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Adult soccer league gets shaky start

Adult soccer league gets shaky start

Written by Monica Simpson on . Posted in Soccer, Sports.

ANNA MARIA – After the clearing of the rain clouds, the area adults played five soccer games in The Center’s co-ed league. With roughly 100 men and women playing this season, the games are compressed and the schedule was tightened to accommodate 10 teams.

After three weeks of play, there is no clear leader this season. Pool America currently leads the pack with two wins and a tie, earning the team seven points.

In the third game of the night, Pool America beat Progressive Cabinetry by a single goal.

With 2-1-0 records and six points, three teams are currently tied for second near the season’s halfway mark. Progressive Cabinetry, Salty Printing and Sato Real Estate each have two wins and a single loss.

Sato Real Estate and Salty Printing went head-to-head last week with the Salty squad coming out ahead by two goals.

Teams Solid Rock Construction and Diamond Turf are searching for their first wins. The Solid Rock team has come close with two ties, earning three points in the season.

Solid Rock Construction took a one-point loss against team Moss Builders. The victory put the team just below the Ross Built Custom Homes team.

Winning one game each, Ross Built, Moss Builders, Beach House Waterfront Restaurant, and Language Services Associates look to better their position in the ranks. Ross Built is the head of the bunch with two ties. Beach House and Language Services each suffered two losses early in the schedule.

In the first game of the night, team Ross Built showed their dominance against the Beach House team, ending the first half of the game 4-0. The Beach House defense changed course during the second half of play, only allowing one additional Ross Built goal.

Beach House came back scoring two goals from James Rodriguez and Matt Staggs. Defensively, Aaron Frech and Danny Free protected the Beach House goal with six and four saves, respectively.

Max Gazzo played at the goal for Ross Built to lead the team’s defense, with scoring by Eliza Faillace, Helio Gomez and Dean Hinterstoisser. Complimenting Faillace’s solo goal, her teammates each got past the Beach House goalie twice.

Playing their fourth game this week, each of them seeks wins to secure their positions going into playoffs.

 

SUN SCOREBOARD

 

APRIL 9

YOUTH SOCCER – WEEK 2

8- TO 10-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE

 

 

Solid Rock Construction (2-0-0) 3

The Intuitive Foundation (1-1-0) 1

 

 

Emily Moss Design (1-0-1) 4

Shady Lady Horticultural Services (0-2-0) 3

 

 

Isola Bella Italian Eatery (0-0-2) 2

AMI Coconuts (0-1-1) 2

 

 

11- TO 14-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE – WEEK 1

 

 

Moss Builders 3

Westfall’s Lawn Care & Pest Control 1

 

 

HSH Design 1

Solid Rock Construction 0

 

 

APRIL 11

ADULT CO-ED SOCCER – WEEK 3

Ross Built Custom Homes (1-0-2) 5

Beach House Waterfront Restaurant (1-2-0) 2

 

 

Moss Builders (1-1-1) 2

Solid Rock Construction (0-1-2) 1

 

 

Salty Printing (2-1-0) 5

Sato Real Estate (2-1-0) 3

 

 

Pool America (2-0-1) 4

Progressive Cabinetry (2-1-0) 3

 

 

Language Services Association (1-2-0) 9

Diamond Turf (0-3-0) 4

Cheesecake Cuties, Moss Builders win championships

Cheesecake Cuties, Moss Builders win championships

Written by Monica Simpson on . Posted in Football, Sports.

ANNA MARIA – With local spring break closing in, The Center worked the youth flag football schedule to conclude before the Island kids take some time off for the season. Last week’s gridiron action saw the semifinal round games played on March 11 with the championship matchups the following day.

After strong, action-packed games on Monday, four teams faced their opponents in the final youth flag football games of the winter. Number two seed Cheesecake Cuties came out on top in the 8- to 10-year-old league, while the older Moss Builders squad remained number one in their league.

Cheesecake Cuties earned their spot in the big game, defeating team Sato Real Estate 12-6. The younger Moss Builders team beat Adrian Griffin Interiors 33-14 to clinch their place in the championship matchup.

In the 11- to 14-year-old league’s semifinal play, team Moss Builders faced the fourth-ranked Solid Rock Electric. Moss’ win put them on the field against the Solid Rock Air Conditioning team in the age group’s final game. Shady Lady Horticultural Services were out of the playoff race after the 24-13 loss to Solid Rock AC.

