Dolphins avoid a late charge
SCOTT DELL | SUBMITTED
Blake Balais, of Manatee Cancer
Center Dolphins, running past defenders
during Saturday’s 8-10-year-old
AMICC flag football game.
The Sun sports game of the week was an Anna Maria Island Community Center eight- to ten-year-old division flag football game between the Manatee Cancer Center Dolphins and the Miller Electric Chargers.
The Miller Electric Chargers started the game on offense. Jaclyn Schlossberg took a handoff and ran 45 yards for the first touchdown. The extra-point was no good, and just like that they took the early lead 6-0.
On the ensuing Manatee Cancer Center Dolphins drive, quarterback Dalton Guthrie moved the offense down field before running into the endzone on a 12-yard touchdown. The two-point conversion was good when Guthrie threw to an open Blake Balais and gave the Dolphins the lead 8-6.
Both defenses led the way for the rest of the first half. Blake Balais ended the game with three flag pulls and two interceptions. Callen Achor added another interception; Anthony Monetti and Gianna Sparks each added one flag pull for the Dolphins. David Daigle ended the game with three flag pulls and one interception. Javier Rivera finished with three flag pulls; Jaclyn Schlossberg had two pulls, and Ava Zink also had two pulls for the Chargers defense.
Just before the end of the first half, the Chargers took the lead when Daigle passed to Ava Zink for the two-yard TD. The two-point conversion was good when Daigle connected with a 12-yard pass to Shawn Balvin and gave the Chargers the halftime lead 14-8.
The Chargers started with the ball on offense in the second half. On a second down play, Daigle passed short to an open Schlossberg who dodged defenders for a 45-yard touchdown. The extra point pass from Daigle to Javier Rivera was good, 21-8.
With nine minutes remaining, the momentum started to shift to the Dolphins when Blake Balais intercepted a pass at midfield. Two plays later, Guthrie passed to Callen Achor who scored the 20-yard TD. The two-point conversion was good on a pass to Balais, 21-16.
On the next Chargers drive, Balais shifted the momentum again to the Dolphins when he intercepted a tipped ball on the six yard line. With a chance to take the lead, Guthrie found Balais in the middle of the endzone for the TD pass. The extra point was good when Achor caught the crossing route pass and the Dolphins took the lead 23-21 with just over two minutes left in the game.
The Dolphins defense held the Chargers offense to a three and out but left one and a half minutes on the clock. The Chargers defense needed a big stop if they were still going to have one more chance on offense. They properly used their remaining timeouts and managed to give their offense back the ball, and a chance to win, with 22 seconds left.
On second down, Chargers quarterback Daigle threw a huge 29-yard pass to Shawn Balvin for the first down which stopped the clock with three seconds. The Chargers threw the end of the game Hail Mary pass to the endzone, but it was picked-off by Achor. The Dolphins avoided the late Chargers charge and secured the victory 23-21
Adult co-ed league Results:
Harrington House Bucs 26
Slim’s Place Patriots19
Waterfront restaurant Dolphins 46
Agnelli Pools & Spa Giants 40
The Island Sun Bills 40
BY Construction Bears 18
Duffy’s Tavern Raiders 39
Beach to Bay Construction Ravens 12
Florida Discount Signs Colts 32
