THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2023 Page 9 Revere boys advance in tourney with comeback win Receiving the 38th seed with a 10-10 record, the Patriots faced the No. 27 Plymouth South Panthers in a preliminary round game Monday on the road. It didn't look good for Revere late in the fourth quarter, as it trailed 50-44. Amazingly, Revere went on to outscore the Panthers 11-0 to close out the affair and come away with a 55-50 comeback victory. Senior captains Boudreau (16 points) and Vincent Nichols (13) led the way offensively for Revere. As has been commonplace in recent outings, Boudreau also snatched 14 rebounds to earn another double-double. Nichols contributed two blocked shots to the cause and Ethan Day reached double figures in Revere Co-Captain Domenic Boudreau goes up for a basket during last week’s action against Hamilton Wenham. (Advocate file photos) By Greg Phipps A bout three weeks ago, the Revere High School boys' basketball team appeared to be ready to simply play out the regular-season string and regroup Pats Co-Captain Vincent Nichols takes a shot over Hamilton-Wenham defenders last week. for next season. The Patriots sat at 5-9 overall with six games left on the schedule. But Revere suddenly got key players back from injury, including senior top scorer Domenic Boudreau, and was not ready to pack it in. The Patriots pulled off victories in five of their last six contests (the lone loss being a road defeat at Div. 1 Peabody) to reach the 10-win mark and gain a spot in the Div. 2 state playoff tournament. Remembering Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 After 61 years, Wreaths Across America remembers lost heroes who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine — March 1, 2023 — Sixty-one years ago on March 16, 1962, Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 (FTLF 739) and its crew, departed on a secret mission sanctioned by President Kennedy, to fly to Vietnam. This secret Vietnam reconnaissance mission went missing with no trace of the plane or its passengers ever found. Onboard were 93 United States Army soldiers and 11 civilian crewmembers. On Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 12pm ET, national nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA) will be holding a special live ceremony to remember all those lost that day and honor their families. To watch this event live on Facebook (or go to https://www.facebook.com/ events/1683985688739333). Very little is known about what happened to FTLF 739, its crew and passengers, and due to the circumstance surrounding this mission, the names of those lost have not yet been added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. However, today many families and loved ones of these heroes still fight to have their loved ones recognized for their contributions to our freedom and shared history. Presently, the only monument that bears the names of these American heroes was erected by a private citizen, Wreaths Across America founder Morrill Worcester, on his balsam tip land in Columbia Falls, Maine. “When I first heard the story about this mission, I was shocked to learn that nothing has been done for these families,” said Morrill Worcester. “I said that day, that we would do something to make sure these people are honored and remembered, and to hopefully give some closure to these families.” The inscription on the FTLF 739 monument in Maine reads: “Missing in action; Presumed dead. Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 went missing on March 16, 1962, with 93 U.S. Army soldiers on board. These men and their flight crew perished in what would become one of the biggest aviation mysteries out of the Vietnam War era. THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES AND WHO REMAIN MISSING ARE INSCRIBED HERE SO THAT THEY WILL BE SAID ALOUD AND THEIR MEMORY WILL LIVE ON.” C D R N Call or PR C MELROSE, MA 02176 NEW CUSTOMER’S WELCOME ACCEPTING VISA, MASTERCARD & DISCOVER (781) 397-1930 OR (781) 662-8884 100 GALLON MINIMUM eed a hall for your special event T S C T S E A S points with 10. Head coach David Leary praised the great playoff atmosphere and back and forth nature of the contest. As a result, the 11-10 Patriots moved on to central Massachusetts to battle the sixth-seeded Nashoba Regional Chieftains in the Round of 32 on Thursday. Nashoba would be a challenge to topple, as the Chieftains finished with an impressive 18-2 regular-season record. The winner of Thursday's clash will face either 11th-seeded North Quincy or 22nd seeded Whitman-Hanson Regional in a final-16 contest. If the Patriots advance further, because of their low seeding, they would be on the road the rest of the way.
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