THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, September 20, 2024 Page 17 to Lynn Tech, that’s a tough team and they played their hearts out.” *** Malden back in action tonight at Somerville, 6:00 p.m. kickoff Next up for Malden (1-0) is a road trip to Dilboy Stadium in Somerville to take on the Greater Boston League rival Highlanders (0-1) tonight, Friday, September 20 at 6:00 p.m. Somerville fell to Revere last Thursday, 48-12. Malden then goes to Lynn Classical on Thursday, Sept. 26 and then to Northeast Metro Tech on Saturday, October 4. *** EXTRA POINTS: Malden was playing its opener last week without the services of two of its captains, including its best and most experienced player, senior linebacker James Hyppolite, and its top running back, Mateus Brito. Brito sustained a broken collarbone in his left shoulder in the scrimmage versus BC High two weeks ago, and Hyppolite has been out with a knee issue for the past 10 days. “It is very tough not having James [Hyppolite] and Matt [Brito] out there on the field,” Coach Witche Exilhomme said. “Those are two of our best players and we really miss them. We can get by with other players like Zach Johnson and Kevin [Exilhomme] stepping up, but how much stronger are we with both of our captains out there on the field?”... Malden also saw continued progress from freshman standout Jayden McGuffie, a 5-11, 180 speedster who can play most every skill position offensively and defensively. “You always think you want to go slowly with the younger players, but Jayden is ready right now and he shows it every time he is out there.” McGuffie, who had two older brothers play (and play well) for Malden High before him, including Davian McGuffie last season, looks like he has a promising career ahead of him in a Tornado uniform... Malden senior 6-2, 265 Earl Fevrier was an absolute beast on both sides of the ball last Thursday, running people over out of the backfield, catching passes as a tight end and then steamrolling Lynn Tech running backs out of the Malden defense. “Earl [Fevrier] will definitely be a force to be reckoned with this year, wherever we put him,” Coach Exilhomme said. DWAYNE ON THE ‘D’: Dwayne Saintvil makes a tackle on defense for Malden. AND FOR DESSERT: Malden senior Wyatt Dessert makes a tackle on a Lynn Tech runner in Thursday’s win. ZACH JOHNSON TOPPED LIST: Zach Johnson (10) was Malden’s leading tackler in Thursday’s win over Lynn Tech. SEASON KICKOFF: Kenny Turcios delivers the season-opening kickoff for Malden High. (All Advocate Photos by Henry Huang) FULL HOUSE: It was a packed house in the stands at Malden’s season opening win over Lynn Tech. QB ROLLOUT: Malden senior quarterback Aidan Brett looks for an open man. TALKING IT OVER: Malden quarterback Aidan Brett talks over a play with Golden Tornado Head Coach Witche Exilhomme and assistant coach Alishaan Moughal. MCGUFFIE RUNS ’EM OVER: Malden freshman running back Jayden McGuffie stiff arms a Lynn Tech defender on this run. For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 617-387-2200 or Info@advocatenews.net
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