THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, December 6, 2019 Page 13 Tide runs past Masco in Turkey Day rout T By Greg Phipps he first Thanksgiving Day football game at Veterans Memorial Stadium in eight years proved to be worth the wait, as the Everett Crimson Tide broke open a tight contest in the second quarter and ended up rolling to a 41-7 victory over the Masconomet Chieftains. With the win, the Tide ended their 2019 season at 8-3. The team is now 18-4 overall in its two years under head coach Theluxon Pierre. With a wealth of underclassmen talent and depth on this year’s squad, Everett should once again have state championship aspirations when it enters 2020. Everett last hosted a Turkey Day outing at the stadium in 2011 when it defeated former annual Thanksgiving rival Cambridge Rindge & Latin. After a few years with no holiday game, the Tide began a yearly matchup with Masco in 2016. Everett has won all four contests thus far in the series, including a win when the two schools met at Fenway Park in 2017. The 6-5 Chieftains were a Div. 3 North semifinalist this season, and they were a formidable match for the Tide early in this year’s game. After running back Clarence Jules opened the scoring for Everett with a oneyard plunge (after he rambled 49 yards on the previous play to set up the score), Masco proceeded to march 78 yards for the tying score – a one-yard burst by RB Greg Walker. That ended up being the first and last highlight for the visitors, as Everett’s defense stiffTide’s Tyrese Baptiste makes a one-on-one tackle. First quarter touchdown by wide receiver Eli Auguste against Masco on T-Day. Tide’s Junior Pamphile (69) leads the way for running back Clarence Jules. ened mightily and allowed the Chieftains just 116 total yards of offense for the game. Two of the Tide’s touchdowns came via the defense as well. The first of those came when Eli Auguste forced a fumble and ran it back 20 yards for a 14-7 lead. The next Tide score was also a product of the defense. Samy Lamothe picked off a pass and raced 30 yards to the end zone to give the hosts a 21-7 advantage. It became a 28-7 game after sophomore RB Nureini Mohamed bulled in from four yards out. That score put Everett ahead by three touchdowns at the half. A scoreless third period was followed by 13 more Everett points to close out the contest in the fourth. Tyrese Baptiste’s 18-yard run to pay dirt and Mohamed’s second TD from oneyard out accounted for the Tide’s final points. Overall, the offense was anything but lacking, compiling 396 total yards, including 192 on the ground. Sophomore Ismael Zamor occupied the quarterback role, as senior starter Duke Doherty did not play, despite reports to the contrary leading up to the game. Doherty was injured two weeks earlier in a 20-16 loss at Andover. Zamor handled the challenge quite well by throwing 19 times and completing 17 of those passes for 204 yards. Jules carried six times for 79 yards, and Mohamed gained 65 on just three attempts. Baptiste caught six passes for 86 yards; Auguste made three catches for 37 yards, as did Josh Nieves for 34. The kicking game did its job, hitting on five of its six point-after tries. Before kickoff, Mayor Carlo DeMaria recognizes resident and former EHS player Brandon Conde on the field who recently suffered a life-altering injury. Tide’s Clarence Jules dodges a Masco defender. (Advocate Photos by Katy Rogers)
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