Page 12 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, October 6, 2023 Meet the 2023 Mystic Valley Boys’ Varsity Soccer Eagles Captain Shreyas Dass WIN | FROM PAGE 1 three weeks ago, Bowdridge threw a touchdown pass to senior Gabriel Vargas Cardoso. Friday night Bowdridge, who stands 6-2, found his favorite target, the 6-5 Cardoso, for another touchdown pass; Bowdridge also threw a TD pass of 55 yards to big Earl Fevrier, dumping it on the left sideline to the 6-2, 240 tight end and then watching him rumble all the way to the end zone. For the night, Bowdridge had the best statistical game for a Tornado quarterback in many seasons, surpassing 200 yards passing (on 10-of-16 completions) for the first time since the 2016 season. Bowdridge threw zero interceptions and did not display first-time jitters either, with no shaky handoffs or missed connections with his running backs. “He [Bowdridge] did a good job. He is becoming a student BRETT BOOTS IT: Junior Aidan Brett has taken over the kickoff duties for Malden High. (Advocate Photo/Henry Huang) of the game quickly, despite this being only the second season he has ever played football,” Coach Exilhomme said. “He’s learning quickly and he has a big upside.” Vargas Cardoso was Bowdridge’s favorite target with 7 receptions for 134 yards and the TD. Malden also got big boosts toward the win from junior captain Matt Brito, who was playing his first game of the season after coming back from a shoulder injury. Brito was a lightning rod on offense, rushing for a career-high 85 yards and two yards, with some stellar cuts which used his line blocking to perfection. Spearheading a decent defenHIGHEST POINT: Malden captain Gabriel Vargas Cardoso, who is 6-5, leaps up to catch the ball at its highest point, over Somerville 5-7 cornerback Esmael Mack and sophomore Jovanni Flores (5). (Advocate Photo/Henry Huang) sive night was senior safety Felix Junior Da Costa, who once again led the team in tackles with 21, sending those in the know scurrying for the record books to check that number. The jury is still out on that one for “most in a game” for now. Da Costa was all over the field and now has close to 50 tackles after just four games for the Tornados. Da Costa also returned three SomerFELIX BUSTING FREE: Malden senior Felix Da Costa (26) breaks free from a tackle by Somerville’s Luis Rivas (21) and Jovanni Flores (5). (Advocate Photo/Henry Huang) Seniors, shown from left to right: Ayoub Lamaallem, Captain Shreyas Dass, Liam Thompson, Adam Elbadoui, Zach Rubin, Logan Cargill, Evan Montrose, Stevie Carter and Team Manager Matthew Almas. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) Shown from left to right: Kneeling: Angelo Coelho, Damian Regis, Logan Cargill, Captain Shreyas Dass, Yafet Dawit, Wesley Rosell, Christian Saad and Jack Magone; standing: Sebastian Saad, Ethan Danoff, Jack Mangone, Graham Kuegle, Evan Montrose, Ayoub Lamaallem, Liam Thompson, Adam Elbadoui, Stevie Carter, Zach Rubin, Cam Martins, Matthew Almas and Sami Abuzaid. ROOKIE HANDOFF: Freshman Ryan Bowdridge (17) hands off to junior Zachary Johnson (10). Bowdridge made his varsity starting debut memorable with 162 yards passing and 2 TDs. (Advocate Photo/ Henry Huang) ville punts for over 60 yards, a 20.3 yards per return average. Junior captain James Hyppolite also had a solid game defensively for Malden. **** Malden on the road Friday night at Lynn Classical – 7:30 p.m. Malden is back in action tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Manning Field in Lynn to take on Lynn COMING OUT: Malden High junior Nate Sullivan (7) and Noah Granderson (28) lead the way for Malden. (Advocate Photo/Henry Huang) Classical (3-1). The Tornados’ next home game in Thursday night, October 12, at 6:00 p.m. when they host Lynn English. That game is Homecoming Game for Malden, and at halftime the Malden High Golden Tornado Club will be honoring the 2023 selectees to the Golden Tornado Club Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees include Coach Dana Brown (Girls Basketball), Jimmy Chery (2007, Football and Track), Dana Marie Brown (Basketball, Softball), Dan O’Boyle (1977, Wrestling) STIFF ARM: Malden senior Felix Da Costa (26) gets a stiff arm ready as he is pursued by Somerville’s Esmael Mack (2). (Advocate Photo/Henry Huang) and the 2012 Softball Team and Coaches (MIAA State Finalist).
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