Quick action, quick scoring: Adult co-ed flag football electrifies the field
With only three games left on the compressed regular season, adult co-ed flag football takes the field again in the summer heat at the Anna Maria Island Community Center. In a compressed five week season, the men and women of the gridiron take the field two nights a week for back-to-back action, squeezing in the standard eight-game regular season.
In this week’s action on Wednesday night, the eight teams put serious statistics in the books and points on the scoreboard. The first game of the night found the Slim’s Place Eagles facing the first place Miller Electric Lions. With the wins this week, the Lions remain undefeated. The Eagles put up a valiant fight scoring 18 points – two touchdowns by Andrew Terman and one by Holly Belton. Jason Mickan lead the Eagles as the quarterback with 20 pass attempts and 16 completions for 222 passing yards. Quarterback Ray Gardner completed 13 of the 20 passing attempts for 83 yards, aiding his teams to the victory with 27 points. Big man Eric Gledhill, Craig Doher, and Mike Gillum put points on the board, leading to the team victory with 27 points.
In the second game Tyler’s Ice Cream Vikings battled against the Sato Real Estate Giants. Both teams in the middle of the standings pack spread the gained receiving yards around. Quarterback Jason Sato, for the Giants, hit team Captain Frank Agnelli for 54 yards and Matt Morgan for 53 yards. Sato also found Tyran Morgan and Jesse Griffin for additional yardage, leading to their 11-point victory. The Vikings were lead by Rob Manderine, who completed 18 of 29 passes for 217 total passing yards. Manderine’s targets were CJ Moore with 89 receiving yards, Robert Kavelli, BJ Grant, Shiante Lawyer and Rob Alderson.
Jessie’s Island Store Fighting Irish, with Tim Shaughnessy at the helm, and the Sugar Beach Digital Cowboys, Don Purvis at quarterback, fought for yardage and points in the game three. Derek Polch, Caleb Roberts, Bri Shaughnessy and Mike Shaughnessy all scored for the Fighting Irish. Their efforts were not enough to find their first win of the season. Purvis and Josh Sato shared Cowboy command behind the center. Purvis was responsible for three touchdown receptions. Sato had one of his own, and Chris Cicharo put points on the board as well. Additional extra points by Matt Ray and Lexi Braxton helped with the scoring run for the Cowboys.
The final game of the night had Poppo’s Taqueria 49ers pit against the Anna Maria Vacations' Dolphins. Ending the week with the same 3-2 record, these two teams go into the last three weeks of regular season play hoping to find themselves closer to the top of the leader board. Newcomer Connor Hughly played strong as the quarterback for the 49ers with 20 pass attempts for 195 passing yards. Hughly had 58 rushing yards and one touchdown. 49er Nick Sato was given the QB option, completing all four of his pass attempts for 47 yards. Sato added 18 more yards on the ground and scored a touchdown. The third 49er TD was Jason VanCleave’s, who booked 70 receiving yards on the night. Dina Calvary added 31 receiving yards for the 49ers in their big win. The two touchdowns for the Dolphins were made by Chad Woods on a pass reception and Shawn Kaleta’s run in the end zone. Quarterback Ryan Moss returns to the field this season after an injury and connected nine of four pass attempts for 60 Dolphin passing yards.
Adult co-ed flag football playoffs begin Aug. 13. The championship game will be played on Thursday, Aug. 20.
The Sun Scoreboard
Tuesday, July 28
8-to 10-Year-Old Indoor Soccer
West Coast Air Conditioning
& Heating 4
Beach Bums 0
11-to 13-Year-Old Indoor Soccer
The Feast 1
Bark & Company Realty 4
Wednesday, July 29
8-to 10-Year Old Indoor Soccer
Signarama 2
West Coast Air Conditioning & Heating 5
11-to 13-Year-Old Indoor Soccer
Sugar Beach Digital 5
Bark & Company Realty 7
Adult Flag Football
Slim’s Place Eagles 18
Miller Electric Lions 27
Tyler’s Ice Cream Vikings 14
Sato Real Estate Giants 25
Jessie’s Island Store Fighting Irish 19
Sugar Beach Digital Cowboys 34
Anna Maria Vacations' Dolphins 13
Poppo’s Taqueria 49ers 23
Thursday, July 30
Adult Flag Football
Tyler’s Ice Cream Vikings 46
Poppo’s Taqueria 49ers 18
Slim’s Place Eagles 8
Sato Real Estate Giants 27
Jessie’s Island Store Fighting Irish 26
Anna Maria Vacations' Dolphins 38
Miller Electric Lions 28
Sugar Beach Digital Cowboys 15
