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Page 20 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 FOOTBALL | FROM PAGE 13 be a commanding, 10-point lead in the fourth quarter, but saw what had been a sleepy Xaverian offense awaken and storm back to tie the game at 13-13 just before regulation. In the overtime period, Everett’s Jaylen Murphy came through with a huge tackle on the Hawks’ two-point conversion try, while the Tide’s Cam Mohamed scampered in both the touchdown and game winning two-point run. remaining. QB Gilbert immediately drove Xaverian down the field, hitting Charlie Comella for 43 yards before scampering for six yards to put the Hawks in the red zone. Xaverian had a chance to win the game, but a pass over the middle by Gilbert was broken up by Zamor, forcing the Hawks to settle for a 28-yard field goal by placekicker Oliver Waddleton to knot it up at 13-13. In the overtime, Joe Kelcourse opened the scoring as his third-down rush from Tide running back Jayden Clerveaux (#4) heads for the end zone with Ismael Zamor (#3), opening a huge hole in the Xaverian defensive line. Tide’s Ismael Zamor (#3) goes airborne to intercept a Xaverian pass. Xaverian was behind, 133, starting the fourth quarter and held to just a field goal and no TDs. However, early in the fourth quarter, an 11-play, 79-yard drive finished off by a Jake Gilbert 1-yard quarterback keeper pulled Xaverian to 13-10. The Hawks defense then forced an Everett punt, giving their offense the ball back on their own 28 with 1:22 TOM ABRUZZESE | FROM PAGE 7 Everett School Committee received this award. I’ve always tried to encour9/11 | FROM PAGE 19 cult to discuss the events of that awful day. Yet, it will always be necessary. “It is our duty to remember and reflect,” he said. Remembering the initial response Perhaps the most telling are the countless radio transmissions and interviews that have been released by the New York City Fire Department during the past 20 years. Battalion Chief Orio Palmer three yards out put Xaverian up 19-13. Murphy, however, came up with a huge tackle on the conversion try to keep it a six-point spread. After Xaverian hit a 19-yard field goal by Waddleton on its first possession, Everett responded on its next drive as Ellerbe connected with Zamor for a 59-yard touchdown to give the Crimson Tide a 7-3 lead. age the dreams of all our students, regardless of income, background, or any other factor. We need to give students the resources they need to and Fire Marshal Ronald Bucca, both seasoned marathon runners, reached the impact zone on the 78th floor of the South Tower. “Battalion Seven – Ladder 15, we’ve got two isolated pockets of fire,” Palmer said over the radio. “We should be able to knock it down with two lines.” Palmer and Bucca were killed when the tower collapsed seven minutes later. They were among the 343 firefighters who died that day so that others might live. Firefighter Joseph Casaliggi of Engine 7 recalled watching Nifty blocking by Everett’s offensive line gives QB Karmarri Ellerbe plenty of time to look for a receiver downfield. The score remained 7-3 into the second half before Moses Seide hauled in a perfect Ellerbe throw, fumbled, picked the ball back up and sprinted the distance for a 79-yard touchdream as big as possible and not let politics get in the way of moving our district forward. There’s still plenty of work to be done – and Everett needs civilians jump to their deaths from the upper floors of the World Trade Center. “I just remember looking up and thinking, ‘How bad is it up there that the better option is to jump?’” he said. Captain Jay Jonas of Ladder 6 remembered the horror that he and his men faced as they approached the burning towers. “We turned the corner onto Canal Street and what we saw – was a nightmare,” he said. Jonas and his men were on the 27th floor of the North Tower when they heard the down to give Everett a 13-3 advantage late in the third quarter. Ellerbe finished 8-for-11 for 214 yards in his debut as the new Everett starting quartersomeone tough and courageous enough to do what’s right. I may be the last name on the ballot, but I’ll be first for deafening roar of the South Tower collapsing. Racing to get out of the building, the firefighters and civilian Josephine Harris were in Stairwell B on the fourth floor when the North Tower fell at 10:28 a.m. They were among just 22 individuals who survived the collapse. Times have changed The events of 9/11 triggered a series of changes to ensure that such a tragedy never happens again. Some of those changes included the signing back for the 2021 season. **** Everett opens its home and Greater Boston League schedule hosting Somerville High tonight at 6:00. the Everett Public Schools. Sincerely, Atty. Tom Abruzzese School Committee Member, Ward 6 of the Patriot Act and the establishment of the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security, as well as providing firearms to all flight deck personnel. In May 2011, Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, was killed by U.S. Navy SEAL Team Six. Last month, President Joe Biden ordered all remaining U.S. troops out of Afghanistan, thus ending 20 years of conflict and American military occupation.

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