ANNA MARIA – With no adult indoor soccer play last week, the sports focus on Anna Maria Island was flag football. Ending February with youth gridiron action and starting the month of March with adult flag football play, the Island’s community center moves into round one of the playoffs this week.
In the 8- to 10-year-old league, team Sato Real Estate had a smooth game against AMI Coconuts, winning 34-6. Brandon Sato made his mark with two throwing touchdowns and running himself for two.
Teammate Grayson Cohen scored 14 points, catching for two TDs from Sato and successfully finding the end zone for a one- and a two-point conversion against the AMI Coconuts defense.
Bodhi Silenzi put his mark on the game with a big point after, adding to the Sato Real Estate scoring.
For AMI Coconuts, Paul ten Haaf threw for a touchdown to Camden Rudacille. Ten Haaf finished the game with three flag pulls and an interception. Rudacille added to his game stats with two defensive stops.
In a surprising loss to Adrian Griffin Interiors, the younger Moss Builders team had their first loss of the season by a single touchdown. Jordan Steele hit Silas deWitt for the single team score for six points. Steele and DeWitt had three big interceptions to stop the Moss offense.
Moss’ offense just could not click and did not find the endzone in the regular season closer.
In the third game of the week, the Cheesecake Cuties team defeated the Beach House Waterfront Restaurant squad by a touchdown. QB Jermaine Goode threw two touchdowns for Beach House, with the ball finding Leo Tyler and Asher Patel. Defensively, Aiden Guess and Tyler each read the play of the Cheesecake Cuties QB for interceptions.
Patel put five flag pulls into the record books for Beach House, helping to keep the game close despite the loss.
Team Chick-fil-A eked out the three-point win against Solid Rock Construction. Quarterback Prince Izear threw for two touchdowns, both to Ruby Kesten.
Parker Svoboda and Kesten each added one point to the scoreboard with a point after the team’s TD.
Nolan Anderson scored on the ground for Chick-fil-A finding the endzone.
Rushing the football for 18 points, Matthew Darak and Carson Long ran for three touchdowns, two by Darak. Jedi Smith had a one-point conversion, contributing to the Solid Rock scoring.
Defensively, the Solid Rock crew held their own and kept the team solidly in the game with a total of 20 flag pulls. Stops by Eligh Roadman, Darak, Long and Smith helped make it a three-point win for the Chick-fil-A team.
The middle schoolers in the 11- to 14-year-old league had four high-scoring games with plenty of action to close the regular season. With the final score of 38-37, HSH Design beat Progressive Cabinetry.
Tanner Miller threw for six touchdowns, splitting the catches between Landyn Dowell and Kaleb Romagnino. Dowell and Romagnino each had a point after conversion for a total of two points.
On defense, in addition to the team’s 17 stops, Daniel Lukens sacked Kellan Hunt, Progressive Cabinetry QB. Teammate Sterling Holiday broke up the opponent’s offensive drive with a beautiful interception.
On the other side of the football, the Progressive Cabinetry team played hard and held their own. Hunt finished the game with five touchdown passes, splitting them between Braxton Anderson, Jackson Goodhue and Jack McCarthy.
Scoring one point for his team after a critical touchdown, Theo Aupelle was Hunt’s successful target. McCarthy and Hunt each had two interceptions against the HSH offense, along with one for six points by McCarthy.
Turner Worth was the offensive option for Moss Builders, throwing for one TD, mixing up the plays along with QB Mason Moss. Moss added an interception to his game status. Also working on defense, Solid Rock Electrical’s Estella Long had an amazing game. Long finished with four catches and three defensive stops. In addition, Long had her own pick six of an interception of a Moss Builders’ throw.
The Solid Rock scoring included a touchdown from Charlie Serra to Dominik Zupa, as well as an additional one-point conversion by Elijah Casciani.
With solid flag football action in the three leagues, the semifinal games next week should continue to entertain players, friends and families at The Center.
SUN SCOREBOARD
FEB. 26
YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL
8- TO 10-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE – WEEK 7
#3 Sato Real Estate (5-2) 34
#8 AMI Coconuts (1-6) 6
#4 Adrian Griffin Interiors (5-2) 6
#1 Moss Builders (6-1) 0
#2 Cheesecake Cuties (6-1) 18
#7 Beach House Waterfront Restaurant (1-6) 12
#5 Chick-fil-A (2-5) 22
#6 Solid Rock Construction (2-5) 19
FEB. 27
YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL
11- TO 14-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE – WEEK 7
#5 HSH Design (3-4) 38
#6 Progressive Cabinetry (2-5) 37
#1 Moss Builders (7-0) 35
#4 Solid Rock Electrical (4-3) 14
#3 Solid Rock Air Conditioning (5-2) 24
#7 Wings N Things (2-5) 22
#2 Shady Lady Horticultural Services (5-2) 52
#8 Freckled Fin (0-7) 6
FEB. 29
ADULT CO-ED FLAG FOOTBALL – WEEK 7
#7 Gulf Drive Café (2-5) 27
#3 Sandbar Seafood & Spirits (4-3) 14
#2 Moss Builders (5-2) 34
#5 Solid Rock Construction (4-3) 29
#1 Floridian Mortgage (6-1) 32
#4 Salty Printing (4-3) 13
#6 Slim’s Place (3-4) 57
#8 Edible Cookie Dough Café (0-7) 33
