THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2023 Page 15 about before THAT? Coach Amerino “Moody” Sarno was the football boss – seemingly for life, it appeared. He took over in 1955, after a sterling college career at Fordham, and coached until 1982 – 28 years – and with an impressive record of 128-116, including four state titles, all in the 1960s. All that has changed in a hurry as of late for the Everett High football program. After going with only THREE coaches in 62 YEARS (!!!)... for the past fi ve seasons, longevity has vanished from the Everett High football coaching lexicon, disappearing without a trace. Last week, for the third time in six years, a new head coach was named for Everett High football, with former UMaine assistant football coach Justin Flores being named the third new football head coach at Everett High in only fi ve seasons. Former Tide star Theluxon Pierre took the reins directly after DiBiaso for two seasons: 2018 and 2019. Between Thanksgiving and into the midst of COVID-19 in 2020, it was announced that Pierre was no longer head coach. No details were released nor speculated. In January 2021, it was announced that a former Tide star from the 1980s, Rob DiLoreto, was being named new Everett football head coach. DiLoreto resigned unexpectedly with little detail released in late May, just a few weeks ago. Now comes newcomer Justin Flores. For the fi rst time in hmmmm... EVER??... a head football coach who did NOT play for Everett High has been named football boss. The Woburn native confi rmed that he has accepted the head football position at Everett, replacing DiLoreto, who stepped down after three successful seasons. Flores grew up in Woburn and followed a family tradition of playing football for former Tanner coaching legend Rocky Nelson from 2006-2010. Flores did a postgraduate year at Tilton before heading to UMaine, where he played from 2012-2015, lettering in each of his four seasons as a wide receiver and punt returner. He spent a year as an assistant at Bentley before returning to his college alma mater for a six-year run as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. There is little doubt that those who follow and support Everett High football fervently hope that what has become a Tide coaching merry-go-round for one of the all-time high-profile programs of ANY sport in Massachusetts comes to an end. They’re hoping Justin Flores is here for the long run. **** Revere High quartet are named National High School All-Americans two ‘Top Three’ in the nation performances in Nike Nationals Hats off to the most successful outdoor track relay team in both Revere High and Greater Boston League history! Four members of the Revere High boys outdoor track program recently competed at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in Eugene, Oregon. The four Patriots – senior Sami El Asri, juniors JV Cunha and Medy Bellemsieh and sophomore Isaiah DeCrosta – simply killed it. The Revere High relay whizzes finished second in the United States in the 1600 meter Sprint Medley Relay and third in the 4X400 meter relay. The foursome set a new school record for the Sprint Medley Relay (which is two legs of 200 meters, a 400 meter and an 800 meter) in a time of 3:37.18 and smashed their existing school record in the 4 x 400 with a clocking of 3:27.82. Not surprisingly, El Asri, Cunha, Bellemsieh and DeCrosta were all named National Nike All-Americans for their remarkable performances. RevereTV Spotlight “I n The Loop” this week is about the Sumner Tunnel Closure. Please be advised that the Sumner Tunnel is closed now and every day through August 31. To help lessen the impact on traffic, discounts and free transportation will be off ered to those in the area. The Blue Line has four stops in Revere and will be free during this closure. Parking in the lots at the MBTA’s Beachmont, Suffolk Downs and Wonderland Stations will be discounted to two dollars. Watch this week’s PSA of “In The Loop” now playing in rotation between all programming until the end of August. All announcements from “In The Loop” are posted to YouTube and Instagram, and they are also off ered in Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic. Spread the word and stay in the loop, Revere! The Revere Chamber of Commerce has a new program called “The Wave” that is now airing on RevereTV. Each episode is hosted by Revere Chamber of Commerce President Patrick Lospennato and Executive Director Erica Porzio. The two discuss events and small businesses around the city that are members of the Chamber. In the latest episode, Kori O’Hara from the Chamber’s Events Committee joins the desk to talk about networking opportunities and why it could benefi t local businesses to be members of this organization. The small business featured on this episode is Bono Appetit Meal Prep. You’ll see Amanda and Chris Bonosoro in the RevereTV Kitchen Studio showing off some meals they off er, and how they make their popular Salmon Power Bowl. Tune in to “The Wave” on the RTV Community Channel at least once a day over the next month, or at your convenience on YouTube. The International Sand Sculpting Festival is scheduled for the weekend of July 29. As always, RevereTV will have the most exclusive coverage of the entire event and in the week leading up to the competition. Be sure to watch for this year’s updates from RTV starting at the sand drop. The theme for this year is “CelREVERETV | SEE Page 18
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