THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Wednesday, November 23, 2022 Page 17 SPORTS | FROM PAGE 16 nal, to capture its sixth straight, behind the passing of senior QB Jake Martino, who completed 12 of 23 passes for 123 yards on the day. Junior Reggie Thelemaque led Medford from the QB spot with 89 yards rushing. He scored Medford’s only TD on an exciting, 54yard run to open the third quarter. Junior Malik McLaren finished with 72 yards on 14 carries. Senior Rodney Blaise scored two TDs for Malden on a three-yard run in the second quarter and on a five-yard pass from Martino in the third. Junior Ray Sainristil opened the scoring with a first quarter, one-yard TD plunge. Senior Captain Paul Kiernan caught a two-point conversion pass from Martino for an 8-0 Malden lead. Senior Patrick Provitola, who also played great at linebacker, caught a two-point conversion pass. Sainristil scored two TDs. 2013: For one of the few times in the series’ ancient 126-game history, Malden High scored as many points defensively (eight) as offensively in a holiday win, topping host Medford, 16-0, at cold and blustery Hormel Stadium. The wind chill was even lower than the Malden final score on this day. Malden scored on its first possession on a 21-yard run by Raymond Sainristil. The extra-point conversion try was no good, and it stayed 6-0 until Malden senior captain Jensen Ayuk leveled Medford’s Xavier Gibson on the very last play of the first half, scooped the loose ball and ran it in for a safety – Malden 8-0 at the half. Medford’s defense also played tough, causing three Malden fumbles on the day, recoveries by Mustangs Matt Sullivan and Gibson. Ayuk struck again midway through the third quarter, running back an interception off Mustang QB Reg Thelemaque for a 58-yard Pick 6 score. Malden QB Loveng Francois ran in the twopoint conversion for the 16-0 final. 2014: This was another classic “throw out the records” upset win that few saw coming, except for those on the Medford sidelines, of course. Under a full cover of snow, over a foot on the artificial surface of Malden’s Macdonald Stadium before it was cleared by gametime, second-year Medford Head Coach Jason Nascimento recorded his first Thanksgiving Day coaching win in a 3612 win over host Malden. Medford came into the game at 1-9 overall and looking to break a long, seven-game Thanksgiving Day win streak for Malden, and they got the job done. Medford QB Adrien Pineda led the way offensively: 5-of-12 passing for 244 yards and three TDs, two to Myles Olivier. Pineda also scored a TD himself on an 11-yard run in the fourth quarter and threw a TD pass to Jose Lopes. For Malden, junior Danley Exilhomme scored both of Malden’s touchdowns, but Medford looked in command with an 1812 halftime lead. It was all Medford in the second half, led by Pineda and the two-man wrecking crew defensive duo of Matt Sullivan and Anthony DiRienzo, who were dubbed “The Smash Brothers” in reports on the game. Each also had a key interception in the second half. Sullivan and DiRienzo each had double-digit tackles, making life miserable for the Malden offense. 