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THE SUN
SPORTS
JULY 28, 2021
Cortez Deep Sea Fishing lands a win sack. Ludwig’s came in the last minutes of the game during Rays Ramblings' last offensive possessions. His stop helped give CDSF control of the football and the clock to end the game and give the team their first win 14-12.
BY MONICA SIMPSON SPECIAL TO THE SUN
ANNA MARIA – The start of the summer adult flag football season kicked off last week with a high-scoring game between the Sandbar Restaurant squad and team We The Best Lending (WTBL), which is a new business sponsor at The Center. Throwing three interceptions, including one pick-six runback and touchdown, the Sandbar was no match for WTBL, with a final score of 50-22. Catalyst took the second game of the night by 10 points over Beach Bums. Wearing the new sponsor’s logo, four Mosses, two Longs and one Skipper put significant stats in the record books in the win. In the blowout of the night, team TBT scored 34 points and kept the TMT squad out of the endzone, finishing the game with the score 34-0. The final game of the night came down to two failed extrapoint attempts by team Rays Ramblings and a nice debut performance of team Cortez Deep Sea Fishing as an adult league squad. Fielding many familiar faces for the first time in the adult flag football league, six of the seven players on team Cortez Deep Sea Fishing (CDSF) played in the youth league up until the last couple of years. With the return of Raymond Gardner to The Center’s
SUN SCOREBOARD TUESDAY, JULY 20 YOUTH INDOOR SOCCER 8- TO 11-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE
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Team veteran Kevin Roman applies pressure on Rays Ramblings QB Ryan Moss, helping to give his team, the Cortez Deep Sea Fishing squad, a win in week one of the summer adult flag football season. field after a season-ending Achilles injury in November 2020, but only as a “coach,” the Rays Ramblings veteran roster played an electric game against the young team with the average age of 19. Playing for the fun of the game and the love of the win, the Cortez Deep Sea Fishing squad eked out a win despite three sacks by Karri Stephens and an interception by Bobby McMillan for Rays Ramblings. Tuna McCracken connected with lifelong friend Tyler Brewer for a CDSF touchdown. Brewer’s scoring included an extra point.
The female player and veteran player of the game, Ava Zink, showed why her close friendship with teammates was not the only reason she was her team’s pick during the draft. Zink made two catches, including one for a point after conversion. She also had a critical interception on the Rays Ramblings side of the field. Returning to the adult field for another season, Cole Carter added a running score and interception to his team’s stats. The team’s veteran, Kevin Roman, made important plays on the defensive side of
the ball for CDSF. Blake Balais used his height and jumping ability to help stop the offensive efforts of Rays Ramblings by covering the former champion players on the team. Ramblings quarterback Ryan Moss hit his favorite receiver and longtime friend, Jordan DeMers, for two receptions. In the game, the hot hands of James Roadman and Stephens put 12 points on the scoreboard. R. Moss found himself under pressure by the CDSF rushers, Brewer and Connor Ludwig, who each had one
Beach Bums Moss Builders
(1-1-1) 3 (2-0-1) 3
Solid Rock Construction Shady Lady
(0-3-0) 2 (2-1-0) 6
WEDNESDAY, JULY 21 YOUTH INDOOR SOCCER 8- TO 11-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE Beach Bums Solid Rock Construction
(2-1-1) 8
Moss Builders Shady Lady
(3-0-1) 4 (2-2-0) 0
(0-4-0) 1
THURSDAY, JULY 22 ADULT CO-ED FLAG FOOTBALL
Sandbar (0-1) 22 We The Best Lending (1-0) 50 Beach Bums Catalyst
(0-1) 12 (1-0) 22
TMT TBT
(0-1) 0 (1-0) 34
Rays Ramblings Cortez Deep Sea Fishing
(0-1) 12 (1-0) 14