Southern Greens Seahawks 14
Tyler’s Ice Cream Vikings 39
Duncan Real Estate Cardinals 12
Adult co-ed Flag Football Schedule
Jan. 23, Wednesday, 7 p.m., Waterfront Restaurant Dolphins vs. Sato Real Estate Browns
Jan. 23, Wednesday, 8 p.m., Southern Greens Seahawks vs. BY Construction Bears
Jan. 23, Wednesday, 9 p.m., Tyler’s Ice Cream Vikings vs. Lobstahs Lions
Jan. 24, Thursday, 6 p.m., Agnelli Pools & Spa Giants vs. Beach to Bay Construction Ravens
Jan. 24, Thursday, 7 p.m., Slim’s Place Patriots vs. The Island Sun Bills
Jan. 24, Thursday, 8 p.m., Harrington House Bucs vs. Duffy’s Tavern Raiders
Jan. 24, Thursday, 9 p.m., Florida Discount Signs Colts vs. Duncan Real Estate Cardinals
14–17-Year-Olds Flag Football Results
Integrity Sound Falcons 31
Walter & Associates Bears 12
West Coast Surf Shop Bucs 40
Beach to Bay Construction Browns19
Lobstahs Colts 24
Beach to Bay Construction Browns13
14–17-Year-Olds Flag Football schedule
Jan. 28, Monday, 8 p.m., Eat Here Packers vs. Lobstahs Colts
Jan. 29, Tuesday, 7 p.m., Eat Here Packers vs. Beach to Bay Construction Browns
Jan. 22, Tuesday, 8 p.m., West Coast Surf Shop Bucs vs. Integrity Sound Falcons
11–13-Year-Olds Flag Football Results
Ross Built Construction Dolphins 32
Beach Bums Ravens 19
Walter & Associates Bears 21
Mr. Bones Colts 12
Lobstahs Bucs 40
Edgewater Realty Jaguars 8
Beach Bums Ravens 33
Lobstahs Bucs 25
Ross Built Construction Dolphins 27
Walter & Associates Bears 9
Edgewater Realty Jaguars 20
Mr. Bones Colts 12
11–13-Year-Olds Flag Football schedule:
Jan. 25, Friday, 8 p.m., Holy Cow Ice Cream Cardinals vs. Mr. Bones Colts
Jan. 28, Monday, 6 p.m., Beach Bums Ravens vs. Walter & Associates Bears
Jan. 28, Monday, 7 p.m., Edgewater Realty Jaguars vs. Holy Cow Ice Cream Cardinals
8-10-Year-Olds Flag Football Results
Miller Electric Chargers 24
Coastal Orthopedics Bears 14
Lobstahs Browns 22
Beach Bistro Bucs 6
LPAC Cardinals 25
Manatee Cancer Center Dolphins 18
Tyler’s Ice Cream Vikings 25
Air & Energy Jets 6
Coastal Orthopedics Bears 27
Tyler’s Ice Cream Vikings 26
Manatee Cancer Center Dolphins 23
Miller Electric Chargers 21
LPAC Cardinals 27
Beach Bistro Bucs 7
8–10-Year-Olds Flag Football schedule:
Jan. 23, Wednesday, 6 p.m., Lobstahs Browns vs. LPAC Cardinals
Jan. 25, Friday, 6 p.m., Beach Bistro Bucs vs. Tyler’s Ice Cream Vikings
Jan. 25, Friday, 7 p.m., Air & Energy Jets vs. Miller Electric Chargers
Jan. 29, Tuesday, 6 p.m., LPAC Cardinals vs. Tyler’s Ice Cream Vikings
5–7-Year-Olds Flag Football Schedule:
Jan. 25, Friday, 6 p.m., Lobstahs Broncos vs. Tyler’s Ice Cream Vikings
Adult co-ed Volleyball
Adult co-ed Volleyball Results
Island Real Estate 25
Lobstah’s 18
(First game of best 2 out of 3)
Island Real Estate 27
Lobstah’s 25
(Second game of best 2 out of 3)
Duncan Real Estate 25
vs. Tyler’s Ice Cream 14
(First game of best 2 out of 3)
Tyler’s Ice Cream 25
vs. Duncan Real Estate 14
(Second game of best 2 out of 3)
Duncan Real Estate 25
Tyler’s Ice Cream 16
(Third game of best 2 out of 3)
Lobstah’s 25
Tyler’s Ice Cream 18
(First game of best 2 out of 3)
Lobstah’s 25
Tyler’s Ice Cream 15
(Second game of best 2 out of 3)
Adult co-ed Volleyball schedule
Jan. 29, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Island Real Estate vs. Lobstah’s
Jan. 29, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Duncan Real Estate vs. Tyler’s Ice Cream
Jan. 29, Tuesday, 8:30 p.m., Lobstah’s vs. Tyler’s Ice Cream