THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, September 24, 2021 Page 13 Whittier Tech spoils Malden High football season opener, 28-6 Penalties, turnovers make comeback try a chore for Golden Tornado squad in loss to Wildcats By Justin McAllister L ook closer than the final score for the real story of this one, Malden High football fans. The Golden Tornado squad's season opener — and debut of first-year head coach Witche Exilhomme— was a lot closer than the final score indicates. Whittier Tech of Haverhill scored a 28-6 victory at Macdonald Stadium in Malden Friday night, spoiling both the Tornado season and home opener and Coach Exilhomme's career start, but the Blue and Gold football team certainly made its presence felt and provided some hope for the future. Penalties and turnovers were the culprits for Malden's downfall in this one, as two touchdowns were taken off the scoreboard for the Tornado team on the night. Whittier's defense also recorded four pass interceptions on the night, off Malden's two quarterbacks, to effectively snuff out several decent Tornado scoring drives. Key injuries, which had hurt Malden's preparation for the opener in the past several weeks, was another unfortunate factor Friday night. The Tornados lost their top offensive player, senior starting quarterback Jordan Rodriguez, to a game-ending injury late in the second quarter. Rodriguez, who was leading a Malden drive with the score just 14-0, Whittier, when he was hit and knocked out of bounds while fighting for extra yards right in front of the Malden bench. The Malden senior did not return to the field and his status remained undetermined during this week of practice as to availability, The score stayed in Whittier's favor when the Wildcat defense picked off a pass two plays after Rodriquez departed, its second of the night. Whittier also intercepted two more passes in the second half to make it four for Whittier (2-0): 6 8 6 8 — 28 Malden (0-1): 0 0 0 7 — 7 First Quarter W — Julien Acevedo-Torres 46 run (kick failed) Second Quarter W — Noah Mercier 28 pass from Cam West (Bryant Eno rush) Third Quarter W — Jyzaiah Ferreira 4 run (pass failed) the night, including an interception on the very first Malden play of the second half. In addition to the turnovers, more Malden woes were self-inflicted as the Tornados were flagged 10 times, including two penalties that resulted in Malden touchdowns being called back. Malden did have more luck with its running game, led by senior running back Josue Irizharry, who had 58 yards on 11 carries and junior Mikhail Coulonges-Blais, who led Malden with 62 yards on eight carries and a touchdown, the Tornados' only points of the night, late in the fourth quarter. Junior Anderson Joseph was Malden's top receiver on the night with three catches for 41 yards. Malden's defense had a few flashes of highlights but had trouble most of the game stopping the Whittier running game. Whittier's Julien Acevedo-Torres rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries. Acevedo-Torres scored the Wildcats' first touchdown, a 46-yard run in the first quarter, and their last score, a 39-yard run. Whittier quarterback Cam West looked solid in the newly-installed Whittier spread offense. The junior was 15-of-22 passing for 189 yards and a 28yard touchdown to Noah Mercier. Ryan Archambault in the second quarter. Archambaut led the Wildcats with three catches for 67 yards. Four different Wildcats Tom Galvin, Niko Burke, Adam Chase and Nick Almaanzar had interceptions. Galvin intercepted a Rodriguez pass in the first quarter and the other three pickoffs came after Rodriguez had left the game. **** Malden on the road to take on non-leaguer Melrose tonight, 7:00 kickoff Malden is back in action with another non-league game tonight, when it has a short ride to take on next-door Melrose High Fourth Quarter W — Torres 39 run (Niko Burke rush) M — Mikhail Coulonges-Blais 7-yard run (Ronald Juarez kick) INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: M- Mikhail Coulonges-Blais 8-62, Josue Irizharry 1156, Jordan Rodriquez 7-34,Sean Bartholomew 3-10, Eliezer Beato 3-1; W- Julien Acevedo-Torres 16186, Jyzaiah Ferreira 6-38, Mark at 7:00 p.m. in Melrose. Melrose, the defending Division 4 Super Bowl Champion, is an uncharacteristic 0-2 to start the season, outscored 79-21 in its first two games with a 39-0 loss to Division 1 powerhouse Lincoln-Sudbury last week and a 4021 loss to Middlesex League rival Reading in the season opener. **** EXTRA POINTS: Senior quarterback Jordan Rodriguez and senior wide receiver/defensive backs Oswaldo Rodriguez and Gavin West made their debut as Malden High football captains Friday night for the game's opening coin toss... It was uncertain as of Thursday whether Malden High senior starting quarterback Jordan Rodriguez would be able to be in the starting lineup for tonight's game.... Malden was missing nine starters with injuries for last week's game, according to head coach Witche Exilhomme.... Malden's Junior Varsity football team made a strong showing in a 14-8 loss Saturday morning to Whittier. Running back Kevin Exilhomme, quarterback Nathan Sullivan and receiver Felix Da Costa Jr. were standouts in the game for Malden. The JV team hosts Melrose tomorrow morning at Macdonald Stadium at 10 o'clock....After tonight's game, it's back to the Greater Boston League for Malden with a home game versus Somerville on Friday, October 1 at Macdonald Stadium. The game was originally scheduled for on the road at Dilboy Stadium, but the switch to Malden was announced last week.... There was a big crowd on hand at Macdonald Stadium last Friday night, with plenty of Malden High students in attendance.... First-year Malden Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ligia Noriega-Murphy and Assistant Superintendent Emilys Pena were on hand Friday for their first-ever Malden High sporting event. Box Score: Whittier 28, Malden 7 Brown 4-12, Niko Burke 2-28, Cam West 1-6 PASSING: M- Sean Bartholomew 4-14, 55, Jordan Rodriguez 3-7, 17; W-Cam West 15-22, 189 RECEIVING: M- Anderson Joseph 3-41, Nikoliss McGuffie 2-15, Oswaldo Rodriguez 2-2; W-Noah Mercier 3-36, Ryan Archambault 3-67, Burke 5-52, Eno Bryant 3-22, Cam Richards 1-12 ~ Help Wanted ~ Groundskeeper/Custodian/Laborer Job Summary Hiring (1) Full -Time employee to join the Revere Housing Authority team as Groundskeeper / Custodian/ Laborer. Work involves the performance of routine duties related to the exterior maintenance of lawns, trees, shrubs, flower beds, walks, roadways, parking lots, etc.; the interior custodial maintenance of floors, walls, ceilings, windows, etc. in offices, public areas and apartments; and performs minor maintenance repairs and painting repairs. He/she will be required to lift and carry heavy objects, to work outdoors in all types of adverse weather conditions. 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