Page 6 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE - Friday, February 22, 2019 ANGELO’S "Over 40 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2019 Regular Unleaded $2.239 Mid Unleaded $2.639 Super $2.699 Diesel Fuel $2.839 KERO $4.759 Diesel $2.699 FULL SERVE HEATING OIL 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN AVE • SAUGUS • OPEN 7 DAYS SABATINOINSURANCE AGENCY Call for a Quote 617-387-7466 Or email Rocco@sabatino-ins.com We cover: * Auto * Home * Boat * Renter * Condo * Life * Multi-Policy Discounts * Commercial 10% Discounts * Registry Service Also Available R ight down to the wire it went for the Malden http://www.sabatino-ins.com SABATINO 564 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 617-387-7466 Hours of Operation are: Mondays - Fridays 9am to 5pm Saturdays by appointment only High boys’ basketball squad, as veteran head coach Don Nally’s Golden Tornadoes won a thriller in the opening game of the Milford Tournament Classic on Monday night to set up a “win-or-gohome” game in the tourney final. Malden (9-10) upset host Milford in the tourney semifi nal, 68-65, in overtime, to set up the Golden Tornadoes in the tourney fi nal against Wellesley (14-5). Malden had to win that game to seal a spot in the postseason. A loss would end Malden’s season. (Results were not available at press time.) On Monday night, Malden roared all the way back from MHS senior players and cheerleaders and their families are shown during Senior Night festivities. (Courtesy Photo Malden High School Athletics) By Steve Freker an 11-point defi cit, down 6049 with just 2:44 left to play, to tie it all up on a 13-2 run at 62-62 at the end of regulation. Malden got some ultra-clutch free throw shooting down the stretch with three players, junior Cameron Lloyd (21 points) and seniors Robens Garcia and Franklin Chen all sinking both ends of 1-and-1 free throw shooting situations in the fi nal 42 seconds of play. “We really stepped up as a team,” coach Nally said. “Those were all pressure free throws... and we hit all of them.” Nally said Chen’s contributions were especially noteworthy since he came off the bench cold to replace an injured player (senior Billy Stickney) to shoot the free throws after Stickney could not play any longer after getting knocked down. “The place was going crazy with fans screaming and stomping their feet, but Franklin [Chen] just buried both of them,” coach Nally recalled. Malden kept the pressure on in the overtime period, and the winning basket was a simple inbounds play where Lloyd broke free from a lineup at the free throw line and went in untouched for a layup. “It was something we practiced just the day before and it worked perfectly. The kids were so excited that we won and still had a chance to make the state tourney,” coach Nally said. “It definitely had a state tourney atmosphere. It was one of the most exciting games and great fi nishes I Overtime thriller win at Milford Tourney keeps MHS boys’ basketball postseason hopes alive MHS senior captain Christian Monahan-Dasilva has played solid down the stretch to lead Malden to a pair of wins to keep their tourney hopes alive. (Courtesy Photo Malden High School Athletics) have ever coached here in Malden,” said the 15-year Golden Tornadoes bench veteran Nally. ***** Malden got 14 points each from senior Christian Monahan-Dasilva and junior David Mervilus in a 70-58 win over Marblehead in their home finale on Saturday to keep the state tourney chance alive. Prices subject to change FLEET
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