception and three quarterback sacks in the victory.
Charlie Neri threw touchdowns to Madi Darak and Kegan McGlade, who also added an interception return for a touchdown in the loss.
Horseshoe news
Four teams emerged from pool play with 3-0 records and settled things in a playoff during Jan. 18 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits.
The first semifinal saw Bob Lee and Jerry Disbrow edge Steve Doyle and Rod Bussey 21-18, while Bob Heiger and Tom Farrington obliterated Neal Hennessey and Bob Hawks by a 22-1 score. Heiger and Farrington stayed hot and cruised to a 21-14 victory over Lee and Disbrow to earn the day’s bragging rights.
In another four-team affair Jan. 21, Dom Livedoti and Bussey defeated Bob Rowley 21-11 in the first semifinal, while Adin Shank and Bob Palmer outlasted Doyle and Tom Skoloda 23-15 on the strength of three double ringers from Palmer. It was all Livedoti and Bussey in the finals as they cruised to a 22-3 victory.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection.
KRC news
The highlight of the past week at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach was the annual men’s President’s Cup tournament, which had 50 participants.
Eric Lawson grabbed clubhouse bragging rights for the year with 36 points, one point ahead of second-place finisher Tim Friessen. Robert Kingan, Wayne Pattersno, Greg Shorten and Larry Solberg — all tied for third with 34 points.
Golf continued Jan. 16 with the men’s weekly modified-Stableford system match. Steve Vasbinder had a huge day, firing a plus-7 — seven points above his average. Bruce Christensen was two points back in second place at plus-5, while John Kolojeski at plus-4 and Mike Cusato at plus-3 rounded out the top four.
The women played a nine-hole individual-low-net match in three flights Jan. 17. Leigh Brittain and Nina Sparren both fired 1-under- par 31s to tie for first in Flight A.
Roxanne Koche’s 4-under-par 28 was the low-net round of the day — good for first place in Flight B.
Judy Menchek fired a 3-under-par 29 to take first place in Flight C by two strokes.
Other highlights were chipins by Marcia Friessen, Debbie Milder and Billie Jean Pinson.
Members competed in a scramble/shamble combo Jan. 19. The team of Laura Bernstein, Bob Blaser, Tony Donnelly and Laura Purcell matched the even-par 50 carded by Chris Arendt, Dean Christensen, Tim Donnar and Ron Pfaff for a tie for first place.