Ugly Grouper bests Skinny’s Place

After being shut out last week, the Ugly Grouper adult soccer squad won over Skinny’s Place. Skinny’s Place was hoping to earn their first win of the season, but the hot feet of Chris Scott, Nate Welch and Greg Ross gave Ugly Grouper a win.

The tone for the game was set in the first half of the game and continued early into the second half of play. Tough and aggressive play by both sides put Ross in position to take a penalty kick.

The goalie for the other team, Hayden Brewer, made the stop, sending the soccer ball sailing behind the net.

Taking the corner kick, Ross put the ball in perfect position for another Ugly Grouper goal.

On the kickoff after the Ugly Grouper point, Katie Christenson sent the ball off the leg of opponent Chris Culhane past Ugly Grouper keeper Robb Marshall for an own goal.

After giving Skinny’s Place a goal, Ugly Grouper came back with the seventh goal of the game from a Welch free kick off the goalie.

Despite the goals of Christenson, Chase Diaz and a hat trick by Kevin Bell, Skinny’s Place just could not get the ball past Marshall enough times.

Week five of adult co-ed flag football ended with Sandbar and Solid Rock Construction on top of the leader board with 4-1 records with the Sandbar win in the game that put the number one and two against each other on the gridiron.

Sandbar’s Chase Richardson threw for three touchdowns to the hot hands of Anthony Mannino, ending the game with a total of eight receptions.

On defense, Richardson had two interceptions, one for a touchdown.

Ugly Grouper bests Skinny’s Place — Going hard to the ball, Ben Sato and Katie Christenson fight for possession for the Ugly Grouper and Skinny’s Place teams last Thursday night. – Monica Simpson | Sun

Solid Rock’s Danny Murphy and Bri Roberts were the big scorers in the game for their team. Along with an interception, Murphy had six catches in the game including one for a touchdown and two extra points nabs, and one interception.

Roberts continued her offensive success with two touchdown catches for Solid Rock Construction from brother Tim Shaughnessy.

More than midway through the regular season, the Shaughnessy-Roberts duo, along with the patriarch of the team, Mike Shaughnessy, fight for another championship to end the season with their veteran squad team.