Page 12 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2023 Patriot boys edged in OT by Rams By Greg Phipps A fter getting off to a fast start this season, the Revere High School boys' basketball team has dropped six of its last seven games. The most recent setbacks were both close, lategame defeats. A last-ditch halfcourt shot led to a loss against Somerville last Thursday, and a poor-shooting fi nal quarter did the Patriots in against Lynn Classical on Tuesday. In Tuesday's 55-53 overtime loss at Lynn Classical, the Patriots appeared to be in control, holding a 14-point lead (47-33) entering the fi nal quarter. But Revere could manage just four points in the last regulation frame while the hosts came alive with 18 to force the game into an extra session at 51 apiece. Neither team was able to produce much off ensively in the OT. The Rams were able to prevail, however, as the Patriots went ice cold, scoring just six points total during the fourth quarter and overtime period. The loss dropped Revere to 5-7 overall on the season. The Patriots played at powerful Lynn English on Thursday and are scheduled to host Medford on Tuesday. Against the Rams, Vincent Revere’s Vincent Nichols goes strong to the basket against Lynn Classical on Tuesday. Nichols, who finished with 19 points and 18 rebounds, knocked home a three-pointer as the fi rst-half buzzer sounded to give Revere a 30-22 advantage at the break. The Patriots led 16-9 after the fi rst period. Alejandro Hincapie was the other Revere player in double figures with 13 points to go along with three steals. Sal DeAngelis added nine points and dished out fi ve assists for the Patriots, who shut down Classical the fi rst time the two teams met at Revere back in DeRevere’s Luke Ellis looks to post up against a Lynn Classical defender on Tuesday. cember. The Patriots won that game by a 43-22 margin. In last Thursday's 48-45 loss to Somerville, the host Highlanders launched a desperation half court heave as the regulation buzzer went off . The shot dropped through the basket to give Somerville the victory. Once again, Nichols and Hincapie did most of the producing on off ense for the Patriots. Hincapie ended up with 18 points, six rebounds and four steals while Nichols poured in 13 and grabbed fi ve rebounds. Revere’s Ryan El Babor begins a drive to the hoop in Tuesday’s game at Lynn Classical. COYOTES | FROM Page 1 be posted. “It’s the people who are the culprits, not the coyotes. We need to learn to live with them, they are everywhere.” Other councillors said they have also been hearing from residents about coyotes. “I received four phone calls this week about coyotes on Reservoir Avenue,” said Councillor-at-Large Marc Silvestri. “People getting up early for work are seeing them in their backyards, and they are concerned about their pets and children,” Councillor-at-Large Anthony Zambuto also had a coyPatriot players Alejandro Hincapie (3) and Vinny Vu (13) battle for rebound position against Lynn Classical. ote story to share: “We’ve been dealing with coyotes for a long time up on High Street. It’s an epidemic.” Zambuto said he reached out to the state for help and advice but received neither. He added that you can’t move a den or harm a coyote, but he heard recently that in Nahant coyotes are being shot. McKenna said if people call the environmental police, they will come and shoot a coyote. “They won’t relocate them,” she added. While councillors acknowledged it’s a diffi cult problem with no easy solution, they agreed an informational meeting is a good start. Rizzo said more public education on factors, such as the problem with feeding coyotes, is a good way to begin responding to the animals. As City Council President Patrick Keefe put it, “It’s a citywide issue and we need to be more informed.”
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