Page 14 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Wednesday, November 27, 2024 MALDEN HIGH FOOTBALL 2024: The 2024 Malden High School Football Team includes Captains Kervenson “Kevin” Exilhomme, James Hyppolite, Matheus Brito, Earl Fevrier, and Aidan Brett. The team also includes (not in order above) seniors Xavier Coulanges-Blaise, Jonathan Barrientos Diaz, Johnson Huynh, Zachary Johnson, Tony Gedeus, Cedric Mathely, Dwayne Saintvil, Wyatt Dessert, Daniel Da Silva Berquez, Bryan Juillet, Antoine Jean, Brayan Jose, Filsaime Boucher, Mohammad Ibrahim, Isaac Pineda Marroquin and Christian Cassion. The juniors are Billy Gavin, Elijah Lugo, Matthew Candelario Da Costa, Jordan Caplis, Jean Victor, Ismail Elbahlawan, Jonathan Ventura, Nicholas Venancio Paiva, Jahiem Francillon, Manny Perez, Kenny Turcios Melgar and Luke Labonte. The sophomores are Jamaurie Brown, Josh Dionne, Justin Dora, Djeeterson Pierre, Josiah Gomes, Noah Granderson, Mike Nchuta, Thomas Darcy-Sillari, Daniel Ferreira, Waslin Etienne and Jose Ramirez Pool. The Head Coach is Witche Exilhomme. The Assistant Coaches are Romario Berneche, Patrick Donoghue, Darrell Heon, Kevin Isaza, Wiston Jeune, Alishaan Moughal, Jean Sylvain, James Brito-White, Joseph Armstrong and Richard Voltaire. (Courtesy/The Maldonian/MHS Yearbook/Henry Huang photo) FOOTBALL | FROM PAGE 1 niors] even before high school, they are like family to me and our coaches.” Actually, senior captain Kevin Exilhomme is family, as his brother, Witche, is the head coach. “Kevin has had a decent season, he has really stepped it up the past 4 or 5 games.” Exilhomme leads the team and the Greater Boston League (GBL) in receptions (17) and touchdown catches (6) this season, on the receiving end from senior quarterback Aidan Brett, himself a veteran of his fourth consecutive Thanksgiving game against Medford. Another offensive standout this season who has also opened a lot of eyes has been freshman sensation Jayden McGuffie. The 5-10, 165 running back has had the best season ever for a 9th grader in school history, surpassing the coveted 1,000-yard single-season rushing barrier. McGuffie comes into Thanksgiving morning with 1,127 yards on just 132 carries and has scored 11 touchdowns. He leads the GBL in both rushing yards and rushing touchdowns. The Malden offense overall has improved by leaps and bounds this season. Last year, Malden struggled offensively at times, with several shutout losses. This season, Malden has scored at a prodigious clip, leading the GBL in scoring with a 26.7 points per game average. Defensively is where Malden has been subpar and has had MALDEN 2024 FOOTBALL SENIORS: Pictured from left to right are Malden High Football Seniors: back row: Christian Cassion, Zachary Johnson, Daniel Da Silva Berquez, Aidan Brett, Kervenson “Kevin” Exilhomme and Cedric Mathely; front row: Isaac Pineda, Jonathan Barrientos Diaz, Earl Fevrier, Matheus Brito, James Hyppolite and Johnson Huynh. (Courtesy/The Maldonian/MHS Yearbook/Henry Huang photo) trouble stopping opponents consistently at times. Two of its starting linebackers and team captains, James Hyppolite and Matheus Brito, have missed the entire season with injuries. Brito, who broke his collarbone in a preseason scrimmage, has been cleared for action for this last game and is expected to be out there on the field. Other Malden High seniors in their final game Thursday include linebacker and tight end/fullback Earl Fevrier, Christian Cassion, Zachary Johnson, Daniel Da Silva Berquez, Cedric Mathely. Isaac Pineda, Jonathan Barrientos Diaz and Johnson Huynh. Medford could earn a winning record for the season for the first time since the 1990s. This is also the only time this decade – and longer – that Medford enters the game as a favorite. Medford comes in at 5-5 and looking to do something it has not accomplished in over 25 years: finish with a winning record overall in two consecutive seasons, having gone 6-5 last season. But despite Medford having a better overall record and the fact that the Mustangs are led by GBL Most Valuable Player Justin Marino at quarterback, the two teams seem to be evenly matched. Even if they were not? This is Thanksgiving Day. It is the final game of the season – last high school game ever for the seniors on both squads – and it’s time to “throw out the records.” “This is the game that everyone waits for, every year,” said third-year Head Coach Witche Exilhomme, himself a former Golden Tornado three-sport standout and football captain (football, basketball, track). “No matter how the season has gone, everyone puts everything on the line for the Thanksgiving game against Medford.” FOOTBALL | SEE PAGE 15
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