Page 14 THE REVERE ADVOCATE–Friday, September 27 , 2019 Patriots shut down Tanners, 24-0 T By Greg Phipps hrough two games, the Revere Patriots appear to have the complete arsenal, as they again performed solidly in all phases of the game and blanked the Peabody Tanners, 24-0, last Friday night at Harry Dell Russo Stadium. It was the defense that shined brightest in this one. The Patriots held Peabody’s offense to less than 200 total yards and kept the Tanners out of the end zone. Revere improved to 2-0 with the victory. The Patriots have allowed just one touchdown thus far. Head coach Lou Cicatelli can only hope that becomes a season-long trend. “The defense has been huge for us so far this year, there’s no denying that,” he told the Revere’s Jaryd Benson takes down Peabody RB Angel Paulino in last Friday’s 24-0 win. press after the win. “We were a little concerned about Peabody’s offense [which had scored 52 points the previous week] coming in because we know they have good players and we know what they did in their first game, so we came out attacking and made some plays on both sides of the ball.” Cicatelli credited defensive coach Scott Wlasuk for his scheme and had some praise for the offense, which got the job done, led by another strong outing from running back Joe Llanos (163 yards and all three touchdowns). “Joe is the real deal and he showed that out there [tonight],” the coach said. Quarterback Calvin BouPatriots RB Joe Llanos gets wrapped up by a Peabody defender. Llanos rushed for 163 yards in last Friday’s contest. dreau had his second straight efficient effort, throwing for 122 yards on seven completions, including four to receiver Jonathan Murphy for 89 yards. One of those was a huge 37-yard play on the Revere volleyball improves to 5-1 By Greg Phipps T he Revere High School volleyball team is off to a strong start. The Patriots won their first five matches before suffering a hard-fought defeat last Thursday against a very good Bedford squad. Head coach Lianne O’Hara Mimmo said the loss was a beneficial experience for her team. “That was the most exciting [match] of the three [last week]. They [Bedford] are a good team in a good league, so it was great chance for us to compete at a higher level, and we did,” she observed. Wins over Greater Boston League foe Somerville, 3-1, and the Academy at Penguin Hall, 3-0, preceded the match at Bedford, where the Patriots ended up on the short end of a 3-1 result. The contest was highlighted by sophomore Gianna Mahoney, a first-year varsity player, who scored seven aces. Setter David Del Rio finished with four kills, an unusual feat for a setter, and dished out 10 assists. He also had three aces. Along with Del Rio’s four kills, the rest of the team scored 10. The Patriots had three matches on their schedule this week: against Medford and Malden on the road and at home against Everett on Friday. Revere RB Joe Lanos follows the lead block of teammate Zach Furlong in last Friday’s win over Peabody. (Advocate Photos by Greg Phipps) team’s first scoring drive in the second quarter. Both teams gave up end zone interceptions in the first half. Llanos contributed defensively by picking off a pass that spoiled Peabody’s closest scoring opportunity in the first 24 minutes. The Patriots subsequently put the first points on the board when Llanos ran it in from 32 yards out to give Revere a 7-0 advantage it would take into the half. Two more TD runs by Llanos, including a 39-yarder, helped cement the game in the second half. Kicker Rayan Riazi was once again perfect on his PAT attempts and knocked through a 42-yard field goal. Meanwhile, the Tanners couldn’t muster much of an attack against the stingy Revere defense. The Patriots now move on to face the Lynn Classical Rams at Harry Dell Russo Stadium on Friday at 6:30 p.m. It will mark the third consecutive home game for Revere. The visiting Rams currently sit at 1-2, having beaten Brockton two weeks ago before suffering a 22-point loss to Danvers last week.
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