Sports excitement continues at The Center

ANNA MARIA – The Center of Anna Maria Island recreational sports filled the field with youth and adult soccer spirit and adult basketball hoopla last week. As the youth soccer season and adult basketball seasons quickly come to an end in the coming weeks, adult soccer season is taking off with the second week of play.

In the first round of basketball playoffs, Moss Builders, the top-seeded team ending the regular season, joined by Paddy Wagon, Solid Rock Construction and Beach Bums, advanced to the next week of play. Hitting the hard court this past Monday night, Paddy Wagon went up against Beach Bums and Solid Rock Construction faced Moss Builders.

After six weeks of regular season play, Moss Builders’ J.B. Shuck was the team’s top scorer and finished ninth in the league with 67 points. For Solid Rock Construction, Dom Otteni and J.J. Friszman, scored 94 and 78 points, ranking second and fifth in the league for scoring, respectively.

Andy Shown, for Paddy Wagon, had 82 points in the regular season, placing him at the number four spot in points scored. Beach Bums’ Austin Young topped the scoring charts with 105 points, while teammate Carlton Bennett scored 74 points of his own, putting him in the sixth top scoring position in the community center league.

Each of the semifinal teams is looking toward the basketball championship game scheduled for Monday, Oct. 25.

The youth soccer league’s championship games are scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 26. Getting one step closer to the big game, Miz & Hiz Biz’s Cecelia Kroth scored three goals in last Tuesday’s game against Blalock Walters. Teammates Jackson Pakbaz and Stephen Wilson a total of three goals get the important win.

Moss Builders’ Mason Moss and Callin Westfall both scored two goals to give their team a 4-1 victory against Solid Rock Construction, as both teams had a bye week. Nixon Conner scored the lone goal for Solid Rock.

In the game that was won by The Gitt Team in a shootout, Colin Bankert scored the single goal for the winning team. Tomas Bartos had a solo goal for Shady Lady, giving the team an opportunity for the win. The Gitt Team’s win can be credited to Matthew Winsper and Bankert, each getting one past the Shady Lady goalkeeper for the win.

The last game Tuesday night was a close one pairing Beach Bums and Tidy MD with the final score of 4-3 and Beach Bums the winners. The Sato brothers, Brandon and Dylan, did all the scoring for the squad. Jesse Zaccagnino had two goals for Tidy MD, along with a single by Kirra Quinby.

In week two of adult co-ed soccer play, Slim’s Place dominated the scoring against Emily Moss Designs in an 8-2 win. Scoring for Slim’s Place was spread throughout the roster, with singles by Tyler Brewer, Kali Richardson and Connor Bystrom. Jessica Williams put in two shots, while teammate Race Arande had a hat trick.

On the other side of the field, Connor Haughey and Ed Moss each had a goal in the game for Emily Moss Designs.

With three points in the statistic books, Daniel Hampton helped The Gitt Team win against Sandbar. Brent Laudicina, returning to the league after a long stint away, scored one of two points for the team. Tim Holly had the other goal to help keep his team in the game, despite the loss.

Josh Sato and the Sato Real Estate squad showed once again why they are dominant both on paper and on the field. Two of the Sato Real Estate players, Ryan Hogan and Danny Anderson had three goals in the game, with a single by Hugo Santos.

The Servis First Bank team fought hard to stay in it, but the lone goal by Ugur Durmaz just was not enough to overcome the seven goals by their opponents.

In the final game of the week, Blalock Walters beat Beach Bums by two goals, keeping them undefeated. With only a single goal for Beach Bums in the game, the three goals by Chris Scott, Matt Staggs and Kaan Erdem were enough for the win.

Soccer and basketball action continues next week with championship games and more adult soccer.