THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – WEDnEsDAy, nOVEmbER 22, 2023 Page 13 The 2023 Everett High School Crimson Tide Varsity Football Team Shown in no particular order, are; Pedro Rodrigues, Kaleab Seifu, Christian Zamor, Jayden Prophete, Matthew LaMonica, Jeremiah Jean-Louis, Damien Lackland, Adoni Santos, Domenic Papa, Jason Stark, Donald Michel, Pedro Terra, Aidan Duclos, Carlos Cornejo, Shane MacKenzie, Olivier Felix, Jalen Jones, Ed metellus, Beudenly Monelus, Sterley Hall, Alexander Avalos, Aleck Rateau, Junior Aurelio, Andrew Linhares, Dwayne lamy, Yasseen Lila, Amine Hmunna, Elijah Lassiter, Chris Ruiz, Marvin Desruisseaux , Kevin Diaz , Fabrice Michaud, Carlos Rodrigues, Ronald Portillo , Chris Vernet, Lorenzo Pizzaro, Yariel Ortiz, Manny Santiago, Seajae Gaskill, Mark Sylvain, Alex Linhares, Jaysaun Coggins , Diego Ayala , Gideon Legall, Angel Chinchilla, Kervens Joseph, Joao Barreiros, Jonathan Goes, Danny Hernandez, Enno Neto, Jose Ruiz , Adam Sherman, Ronn Pierre, Saymon Silva, Ritchy Samedy, Marcus Pierre, Rudy Renderos, Yesselin Thereault, Kayo Coelho, Bensen Charlmont, Nathan fortune, Jason Singh, Stevenstone Thomas, Derek Soper, Armani Negron, Omarian Ayala, Luca Da Silva, Francisco Fernandez, Emmanuel Lerbout, Tiago Pires, Guerlins Christalin, Jeremiah Clark, Moises Interiano and Chris Villalta. NUMBER ONE: Christian Zamor celebrates after scoring a touchdown. Everett captains, shown in no particular order, are; Dom Papa, Christian Zamor, Pedro Rodrigues, Aidan Duclos, and Jayden Prophete. GBL CHAMPS | FROM PAGE 1 Needless to say, Flores and his players were not happy with the MIAA power rankings committee’s decision. “I don’t agree with the final rankings as I and many others know we are one of the Top 16 teams in Division 1,” Flores said at the time, “and the players are taking it very hard. There’s a mixed bag of emotions, especially for the seniors who will never get a shot at the playoffs again.” The Tide was still reeling from the playoff snub, when it took on Lowell in its first non-playoff game, but they eventually overcame the sluggish start to beat the visitors from Merrimack Valley, 16-9, which extended the team’s winning streak to eight. After that close loss against Xaverian in the opener, the Tide then shutdown Somerville (59-0) and Lynn English (35-0) to begin the GBL schedule. They then edged Catholic Conference non-league foe BC High, 35-34, a team that made the playoffs as the eighth seed with a 5-3 record. Flores’ team then smothered Revere (48-6), Medford (41-6), Malden (56-0) and Lynn Classical (43-12) to close out the GBL slate. St. Mary’s is entering tonight’s game with a 6-4 overall record, and 4-2 in the Catholic Central League. The Spartans won their first two games of the season against KIPP Academy (22-20) and Winthrop (1514). They were then shutout by Bishop Feehan, 30-0. Bishop Fenwick, another school that has issues with the MIAA this year, defeated them, 48-16 the following week. But they won their next four games in October against Bishop Stang (1614), Arlington Catholic (45-8), Cardinal Spellman (12-0) and Archbishop Williams (40-28). The Spartans made the postseason as the 11th seed in Division 6, only to lose to Cardinal Spellman in a Sweet 16 game, 41-30. Spellman had the same 6-2 regular season record as the Lynn parochial school, but they were the sixth seed, despite getting pummeled by the Spartans in that aforementioned game. St. Mary’s understands EvD-FENSE: Everett’s Donald Michel wraps up a Hawk ball carrier. (Advocate file photos) erett’s frustrations with the state’s governing high school sports body. They made the postseason, albeit as a lower seed to a team that they shutout just two weeks prior to the playoff opener. They went on to lose their non-playoff game against Swampscott on Nov. 10, 35-14. But controversies aside, both Everett and St. Mary’s know the Thanksgiving game is different than any other contest on the schedule. Flores is happy that his team is getting ready to play another game, but there’s no guarantee that St. Mary’s will be the opponent in future years. “We are not looking for any long-term plan with St. Mary’s, as we are still exploring other (Thanksgiving) options with other teams,” said the Everett first-year coach, who officially took over the program in July, not giving him much time to get to know his team. Flores respects the St. Mary’s football program, and is thrilled to have them as an opponent this year. “They are a great program that has proven they can win big games,” he said. “On offense, they like to run the ball, but will take their shots downfield when needed. On defense, they will employ three-down linemen and one-high look. They like to fill the box with defenders, and blitz their linebackers in order to stop the run.” GBL CHAMPS | SEE PAGE 18
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