THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, FEbRuARy 2, 2024 Page 17 Everett bounces back from the English heartbreaker to beat Somerville to secure ninth win T Currently ranked 36th By Joe McConnell he Everett High School boys basketball team (8-2 in the Greater Boston League, 9-4 overall) had just one game this past week, and that was a 52-47 triumph over visiting Somerville last Thursday night (Jan. 25). They finally suited up for another game last night (Feb. 1) against Revere after press deadline. The win over Somerville followed a heartbreaking 75-73 loss to Lynn English, and firstyear head coach Gerard Boyce was just happy to get his players back into a game. “It was good to get back on the court after a heart-wrenching game we gave away to Lynn English,” Boyce said. Boyce credits his team’s resiliency, especially in the second half for the win over the Highlanders. Allsin Desruisseaux paced the offensive attack in the Somerville game with 15 points. Jaysaun Coggins was next in line with 13 points. Tyson Chhun chipped in with 10. Liam Dorosario had seven. Before the aforementioned Revere game last night, Boyce had his team working on various plays in practice to become a more efficient, consistent well-oiled machine. “During the week off, we tightened some bolts in our in Division 1, boys basketball looks to improve its seed for the postseason Tide’s Jaysaun Coggins hangs on the rim after a dunk for the Tide in recent action against Lynn English. (Advocate file photos) overall game,” said Boyce. The Tide lost to the Patriots, 44-41 back on Jan. 5, and as a result of that defeat they were looking for avenge. Boyce praised his Revere coaching counterpart, Dave Leary, and he knows games against the Patriots are always close encounters. “(Leary) is a sound coach, who does a wonderful job with his program every year,” Boyce said. The Everett boys will be on the road at Somerville (Feb. 6, 7 p.m.) and Medford (Feb. Lian Dorosario Santos looks for a shot to the basket under heavy defense against Lynn English. 8, 6 p.m.) next week. They are ranked 36th in Division 1, as of Jan. 30. The Top 32 clubs automatically qualify for the state tournament, with everybody else with a winning record participating in a playin game to begin the postseason. Counting last night’s encounter against Revere, they still have five more games left on the regular season schedule to improve on their current seeding. Tide indoor track athletes wrap up regular season against Medford, Revere Postseason begins later today for Everett in the annual GbL Championship Meet at Reggie Lewis By Joe McConnell T he Everett High School indoor track teams wrapped up the regular season schedule against Revere and Medford in a Greater Boston League (GBL) tri-meet at the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center in Roxbury on Jan. 23. The boys team (4-3) defeated the Mustangs, 53-47, but lost to Revere, 68-32. The Everett girls (1-6) dropped a 69-21 decision to Medford, while also falling to Revere, 75-17. During the tri-meet, senior girls captain Darrynn Desrameaux broke the school record in the shotput with a toss of 33-1. As a result of that record-breaking throw, Desrameaux qualified for the Division 2 state meet. The Crimson Tide squads will return to the Lewis complex later today (Feb. 2, 4:30 p.m.) for the annual GBL Championship Meet, which again gets the postseason underway. Kayshaun Eveillard (6.95) and Jeremiah Jeanlouis (7.26 2) topped the ticket in the 55-meter dash against Medford. Eveillard was second in the Revere portion of the meet. Eveillard (37.13) was then second in the 300 against Medford, but was first versus the Patriots. Dawens Germain (1:40.25) and Adrien Reyes (1:41.69) finished second and third in the 600 against the Mustangs. Nischal Tamang (5:23.89) ended up second in the mile against Medford, and was third versus Revere. Lucas Nunez (3:03.76) was second in the 1,000 against both opponents. Donald Michel (56) and Germain (5-6) secured the top two spots in the high jump in the Medford meet. Germain was third against Revere. Khang Nguyen (186.50) chipped in with a second-place finish in the long jump versus Medford, but was No. 1 against the Patriots. Shane MacKenzie (38-3.25) and Fabrice Michaud (38-2.50) earned eight more points for their teammates with first and second place finishes against Medford. Michel (8.73) went to the head of the class in the 55-meter hurdles against Medford, and was second versus Revere. Anthony Whitlow (12:30.22) came in second in the twomile against Medford, but crossed the finish line on top versus the Patriots. David Huezo-Erazo (13:40.13) was third in the Revere meet. The Tide boys also defeated the Mustangs in the 4x800 relays. In the girls meet, Yelsa Garcia (8.27) was third in the 55-meter dash against both foes. Zyell Cannon-Mathis (49.30) did the same in the 300 versus both GBL rivals. Milena Antoino (2:09) maintained the trend in the 600 during the meet against the Mustangs, but ended up second against Revere. Desrameaux (33-1) and La Betancur-Cardona (30-6) were the top two shotputters in both the Medford and Revere meets. Nicole Brandao (10.21), Devon Gomez-Walrond (10.94) and Juliette Romboli (11.33) swept the 55-meter hurdles over the Mustangs, but only Brandao finished in the top three against Revere, coming in second. Suzanne Maharjan (15:29.12) was third in the two-mile against both Medford and Revere.
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