The Anna Maria Island Sun Newspaper


Vol. 16 No. 16 - February 17, 2016

sports

The adults hit the gridiron: The battle of the QBs

Anna Maria Island Sun News Story

MONICA SIMPSON | SUN

Beach House Real Estate's Jonathan Moss beats Coldwell Banker's
defender Will "Scheny" Schenerlein to advance to midfield
on Wednesday night.

In the first week of adult flag football play at the Center, Team Coldwell Banker led by quarterback Charles Buky and Team Beach House Real Estate with Don Purvis as the man behind the center, took the field. In the first game of the night for Beach House, the team battled for a win, but came just short in the final minutes of the game.

To start the battle of the strong-armed QBs, Buky threw a short pass to Scott Eliseo. On second down, Lexi Braxton was the go to player who caught the ball just short of midfield. Team Coldwell Banker gained a first down with Eliseo’s second catch of the night. Despite a strong offensive effort, the rushing pressures of Beach House’s Jesse Brisson caused two incomplete passes and Buky’s team losing possession of the football.

Taking over on offense, Purvis lined up over the center, wife Leah Purvis.

Yellow takes over on offense with Purvis in charge of the huddle. The first play of the game was to Jonathan Moss for a short gain. D. Purvis found Moss at midfield with a quick throw. With speed, Moss beats all of the Coldwell Banker defenders to run the ball into the end zone for the first score of the game. Mike Gillum, playing without his brother, Chris Gillum this season, scored the point after for BeachHouse, taking the score to 7-0.

With Buky determined to tie up the game, the Coldwell Banker quarterback threw to Will “Scheny” Schenerlein who gained short yardage before L. Purvis stopped his forward progress with a flag pull. Eliseo was Buky’s next target. Moss, for Team Beach House Real Estate, ended the play. Buky led his team down the field for a first down. Gillum read the offensive play, batting down the second down throw. Beach House could not stop the arm of Buky, finding Robert Kasten in the end zone. Braxton scored the extra point with a catch at the back of the end zone tying the game 7-7.

Beach House’s Brisson, who had 25 receiving yards in the game, caught the ball at mid-field. Despite his speed, the Team Coldwell Banker defense was able to stop him from scoring the second touchdown for his team. The first down gave QB Purvis a chance to drive the ball, but after two incomplete passes and the final play of the series ending just short of the end zone, Buky went back on offense to increase his team’s lead.

The game’s battle of the quarterbacks continued. On first down, Buky quickly hit Eliseo for six more points. Braxton again was the recipient of the extra point throw and Team Coldwell Banker pulled ahead 14-7, which was the score at the half.

The second half

To start the second half of play, Shawn Kaleta took the ball down the sideline for a short run with Beach House on offense. Using a common “trick” play, D. Purvis set the football in the hands of L. Purvis that were placed on her back. The QB quickly took the ball back, allowing him to run with the ball or make a pass if a receiver was open. D. Purvis kept the ball and ran it down the field for a 25-yard gain and a first down.

A touchdown pass to Moss from D. Purvis brought it 14-13, with the extra point being provided by Kaleta to tie the score.

With a tied ballgame and 15 minutes on the clock, Coldwell Banker went back to work on offense, with Eliseo eventually making a leaping touchdown catch in the corner of the end zone. The point after attempt failed, keeping the score at 20-14.

Moss, the lead receiver for Team Beach House with 55 yards, caught a 10-yard catch to start his team’s next series of plays. Moss snatched another catch and after a penalty, D. Purvis pushed his team toward the end zone with the ball past midfield.

After much pre-snap discussion by the defense, Kaleta got the handoff from D. Purvis. Kaleta, with a total of 25 rushing yards, took a short run before sliding into the end zone for the third Beach House Real Estate TD. The point after was not successful.

Seconds ticking off the clock brought a sense of urgency for both teams. With 27 passing attempts and 21 completions, Buky hit Braxton again just short of the end zone. Coldwell Banker then scored its fourth touchdown with a short pitch across the goal line to go ahead. The extra point attempt was good to Eliseo, making it 27-20.

Team Beach House Real Estate took over on the offensive front with less than two minutes left in the game. D. Purvis threw the ball to Moss behind the line of scrimmage. Moss kept the ball and ran it to near midfield falling after losing his footing while averting a Coldwell Banker defender.

Kaleta made a speedy run to gain yardage before Buky pulled the flag to end the play. The scoreboard showed only seconds left on the clock. D. Purvis tried the trick play again. After snatching the ball back, D. Purvis got the football to Gillum who ran the ball out of bounds to stop the clock.

Leading the game by seven points, Team Coldwell Banker’s defense had to step it up to keep D. Purvis, with 135 passing yards in the game, from bringing the score to one a point spread. After another short pitch to Kaleta, the clock stopped at 12 seconds.

In the final play of the game and continued on field discussion by the defense, D. Purvis tossed the ball to Moss. Moss threw the ball back to D. Purvis. The patient and accurate QB for Team Beach House rocketed the ball into the end zone. The game ended with discussion between the players and referees, with Team Beach House claiming pass interference on the part of the defender. However, the refs ruled that both players were going for the ball, ending the game 27-20 and a thrilling Team Coldwell Banker victory.

Sun Scoreboard
Monday, Feb. 1

8-to-10-year-old league

Tyler’s Ice Cream 12
Miller Electric 6

Beach Bums 14
LaPensee Plumbing and Pools 18

Bark and Company 26
AMI Vacation Rentals 6

Tuesday, Feb. 2

11-to-13-year-old league

Sugar Beach Digital 32
Tyler’s Ice Cream 16

The Feast 37
Progressive Energy 32

Air & Energy 14
West Coast A/C & Heating, Inc. 7

LPAC 32
Singarama 14

Wednesday, Feb. 3

Adult league

Beach to Bay Construction 31
Mason Martin 15

Coldwell Banker 27
Beach House Real Estate 20

Beach House Real Estate 32
Truly Nolen 7

Moss Builders 53
Tyler’s Ice Cream 14

Friday, Feb. 5

14-to-17-year-old league

Team Mannino 26
LPAC 20


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