THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, February 10, 2023 Page 15 Mystic Valley Charter School swimmers, hailing from Malden and Revere, shared future plans during Senior Night meet By Tara Vocino M alden and Revere seniors celebrated their Senior Night in between swim meets last Thursday night at Mystic Valley Regional Charter School. Senior Armando Indresano, of Lynnfield, plans to study nursing at the University of Tampa; senior Jeremy Chang, of Melrose, plans to study computer science at UMA or UCSD, and Tia Anthony, of Middleton, plans to study pharmaceutical sciences. Shown from left to right: his father, Jeovanne Acuna, at left, senior Aiden Acuna, of Revere, his mother Gladys Rosa and his brother, Lucas Acuna, bottom left, and high school administrator Zac Shahan. Acuna plans to swim at Bryant University, where he intends to study biomedical engineering or international business. Parents recorded their children as teammates offered words of encouragement to them. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) Pictured from left to right: teammates Natalie Palma, Jeremy Cheng, Anna Grasso and Corinne Mahoney cheered on senior captains Armando Indresano, Aiden Acuna and Cheng during last Thursday night’s varsity swim senior night at Mystic Valley Regional Charter School. Senior Ramy El Aafer, of Malden, was accompanied by his mother Wafaa, and High School Assistant Director Zac Shahan. He plans to study business and thereafter enter law school. Saugus resident Jason Yan, at left, offered words of encouragement to graduating senior Jeremy Chang. ~ Malden Neighborhood Basketball League - Week 5 ~ Saturday, February 4 Game 1 – Bullets 2, Sixers 0 As we coasted into week five, the defending champion crimson opened the second weekend in a row with another Forfeit, as they weren’t able to get enough players at the game in time. Which in turn keeps the boys in Blue perfect for the season. Can they run the table? Game 2 – Celtics 46, Lakers 28 The Emeralds T. Melton (15) and J. Pomare (10) powered the green squad, especially in the middle quarters with a 27-8 advantage by the time the last quarter began. And the Lakers had a great fourth quarter, but time was running out with an 18-11 difference in the fourth. They were led by R. Correale with 15, but without another offensive attacker, it was a tough hill to climb. Sunday, February 5 Game 1 – Celtics 53, Kings 24 The Kings’ struggles continued without their top pick in the house. They did a good job with only a four-point difference in the second half totals – being led by Z. Pierre (12), who was pretty consistent each quarter in his scoring. But the Celts’ T. Melton dropped 20 for the weekend high score, followed by J. Pomare (11) & S. Antoine (10) – they did all the damage needed in the first half with a 3510 output, & that alone carried them to the Victory, trying to keep pace with the Idle Bullets. Game 2 – Lakers 33, Sixers 31 The Purple n Gold squeezed out a nice Win on our final game of the weekend – seven of their eight players got on the scoreboard – led by A. Mallah boasting 12, the Sixers played hard with only four players on the court from Tap with N. Melvin leading the way with 17 for his squad. 2023 Malden Neighborhood Basketball League Games Team Bullets W L 8 3 0 5 Behind Streak 0 5 W - 8 Celtics 6 2 2 W - 3 Kings 3 5 5 L - 2 Lakers W - 1 Sixers 0 8 8 L - 8 This Week’s Games Sat., Feb. 11 Bullets vs. Celtics at 2:30 Kings vs. Lakers at 3:45 Streets *Sun., Feb.-12 Bullets vs. Lakers at 1:15 Kings vs. Sixers at 2:30 At the Ferryway School – corner of Ferry, Cross & Walnut
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