THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2023 Page 9 Patriot girls win two of three after tourney loss By Greg Phipps T he Revere High School girls’ basketball team recovered Revere’s Belma Velic helped the girls to a win over Medford last Thursday with a 14-point eff ort. from their two losses at the inaugural Revere Holiday Tournament – and a subsequent loss to Lynn English – by winning two of three to improve to 3-6 on the season. The first of those victories came last Thursday at home with a 50-42 win over Greater Boston League (GBL) foe Medford. Center Belma Velic came up big with a 14-point performance to go along with fi ve rebounds and two blocked shots. She was aided by the eff orts of Haley Belloise (11 points and six assists), Shayna Smith (11 points and eight rebounds), and Bella Stamatopoulos (six points and two rebounds), who made some key hustle plays, according to Head Coach Chris Porrazzo. After being defeated by Lowell on Monday, the Patriot girls got back in the win column Tuesday by knocking off GBL opponent Chelsea, 60-18. Rocio Gonzalez emerged as the team’s top scorer by netting 15 points. Guard Lorena Martinez had a solid all-around game with eight points, six boards, fi ve steals and four assists. The Patriot girls played Malden on the road on Thursday and host Everett next Tuesday. Revere boys end losing stretch with win at Chelsea After losing a close one at Medford last Thursday, the Revere High School boys’ basketball team returned to the win column with a close 50-47 triumph at Chelsea on Tuesday. The win ended a three-game losing stretch for the Patriots. Senior captains Alejandro Hincapie (16 points) and Sal DeAngelis (14 points) put together strong performances to help lead the way. The two also combined for 13 rebounds. Ethan Day joined the act with eight points to go with fi ve rebounds and three blocked shots. Last Thursday, Revere dropped a close 58-54 decision at Medford. Domenic Boudreau was the top points-getter with 14. He also hauled down seven rebounds. DeAngelis (13 points) knocked home three three-pointers, and Hincapie contributed 11 points and fi ve assists. The 5-4 Patriots hosted Malden on Thursday night and aren’t scheduled to see action again until next Thursday when they travel to play Somerville. Tide boys’ co-op hockey returns to form to even record at three Everett senior captain David Saia notches his 100th career point against non-league host Timberlane By Joe McConnell I t was a much better and most memorable week for the Everett High School boys’ co-op hockey team. After dropping a heartbreaking 5-4 overtime decision to host East Bridgewater, 5-4, the Crimson Tide (2-2 in the Greater Boston League, 3-3 overall) bounced back Monday to double up non-league host Timberlane, 8-4. In that game, Everett senior captain David Saia was credited with a hat trick that resulted in his 100th career point, a signifi cant milestone of perseverance and determination. “(Saia) always gives us 100% eff ort in every game, while turning himself into a great leader and captain,” said coach Craig Richards. Saia’s hat trick helped pace the off ensive attack in the Timberlane game. Everett led throughout, taking a 3-1 lead after one and 6-4 heading into the third period. Revere’s Mykell Schovanec accounted for the fi rst goal on a solo eff ort. Frankie Annunziata then lit the lamp from Riley Constantine. Saia followed with his fi rst goal of the game assisted by Chris Cecca and Jacky Summers to close out the opening stanza. Jake Simpson got the first lamplighter of the second period setup by Austin Annunziata. Saia then recorded his second tally of the game from Andrew Crasco. Saia wasted no time to secure his historic goal from Michael Brandano and Constantine that once again completed the scoring in a period. Brandano produced the team’s seventh goal to begin the fi nal period, with Summers picking up his second assist of the game. Summers then fi nished off the off ensive explosion with a goal from Constantine. Aaron Al-Marayati was between the pipes throughout the fi rst two periods, before Ben Rosa took over the goaltending chores in the third. The team ended up outshooting Timberlane, 30-15. Both goalies also had considerable help from their defense. Richards specifi cally singled out the defensive contributions of Cam Couto and Mystic Valley’s Riya Tanivaki, while highlighting Constantine’s eff orts on off ense after assisting on three of his Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma team’s goals. Mystic Valley’s Liam Thompson also caught the attention of the coaching staff for his fi ne play up front. Rosa played the entire game in net against East Bridgewater. His teammates led, 4-2 after two periods, but the home team was able to tie up the game in the third, before winning it at the three-minute mark of the extra period. But Everett had more shots on goal, 20-15. “It was a battle,” said Richards after the game. “The entire team did a good job, and they moved the puck very well, but we just didn’t get the results we wanted.” DAVID SAIA Nets 100th point Austin Annunziata was credited with the fi rst goal from Lucas Deguire. Brandano poked one home assisted by Crasco. Simpson lit the lamp from Ollie Svenson and Cecca. Brandano then got his second goal of the game to complete the scoring for the locals from Simpson and Saia. The Everett co-op boys will be taking on host Lynn for the third time this season on Saturday at the Connery Rink, beginning at 7 p.m. They will then look to avenge an earlier loss to the Highlanders in Somerville on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 5:30 p.m.
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