2015: They showed up at Hormel Stadium for Game #128 at Hormel Stadium… and a Madden Game broke out. Malden scored early, often and then some in a raucous, record-setting victory that honked and hollered all the way in a 59-36 Tornadoes victory, the highest scoring game, two teams combined –ever – in series history. It was also the most points Malden had ever scored on Thanksgiving Day and the most since a 50-6 win in 1960. Medford scored 36 points for the second straight year and the most points in the 128-game history for the series by a team that did not win the game. Malden also set a record in this game as the Tornadoes defense scored a whopping (and record) five times on the morning. Malden led, 28-0, after the first quarter, and 45-8 at halftime, but Medford did not quit, led by Cory Moore, who finished with three TDs and 155 yards rushing. Medford owned the second half, outscoring the visitors, 28-14, but led by the Exilhomme Brothers, DJ and Danley, Malden held Medford at bay long enough at the end. Danley Exilhomme returned two interceptions for TDs and ran for two more; DJ scored three TDs, seven TDs between them. Malden clinched its first GBL title since 1989 with the win. Eighthyear Head Coach Joe Pappagallo added to the momentous day by announcing his resignation at halftime. 2016: Despite scoring early and playing a solid first quarter, Medford ultimately fell to Malden, 4118. The score was closer than it seemed, as Medford scored before Malden was able to take the lead with a late score and PAT, ahead 7-6 at the end of the first quarter on a 38-yard TD run by junior QB Jared Martino. Malden pushed the envelope all first half, trying to convert fourth-down situations on three occasions, only to be stuffed by the Medford defense. Martino threw two TD passes in the second quarter to extend Malden’s lead to 21-6 at the half, capitalizing on a failed fake punt attempt by Medford. Martino’s second TD run of the game, a 49-yard burst, gave Malden lots of breathing room, up 28-6. He added a third TD run late in the third quarter, and senior captain Josh Simon capped the scoring late in the fourth quarter for an 18-yard TD to ice. Martino finished with 160 yards rushing and over 100 yards passing to lead the Tornadoes. Senior captain Matt Geer led the Malden defense at linebacker. It was first-year Head Coach Bill Manchester’s first holiday win in his Thanksgiving debut. 2017: Medford and Malden, both entering the game with winless seasons, slugged it out in an exciting back-and-forth game that marked the 130th time they had met on Thanksgiving. Medford capitalized on Malden errors, scoring a touchdown on a fumble recovery and scoring after successfully foiling Malden’s attempt at a two-point conversion. Malden ultimately won the match, 27-22, and the win was the Golden Tornadoes’ only one of the season, as second-year Head Coach Bill Manchester’s team finished 1-10 overall. Junior Wesley Pierre stole the show with over 15 rushing yards and two TDs. Freshman QB Justin Nortelus also scored a TD, the first ninth-grader to score for Malden on Thanksgiving ever, it is believed. It was Coach Manchester’s final game; he resigned his post three weeks later after two years at the helm and two Thanksgiving wins. 2018: The temperature was the big story before this game even started, when a record cold wave gripped the region, sending the thermometer to a bone-chilling 15 degrees, with a gusty wind making the wind chill factor around 0 degrees. Medford was the favored team, coming in with a 3-7 record, and Malden was winless, but the Golden Tornadoes capitalized on five Medford turnovers, including a lost fumble with under a minute to play on Malden’s 21-yard line and the Tornadoes clinging to a 26-24 lead. Freshman linebacker Justin Desimone recovered his second fumble of the game after Malden senior Sean Stout tackled backup Medford QB Joel Disla and the ball came free – recovered by Malden. Medford starting QB Keith Barrasso had left the game two plays earlier after an injury. Barrasso had been the game’s best player before that, with a record 230 yards rushing on 24 carries and three touchdowns. Malden got touchdowns from junior Jerry Mervil (2), sophomore Matthew Bessey and sophomore QB Justin Nortelus. At the conclusion of the game, Medford’s 10-year Head Coach, Jason Nascimento, announced he was retiring from the post. First-year Malden Head Coach Steve Freker, the first former Tornadoes player to coach the game in over a decade, got a win in his Thanksgiving debut. 