The final game of the season for the younger league was a close one. Cheesecake Cutie’s five-point win was the result of two touchdown passes by Sawyer Leibfried. Leibfried found the hands of Andre Harwood and Gunnar Maize.

Harwood was the game’s top flag puller with five defensive stops. His game stats include two receptions and an extra point after a TD.

Maize added a rushing touchdown to his offensive accolades. On defense, Maize nabbed an interception and three flags.

Teammates Wesley Bekkerus, Phoenix Harwood, Henry Leibfried, Simon Messinger and Payton Miller all made strong contributions during the championship game and the season.

Despite the loss, the Moss Builders team fought hard with huge plays and determination.

Quarterback Miles Moss threw for two touchdowns to Braylen Briggs. Briggs finished the game with four catches and three defensive stops.

The points after scores by Briggs were made from catches by Cannon Ott and Kellen Reed. Defensively Ott and Reed had a total of three flag pulls.

Adding to the Moss Builders stats were Owen Mahoney and Owen Serra with three flag pulls by Mahoney and a single for Serra.

The Moss Builders squad had playmakers, like Tristan Boender and Oliver McCallister, who helped get the team to the final game of the league’s season.

Moss Builders’ older team won by 15 points against the Solid Rock Air Conditioning team to capture the winter flag football title.

Miles Moss’s older brother, Mason, led the charge as quarterback for team Moss Builders. Throwing for three TDs, two to Austin Guess and one to Addie Guess, Mason was arguably the most valuable player of the game.

In addition to throwing for 21 points, including three one-point conversions, Moss had an amazing game scoring a rushing touchdown along with three catches. On defense, he made seven flag pulls and grabbed two interceptions.

Moss’s receivers for the extra points were Aiden and Austin Guess along with one by Turner Worth. Rounding out the statistics for the Guess family trio was five overall catches for Addie and three flag pulls made by Aiden.

Austin Guess topped it off with seven total receptions and six defensive stops.

Worth added to the team’s playmaking on defense with six flag pulls and the only sack of the night.

The Moss Builders team showed its depth on the field with big plays by the entire roster last Tuesday night. Ryder Boender had four flag pulls, with teammate Gunner Maize making three stops of his own.

Cheesecake Cuties, Moss Builders win championships
Celebrating the 8- to 10-year-old league youth flag football championship game win at The Center, team Cheesecake Cuties flash their smiles after a fun season. Pictured from left are Sawyer Leibfried, Simon Messinger, Wesley Bekkerus, Henry Leibfried, Phoenix Harwood, Andre Harwood and Gunnar Maize, along with Coach Brian Leibfried and Coach George Maize. – Submitted | The Center

On the other side of the field, the Solid Rock Air Conditioning team played two solid halves of flag football.

Lilian Price made her contributions to Solid Rock Air Conditioning’s success this season. Her teammates worked to keep the championship game against the number one seed close.

Scoring 12 points, Hayden Eurice threw to Isaac Roadman for six points. Carter Eurice took the football into the endzone, scoring six points for the Solid Rock team.

H. Eurice contributed on defense with nine stops in addition to the flag pull by C. Eurice.

Roadman’s contributions on the field were on both sides of the football. Offensively, he caught six passes by H. Eurice. While playing defense, Roadman made two stops and a huge interception.

Also playing D, Van Havell, Obadiah Roadman and Luke Willing all grabbed flags to help contain the Moss Builders offense.

Despite the grand effort, the Solid Rock Air Conditioning squad came up short of the league champions, Moss Builders, to close out another fun-filled season at The Center.

Team Luxury Services undefeated champs

Team Luxury Services undefeated champs

Written by Monica Simpson on . Posted in Football, Sports.

ANNA MARIA – After seven weeks of regular season adult co-ed flag football play in the summer evening heat, Luxury Services team captain Chase Richardson led his team to another victorious playoff run, winning the championship last Thursday night at The Center 40-24.

Making relatively easy work of their opponents each week, the Luxury squad characteristically put 40 points on the scoreboard in the final game of the season against the Moss Builders team for the win.

Finishing the regular season #1 and #2, Luxury Services and Moss Builders were the favorites to meet up in the season finale. Offensive errors by Moss Builders led to three defensive touchdowns by Derrick Carey for his team.

Carey is credited with one offensive TD, two flag pulls and a single one-point conversion. Teammates Tim Holly, Alonzo Lemus and Brad Lowrey each made it into the endzone for Luxury touchdowns. Holly had two in the game for 12 points.

