ANNA MARIA – The winter break is over, school is back in session, and the youth flag football season started last Monday night on the Island.
Winter flag football action ensued on The Center gridiron with the tweens and teens. The younger players played their first games with preseason fun and action jamboree-style.
The eight 11- to 14-year-old league teams played their first games of the season. Poppos Taqueria, Jiffy Lube, Sato Real Estate and Solid Rock Air Conditioning took home the first wins of the season for the age group.
The teens, rostering a full league with six teams, played three games last week to start the season. Cortez Florida Vacation and Moss Builders handily defeated their opponents, Solid Rock Air Conditioning and Reel Coastal Properties, respectively.
In the second 14- to 17-year-old league match-up, Solid Rock Electrical faced team HSH Design. Both teams struggled to find the end zone on offense during two halves of play, but defenses for each squad had their shining moments in the 7-6 nailbiter.
The one-point conversion by Henry Dugan after his touchdown catch from quarterback Victor Albrecht made the ultimate difference in the game for team Solid Rock Electrical.
On defense, Solid Rock’s Dugan had three sacks on the HSH Design QB and three flag pulls to his credit. Albrecht added an interception to his season statistics, while teammates Kegan McGlade and Kaleb Romagnino had a total of three defensive stops.
Making his mark on the field for HSH Design was Jack Mattick on defense. In addition to two flag pulls, Mattick picked off the pass of the Solid Rock quarterback. His interception resulted in the six points his team put on the scoreboard.
Playing hard to keep HSH in the game on offense, Chase Castagna had three catches. Teammate Jaxon Kagin caught a pass to gain critical yardage.
Additional defensive pressure by Sterling Holiday and Kyle Castagna with big flag pulls helped keep their team in the game. C. Castagna only enhanced his game stats with two defensive stops of his own.
Despite the continued efforts of both teams, at the final second of the game, the missed point after the HSH Design TD gave Solid Rock Electrical their first win of 2025.
SUN SCOREBOARD
JAN. 13
11- TO 14-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE – WEEK 1
Poppos Taqueria 32
Shady Lady Horticultural Services 20
Jiffy Lube 53
Sandhoff Construction 13
Sato Real Estate 8
Salty Printing 2
Solid Rock Air Conditioning 26
Moss Builders 25
14- TO 17-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE – WEEK 1
Cortez Florida Vacations 31
Solid Rock Air Conditioning 13
Solid Rock Electrical 7
HSH Design 6
Moss Builders 40
Reel Coastal Properties 19
ADULT CO-ED FLAG FOOTBALL – WEEK 2
Reel Coastal Properties (1-1) 33
Slim’s Place (0-2) 6
Gulf Drive Café (1-1) 33
Slicker’s Eatery (0-2) 32
Floridian Mortgage (2-0) 40
Solid Rock Construction (0-2) 25
Coaster Continent (1-0) 38
Ross Built Custom Homes (1-1) 27
Moss Builders (2-0) 35
MI-Box (1-1) 8
Moss Air (1-0) Bye Week
