THE REVERE ADVOCATE - Friday, February 22, 2019 Page 17 Hockey Pats rout undermanned East Boston to get ready for Senior Night against visiting Beverly By Joe Mitchell he season is winding down for the Revere-Malden coop hockey team (3-12-3). As of this writing, they have just two games left: against host Peabody on Feb. 20 (after press T deadline) and visiting Beverly on Friday, Feb. 22, at the Cronin Rink, starting at 4:30 p.m. The Pats warmed up for these contests by beating undermanned East Boston last Saturday, 10-0, at East Boston’s Porrazzo Rink. It was the type of game that gave Coach Joe Ciccarello a chance to empty his bench and play his underclassmen and JV players. Those players were able to take advantage of their opportunities to help secure another win for the big club. Freshmen Chris Santini and Matt Swain and sophomore Matt Bozzi each scored a goal during the rout. Kurt Jancsy, another freshman, got a chance to log some varsity playing time when he started in goal, and by game’s end he had his first varsity shutout. It’s all over after Friday night’s game against Beverly, but for the Revere-Malden seniors it will be the last time they will be suiting up for the Patriots, always a special, emotional moment that they will never forget. Basketball Pats end season with inopportune offensive woes once again Second-quarter downfalls cost Revere in their final three games By Joe Mitchell R evere boys’ basketball coach Dave Leary would have preferred better endings to a season, but aside from offensive lapses it just might have been to his liking. His Patriots lost to Danvers on Senior Night last Thursday, Feb. 14, 73-56, even though the home team was ahead after one quarter, 20-18. The visiting Falcons then blew the game open in the second quarter to lead at halftime, 41-30. It was more of the same in the Hamilton-Wenham General Patton Tournament earlier this week on Monday and Tuesday night. The Pats lost to Winchester in the first game, 66-40, and then to the host Generals in the consolation game, 70-49. Winchester led by only five after one quarter, 10-5, but then turned it into a rout in the second quarter once again to lead at halftime, 36-11. The Revere quintet once again stayed close in the first quarter against the Generals, trailing by only four, 16-12. But following a similar script the second quarter was Revere’s downfall, and they ended up trailing at halftime in this game, 45-23. The Patriots ended up 5-15 overall and 4-11 in the Northeastern Conference. Even though there were eight seniors on the roster, coach Leary, who has just completed his third season along the sidelines, still played a lot of sophomores and juniors, and has much hope for the future. The JV team had a winning record of 11-8 this year. Senior Omar Bendjahene had a fine ending to his scholastic career on Senior Night against Danvers with 17 points and seven rebounds. It was just his second game back after recovering from a thumb injury that probably affected the team down the stretch. Senior guard Sebastian Vanegas had 11 points, including three threepointers. Senior Nick Ciciulla chipped in with seven points and five rebounds. Senior guard Scott Montefusco also ended up with seven points, as did senior center Andres Mejia. Against Winchester, junior forward Scott Toglan was the team’s leading scorer with 10 points. Montefusco was the top gun against the Generals with 15 points, all from threepoint land. Junior guard E.J. Leone was next in line with 12 points. He also grabbed six rebounds. Besides Bendjahene, Mejia, Montefusco, Ciciulla and Vanegas, Wilkens Altenor, John Leone and Donato Colarossi were also honored prior to the Danvers game for their contributions to the program in the last four years.
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