In addition to the five throws for touchdowns, Richardson added six points to his team’s score with a rushing score of his own. Chase is also credited with three defensive stops and a QB sack on Moss Builders’ QB Ryan Moss.

Rounding out the scoring for Luxury with additional points after touchdowns were Lemus, Lowrey and Jasmine Muldoon.

Despite the loss, the Moss Builders team did not quit. Keeping the game within reach for two halves of play, team captain Moss threw four touchdown passes.

Peggy Smith was Moss’ target for two TDs, while teammates James Roadman and Greg Moss each had a touchdown nab, putting an additional 12 points on the board.

The strong defensive efforts of the Moss Builders team included three flag pulls by Smith, R. Moss and Isaiah Lambert. Moss’ Nick Cavalluzzi finished the game with four defensive stops and an interception on a Richardson pass.

G. Moss rounded out the game statistics with two flag pulls and a sack.

Luxury’s defense made the difference in the big game. Moss Builders were stopped at each point after conversion, leaving their scoring at four TDs, resulting in 24 points.

Overall, the efforts of the Moss squad just were not enough to overcome momentum-changing Luxury Services interceptions. Team Luxury Services once again won it all in the Island’s adult flag football league, ending the season as champions.

Vintage Beach begins season with win

Vintage Beach begins season with win

Written by Monica Simpson on . Posted in Soccer, Sports.

ANNA MARIA – Week one of adult co-ed recreational soccer opened up the spring season with an action-packed game between Vintage Beach and Duncan Real Estate.

In the close match-up, both teams showed impressive passing and shooting to start the season, but the shooting efforts of the Vintage Beach squad eked out the 4-3 win in the final seconds of the game.

Starting the game in goal, Danny Free made six saves for the Vintage team before being replaced by designated goalkeeper Mark Rudacille.

Rudacille finished the game with eight stops, while Charles “Tuna” McCracken protected the net for team Duncan Real Estate. Credited with 12 saves, McCracken’s stops helped his team stay in contention for the full 40 minutes of regulation play.

On the scoring side of the game, team captain Kevin Roman scored a single goal. Tyler “Bean” Brewer eluded the Vintage Beach defense and keeper with two goals, keeping his team in the game.

Joey Hutchinson, captain for Vintage Beach, successfully struck twice for two points. Mid-game, Mandy Sky struck hard and accurately at the Duncan net for a goal.

Vintage Beach team member JD Webb’s ball handling and ability to move around the Duncan defense al- lowed him to get past McCracken with a scoring shot.

The offensive assists by Free, Hutchinson and Rudacille helped give the Vintage Beach squad their first win of the season.

To round out the first week of adult soccer play, Pool America handily defeated Moss Builders by seven points, with the final score 10-3.

Solid Rock Construction won by two goals against Sato Real Estate, putting them at the top of the leaderboard along with the Sandbar Seafood & Spirits team.

Finishing the night of soccer at The Center, the Sandbar easily won against Gulfview Windows & Doors. Team Sandbar scored 12 goals in the game, with a nine-point lead over Gulfview.

With six regular-season games to go, the Island’s community center adult soccer league is sure to give spectators and players a fun season of strikes, stops and scoring.

SUN SCOREBOARD

MARCH 23

ADULT CO-ED SOCCER
WEEK 1
Vintage Beach (1-0-0) 4 Duncan Real Estate (0-1-0) 3

Pool America (1-0-0) 10 Moss Builders (0-1-0) 3

 

 

Solid Rock Construction (1-0-0) 5 Sato Real Estate (0-1-0) 3

Sandbar Seafood & Spirits (1-0-0) 12 Gulfview Windows & Doors (0-1-0) 3

Sports action at The Center heating up

Sports action at The Center heating up

Written by Monica Simpson on . Posted in Football, Soccer, Sports, Volleyball.

The recreational sports program at The Center is in full swing for the Anna Maria Island area youth as well as the adults. The field and hard court at the community center are filled with volleyball, indoor soccer or flag football action.

In last Monday night’s adult volleyball matches, Solid Rock Construction retained their undefeated record by beating Sandbar and Ugly Grouper.

Ugly Grouper ended the week with a 0-4 record. Ugly Grouper and Bins Be Clean sit in the middle of the pack.

Youth flag football lit up the fields Tuesday night. Playing their seventh and final week of the regular season, Moss Builders came out on top with one defeat going into the playoffs in the eight-to 10-year old league.

