Page 8 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2023 Patriot boys fall short in another overtime contest, 71-69 By Greg Phipps T hough the Revere High School boys' basketball team has fallen on hard times of late, losing fi ve straight games as of early this week, the Patriots continue to play hard and compete. They lost a heartbreaking overtime game at Lynn Classical early last week when they let a 14-point lead slip away, and suff ered another tough OT setback to the Medford Mustangs on Tuesday. Against Medford, Revere head coach David PatriotPatriot girls girls drop drop Leary called his team's eventual 71-69 extra-session defeat a "fantastic high school game." Senior Domenic Boudreau was back in the lineup and came through with a strong performance. He fi nished with a double-double of 21 points and 13 rebounds. Vinny Vu was also a factor with 16 points to go along with fi ve assists. Vincent Nichols was the other Patriot in double fi gures with 13 points. The Patriots dropped to 5-9 overall on the season after Tuesday's loss, and resumed action on Thursday when they hosted Chelsea in their Senior Night contest. Revere then travels to face off against Malden next Tuesday. Like every other team in the Greater Boston League this season, Revere had the misfortune of having to play at the juggernaut Lynn English Bulldogs last Thursday. The Bulldogs were undefeated at 15-0 as of this week and were winning by an average margin of around 40 points a game. Given their shortage of manpower coming Revere's Vincent Nichols netted 13 points in Tuesday's overtime loss to Medford. (Advocate photo by Greg Phipps) into the English game, the Patriots acquitted themselves as well as could be expected. The Bulldogs ended up with an 80-36 victory. For Revere, Vu canned three shots from three-point land to fi nish with nine points and sophomore Sami Mhgizou netted eight. Luke Ellis added fi ve points and four boards. close close one to one to Medford Medford Revere center Belma Velic hit double fi gures in scoring on Tuesday against Medford. By Greg Phipps T he Revere High School girls' basketball team hasn't been able to dent the win column since earning a 15-point win over Somerville back on Jan. 19. Since then, the Patriots have dropped four straight to fall to 5-11 overall on the season. The most recent defeat was a tightly contested 36-32 contest against Medford Tuesday at home. Center Belma Velic had a solid outing by scoring 15 points and grabbing six rebounds. Teammate Shayna Smith netted four points and came up big on the boards with 10 rebounds. Head coach Chris Porrazzo called it a "frustrating" game for his Patriots, who traveled for a game at Chelsea on Thursday and host Malden next Tuesday (scheduled 6 p.m. tap).
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