Page 16 FOOTBALL | FROM Page 1 is now preparing for another challenge this week. The Patriots travel to neighboring Everett to take on the always-potent Crimson Tide. Perennial powerhouse and state title contender Everett is off to a 3-1 start and has dominated the Greater Boston League (GBL) for years. A win by Revere this Friday would be a monumental accomplishment and would defi nitely put the Patriots in position for a Division 3 playoff spot. It will be a major challenge but Patriots head coach Lou Cicatelli is confi dent his squad has turned the corner and has the ability to pull off the upset. He told the press this week that he thinks the Patriots match up well against the Tide and have an excellent shot. This Friday's aff air is a scheduled 6 p.m. kickoff at Memorial Stadium in Everett. In last Friday's romp over English, quarterback Carlos Rizo ran for a touchdown and threw for two others. Both of those scoring passes went to receiver Domenic Boudreau. Rizo threw for over 100 yards. Running back Maykin Gonzalez rushed for two touchdowns and Kevin McNamara added another via the run. The Revere offense has suddenly sprung to life after being blanked through the season's opening 72 minutes. The Patriots outscored PlymTHE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2022 TRAFFIC | FROM Page 1 outh South, 20-7, in the second half of their week-two loss to the Panthers, then carried the momentum into the following week's 42-15 pounding of GBL opponent Medford. Cicatelli praised the performance of the special teams and the defense against English. He cited the eff orts of kicker Felipe Maia and defensive players Jason Shosho, Chris Cassidy, Abbas Attoui and Kamal Majid. Shosho was credited with 11 tackles to go along with a couple of sacks against English. while the bottom half of the street heading toward Squire Road remained unchanged. While the Traffi c Commission was planning on taking the issue up later this month after the 60-day trial, a raft of concerns from residents on the neighboring streets resulted in the special hearing last Thursday, Sept. 29. The commission heard from both residents of Sigourney and Derby who said the change has improved the situation, as well as residents of nearby Charger, Grover, Orvis and other streets who said the changes have sent more traffi c speeding past their homes. Longtime Sigourney Street resident Joanne Giannino also spoke out against some of the online rumors and abuse she said her family has faced since the changes went into eff ect. “People have been directing this at my granddaughter [state Representative Jessica Giannino], who has nothing to do with it,” Giannino said. “They are not picking on the 81-year-old lady who is responsible for this. I’m the one who got the petition, not my son and not my granddaughter.” Kelli Resendes, who lives at GOTCHA: Pats’ linebacker Hamza Ouriour wraps up a Lynn English running back. the corner of Derby and Grover, was representative of those who spoke in favor of the traffi c pattern changes. “The changes have been good for our neighborhood,” said Resendes, noting that in addition to the traffi c, there has always been an abundance of trash in the neighborhood from the nearby fastfood restaurants. “I understand that it has pushed some traffi c other ways, but like [Giannino] said, they are just getting a little of what we’ve dealt with for … years.” Resendes was also among those on both sides of the issue who suggested the city look at a way to help the whole neighborhood, rather than going about the changes piecemeal. “What we want to get across to everybody – with the discussion of adverse eff ects on other streets – we should address those streets accordingly in the future, not reverse what we have already done,” said Sigourney Street resident Dan Forte. Longtime Orvis Road resident Deborah DeFillipo said the impact of the changes hasn’t been too bad on her street, but she said her neighbors on Augustus Street and Gore Road have not been as lucky. DeFillipo said the traffi c pattern changes have made Derby and Sigourney essentially resident-only streets to the detriment of the surrounding streets. “Studies have shown that reducing traffi c on one street is counterproductive, as traffi c will simply be diverted to another street,” she said. “The net result will be more congestion and problems overall.” DeFillipo presented a petition from area residents and requested that the traffi c commissioners reverse their decision on Derby and Sigourney and have the city hire an engineer to evaluate and study the fl ow of traffi c from all streets along the impacted corridor from Marshall Street to Patriot Parkway. “We certainly have a problem here, and I agree that a professional traffi c engineer should study the whole area from Brenton Street to Patriot Parkway,” said DPW Superintendent and Traffi c Commission Chair Paul Argenzio. Argenzio and the commission members said they would support pushing for a traffic study that would lead to a comprehensive traffi c plan for the area. However, the commission stopped short of reversing its August decision on Sigourney and Derby and agreed to let the trial proceed for the full 60 days. “I feel for everybody here, but I don’t think it is fair for us to ping pong back and forth, so my motion is to carry out and fi nish the 60-day trial and go from there at our October meeting,” said City Engineer and Traffi c Commission member Nicholas Rystrom.
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