Page 12 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, January 31, 2025 TORNADO SPORTS: Malden Boys Basketball rallies late to top Revere, 57-52 Fernandes Dias Valadares (16 pts., 16 rebounds), Okoth (10 pts.), Bunch (10 pts.) lead team to first win By Steve Freker T he season started about 90 hours after they all had their last bite of Thanksgiving dinner. Yes, folks, that’s how long the Malden High Boys Basketball team has been working for no paycheck. December came and went and January is close to a memory, but Malden’s fortunes changed dramatically on Saturday afternoon. Head Coach Don Nally’s squad rallied late, got some clutch shots to fall and then hung on defensively to rally and win, 57-52, over visiting Revere High. It was Malden’s first victory of the season, ending a dreary stretch that has seen Malden go 0-12 out of the gate. The win put Malden at 1-12 overall (1-8 Greater Boston League). Revere fell to 5-7 overall (3-6 GBL), seeing its hopes of evening off at .500 with a win at Malden go by the boards. Leading the way was junior 6-5 center Kaua Fernandes Dias Valadares, who scored a teamhigh 16 points and also grabbed 16 rebounds, adding 7 blocked shots for a banner afternoon on a Aiden Brett (15) hit a huge “three” late in the 4th quarter to tie the game at 51-51 in an eventual 57-52 Malden win. (Advocate Photos/Henry Huang) Malden’s 6-5 Kaua Fernandes Dias Valadares goes up strong against Revere. (Advocate Photos/Henry Huang)
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