Page 16 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 ~ RHS PATRIOTS SPORTS ROUND-UP ~ Revere field hockey plays Lowell tough Lowell topped Revere, 7-2. The fi rst goal was scored by Ana Kalliavas with an assist from Matthew Terrell. Revere’s second goal was scored by Isabella Mendieta with an assist from Bella Stamatopoulos. “Although the score looks a little rough, we actually played pretty well,” Revere coach Alex Butler said. “Lowell is a very established team with a strong program, and we are in the process of building both our team and program. We really held our own in the second half of the game, where we became stronger defensively. We had players who had never stepped on the fi eld a few weeks ago playing in a varsity game, and they did a great job. The team kept a positive attitude throughout the game and did an amazing job of supporting one another.” Briana Mendieta did an incredible job on defense, according to the coach. She defended multiple breakaway plays from Lowell. Jordan Martelli also did amazing work on midfi eld, sprinting back as a midfi elder to support the defense when Lowell was in the circle. Goalie Sonia Haily deserves a lot of praise for preventing Lowell from scoring on multiple offensive corners, Butler said. “Now that we have finally played our fi rst game of the season, as a team, we know what we need to work on over the next few weeks,” Butler said. “We look forward to playing Lowell again later this month and showing off our improvements as a team.” Revere boys soccer gearing up for GBL Manny Lopes in his ninth season takes his Revere team into Greater Boston League play. He’s been coaching since 1978 (17 years old): youth, high school, club, college. Before taking over Revere in 2015, Lopes coached mostly women/girls. He is also the Masconomet High girls varsity lacrosse coach in the spring. He played semi and pro soccer in the United States and Portugal and high school and college in the United States “I coach great kids, I’m a math teacher at Everett High, so I enjoy working with urban youth players,” Lopes said. “Tryouts went well. We changed the format. We only invited returning varsity, JV and freshmen players; selected the team after fi rst tryout.” Revere last year went 6-9-3 and failed for only the second time in eight years with Lopes at the helm to make postseason. What are the strengths of this year's team? Experience – the Patriots only lost three starters from last year and “have a good combination of returning and upcoming JV players, excellent leadership from our captains.” What are areas for improvement? Attitude and commitment, the coach said. Revere football blanked by Peabody Peabody came into town Friday night, Sept. 8, and ruined the Patriots’ opening night party with a 35-0 win over Revere. Peabody is the defending Northeastern Conference Lynch Division champions, and Coach Lou Cicatelli and Co. knew it’d be a fi ght. Revere couldn’t get the offense going against the smothering Tanners’ defense, be it through the air or on the ground. The Patriots had around 50 positive yards. They trailed, 28-0, at halftime and couldn’t rally in the next half. Giovanni Woodard led Revere rushers with close to 50 yards. Revere/Malden Co-Op golf team hopes to build for postseason By Dom Nicastro he Revere/Malden golf team is looking to build some momentum this season. The program – hosted by Malden – plays in the Greater Boston League and is looking to make some noise. If the team plays.500 golf as a team, it will qualify for the postseason. This is the third year as a cooperative program. The split between Revere and Malden golfers is right down the middle with a nice balance of players from each GBL school. Brandon Pezzuto, a middle school teacher in the Revere school system, has been in a coaching capacity with the program since around 2015. Revere was able to carry the program for a few years until numbers began to dwindle. Pezzuto had a strong relationship with the Malden coach, and they combined programs. Paul DiPlatzi of Revere is another coach in the program. He is also in the Revere school system. “We were kind of talking about numbers and thinking T about the future and we decided to combine three years ago,” Pezzuto said. “It’s worked great, and we’re competitive. We try to make it so that we’re like one entity as much as we can. So, we’ve been working on getting new uniforms with a graphic designer to get a new logo and trying to make it as universal as possible.” Meanwhile, things look great on the actual greens. Revere/ Malden won the opener against Lynn Classical, 44-28, at Gannon Municipal Golf Course in Lynn. Revere’s Matt Lacroix (6.5-2.5), Frankie Annunziata (7.5-1.5), Jacob Simonelli (5-4) and Jonathan Wells (4.5-4.5) had victories for the cooperative team. Revere/Malden is coming off a 4-8 season, including a 4-5 mark in the Greater Boston League. “We defi nitely get a lot of kids who are just picking up golf for the fi rst time,” Pezzuto said. “And it’s really rewarding because by the time they’re seniors, and they stick with the program, they’re able to go to any golf GOLF | SEE Page 21
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