2019: The seniors took center stage in a game that Malden controlled on both sides of the ball, from beginning to end, in a 29-0 Tornadoes victory at gusty Hormel Stadium in Medford. It was Malden’s first shutout victory in the ancient series since 2011 and SPORTS| SEE PAGE 20 Malden vs. Medford Through the Years Here are ALL the Scores from the 134 Thanksgiving Day and other Series Games 1889: Medford 34-0 1889: Medford 4-0 1891: Medford 22-0 1892: Medford 34-0 1893a: Malden 18-0 1893b: Malden 12-10 1894: Malden 10-0 1895: Medford 6-14 1896: Medford 18-0 1897: Tie 0-0 1898: Malden 20-12 1899: Medford 23-6 1900: Malden 10-5 1901: Malden 23-6 1902: Medford 6-5 1903: Medford 17-5 1904: Medford 18-11 1905: Malden 27-5 1906: Medford 6-5 1907: Malden 44-0 1908: Malden 55- 0 1909: Malden 23-3 1910: Malden 35-0 1911: Medford 6-0 1912: Malden 20-7 1913: Medford 6-0 1914: Medford 21-0 1915: Medford 7-0 1916: Tie 13-13 1917: Medford 3-0 1918: Medford 9-0 1919: Tie 0-0 1920: Medford 7,-0 1921: Malden 10-7 1922: Malden 7-3 1923: Medford 6-0 1924: Malden 27-6 1925: Malden 13-0 1926: Medford 20-6 1927: Tie 13-13 1928: Medford 14-0 1929: Malden 6-0 1930: Malden 7-2 1931: Malden 12-2 1932: Malden 20-0 1933: Malden 21-0 1934: Tie 0-0 1935: Tie 0-0 1936: Malden 13-0 1937: Malden 6-0 1938: Tie 0-0 1939: Malden 7-6 1940: Medford 14-6 1941: Medford 6-0 1942: Medford 13-0 1943: Medford 21-0 1944: Tie 0-0 1945: Tie 0-0 1946: Medford 14-6 1947: Medford 13-7 1948: Malden 33-14 1949: Medford 6-0 1950: Malden 7-0 1951: Malden 19-0 1952: Medford 27-0 1953: Medford 6-0 1954: Malden 27-9 1955: Medford 8-0 1956: Malden 20-6 1957: Malden 19-14 1958: Malden 26-0 1959: Malden 20-0 1960: Malden 50-6 1961: Malden 34-12 1962: Tie 20-20 1963: Malden 12-6 1964: Malden 24-0 1965: Malden 14-6 1966: Malden 25-13 1967: Medford 22-0 1968: Medford 32-14 1969: Malden 26-6 1970: Malden 26-6 1971: Medford 16-0 1972: Medford 38-19 1973: Malden 22-12 1974: Malden 42-15 1975: Malden 14-8 1976: Medford 14-8 1977: Malden 15-6 1978: Medford 9-8 1979: Medford 48-24 1980: Medford 24-12 1981: Medford 29-18 1982: Medford 19-0 1983: Medford 25-14 1984: Malden 21-6 1985: Medford 28-20* 1986: Malden 33-12 1987: Malden 28-0 1988: Malden 14-13 1989: Medford 12-8 1990: Malden 16-2 1991: Medford 9-8 1992: Malden 14-13 1993: Malden 46-18 1994: Medford 6-0 1995: Medford 25-14 1996: Medford 27-12 1997: Medford 34-8 1998: Medford 47-32 1999: Medford 37-20 2000: Medford 14-13 2001: Medford 34-6 2002: Malden 12-0 2003: Malden 7-0 2004: Malden 28-6 2005: Malden 36-6 2006: Medford 17-14 (OT) 2007: Malden 7-6 2008: Malden 33-22 2009: Malden 13-7 2010: Malden 29-0 2011: Malden 36-0 2012: Malden 32-6 2013: Malden 16-0 2014: Medford 36-12 2015: Malden 59-36 2016: Malden 41-18 2017: Malden 27-22 2018: Malden 28-22 2019: Malden 29-0 2020: NO GAME- COVID-19 2021: Medford 24-21 ** 2021: Malden 12-10 2022: ???? —With 134 games played, Malden leads the all-time series 68-56, There have been 10 Ties. *In 1985, Medford's 28-20 was overturned due to the use of an ineligible player. Malden chose to not include that awarded win in its totals. **Medford's 24-21 came on May 6, 2021 in the Fall 2 season, that followed the cancellation of the 2020 season due to the pandemic. Malden's Thanksgiving Day streak of wins since 2015 continued.
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