EV R Vol. 32, No.47 -FREEEVE ETT T Sa e a S a www.advocatenews.net advocatenews net adv net e a Safe & Happy Thanksgiving! DVOCAT Free Every Friday F or decades, Chelsea was the Everett High School football team’s traditional Thanksgiving rival. But when that game ceased its competitiveness, the Crimson Tide has been scrambling to fi nd an opponent ever since. They were able to pick up Cambridge to fi ll the void on the holiday for a while, and that relationship lasted 16 years until it ended in 2011. Everett then went four years without playing on Thanksgiving until beginning a series with Masconomet, which came to an end in 2019, and one of those games was actually played at Fenway Park. The pandemic hit in 2020, and as a result there was no fall football season. When football resumed the sport’s traditional fall schedule in 2021, the Tide found a new willing Thanksgiving partner after St. John’s of Shrewsbury had just lost its longtime Thanksgiving rival, St. Peter-Marian. The search then began for the St. John’s hierarchy to replace St. Peter’s on the schedule. They made calls to Everett High’s athletic director Tammy Turner and former football coach Rob DiLoreto to let both of them know they would love to play the EMass powerhouse. Both parties soon came to an agreement to play the Thanksgiving game that year at Everett Stadium, where the home team went on to defeat St. John’s, 44-14. Last year, Everett played its last football game on Nov. 11 in a Division 1 Elite 8 game against Central Catholic. The Lawrence parochial school was able to shut them out, 210. Once again, there was no Thanksgiving game. But it’s back this year, with St. Mary’s AD OCTE 617-387-2200 Wednesday, November 22, 2023 GBL champs bring back holiday game after another brief hiatus Crimson Tide football gets ready to host st. mary’s of Lynn tonight on Thanksgiving Eve By Joe McConnell feating the Cougars, 34-21. In July, St. Mary’s athletic director Jeff Newhall announced that Everett will be the school’s Thanksgiving opponent this year. The game, however, will be played tonight (Nov. 22, Thanksgiving Eve) at Everett Stadium, beginning at 6 p.m. First-year Everett football READY TO FEAST: Crimson Tide quarterback Carlos Rodrigues made a nifty hand-off to running back Damian Lockland during the season opener against Xaverian. (Advocate photos by Emily Harney) of Lynn providing the opposition after Austin Prep, its longtime Thanksgiving rival, decided to go the prep school route and play in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) last year. The Spartans did play them one last time to end that campaign, and they ended up decoach Justin Flores is now getting his team ready to play the game after it won another Greater Boston League (GBL) title with a 6-0 record. They are presently 8-2 overall. The Tide’s lone losses were against Xaverian in the opener, 32-21, and Central Catholic in a Division 1 non-playoff game on Nov. 10, 38-21. The Everett boys have had a lot to play for since being snubbed of a playoff berth under the MIAA’s (Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association) new experimental power rankings format, despite a 7-1 record at the time. To make their case, they had a better record than 11 of the 16 teams that made the postseason in Division 1. The Tide ended up being the 18th seed. GBL CHAMPS | SEE PAGE 13 SINCE 1921 Messinger Insurance Agency 475 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 Phone: 617-387-2700 Fax: 617-387-7753 NEW COMPETITIVE AUTO RATES AND BENEFITS AVAILABLE ACCIDENT FORGIVENESS DISAPPEARING COLLISION DEDUCTIBLE 11% DISCOUNT WITH SUPPORTING POLICY 10% COMBINED PAY IN FULL DISCOUNT AND GREEN DISCOUNT 10% GOOD STUDENT DISCOUNT Celebrating 100 years of excellence! Monday thru Friday: 8am to 6pm Saturdays 9am to 1pm! Check out our NEW website! www.messingerinsurance.com WELL-DESERVED: “E” Club President Michael LaCourt presented EHS football standout Christian Zamor with the Bouvier Jeweler’s Award during last Wednesday’s banquet at Spinelli’s in Lynnfi eld. See page 12 for photo highlights. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) Christian Zamor receives Bouvier Jewelers Award at Annual “E” Club Banquet
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