THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 Page 15 Football Pats' 2nd-half rebound not enough against Panthers By Greg Phipps I t took more than six quarters of football before the Revere High School football team scored its fi rst points of 2022. The Patriots got off to a rough start again last Friday night in their home opener at Harry Della Russo Stadium. The visiting Plymouth South Panthers took advantage of Revere turnovers and blew out to a commanding 28-0 lead by halftime. The promising aspect of last Friday's aff air was that the Patriots rebounded in the second half and put up three touchdowns, outscoring Plymouth by a 20-7 count. But it wasn't enough to overtake the Panthers, who came away with a 35-20 victory. A 52-yard punt return for a TD and an 80-yard scoring jaunt from Plymouth's star running back Justin LaChance highlighted the fi rst half that was dominated by the Panthers, who improved to 2-0 on the season. Meanwhile, the Patriots, who dreau was also on the receiving end of a two-point conversion pass. Revere head coach Lou Cicatelli told the press this week that he was looking for his squad to carry some of the momentum from last Friday's second-half into this Thursday's Greater Boston League (GBL) opener at home against 0-2 Medford (scheduled 6 p.m. kickoff , after press deadline). Cicatelli reported that star player Max Doucette may not play this week due to an injury to his wrist but that veteran running back Davy Barreto, who missed the fi rst two contests, should return to the lineup Thursday against Medford. After this week's game, the Patriots have another GBL clash ROUGH START: Pats’ quarterback Carlos Rizo, Jr. is shown checking out the defense as running back Sami Elasri gets set during a recent game against Peabody. (Advocate staff photo) fell to 0-2, struggled early on and would commit five turnovers in the game, four of those via interception. The performance got better for the Patriots over the fi nal 24 minutes. Revere ended up accumulating 163 yards of total off ense, including 131 through the air. Quarterback Carlos Rizo connected on scoring passes of 10 yards to Sami Elasri and 40 yards to Domenic Boudreau. The Patriot QB also scored himself on a one-yard plunge. Bouagainst Lynn English at home on Sept. 30. They then take on neighboring rival and perennial powerhouse Everett on the road Oct. 7th. The Crimson Tide came out on top in last year's meeting between the two teams. Patriot boys’ soccer lose GBL clash to Everett The Patriots came out strong in the opening 40 minutes. For the most part, they owned the territorial play and peppered the Everett goal. Led by frontline players Kevin Flores, Kaue Vieira, David Tamayo, Joao Victor Cunha and Rogerio Filho, Revere had several good scoring opportunities but could only cash in on one of them. Filho notched ReRevere’s Rogerio Filho battles an Everett defender for ball possession. By Greg Phipps T hrough its fi rst fi ve games of the season, the Revere High School boys' soccer team has been involved in close games. That included a scoreless tie at Lynn Classical last week and a season-opening 1-1 deadlock against Medford. On Tuesday at the Revere High School Field, the Patriots suffered a 3-1 league setback to the neighboring Everett Crimson Tide. It was a contest where the fi rst and second periods turned out to be very diff erent. vere's lone score with about 25 minutes remaining in period one. The Patriots had to be feeling good about their fi rsthalf eff ort. But that quickly faded over the fi nal 40 minutes. The Tide came alive and switched the scenario, suddenly taking control of the territorial play and pressuring the Revere end. Two break-in goals in a span of about two minutes put Everett on top to stay at 2-1 with approximately 20 minutes left in the contest. The fi nal goal came with just over 10 minutes to go and secured the victory for the visitors. The Patriots struggled to mount any serious off ense in the second half. Entering Tuesday's clash, Revere was coming off its first win of the season - a 2-0 shutout of Lynn English. The team's other loss was a 2-1 decision against Somerville. As of midweek, Revere stood at 1-2-2 on the season and is still very much in the hunt for a 2022 playoff berth under head coach Manuel Lopes. The Patriots hosted Chelsea on Thursday (after press deadline), and then travel to take on Malden on Saturday in a 12:30 p.m. start at McDonald Stadium. Patriots’ midfi elder David Tamayo tries to split the Everett defense in fi rst-half action Tuesday. Revere’s Joao Victor Cunha looks to rush upfi eld against Everett on Tuesday.
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