THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, December 3, 2021 Page 15 Davian McGuffie and Ronald Juarez read The Advocate MHS Football Offensive Coordinator Anthony Pappagallo gets a congratulatory hug from Golden Tornados lineman Earl Fevrier. behind right tackle for the 10-7 Medford lead at halftime. Malden shed no tears at halftime, put on the hardhat and went right to work in the second half, as Davian McGuffie came up huge for the second time in the game, recovering an onside kick by Juarez with the whole team running out of the “muddle huddle” formation. Nine plays later, the game was tied when Juarez (on his second try after an inopportune penalty by Medford) nailed a 23-yard field goal to tie the game at 10-10. Juarez, who hit a 27-yarder in Malden’s 29-0 win in 2019, is believed to be the only player in Malden High history to kick field goals in two Malden Thanksgiving wins. Malden’s defense was huge in the second half, giving Medford next to nothing and holding the Mustangs to just two first downs and a paltry 36 yards total offense in the entire second half. Malden came up with two interceptions of Terranova passes, one in the second quarter and one in the third, which stopped Medford drives. On Medford’s last drive of the second half, Lewis tackled Terranova in the end zone for a two-point safety and a 12-10 lead after three quarters, the eventual final score. There was not scoring by either team in the fourth quarter as the two defenses ruled. When Lewis made his second huge defensive play of the game, a blocked Medford punt and a recovery at the Mustang 45 with 5:35 left to play, the Golden Tornados looked to play ball control and eat the clock. Up stepped Makhial CoulangGolden Tornados linebacker James Hyppolite pounced on a Medford running back on Thanksgiving Day. GOLDEN TORNADOS DEFENSE: Malden linebackers Zach Pan (#81) and Mackenley Anasthal (#1) close in on a Medford ballcarrier. Two of the stars of Malden’s 12-10 Thanksgiving Day victory – sophomore Davian McGuffie, who ran back the opening kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown (left), and senior placekicker Ronald Juarez (right), who nailed a 23-yard game-winning field goal, an extra point and also deftly engineered a successful onside kick to open the second half – are grateful for the great coverage of Malden High football and all Golden Tornados sports by The Malden Advocate. (Advocate Photo by Steve Freker) Golden Tornados wide receiver Alexander Avalos stiff arms a Medford defender. es-Blaise, a strong runner and yard grinder. He had fumbled a ball away in the first half, but this time around he produced. Coulanges-Blaise carried the ball 8 out of 10 plays on handoffs from senior quarterback Jordan Rodriguez, who had replaced Brett late in the second quarter. Rodriguez also played a key role in the final, clock-eating drive, with three carries himself, including a huge threeyard gain on a keeper on the left which gave Malden a veritable game-clinching first down. Malden ran out the rest of the clock and then celebrated with the championship trophy, racing around the field en masse with fans roaring from the stands. Malden Police matter results in lockdown of school and other buildings on Salem Street Officials: Students and staff were safe throughout the lockdown A A Malden Police Officer and some upset Medford fans got a great view of Golden Tornados safety Omar Ayouch intercepting a Medford pass on Thanksgiving Day. Keeping the peace at the Malden-Medford Turkey Day game with Mayor Gary Christenson were Police Chief Kevin Molis and Capt. Glenn Cronin. Malden Police matter unrelated to any school or business in the area caused a lockdown along Salem Street late Thursday morning. This was an added layer of precaution for safety purposes, according to police, who did not release details of the police matter as of press time. Malden High School (MHS), the Malden Public Library and residents of the immediate area were requested to be in lockdown mode at 11:50 a.m. The lockdown lasted until about 12:40 p.m. MHS Principal Chris Mastrangelo made it clear to all students and staff in the school a number of times that there was no incident related to the school and that all inside the school were safe during the lockdown. Malden Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ligia Noriega-Murphy sent out a recorded message to all MHS families shortly after the lockdown began, reiterating the details Principal Mastrangelo had made in his message. She also sent out a message when the lockdown was lifted that the regular school day was resuming. Since the lockdown took place in the middle of the MHS lunch period, the lunch block was extended so all students were able to eat as scheduled, school officials said.
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