Page 16 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, DECEmbER 22, 2023 Tide boys basketball begins new season perfect after three games After Christmas break, Everett will be in the malden Catholic Holiday Tournament next week By Joe McConnell pullout the win.” Boyce mentioned CristiaT he Everett High School boys basketball team defeated visiting Lynn Classical Tuesday night, Dec. 19, 64-54 to make it three in a row on the young season, all in the Greater Boston League (GBL). “This was a collective team win,” said first-year head coach Gerard Boyce after the Chelsea game. “Both teams were resilient, but we persevered in clutch moments to no Vasquez’ critical 12 points off the bench as a key ingredient to this win, while the team’s “tough man,” according to Boyce, Allsin Desruisseaux chipped in with an even dozen points. Cleevence Little paced the offensive attack with 16 points. Lian Dorosario was also among the Everett double digit scorers with 10 points. Tyson Chhun netted six points. Jaysaun Coggins tallied three times. Steve Nunes and Aidan Volquez each scored two points. Prior to the Classical encounter, there was a trip to Chelsea, where the Tide defeated the host Red Devils, 61-51 on Dec. 14. Chhun was the leader in points in this game with 11. Vessenchy Jean came through with nine points. Little was close behind with 10. Volquez chipped in with eight. “It was our second win on the young season,” said Boyce. “We’re still a work in progress, building it brick by brick, just taking it one game at a time. Our motto is simply to compete and get better each week.” It’s now time for a Christmas break as the Everett boys revel in their fast undefeated start to the season. They are then scheduled to play in the Malden Catholic ChristMeet the 2024 Everett High School Crimson Tide Varsity Girls’ Basketball team mas Tournament beginning Wednesday, Dec. 27. The Tide will play Millbury at 3 p.m. after Arlington takes on Arlington Catholic at 1:30 p.m. The consolation and championship games will be played the next day. Everett will then face nonleague host Cambridge the following Wednesday, Jan. 3, starting at 7 p.m. Two nights later, they will resume the GBL schedule at Revere against the Patriots at the same time. GBL | FROM PAGE 15 third overall in the two-mile. Earning points against Classical, Adrian Reyes (1:57.61) and Dante Gell (2:02.63) were second and third in the 600. Jeremy Whitlow (3:35.59) was third in the 1,000. Anthony Whitlow (6:02) and John Cardoso (6:02.79) were second and third in the mile against the Rams. Jason Stark (38-09.50) and Fabrice Michaud (36-09.50) ended up second and third in the shotput. Some facts on this year’s indoor track teams Last year, the Everett High School boys indoor track team ended up with a 5-2 record, while the girls’ squad was 4-3. “Our standouts one year ago were shotput throwers Layla Betancur-Cardona and Darrynn Desreameaux. They were regularly the top two finishers,” said Cimea. “In the 50-yard dash, we had great performances from Jayden Prophete and Jalen Jones. Jalen was also our top long jumper. Freshman Kayshaun Eveillard, now a sophomore, had a great first year. All these athletes are back for another season, which is good news for us.” Besides Jones and Prophete, Shane MacKBottom row, shown from left to right: Malica Guillaume, Taisha Alexandre, Dori Vilson, Emilia Maria-Babcock, Malaica Guillaume, and Gleidy Tejada Sanchez. Top row, shown from left to right: Assistant Coaches Alex Strempel with Courtney Meninger, Casey Martinez, Sonia Flores, Clarice Alexis, Gerniah Boyce, Kaesta Sandy, Manal Bouhou, Katerin Landaverde and Head Coach Riley Dunn. enzie and Nischal Tamang are also captains on this year’s boys’ squad. Nicole Brandao, Suzanne Maharjan and Betancur-Cardona will lead the girls’ team into each meet this winter. Cimea expects his veterans on both squads Seniors, shown from left to right: Taisha Alexandre, Malica Guillaume, Kaesta Sandy, Malaica Guillaume, and Gleidy Tejada Sanchez during Monday’s game against Lynn Classical High School. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) to carry the load this year, specifically Mackenzie, Betancur-Cardona, Desreameaux and Jason Stark in the throwing events. Among the sprinters, Jones, Prophete and Nicole Brandao will lead their respective teams. They will be joined by junior Yelsa Garcia, and sophomores Joao Lucas Barreiros and Kayshaun Eveillard. Maharjan and Tamang will be the top distance runners on the girls’ and boys’ teams, but they will have help from Dawens Germain, junior Milena Antoine and sophomore Lucas Nunez. Cimea has been coaching in Everett, his alma mater, since 2011. He started out as an assistance coach, before taking over the entire program in 2017. After running track all four years at EHS (2004-2008), he continued his athletic career at Salem State. He started coaching back in Everett after his sophomore year in college, when the Vikings track program was dropped, because of budget cuts.
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