THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2021 Page 17 Everett rumbles to third straight GBL victory, 44-0 over Lynn Classical Special teams play major role in Crimson Tide victory; Showdown at Revere Tonight, 6:00 proud of the way our guys kept playing hard. For Everett, receiver Cam MoBy Jason Mazzilli T he way it has gone so far this year, it has been either a dominating offense, or a suffocating defense — or both— that have keyed Everett High football wins. On their way to a 4-0 season start, the latest win a 44-0 demolition of Lynn Classical Friday night, Everett unveiled a third dimension of excellence, an enterprising special teams unit. Everett now faces off against fellow GBL unbeaten Revere (4-0 GBL, 4-1 overall) tonight in an early season league showdown at Revere's Della Russo Stadium at 6:00 p.m. The game got off to a tough start for the Rams, as they kicked off to Everett's Pedro Rodrigues and he sprinted for a 70-yard touchdown to open the game. It went from bad to worse for Classical, which fumbled away the ensuing kickoff, leading to a four-play scoring drive, finished off by a 30-yard touchdown run from JC Clerveaux. The Rams then went three plays and a punt and Everett put together another quick scoring drive capped by a 21-yard score from speedy Cam Mohamed. Before the fans had even fully arrived, Classical was staring at a 20-0 deficit. "You can't give a team that good any extra opportunities, and we gave them a bunch," Classical head coach Brian Vaughan said in an online report. Everett kept the pedal to the metal, with 36-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Kamarri Ellerbe to Mohamed, followed by a 29-yard touchdown run from Syeed Gibbs gave the Crimson Tide a 37-0 lead at the half. Special teams reared up again when defensive lineman Jayden Biggi blocked a punt, scooped and scored for a touchdown to make it 44-0 early in the third quarter. The third and fourth quarters ticked away quickly and the 44-0 final stood up. Coach Vaughan had plenty of praise for Everett in an online report. "They're bigger, stronger and faster than most teams in the state, and they showed it. It was a tough go for us, but I was hamed led the way with 83 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns. Leading rusher Jayden Clerveaux had 65 yards on the ground, while receiver Syeed Gibbs rushed for 29 yards and a touchdown. BOX SCORE Lynn Classical 0 0 0 0— 0 Everett 20 17 7 0—44 First quarter Everett—Pedro Rodrigues 65yard kickoff return (Adoni Santos kick) Everett—Jayden Clervaux 30yard run (Adoni Santos kick) Second quarter Everett—Safety Everett—Cam Mohammed 44-yard pass from Kamari Ellerbe (Jayden Clervaux run) Everett—Syeed Gibbs 13-yard run (Adoni Santos kick) Third quarter Everett Jayden Biggi 20-yard punt return (Adoni Santos kick) Fourth quarter No scoring
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