Page 16 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, October 3, 2025 ‘GOLDEN’ NIGHT: Northeast Metro Tech’s Golden Knights football shines brighter than Malden’s Golden Tornados QB Beede (3 TDs), De Oliveira (10 tackles) lead way for visiting NE in big win, 42-14 By Steve Freker alden fans who may have experienced some of that old-time déjà vu did so for good reason last Thursday night. Seems that the visiting Northeast Metro Tech Golden Knights were up to their old tricks, basically replaying what they did the last time these two teams met — almost exactly one year ago — to the day. First possession? A quick score M by the visiting Golden Knights. Onside kick, recovered by Jayden McGuffie (2) tries to break free from a tackle by Northeast’s Jason Melchionda (5). Northeast. Run, run, long pass, then a finishing run for another quick score. Six plays and less than three minutes off the clock, it was already 14-0 before most of the fans from either side of the fence at Malden’s Macdonald Stadium had settled into the stands. This was the same script as the 2024 game played in Wakefield at the Northeast home field, and as the night wore on, it turned out to be the same result: a Knights victory. The win kept Northeast on a bona fide, early-season roll: three W’s in a row and a 3-1 record out of the gate. Northeast now has a week Kenny Melgar Turcios (11) and Jonathan Ventura (56) combined to tackle Northeast’s Jovan Walcott (10), a Malden resident, after a catch. (All Advocate Photos/Henry Huang) Malden senior captain Manny Perez (83) hauls in a pass from QB Billy Gavin ahead of the coverage of Northeast’s Jason Melchionda (5). off, using the “bye” this weekend to prepare for another GBL non-league opponent, hosting Medford on Saturday, October 11, at 10:30 a.m. Malden fell to 1-2 with the loss (1-0 Greater Boston League) and will try and get back on track with a rare Saturday night game on the road against Lynn Classical tomorrow evening, October 4 (5:00 p.m.). This one turned out to be a pounding, 42-14 win where Northeast never looked back, scoring in every quarter in a balanced attack. On the defensive side, the Knights roped off Malden to just one score in the first half, running out to a 28-6 lead and never letting the home team get much closer. Knights lineMalden High’s Josh Bly (4), Jonathan Ventura (56) and Mike Nchuta (60) swarmed in to tackle Northeast’s Lucas De Oliveira (24) during Thursday’s game. (All Advocate Photos/Henry Huang) backer Lucas DeOliveira led the Northeast “D” on this night; number 24 was all over the field, making 10 tackles, assisting on four others, registering two sacks and putting plenty of pressure on the Malden quarterback all night. Northeast, on its three-game winning roll, has now outscored its opponents 60-21 — nine touchdowns to three. On Thursday night, quarterback Ryan Beede had a big night, scoring three touchdowns, including one in each of the first three quarters. Beede also had his best passing night of the season, catching Malden off guard with the Knights’ “run first” offense, completing 5-of-6 attempts for 67 yards. Northeast’s Isaiah Robles was a force offensively as well, rushing for 103 yards on just 11 carries and two touchdowns. Northeast placekicker Jake Conners was a perfect 6-for-6 on PAT boots, a stellar night on an evening where not much of Head Coach Don Heres’ offensive calls did not find success. Northeast scored on a short field after getting the ball at the Malden 45-yard line and finishing off a four-play drive with a three-yard TD plunge by Beede and a Conners kick for a 7-0 lead. The Knights then recovered an onsides kick and jumpstarted another short field drive, this one ending with a 19-yard TD run and a 14-0 lead with just under 8 minutes left in the first quarter. Malden did answer when star sophomore runner Jayden McGuffie busted free down the left sideline for a 51-yard touchdown run, his 5th TD of the season and a 14-6 score. Northeast did not slow down, scoring twice more in the second quarter on two long, time-eating drives ending in 1-yard TDs by Robles and then Beede again for a 28-6 lead. The Knights stretched the lead out to 42-6 in the fourth quarter before Malden was able to answer again when senior captain and quarterback Billy Gavin connected with fellow senior captain Manny Perez with a 36-yard TD pass with 3:03 left to play. *** TORNADO WARNINGS: After the game Malden Head Coach Witche Exilhomme said his team had no time to dwell on this result as it faced a steady diet of Greater Boston League games ahead — three straight league matchups, starting with the road to Lynn’s Manning Field on Saturday. “We still intend to be heard from in this league. We play league games the next three weeks and we know we have to
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