Page 8 THE REVERE ADVOCATE - Friday, February 15, 2019 Powerhouse Winthrop eventually wears down the hockey Pats By Joe Mitchell T he Revere-Malden co-op boys’ hockey team (2-123 overall) went up against Northeastern Conference powerhouse Winthrop last Saturday, Feb. 9, at Winthrop’s Larsen Rink in a non-divisional game, and even though the Vikings shut them down to the tune of 6-0 coach Joe Ciccarello thought it was one of his team’s best eff orts this year. The Patriots trailed by two after one period, and allowed just one more marker through two periods. AUTOTECH 1989 SINCE Offensive woes continue to haunt basketball Pats By Joe Mitchell Are You Cold Weather Ready! OIL CHANGE SPECIAL Up to 5 Qts. of Oil (Most vehicles) Includes FREE 29 Point Inspection & Safety Check! Only $24.95 DRIVE IT - PUSH IT - TOW IT! CASH FOR YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR SUV! 2010 FORD F-150 XLT 2013 CHEVROLET SONIC LTZ Turbo, Six-Speed, Moon Roof, Leather, LOADED! 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Scott Montefusco was Revere’s off ensive leader in this game with seven points. Junior guard Amara Bockarie was next in line with six. Nick Ciciulla accounted for five, along with junior forward Scott Toglan. “We held [Medford] to 27 fi rst-half points the fi rst time we played them in the Christmas Tournament, and they scored only four more points in this game,” Leary said. “Our off ense is just stagnant right now.” Beverly came roaring out of the gate Wednesday night to lead the host Patriots after one quarter, 18-9. But the Revere boys fought back to cut the defi cit to just three midway through the second quarter, 23-20, before the off ense went cold, once again. The Panthers led at halftime, 36-20, and then they clamped down on the home team, giving up just 17 more points to turn it into a rout. Montefusco and Toglan were among Revere’s leaders on off ense against Beverly with fi ve points apiece. Sophomore guard Crismael Lithgow, who was just brought up from the JV team, also netted fi ve in the scoring column. Junior guard E.J. Leone and Bockarie chipped in with four points each, along with senior guard Sebastian Vanegas. The Patriots take on visiting Danvers on Feb. 14 on Senior Night, before they head to Hamilton-Wenham to play in the General Patton Tournament, which will wrap up the season, next week. They will take on Winchester in the fi rst game on Monday night, Feb. 18, starting at 5 p.m., and will then play Arlington Catholic or the host Generals in the consolation or championship game on Tuesday, also beginning at 5 p.m. Sounds of Revere VINCENT HOUSE COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: Congratulations to State Representative RoseLee Vincent who was recently named to a leadership position as Vice-Chair to the House’s Bonding, Capital Expenditure & State Assets committee. Vincent was also appointed to the Marijuana Policy and the Revenue committees this past week by House Speaker Bob DeLeo. BIG DIG BUST: The worst traffi c in the USA? According to a report from Inrix, a transportation data fi rm that publishes annual rankings of congestion around the world, Boston is offi cially the worst in commuting gridlock traffi c during peak morning and afternoon drive times in the US behind Washington, DC, Seattle, Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. According to a story in the Boston Globe, the study found out what many Mass. residents around Greater Boston and the north shore already know: that Boston traffi c is basically a slow moving parking lot and it looks as though it’s not about to get any better despite billions of dollars in taxpayer funding to fi x by way of the Big Dig. I think it’s time we take to the airways with fl ying cars as there’s plenty of room to ride. OUR BUDDY: Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Buddy www.reverealuminumwindow.com Mangini of East Boston. Buddy is well known around Revere working with the East Boston Kiwanis Club and is loved and respected by so many in the Beach City. Please send your cards and well wishes to: Bear Hill Rehabilitation Center, 11 North Street, Stoneham, MA 02180. Get well, soon, Buddy! - JDM “Winthrop’s fi rst line is probably the best in Division 2,” said Ciccarello, “but we came up with a defensive scheme to slow them down for most of the game.” The Vikings top unit did account for all of their goals, but it was not as easy as it looked. It took the home team twoplus periods to fi nally break it wide open. “We defi nitely played hard in this game,” said Ciccarello. “The kids were disappointed afterwards, but were also upbeat to fi nish the season strong in their fi nal three games on the schedule.” The Revere-Malden boys will be facing East Boston at Eastie’s Porrazzo Rink on Saturday, Feb. 16, at 4:40 p.m. They will then be at Peabody to take on the Tanners on Wednesday (5 p.m.), before coming home for Senior Night on Feb. 22, when Beverly comes to the Cronin Rink, beginning at 5 p.m. Sophomore goalie J.T. Bowdridge was peppered with shots against Winthrop, and once again he turned away most of them. Winthrop led the shots battle, 35-15. Ciccarello employed diff erent combinations to try and disrupt Winthrop’s first line, and for the most part they all did the job to keep it relatively close on the scoreboard after two periods. Revere’s one-game-a-week schedule in February is about to end with games on Saturday, Wednesday and next Friday night that will complete the 2018-2019 campaign.
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