Page 8 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MARCH 04, 2022 Patriots boys score first playoff win in 20 years By Greg Phipps J ust last week, it looked as if the Revere High School boys’ basketball team might miss out on the 2021-22 postseason. But the tide swung in a good direction for the Patriots. Revere posted a playoff - clinching win over Lynn English in the regular-season fi nale last Thursday at home and followed that up with an upset win over Springfi eld High School of Science and Technology in the preliminary round of the Div. 2 playoff s on Tuesday. The tournament victory was Revere’s fi rst playoff win since 2001. The 45th-seeded Patriots handed No. 20 Sci-Tech a 7360 defeat at Springfield. The CyberCats were awarded the higher seed despite an 8-11 regular-season record. They played in a strong conference, faced strong competition and received power-ranking points because of it. That did not intimidate Revere, which was led by the offensive outburst of Ramadan Barry, who drained 21 points. Domenic Boudreau followed close behind with 16, Deivis Cruceta with 14 and James Clauto with 12. Four players fi nishing in double figures has been a rarity for Revere this season. The Patriots have played in a lot of low-scoring, close battles this winter and have relied heavily on their defense. It appears the off ense may be coming alive at just the right time. The Patriots poured home 74 against Lynn English to close out the regular season and have scored over 70 in their last two contests. Revere, which improved to 11-10 after Tuesday’s playoff win, travels to Scituate on Friday to take on the TEAM LEADERS: RHS Boys’ Basketball Co-Captains, pictured from left to right – Ihssan Mourouane, James Clauto and Jack D’Ambrosio – along with Assistant Coach Alex Green, Freshmen Coach Bob Sullivan, Head Varsity Coach David Leary, JV Coach John Leone and Assistant Coach Dennis Leary. (Advocate fi le photo) TOURNEY-BOUND: The Revere High School Boys’ Basketball Varsity Patriots qualifi ed for the State Tournament last Thursday night with a win over Lynn English, 74-63. (Courtesy photo, Head Coach David Leary) 15-5 Sailors, who are the No. 13 seed, in the Round of 32. In last Thursday’s 74-63 triumph over Lynn English, Revere came out fi ring and built a 39-24 lead by halftime. The Patriots were able to basically maintain the advantage the rest of the way to secure their 10th win and a spot in the tournament. Clauto and Boudreau lit it up with 24 points each. Jack D’Ambrosio added 12 and Barry seven in the win. The Patriots shot 48 percent from the field, and Hamza Ghoul and D’Ambrosio combined for 15 rebounds. Barry fi nished with four steals.
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