Page 10 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2020 Revere lacrosse teams hopeful for season A By Greg Phipps fter achieving postseason bids last season, the Revere High School boys’ and girls’ lacrosse teams are anxious to try and improve on their 2019 campaigns. After Gov. Charlie Baker last week ordered schools in the state to remain closed until May 4, it appeared any chance for a spring sports season was in jeopardy. On Monday, hope was kept alive when the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) voted unanimously to open the season on May 4, with regular-season games to commence on the May 11. The Revere girls finished 12-9 last season and lost in the first round of the Div. 1 North playoffs to a powerful Central Catholic squad out of Lawrence. The Lady Patriots fell behind by a wide margin quickly in that contest. In fact, Revere trailed 8-0 just four minutes into the game. The Lady Patriots lost the battle of ball possession for much of the day in an eventual 19-6 defeat. Departed senior stalwarts Kiana Napolitano and Jenna Departed Revere senior Taylor Sujko, shown here in action against Central Catholic in last year’s playoffs, is one of nine seniors who graduated from last year’s 12-9 girls squad. Wells combined to tally all six Revere scores. After that game, head coach Manuel Lopez acknowledged the loss of nine senior players, saying 2019 was an exceptional season but 2020 looked to be more of a rebuilding year where scoring could be an issue. The Patriot boys produced a Revere player Kevin Cabrera battles for ball possession in last year’s playoff loss to Peabody. (Courtesy Photos) Everett Aluminum 10 Everett Ave., Everett 617-389-3839 Owned & operated by the Conti family since 1958 • 57 Years! “Same name, phone number & address for family since 1958 • 62 over half a century. We must be doing something right!” •Vinyl Siding •Free Estimates •Carpentry Work •Fully Licensed •Decks •Roof • Fully Insured • Replacement Windows www.everettaluminum.com •Roo ng Now’s the time to schedule those home improvement projects you’ve been dreaming about all winter! memorable 14-5 season in 2019. But it didn’t end as hoped, as Revere was knocked off by Peabody, 15-10, in the first round of the Div. 1 North tourney. The contest between eighth and ninth seeds began in very promising fashion for the host Patriots, who raced out to a 5-1 lead and looked to be dominating. The game then changed on a dime, as the visiting Tanners would go on to outscore Revere 14-5 the rest of the way. Departed forward Eric Bua tallied five times for the Patriots in the loss. Head coach Austin Powers said after that game that the program had 14 senior players, including Bua. “Losing those seniors will be hard next year,” he admitted. Spring!
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