Playoff action in the adult 3-v-3 basketball league at the Center of Anna Maria Island took center stage in the gymnasium with two “play-in” games June 18 and first-round action June 19.
No. 7 seed Slicker’s Eatery tipped off against No. 10 Edible Cookie Dough Cafe and came out 20-16, 23-8, 17-13 to advance to the quarterfinals, where they will match up with No. 2 Moss Builders.
Zack Price paced Slicker’s with 28 points, while Jaden Grant chipped in 16 points.
Kiatrell Zachary scored 18 points for Edible Cookie Dough and Dallas Buchholtz added 11 points.
No. 9 Primetime Lending pulled off a minor upset over No. 8 Salty Printing 22-11, 24-22, 8-21 to advance to the quarterfinals where they will face off against No. 1 Slim’s Place.
Octavious Cole scored 26 points and Tim Holly scored 16 to lead Primetime Lending in the victory.
Joy Vigil scored 26 points while Paul Hamilton and Andy Szabo each finished with 14 points for Salty Printing in the losses.
Quarterfinal action June 19 got started with Slim’s sweeping No. 9 Primetime Lending 22-3, 18-14 to advance to the June 26 semifinals.
Michael Lidge scored 14 points and Corey Jaques added 13 points to lead Slim’s to victory.
Dionte Deberry had 10 points for Primetime in the loss.
No. 4 Luxury Services swept past No. 5 Bradenton Home Inspections 14-11, 22-15 to stay alive in the season-ending playoffs. Wes Jackson led all scorers with 20 points, while Chase Richardson and Kevin Roman each added 7 points for Luxury Services in the victories.
Tommy Gish scored 19 points to carry the offensive load for Bradenton Home Inspections.
No. 7 Slicker’s Eatery upset No. 2 Moss Builders 21-16, 12-21, 14-11 to continue its recent string of upset victories. Zack Price paced Slicker’s with 27 points and Cody Calkins added 17 points to the scoring.
Connor Morse scored 23 points for Moss Builders, which also received 15 points from Jon Moss in the losses.
The last games of the evening saw No. 3 Solid Rock Construction sweep No. 6 Coaster Continent 21-11, 18-14 behind 13 points from Mark Long and 12 points from Zack Long.
AJ Poole scored 13 points and Olvin Izquierdo added 10 points for Coaster Continent in the losses.
Semifinal action resumes Thursday, June 26, with No. 1 Slim’s Place taking on No. 4 Luxury Services at 6 p.m. followed by No. 3 seed Solid Rock Construction taking on No. 7 seed Slicker’s Eatery at 6:45 p.m.
The winners will meet in the championship game at 8 p.m.
Key Royale golf news
Members saw a full week of regular golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach starting with the June 16 men’s modified-Stableford system match.
Ed Harrell finished on top of a tight leader board with a score of plus-3, a point ahead of Dave Richardson, while Chuck Patrick was alone in third place at plus-1.
The women played a nine-hole individual-low-net match June 17 that saw Jana Samuels earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day with a 2-under-par 30, a stroke ahead of second-place finisher Helen Pollock. Sue Wheeler took third with a 3-over-par 35.
Members played a nine-hole scramble June 19 to close out the week of golf. The team of Mike Clements, John Kolojeski and Terry Schaefer combined on a 1-under-par 31 that was matched by the team of Chuck Patrick, Dave Richardson and Deb Richardson and also matched by the team of Bill MacMillan, Charlie Porter and Gary Razze for a three-way tie for first place.
Horseshoe action
Horseshoe action June 18 saw two teams emerge from pool play with 3-0 records and settle things in the finals. Tim Sofran defeated Tom Farrington and Bob Heiger 21-16 to win the day’s proceedings.
Sofran was back in the mix during the June 21 games, this time with Farrington as they forged the lone 3-0 record and were the day’s outright champs.
The action 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.