THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2022 Page 11 Revere eighth grade girls’ basketball team prevails over Cambridge, 43-37 Special to Th e Advocate the slimmest of margins, 24-23. All seemed lost when CapuT he Revere eighth grade girls’ travel team pulled off a miraculous feat this Saturday when they were able to stave off a hungry Cambridge team, even though they were “outwomanned” 5-3 on the court for the fourth quarter! Led by the prodigious scoring of Pina Piccardi (19 points) and Shayna Smith (14 points) and the tenacious defense of Layla Hiduchick, Briana Capunay and Nathalie Ramcharan, Revere prevailed, 43-37, in the hostile confi nes of Cambridge’s Frisoli Youth Center. Already shorthanded due to prior commitments from four of the team’s nine players, Revere’s fearless fi ve were up for the task. Holding a slim two-point lead at halftime, chance for a victory looked dim when Ramcharan picked up her fifth foul and had to take a seat. At the end of three, Revere held the lead by nay picked up her fi fth foul and Revere was left with Smith, Piccardi and Hiduchick going up against Cambridge’s full squad plus an overfl owing bench of substitutes. Hope was not lost as Smith’s tenacious fl oor leadership and Piccardi and Hiduchick’s nose for the basket led the team to not only maintain the lead, but extend it. Revere’s next game will be on January 30 at Dover-Sherborn, and they will also be playing at halftime at the Boston College Women’s basketball game on February 15 at 7 p.m. at the Conte Forum. Revere basketball teams looking solid at midseason By Greg Phipps N early halfway through the 2021-22 basketball season, the Revere High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams are both looking like postseason tournament participants. As of early this week, the Patriot girls had amassed seven wins in 11 games, and the boys were 5-3 after pulling off an impressive road victory over the Lynn Classical Rams on Tuesday night. In the boys’ win at Classical, The Eight grade girls travel team, pictured front row; Jazmin Rodriguez, Nathalie Ramcharan, Briana Capunay, and Shayna Smith. Pictured back row; Pina Piccardi, Cate Morgan, and Lilly Martinez. Missing from photo is Layla Hiduchick, and Blue Shea. The team is coached by Jason Smith and Brendan Christopher. Revere fell behind by an 11-3 margin with about two minutes remaining in the fi rst quarter. But the Patriots got it turned around when they decided to take measures to slow the tempo of the game. The move paid off , as the Patriots were able to right the ship and eventually come away with a close 48-45 triumph. Revere has proven to be a strong defensive team so far this season, holding opponents to an average of less than 60 points a game. Low-scoring contests seem to be a strong suit for the Patriots, and that was evidenced on Tuesday. After Classical’s 11-3 up-tempo start, Revere would go on to allow the Rams just 34 points over the fi nal three-plus periods. Defensively, the Patriots went to a 2-3 zone and that caused problems for the Rams, who struggled with their perimeter shooting. Meanwhile, Revere got some effective outside shooting from Domenic Boudreau, who nailed four three-pointers and finished with 20 points overall. Revere owned a 39-32 lead heading into the fi nal quarter before the Rams fought back with an 8-0 run to take a one-point lead. BASKETBALL | SEE Page 15
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