Page 10 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2024 Revere High’s dynamic duo: Leone and Ellis lead with heart and hustle By Dom Nicastro T he Revere High School boys’ basketball team is looking to fi nish strong as the regular season winds down this month. The team won’t be going to the postseason but has played competitively all year. And if you ask those around the program who’s helped keep the team competitive and striving to win, it’s senior co-captains Andrew Leone and Luke Ellis. The duo caught up with the Revere Advocate to discuss the season and what’s next. Andrew Leone: making the hustle plays Leone’s role on the team this year was to basically play the 3, 4 or 5 frontcourt positions depending on the lineup or game situation. “I’d say that my biggest role is to provide hustle plays such as rebounds and defense while also trying to help facilitate the off ense if I’m able to,” Leone said. What made Revere tick this year when it was on and winning? “When the team is playing well, I’d say what’s going well is the tempo for us,” Leone said. “When we play fast but under control we always seem to play better. I think the area that needs growth are ANDREW LEONE Patriots Capt. just simply being able to close out games, which we have struggled with all year.” It isn’t easy playing in the Greater Boston League. The league was already challenging before the entry of the Lynn teams a few years ago. “The competition this year in the league was good but I wouldn’t say anything surprising,” Leone said. “The teams I think could do well are Everett and Lynn English in the postseason.” As for Revere’s future, Leone said he thinks this team is going to be really good next year because it has a lot of talented players returning who have already proved they can play well at the varsity level. “The message I’d have for next year’s team is start workouts earlier and start playing together as soon as possible,” Leone said. “This way you don’t LUKE ELLIS Patriots Capt. come into the season with chemistry issues or rust. As captains we have just tried to make sure that everyone is giving it their all and having fun, but we still want to win every game possible regardless of our record.” Leone is unsure of where he will be attending college as of right now, but his major will be fi nance. Luke Ellis: defender at heart Ellis’ role on the team this year was to play defense around the rim and make jump shots and layups when needed. As for the team, the Patriots play at their best when they all work together and play as a complete unit, complementing each other’s play styes and maximizing everyone’s individual strengths, Ellis said. “The team can show growth through winning more games next year and making an eff ort to improve in a multitude of areas, including reducing our turnovers and rebounding,” Ellis said. The league was pretty evenly matched this year, which Ellis said is great for everyone. “Lynn English and Everett have bright futures and they played extremely well this season,” Ellis said. “I think RHS will be fi ne next year and will defi nitely improve, especially with the many players staying who have grown in their varsity experience. In terms of keeping morale up throughout the season, it was quite easy. We just used our naturally positive and lighthearted personalities and kept pushing forward.” Ellis said he’s undecided for college. His major will be business management. Music of Bruckner, Bach headline North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra’s Winter Concert A nton Bruckner’s demanding Symphony No. 3 and Johann Sebastian Bach’s acclaimed Double Violin Concerto are the featured works when Music Director Robert Lehmann conducts the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra (NSPO) in its Winter Concert on Sunday, February 25, at Swampscott High School’s auditorium. Concert time is 3:00 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door or can be purchased in advance at www. nspo.org for $30; $25 for seniors and students. Children 12 and under are admitted free. The Double Violin Concerto will highlight NSPO concertmaster Zoia Bologovsky and principal second violin Ashley Offret. Both are well-known, longstanding members of the NSPO. Bologovsky has toured throughout the United States and Europe as fi rst violinist with the Arden String Quartet and has held positions with the Portland Symphony, Springfield Beethoven-Brahms Society of Boston. In addition, both teach music. The Bach Double Violin concerto, which was composed around 1730, has long been one of the composer’s most famous works. German composer Anton Bruckner composed his Symphony No. 3 in 1873 as a dedication to fellow composer Richard Wagner. The work is an expressive composition that illustrates the composer’s aff ecMusic Director Robert Lehmann will conduct the music of Shubert, Bach and Bruckner in the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra’s Winter Concert on Sunday, February 25, at 3 p.m. at the Swampscott High School Auditorium. (Courtesy of NSPO) Symphony, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Opera Maine and the Portsmouth Symphony. Off ret has played with the Rhode Island Philharmonic, Symphony New Hampshire and the Bachtion for the grand and majestic scale of classical music. Also on the concert program is Franz Shubert’s “Rosamunde” Overture. Though the play for the music was unsuccessful, Shubert’s music earned a much more favorable response, and it has lived on to be one of Shubert’s most popular pieces. The NSPO is playing its 75th season in its 76th year, having missed all of the 2020-2021 season due to the pandemic. Staff ed largely by volunteer players, the NSPO is committed to providing access to quality music at an aff ordable price to communities north of Boston. The Orchestra strives to develop, train and provide opportunities for young musicians while providing a large range of programs covering the full range of symphonic and pops repertoire for a diverse public. For full concert information, visit www.nspo.org or contact info@nspo.org. North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra concertmaster Zoia Bologovsky (Courtesy of NSPO) Principal second violin Ashley Off ret (Courtesy of NSPO)
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