THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, FEbRuARy 10, 2023 Page 15 Tide bounces back with two wins to inch closer to state tournament berth Everett girls’ basketball takes on host Malden Catholic Friday night with postseason on the line REEM hockey gets ready for the stretch run to secure tourney spot Tide will celebrate Senior Night against St. Joseph’s Prep Wednesday night By Joe McConnell T he Everett High School boys’ co-op hockey team (3-5 in the Greater Boston League, 7-7 overall) needs just three more wins in its last six games to secure a Division 3 state tourEverett’s Tatiana Moran drove past a Somerville defender on Tuesday night in Everett. (Advocate photos by Emily Harney) By Joe McConnell T he Everett High School girls’ basketball team (9-5 in the Greater Boston League, 9-8 overall) bounced back nicely with two wins after a tough loss to Lynn Classical on Jan. 31, 44-33. Two nights later, the local quintet topped Lynn English, 63-59. Senior captain Kayley Rossi was the star of the show after accounting for 27 points and seven rebounds. “[Rossi] also went seven of eight in free throws, hitting some big ones down the stretch, before sealing the deal with the game-winning shot,” said coach Riley Dunn. “Sophomore Emilia Maria Babcock and junior Malaica Guilaume were next up against the Bulldogs on offense with 14 and 12 points, respectively,” added the Everett coach. “I was very proud of the team’s composure and resiliency under pressure.” The Crimson Tide girls were then at home on Tuesday night, Feb. 7, just in time for Senior Night, and they completed the celebration with a resounding victory over Somerville, 52-28. “It was The Lady Tide’s Malica Guillaume is shown going up for a basket for the Crimson Tide on Tuesday night. a beautiful way to honor and celebrate our seniors and their commitment and dedication to this program throughout the last four years,” said Dunn. Rossi and Babcock paced the offensive attack with 10 points apiece. Senior Nehemie Lucien chipped in with eight points, while pulling down 10 rebounds. “Major shoutout to our seniors Kayley, Japhnie [Pierre], Nehemie, Jojo [Nehemie Joseph], Lamiah [Wyzard], Brooke [Brookelyn Acevedo], Tanaeja [Elie], Tatiana [Moran] and our amazing manager Leandra [Germain],” said Dunn after Tuesday night’s game. The Everett girls will be playing a Friday night game this week at Malden Catholic against the Lancers, starting at 7 p.m., and a win down the street in Malden will clinch a postseason berth for Dunn’s squad. Everett boys’ basketball clinches postseason berth with win over Somerville Tide wraps up the league season at home Wednesday against Revere on Senior Night By Joe McConnell T he Everett High School boys’ basketball team (10-3 in the Greater Boston League, 10-6 overall) is in the state tournament after dismantling Somerville Tuesday night (Feb. 7), 57-39. In last Thursday’s night’s showdown against undefeated Lynn English, the Crimson Tide turned in a much better effort against the Bulldogs than the first time these two teams hooked up, which resulted in a 40-point loss. This time around, the Bulldogs ended up winning the game with a second half explosion, 74-56. They only led by five at halftime, 33-28. “We did a good job controlling their full-court pressure in the first half,” said coach Stanley Chamblain, “particularly our BASKETBALL | SEE PAGE 19 nament berth. “We definitely have some winnable games left on the regular season schedule, but we probably have to steal one, as well,” said Coach Craig Richards before the start of Wednesday night’s game at Bedford. The Crimson Tide defeated host Lowell last Wednesday, Feb. 1, 3-1, but then the Medford hex continued three days later in Everett. It was all tied up at four early on in the third period, but the Mustangs then took advantage of a five-minute penalty to light the lamp twice to regain the lead for good. They went on to win the contest, 9-4. The Mustangs won all three games against their Everett rivals this year, and led after two in last week’s encounter, 4-3, before the home team temporarily tied it up. Austin Annunziata paced the offensive attack against Lowell with two goals. Michael Brandano and Lukas Deguire assisted on both of his scores. Brandano notched the insurance tally from Cam Couto and Annunziata. Goalie Ben Rosa was credited with 15 saves against Lowell, while his teammates pummeled opposing netminder Aidan Lavoie with 40 shots. But then came Medford, their nemesis, at home last Saturday Craig Richards Head Coach night. It was all tied up at one after one period, but the Mustangs forged ahead by one after two, 4-3. But the Tide didn’t give up after scoring the equalizer early on in the final stanza, before the game finally got away from them. Senior Chris Cecca netted an unassisted goal to ignite the offense. Matt Lacroix followed with a goal from Jake Simpson and David Saia. The offensive line produced two more goals together: Brandano and Deguire picked up the helpers on Annunziata’s tally, and Annunziata returned the favor on Brandano’s marker that was also setup by Deguire. Rosa played 2 ½ periods in goal before Aaron Al-Marayati took over those chores. After traveling to Bedford for the aforementioned Wednesday night non-league encounter against the Buccaneers, both teams will go up against each other once again three nights later in Everett, starting at 6 p.m. The Tide will then celebrate Senior Night before the start of the non-league game against Saint Joseph Prep on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m.
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