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THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2023 Page 17 Injury-free and confident: Revere looking to rebound after Everett loss By Dom Nicastro E verett’s Everett. And now it’s on to Somerville. That’s pretty much the message from Coach Lou Cicatelli and the Revere High School football team after last week’s 48-6 home loss against the Greater Boston League leaders. Everett led, 34-0, at halftime and 41-0 before Revere got on the board. The Patriots fell to 0-5. Revere was severely undermanned because of a devastating round of injuries that sidelined many of its starters. Coach Cicatelli said before the game he wanted to get out of there injury-free, and for the most part that went well. “It wasn’t too bad,” Cicatelli said. “And the good news is we got out of there not too banged up and the bad news is we got pretty beat up. It is what it is. We kind of expected it. We were very shorthanded, and a lot of kids got to play football. So that’s a good thing. And we get a few guys back this week against Somerville, so that’s going to be helpful.” Captain Abbas Atoui missed three games but will be back for Somerville. Coach Cicatelli said that’s going to shore up the offense and that he likes what he sees out of a well-rested Atoui in practice. Another captain, two-way offensive and defensive lineman Hakim Malki, is also back. “He’s still got a little something going on, but he’s very strong, tough kid, and he’ll help us, too.” Wingback Zak Benkirane returns as well, giving the Patriots more depth in the skills position and taking off the pressure of running back Giovanni Woodard and quarterback Carlos Rizzo. Offensive specialist Danny Hou is still out for the Patriots. Revere had trouble moving the ball consistently against Everett. A bright spot was quarterback Rizzo’s beautiful pass to Ahmed Bellemsieh for a 55-yard touchdown that made it 41-6 in the fourth quarter. “There were a couple of good signs,” Cicatelli said. “That was great. I mean, it’s nice to score against Everett when you can. They’re a very good team. And I think the big thing for us is we kind of shut down the kid [Ismael] Zamor. We put a bracket on him. That was one of our goals, and we accomplished that. But like I said, for us going in there, we just wanted to get out of there injury-free and be as competitive as we could be. And I thought the fi rst quarter it was toe-to-toe and then it unraveled a bit. All in all I’m just happy with no more injuries.” Somerville, despite standing at 0-5 coming into the game Friday, Oct. 13 in Somerville (6 p.m.), is pretty good with a potent running game, according to the Revere coach. “They run single wing, so you don’t know where the ball is going,” Cicatelli said. “It’s kind of like double wing. So toe-to-toe, power football. And they’ve got a good little scheme. So we’re gonna have our work cut out for us. But I do like the fact that this week practices have been great. It’s a big diff erence with the off ense when you get your fullback going north and south. And it also lets Gio and some of these other guys do their thing because they’ve been out of position.” Coach Cicatelli wants to see his team move the ball better and is confi dent that will happen with the pieces coming together after injuries. “If we move the ball against Somerville, we’ll be fi ne,” Cicatelli said. “Our problem this year with all the injuries on off ense, the defense has been on the fi eld all the time. So we’ve got to fi nd a way to move the chains. I think we’ll do that this week. I’m pretty confi dent. And I think if we can do that, I think we can play better defensively where we’re not on the fi eld as much. I think it’s going to be a good game.” For Advertising with Results, at 781-286-8500 or Info@advocatenews.net call The Advocate Newspapers The A vo wsp rs RHS Sports Round-Up By Dom Nicastro win Revere girls soccer nets 10th Revere picked up a 6-1 win over Lynn English. Kesley Morales scored on a feed from Catalina Chizavo and Sandra Torres. Kaylin Oliva Folgar found the net on a feed from Erika Mejia. Sandra Torres added an unassisted goal, and Ari Pina from Oliva Folgar. Kathy Granados scored on a pass from Emily Torres, and Samarah Paiva found the net on a pass from Amilee Alvarez Hernandez. Revere also beat Lynn Classical, 3-0, another Greater Boston League win, and climbed to 9-0-1. The Patriots got goals from Paiva, who scored from a pass from Mejia. Chizavo scored with an assist from Mejia. Mejia then followed by scoring on a free kick in the second half. Nisrin Sekkat recorded another shoutout of the season coming up big with some saves in the second half. Revere is ranked No. 52 in Division 3 out of 67 teams in the latest MIAA rankings. The top 32 make the postseason. Those who don’t crack the top 32 but fi nish with a.500 winning percentage also make the postseason. Revere/Malden golf team cruising along Revere/Malden topped Medford, 47-25, on the links in Greater Boston League action last week at Mount Hood Golf Course