THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, JAnuARy 10, 2025 Page 13 Tide girls basketball team begins new year with decisive win over Chelsea to snap early season losing streak Everett takes on host Lynn English tonight and then stays on the road next week with games at Lowell, Somerville, Malden By Joe McConnell t didn’t take long for the Everett High School girls basketball team (1-4) to like what they see so far in 2025. On just the second day of the new year, they defeated Greater Boston League (GBL) rival Chelsea at home going away, 59-32. Captain Emilia Maria Babcock posted her first double / double of the season to lead her Tide teammates to the easy win. It was definitely a memorable, dominating stat line, which consisted of 26 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. Freshman Julianna RiveI ra played aggressively while pouring in 18 points that included 7 of 8 from the free throw line. Gerniah Boyce was credited with 8 points and 8 rebounds. “[Boyce] also played tough EHS seniors – Gerniah Boyce, Manal Bouhou, Amicha Jacques-Antoine, Emilia Maria-Babcock, Clarice Alexis and Sonia Flores – with Coach Riley Dunn (Advocate photo) down low,” said coach Riley Dunn. “But overall, this was a great team effort.” Kylee Nord also played a solid game, chipping in 3 steals and 5 rebounds. For her efforts, she received the Impact Player team award from Dunn for her hustle and heart. “[Nord] is always making a positive impact on this team,” said the veteran Everett coach. The Everett girls will be back on the court tonight (Jan. 10), when they take on host Lynn English, starting at 6 p.m. They will remain on the road next week, starting Monday night (Jan. 13) against non-league Lowell. They will then head to Somerville the next night. Both games will begin at 6:30 p.m. The Crimson Tide will close out next week at Malden on Thursday night, starting at 6 p.m. Tide boys basketball newcomers experience growing pains as they adapt to the varsity game Everett plays host to non-league Brockton Saturday night, before Malden, Medford come to town next week By Joe McConnell he Everett High School boys basketball team (2-4) opened up the 2025 portion of its regular season schedule on Jan. 2 with a hard-fought road loss to Greater Boston League rival Lynn Classical, 67-58. Second-year Everett coach T Gerard Boyce knows his club experienced another difficult defeat, but he foresees much brighter days ahead this winter for his squad. “It was a tightly contested affair, and I was proud of the effort our team put forth against the Rams,” Boyce said. Christian Vasquez once again stood out for the Tide after coming off the bench to pour in 21 points to keep his teammates close on the scoreboard. Vasquez was also credited with three steals and four rebounds in another all-around fine game. Geordiell Luna Morales also did a good job to keep Classical on the ropes with his 11-point double-digit performance. Going forward, however, Boyce admits that it’s taking his younger players longer to adapt to the varsity game. “As we look ahead, it’s clear that finding the defensive intensity we had last year has been a challenge for our younger players,” Boyce said. “We need to focus on improving our defense, rebounding and sharing of the basketball in order to enhance our overall performance to win more games.” The Everett boys have three games scheduled for this week to give them more opportunities to work at their craft. They hosted nonleague Newton South Tuesday night, before going to East Boston to face the Jets, their coach’s alma mater, last night (Jan. 9) after press deadline. They will then close out the week at home against non-league Brockton tomorrow night (Jan. 11), starting at 5:30 p.m. Malden (Jan. 14) and Medford (Jan. 16) come to town next week as the Greater Boston League schedule heats up. Both games will begin at 7 p.m.
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