THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, October 24, 2025 Page 13 TORNADO TWO: Malden’s Josh Bly (4) and Jamal Hakkaoui (87) take down Chelsea’s Alex Pinto. Jayden McGuffie (2) fights for more yards against Chelsea. (Advocate Photo/Henry Huang) tion. In the last two games, MHS sophomore quarterback Devin Otero Milonopoulos has scored four touchdowns and four conversions, for 32 points in his first year of high school football. Sophomore Nick D’Anna scored his first-ever TD in his first year of football, ever. Both Otero and D’Anna were Varsity starters for the 14-7 Golden Tornado Baseball team last spring. BOXSCORE WHO’S OPEN? Malden High captain/quarterback Billy Gavin (12) looks for an open receiver against Chelsea. which sealed the edge for his classmate’s 11-yard jaunt to the end zone. A couple of shorter McGuffie runs and a 27-yard pass reception by junior Josh Bly from senior quarterback Billy Gavin, a spinning catch at the 18yard line, were key to the scoring drive. The 8-0 lead was short-lived, as Chelsea took the ensuing kickoff and after a healthy return inside Malden territory to the Golden Tornado 47-yard line, the Red Devils used the limited time left on the clock judiciously, driving down the field and getting an 8-yard TD from Leeandro Castro to make it 8-6, Malden. Alex Pinto ran in the conversion points to tie the game at 8-8 just before the halftime horn. The game stayed tight in the second half, with Malden getting another TD from McGuffie in the third quarter. A long drive downfield for Malden, using McGuffie runs, a pass reception by Nathan Schonton and an 8-yard Gavin keeper to the Chelsea 11yard line set up a 1-yard plunge by McGuffie. The Red Devil defense stuffed the Malden conversion try, and Malden led, 12-8, as the third quarter came to a close. The fourth quarter was also a tight one, though the Malden defense was front-and-center, turning in another solid effort and throwing another zero at Chelsea for the period. Malden picked up a giant insurance score when McGuffie tackled on his third touchdown of the game, this time of the electric variety. McGuffie burst toward the line, then cut to the right and then around the end. He juked past one potential tackler, and then it was all green the rest of the way down the Macdonald Stadium for a 57-yard TD sprint. McGuffie then ran it in for the conversion, his 21st and 22nd points of the game, to add to his season totals. *** TORNADO WARNINGS: Malden (2-2 GBL, 2-4 overall) was back in action tonight on the road vs. Revere (1-3 GBL, 1-5 overall) at Harry Della Russo Stadium with a 6:00 p.m. start... Malden Head Coach Witche Exilhomme said he and his staff are looking forward to tonight’s game at Revere. “We have not had a lot of success against [Revere] the past couple of years, but we know they will bring a tough brand of football like they do every year,” Coach Exilhomme said. “We have to match that.” .... Malden will host a Malden-Revere sub-varsity game Saturday at Macdonald Stadium at 10:00 a.m. In the “Future Looks Bright” Dept., Malden has been fielding 40-45 players (!!) at its sub-varsity game, while keeping 1620 Varsity players from this acMalden 22, Chelsea 8 Chelsea 0 8 0 0 —8 Malden 0 8 6 8 —22 First quarter No scoring Second Quarter Malden — Jayden McGuffie, 11-yard run (McGuffie run) Chelsea — Leandro Castro, 6-yard run (Alex Pinto run) Third Quarter Malden — McGuffie 1-yard run (rush failed) Fourth quarter Malden — McGuffie, 57-yard run (McGuffie rush) *** MALDEN FOOTBALL (2-2 GBL, 2-4 Overall) 2025 Schedule Fri., 9/12 — Lynn Tech 27, Malden 14 Thurs., 9/18 — Malden 14, Somerville 12 Thurs., 9/25 — Northeast 42, Malden 14 Sat., 10/4 — Lynn Classical 13, Malden 8 Thurs., 10/9 — Lynn English 46, Malden 30 Thurs., 10/16 — Malden 22, Chelsea 8 Fri., 10/24 — Malden at Revere, 6 p.m. Thurs., 10/30 — Malden v. Whittier, 6 p.m. Senior Night Week of 11/7 — Playoff/Consolation Week of 11/4 — Playoff/Consolation Thurs., 11/27 — Malden at Medford, 10 a.m. 138th Thanksgiving Day Classic
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