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By Monica Johnson
sun staff writer
The Anna Maria Island Community Center’s
basketball action is winding down. The first place teams are
in for the regular season and they are as follows: in the
Premier League, Anna Maria Glass& Screen; in Division
I, Publix; in Division II, Duncan Real Estate; and in Division
III, Bistros. Time will tell if these teams will hold onto
the first place titles in the upcoming play-offs and all-star
games beginning on Monday, Feb. 21 and ending Saturday, Feb.
26. The top four teams in each division advance to the finals.
Glenn Bower scored nine points to lead Danziger over Duncan
17-15 in Division II basketball action. During the first quarter,
Danziger kept Duncan scoreless. Emma Barlow made a jump shot,
scoring the first two points of the night. Glenn Bower assisted
in the lead by chipping in a basket of his own.
Duncan’s Chris Callahan came alive in the second quarter
and helped to even up the score 7-7 by its end. Callahan scored
six points at this stage of the game, two of which came from
an impressive underhand basket. Bower drove the ball down
the court and used some skilled dribbling, enabling himself
to score two points and adding a point on a free throw. Duncan’s
Ashley Waring added a point to the scoreboard also on a free-throw.
Danziger pulled ahead in the third quarter. Bower scored his
final four points for the game, two of which came from an
outstanding steal. Teammate Wyatt Hoffman chipped in four
points of his own. Duncan’s Waring stepped up the defensive
attack stealing the ball from the opposing Danziger on multiple
occasions.
At the beginning of the final quarter, Danziger’s Barlow
made an impressive pass assisting Hoffman’s two-point
basket. Callahan drove the ball down the court and made the
basket off the backboard. Waring scored two points on an offensive
rebound and Teammate Kyle Crum made the lay-up that brought
Duncan up to 15 points to Danziger’s 17 points. The last
minute of the game was intense as Duncan made several failed
attempts at the basket. Danziger pulled ahead with the win
and bumped out Galati Marine, who’s play-off fate was
also riding on this game.
Division I (12-13 years old)
Publix 48, Air and Energy 32
Ben Valvidieso scored 22 points to lead Publix to victory
over Air and Energy on Thursday, Feb. 17. Teammate Justin
Dearlove added 18 points and Egan Fridenberg scored eight
points in the win. For Air and Energy, Corbin Kitchen scored
25 points and Garrett Secor added seven points.
Division II (10-11 year olds)
Anna Maria Oyster Bar 15, Steve Titsworth General Contractors
10
Despite S.T.G.C.‘s having the lead in the first quarter
of the game, Oyster Bar pulled ahead partly due to Matt Bauer’s
seven points. Teammate Nicole Botero, added four points and
Sarah Howard and Molly Slicker each scored two points for
the win. Trevor Bystrom, Kelly Guerin, Chandler Hardy, Molly
McDonough and Ally Titsworth all scored two points apiece
for S.T.G.C.
Anna Maria Oyster Bar 18, Steve Titsworth General Contractors
12
Anna Maria Oyster Bar beat S.T.G.C. 18-12 in this Division
II basketball action. Oyster Bar’s Matt Bauer scored
10 points, Sarah Howard added four points and Zach Evans,
along with Blake Rivers, scored two points each. S.T.G.C.
had four points scored by Ally Titsworth, and two points apiece
came from Chandler Hardy, Molly McDonough, Emily White and
Rachael White.
Division III (8-9 years old)
A Paradise Realty 13, Harry’s 12
Josh Schmidt scored 6 points to lead A Paradise Realty over
Harry’s on Thursday, Feb. 17. Courtney Schmidt added
four points, Ryan Gilman scored two points and Logan Reiber
added one point in the win. Harry’s Cliff Pascal lead
his team with six points. Zach Facheris scored two points
and teammates Isaiah Beaton and Savannah Schields scored a
point apiece.
Bistros 22, Dips Ice Cream 16
Despite Dips being in the lead for the first three quarters,
Bistros pulled ahead for the win in the final stanza. Hailey
Dearlove scored 14 points, Giorgio Gomez added five points
and Becca Butler scored three points for Bistros. Justine
Gargett scored 14 points and Jerry Mayer scored two points
for Dips in the loss.
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