Page 10 MAK ATTACK| FROM PAGE 1 on the road versus host Whittier Tech. Leading the way was senior running back Makhail "Mak" Coulanges-Blaise, a sturdy, senior who simply broke the bank with a career-defining, command performance. The "Mak Attack" was remarkable: 5 touchdowns (4 rushing, 1 receiving) and a whopping 327 yards rushing, which is believed to be just under the all-time, single-game Malden High individual rushing record. The five rushing touchdowns IS believed to be a single-game record for all-time Malden High scorers. Coulanges-Blaise was the beneficiary of some standout offensive line play, led by juniors Jerrell Calixte, Vidal Garner, Joey Fils, sophomore Karl Lange and senior Kyle Paulding. Malden High second-year head coach Witche Exilhomme was very pleased with the Opening Night fireworks for Mak and Malden. "It was a great night for Malden High football," Coach Exilhomme said. "It is always big to get a win on Opening Night and our coaching staff is very happy THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, September 16, 2022 Malden also got a solid night defensively, though Whittier did make it interesting later in the game when they just refused to go away — scoring four second-half touchdowns, three in the final 9 minutes of the game. "We have to do a better job of closing the game up, but we still held on when we had to do so to make sure of this win." the Malden coach said. A key part of the "bend, don't break" scenario was the fact the Malden defense did not allow a conversion point on each of the Whittier Tech second-half touchdowns. Key to that was the play of Malden High senior Mak Coulanges-Blaise ran for 327 yards and 5 touchdowns in a 48-34 win over Whittier Tech Thursday night September 8.(Advocate Photo) for our players that were able to experience this. "The core of this team has been working extremely hard in the offseason to be able to come up with a night like this and we are so excited we are able to open up like this," Coach Exilhomme added. sophomore captain and linebacker James Hyppolite and junior defensive back Felix Junior DaCosta. Senior linebacker Kyle Paulding also played a strong game defensively for Malden. Coach Exilhomme and the staff rewarded Paulding for his performance by naming the senior as one of the new co-captains on the spot after the game. Four times Whittier Wildcats went for the two-point conversion and each time Malden's defense denied them and, in the process, wiped out eight potential points. On two of those occasions, a Our 50th Anniversary Dan 1972 R.Y.O. TOBACCO ---------TUBES CIGAR SMOKERS DELIGHT! 15 Handmade Cigars - Long Leaf - individually wrapped plus a $19. Surprise $43.95 ~ Humidor Special ~ Holds up to 25 Cigars. 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Competitive prices on all Brands, Great Selection Pictured from left to right: Front row: Inssaf Machouk, Maria Alves, Evie Reynolds, Reilly Hickey, Audrey Wherry, Chloe Jones and Sofia Blandino; middle row: Arianna Perdomo, Niamh Stewart, Lucia Antonucci, Nicole Kelso, Mia Rubin, Alice Jones and Katie Guo; back row: Head Coach Matthew Offner, Caroline Crowley, Abigail Ssewankambo, Sylvie LaFeber, Aya Abbassi, Julia Kerans, Isabella Elmoussaoui, Bailey DeLeire, Team Manager Eudora Desir and Assistant Coach David McInerney. Chris 2022 conversion would cut the Malden lead to under a touchdown. "James (Hyppolite), Kyle (Paulding) and Felix (Da Costa) really played strong and led our defense," Coach Exilhomme said. "We needed those guys and the whole defensive unit to get this win." Malden led early, 14-0 after the first quarter and 26-8 at halftime, but Whittier roared back with two TDs in the third quarter to cut it to 26-20. "Back to Mak" was the word, however and Coulanges-Blaise scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns on long runs to extend the lead as Whittier was never able to pass the Tornados on the scoreboard: ***** Malden High is back in action TONIGHT, hosting another nonleague opponent, next-door Melrose at 6:00 p.m. at Macdonald Stadium in Malden. ***** EXTRA POINTS: The win last Thursday made it what has been a rare "Quinella" for Malden High, which made it a Thanksgiving victory over Medford as the last game of the year in 2021 and a win in the season opener the next season, in 2022, for the first time in close to two decades....Tonight is NEON NIGHT with each class celebrating their class with colored Glo-Sticks. Yellow (2026), Green (2025), Orange (2024) and Pink (2023). They will be available for purchase at the game..... Malden has played Melrose in its season opener for the past seven seasons and has yet to claim a victory... In two of those seasons Melrose has been Super Bowl Champs...Malden football captains this year are seniors Andrew Louis, Zachariah Pan, Makhial Coulanges-Blaise, Kyle Paulding and sophomore James Hyppolite....Tonight, is the first of two home games for Malden, the Tornados (1-0) host Greater Boston Leaguer Chelsea next week, Friday September 23 at 6:00 p.m..... On Friday, September 30 Malden is on the road facing GBLer Somerville (6:00 PM Dilboy Stadium)....A big weekend is planned for Homecoming in October. On Thursday October 6 Malden will host Lynn English at 6:00 p.m. with a free, pregame Tailgate Party at adjacent Callahan Park, 4:00-6:00 p.m. ... On Friday, October 7 there will be a Homecoming Dance held at Malden High School 6:00-9:00 p.m. Meet the 2022 Mystic Valley Regional Charter School Eagles Varsity Girls’ Soccer Team
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