Page 8 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, JAnuARy 30, 2026 Meet the 2025 Greater Boston League Fall Season All-Stars Revere’s Emma Stamatopoulos is GBL Field Hockey MVP as Patriots capture League Championship; Malden’s Jayden McGuffi e named All-State Running Back By Steve Freker T he Greater Boston League Fall Season had lots of memorable moments and plenty of outstanding individual and team performances. Some of the tried-andtrue GBL perennial contenders once again had strong seasons while there were a number of newcomers rising to the top spot. Most notably, those new risers came in Football and Boys Soccer as the Chelsea Red Devils captured the league crown in soccer, unseating back-to-back winner Revere this fall. In football, Lynn English rolled to its first-ever GBL Championship in Football, led by the exploits of senior quarterback Shane Knowlton-Simard. Of the Advocate readership area, only Revere was able to capture a Greater Boston League Championship: in Field Hockey over Malden and Revere. Gemma Stamatopoulos was named Most Valuable Player. For the second straight season, it was a run-first, pass-second, do-it-all quarterback who led his team to a GBL Football Championship in Knowlton-Simard. The Bulldogs’ QB had 170 carries for 1,927 rushing yards, 39 completions for 804 passing yards and 38 total touchdowns during a 9-2 season to earn Greater Boston League MVP honors. Knowlton-Simard was also selected to the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association (MHSFCA) All-State Team as well as The Boston Globe’s All-Scholastic Football Team for the 2025 season in Division 3. Malden sophomore marvel Jayden McGuffie had to be a close second in GBL Football Most Valuable Player balloting with a record-setting season for the ages. McGuff - ie — earning his second AllStar nod in as many seasons — became the fi rst Malden High player in school history to surpass 2,000 yards in off ense with 2,006 yards on 209 carries. McGuffi e also set single-season school touchdown (24) and total points (198) records with 17 conversion runs this year for the Tornados. The Golden Tornado 10th grader was the only sophomore selected to the MHSFCA All-State Team for Division 3, which is generally an “All-Seniors” list. Medford rolled through the Girls Soccer season undefeated in league play to rise back to the top of the heap. For Malden High Boys Soccer, it was a massive turnaround in the win-loss numbers, as the Golden Tornado squad went from just one win in 2024 to five wins and seven ties in 2025, still falling just one point in the standings (and realistically, just one goal) short of qualifying for the postseason. The Greater Boston League had one Boston Globe All-Scholastic selectee in Lynn English’s Knowlton-Simard. Following is the complete list of Fall Season GBL AllStars and Most Valuable Players. Revere High School Field Hockey Captains — midfi elder Gemma Stamatopoulos, midfi elder Isabella Mendiea and center defender Ava Morris — and Revere High alumna and Head Coach Victoria Correia all worked together to win a Greater Boston League Championship this past fall season. Stamatopoulos was named GBL Most Valuable Player. (Advocate Photo) FOOTBALL Chelsea: Leeandro Castro. Lynn Classical: Manny Mendez, Tommy Nolan. Lynn English: Xavier Beauchamp, Jamaal Boyd, Shane Knowlton-Simard (MVP), Jason McDonald, Ryan Ouen, Jeyson Prosper, Aaden Soto. Malden: Billy Gavin, Jayden McGuffi e. Medford: Demi Georges, Guilherme Martins. Revere: Reda Atoui, Bryan Fuentes, Jose Fuentes. Somerville: Kerry Alphonse, Ousman Kaba, Ryan Louis, Esmael Mack, Marcos Pineda. BOYS SOCCER Chelsea: Brayan Andrade, GBL | SEE PAGE 9
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