Page 10 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2021 Revere football rebounds with big win at Chelsea Pats’ quarterback Anwar Marbouh gives a clean handoff to Davi Barreto, who was quickly off to the races. (Advocate photos by Paul Hammersley) Senior running back Mark Marchese heads downfi eld behind some nifty blocking from the Pats’ off ensive line. By Greg Phipps T he off ense awoke for the Revere High School Patriots in their second football game of the 2021 campaign last Friday night at Chelsea. The Patriots had well over 300 yards rushing and held the host Red Devils scoreless in a 34-0 victory. The win evened Revere’s earlyseason record at 1-1. It was also the 14th victory in Revere’s last 17 games dating back to 2019. Against Chelsea, the Patriots were led off ensively by running backs Wilmer Rodriguez and Davi Barreto, who combined for 300-plus yards on the ground and two touchdowns. Barreto was coming off a 138-yard effort in the season-opening loss to Peabody. Revere grabbed the momentum immediately when kick returner Sami El Asri exploded for a 73-yard return to the Chelsea fi ve-yard line. The Patriots scored from there and were off to the races. Quarterback Anwar Marbouh ten, but he did connect with El Asri on a 30-yard scoring strike to end the fi rst half. The Patriots produced an impressive scoring march in the fi nal quarter of the season opener against Peabody for their only points in that game. The momentum of that drive appeared to carry over against Chelsea. The defense was solid, holding the Red Devils without a point. Max Doucette recorded 11 tackles and a sack. Linebackers Abbas Atoui, Filipe Cotta and Mark Marchese (seven tackles) made life diffi cult for Chelsea quarterback Erick Galeano Flores. “The defense really swarmed to the ball,” Head Coach Lou Cicatelli told the press after the game. “There were eight or nine players around the ball on every play, and you can’t ask for more when you get that.” Of his team’s offensive output, Cicatelli praised the eff orts of Rodriguez and Barreto. He also cited Marbouh’s solid game management. The Patriots travel to face didn’t have to go to the air of- Medford today at 6 p.m. Patriots players help out the referee by signaling a touchdown.
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