in Melrose. The Patriots climbed to 6-1-1 on the season. “The coaching staff was particularly impressed with the significant improvement in our team’s ball striking,” Revere/Malden coach Brandon Pezzuto said. “The coaches observed an increased number of fairways in regulation, and greens in regulation. Our golfers have been improving each match, and we are very happy with the progress we have seen thus far. As a whole, we have worked on controlling our tempo to hit more controlled shots, keeping more shots in play and in better positions to improve our scores.” Many of the team’s golfers are beginning to compress the ball, causing the ball to project off the clubface, the coach added. “Our focus moving forward will be strictly our short games, specifi cally lag putting, focusing on two putts rather than three putts, chipping with numerous clubs and pitching the ball with the goal of getting up and down,” Pezzuto said. “We are confi dent if our golfers approach our shortgame work as deliberately as our work on the full swing they will further develop their repertoire of shots, fi lling the golf shot toolbox with even more tools.” Some highlights from the Medford win include No. 2 Frankie Annunziata of Revere winning his match, 6-3, with a great birdie of the 165-yard, par 3 following a great approach shot to 3 feet. No. 5 Jonathan Wells of Revere won his match, 7-2, with a wellplayed opening birdie on the 470-yard par 5. Malden’s Tommy Cronin at No. 6 won, 7.5-1.5, with a steady round of solid play. No. 7 Ollie Svendsen of Revere consistently battled and won his match, 6-3, and No. 8 Ryan Coggswell of Malden kept his ball in play and won, 7.5-1.5. “Mount Hood is certainly a challenging course if you find yourself in diffi cult positions,” Pezzuto said. “And I think our golfers have learned that through our practice sessions. We were able to simplify the course by playing short of the greens as opposed to directly at flags, running the risk of fi nding their ball over the green with diffi cult scrambling positions. Our next match is Thursday 10/5 at Stoneham Oaks against Everett. Revere boys’ soccer making mark in GBL The Revere boys’ soccer team is having a solid fi rst half of the season at 6-2-1. That record put the Patriots at No. 30 in Division 2 out of 59 teams according to the latest MIAA rankings. Nicolas Morgira (three), Kaue Alves (fi ve), Brayan Medina (four), Emmanuel Lopera (one), Jeremy Romero (two) and Santiago Velez (one) have the goals on the season. Medina (three), Eric DeCarvalho (one), Santiago Velez (three) and Francisco Navarette (one) have the helpers for the Patriots. Revere volleyball nets fi rst two victories Revere picked up its fi rst two wins on the volleyball courts in convincing fashion, 3-1 over Lynn English and 3-0 over Medford. The Patriots improved to 2-11. Wednesday 3-1 W @ Lynn English Against Lynn English, Susan Lemus Chavez had fi ve aces, six kills and 12 assists. Liv Yuong had four aces and 10 kills. Danna Canas had seven kills, and Samantha Hoyos had six aces. Lemus Chavez had fi ve aces, six kills and 14 assists against Medford. Lea Doucette had fi ve kills and eight aces, “Setter Susan Lemus Chavez has been crucial in setting up plays off ensively,” Revere coach Emilie Hostetter said. “Hitters Danna Canas and Liv Yuong have been infl uential in our success.” Revere field hockey drops Northeast Revere took care of Northeast Metro Tech, 12-1, in fi eld hockey action. Goals were scored by Matt Terrell, Danni Randall, Isabella Mendieta and Gemma Stamatopoulos (with assists by Bella Stamatopoulos and Jullia Martins). “Our team came together and played hard all four quarters,” Revere coach Alex Butler said. The team also fell to Greater Boston League rival Everett, 2-0. “The game posed many unique challenges, many of which were out of our team's control, that our team faced with grit and poise but ultimately did not result in a win on the scoreboard,” Butler said. “However, the sportsmanship our team displays on and off the fi eld is always something we are proud of.” Revere cross country tops Everett The Revere girls cross country team came away with another win, beating Everett, 15-50. The team in the home meet took fi ve of the top seven spots in the race. Olivia Rupp led the race from the start. Hiba El Bzyouy and Daniela Santana Baez each ran personal best paces. “Hiba has been a great addition to the team and has bettered her race pace in every race this season,” Revere coach Katie Sinnott said. “This is a great accomplishment. It is also fantastic to have a strong group of runners so that when one runner is not having the greatest race day, the rest of the team steps up and pushes through.” Revere individual results: Olivia Rupp – 1st Hib El Bzyouy – 2nd 23:43 Rocio Gonzalez Castillo – 3rd overall – 24:29 Daniela Santana Baez – 4th overall – 25:10 Yasmin Riazi – 6th overall – 27:01 Stephanie Reyes – 8th – 31:11 Anahis Vasquez – 9th – 36:56 overall overall overall – 23:17 overall –

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