HSH Designs and Diamond Turf are the second and third seed, respectively, with 4-2 records.

Diamond Turf went up against Beach Bums and finished with the win.

In the win, quarterback Carson Clover had three throwing touchdowns. Clover found Maddox Culhane and Mason Moss as the receivers.

Culhane had one rushing touchdown to be matched by a running score by Clover.

Hayden Eurice was at the top of his game for Beach Bums, finishing the game with two catches for points and a running touchdown.

Dennis Gallagher worked behind the snap as the quarterback for the Beach Bums squad. Gallagher put two passing touchdowns in the statistics.

Beach Bums and Cool Today both won three of their six match-ups, while Rays Ramblings earned two victories in the regular season.

In the 11-to 13-year old flag football league, Progressive Cabinetry and Solid Rock Construction sit one and two on the leader board. Slim’s Place is in third place with three wins and four losses. Ugly Grouper look for their first win in the season.

With a late bye week, MuniPlan currently is at the top of the 14-to 17-year old league with a 5-1 record. Hashmark Sports plays this week and could even up the score with MuniPlan.

Killer Bait is in third with Ugly Grouper holding on to fourth with a single win. Gulf Drive Café is still fighting for win number one.

Week two of the adult indoor soccer league finished with Pool America and Duncan Real Estate on top with two wins. Sato Real Estate and Slim’s Place both have 1-1 records.

Going into week three, Ross Built Construction and Gulfview Café take the field playing for their teams’ first victory.

The adult flag football league has veteran wisdom going for them with Moss Builders undefeated at the season’s midpoint.

The youthful team sponsored by Lancaster Design is in second with a single loss. Ugly Grouper has a 0-4 record and Capt. Sky Cruises is in seventh with a win and three losses.

Beach Bums, Firkins Automotive, Rays Ramblings and Slim’s Place all go into week five winning two of the four games played to round out the week of Island sports.

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Summer sports heat up at The Center

Written by Monica Simpson on . Posted in Football, Sports.

The Center summer sports returns to the gridiron with adult co-ed flag football. With the teams mixing up the rosters and new faces in the league, the games leading to the final championship game are sure to heat up the field.

In the first game of the night last Thursday, Team Ugly Grouper’s captain Matthew Manger saw his team take a beating on the field against a veteran squad.

Team captain Ray Gardner, for Moss Builders, threw for two touchdowns and made a touchdown of his own along with eight receptions.

Mike Gillum and Chad Woods each had touchdown catches to add to the duo of touchdowns by Jon Moss and Lexi Sato.

Game two also ended in a runaway game with underdogs Team Hashmark Sports the victors. With each team playing with four on the field, due to the absence of key player Brianna Roberts for Lancaster Designs.

Karri Stephens, receiver for Lancaster Design, was the lone scorer with two touchdowns.

Hashmark Sports creator and team captain Tim Holly scored a touchdown in the game with teammates Chase Richardson, Matthew Briley and Corey Banks each finding the end zone twice.

The final game put Progressive Cabinetry against Gulfview Windows and Doors. In the closest game of the night, Progressive took the win against team captain Ryan Moss and his squad.

Brandin Holcomb, Dina Calvary and Jordan DeMers each scored touchdowns for Gulfview Windows and Doors. Connor Haughey, Brandon Kull, Vincent Paraspolo and Jaret Rojas took the football to the end zone for Progressive Cabinetry in their victory.

Youth indoor soccer action continued with action in the gym at both the intermediate and advanced levels.

In the intermediate league, Moss Builders took the win against Ugly Grouper with goals for Moss by Dylan Sato, Mason Moss and three by Jackson Titen.

The Zaccagnino siblings, Jack and Jesse, each found the net with two goals by Jesse.

Solid Rock Construction denied Cloud Pest Control a goal. Cousins Isabella Roadman and Carson Long each made a goal for their team.

In the two games at the advanced level, G&G Yardscaping and Ugly Grouper each took the W.

Dalton Fox scored the only goal for AMI Locals, while Hudson Green, Ryan Joseph, and Connor Samblis got the soccer ball past the AMI Locals defense for their team.

AMI Locals had the doubleheader of the night, taking on Ugly Grouper in the last game of the evening. With fresh legs, Angelina Albrecht, Jackson Long, Jayden Sparks and Will Wright each scored a point in the week’s final game.

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