THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2025 Page 13 2025 GREATER BOSTON LEAGUE New Faces Across the Top of Lists for Greater Boston League Champions Revere unseats Malden as GBL Field Hockey Champ; Lynn English wins fi rst GBL Football Crown By Steve Freker C all it a true “changing of the guard” in the Greater Boston League this past fall. In every sport across the board, there is a new Greater Boston League (GBL) Champion this year from last year, something that does not occur as often as one might think. In Football, Lynn English rolled over all four opponents for a 4-0 GBL mark to claim its fi rst League Championship since the “Lynns” and Revere came over to the GBL fi ve years ago. In Boys Soccer, Chelsea has been knocking on the door for the past three years… this year it got answered with a GBL title! For the past fi ve years, it has SPORTS | FROM Page 1 Fuentes joins Bryan Fuentes (no relation) and Reda Atoui as Revere’s representatives on the Greater Boston League all-star team. Fuentes’ football journey began long before he took varsity snaps. And it wasn’t so long ago in reality. “I’ve been playing football since I was in sixth grade,” he said. “I started off playing Revere Junior Patriots with my friends. It was fun — we won a championship our eighth-grade year.” That was only two years ago. The jump to high school hit him fast. “My first year playing high school football — it was hard when you’re playing against people older than you,” Fuentes said. “I played running back on offense, and I played safety on defense. I had no top moments my first year.” Or so he says. Revere coach Lou Cicatelli saw potential in freshman Fuentes as a tailback and safety. Last year, he told The Advocate he had been either Revere or Somerville on top of the Boys Soccer roll call. Revere was the league champion in two of the last three years. The years that Revere or Somerville did NOT rule the GBL roost, they fi nished in second place to one another. Revere Boys Soccer DID fi nish tied for second place in the Greater Boston League with Lynn English at 7-3-4 in GBL play, and the never had a freshman class like the one in 2024, and Fuentes was a part of it, alongside key youngsters like Anthony Pelatere and Atoui. Coach Cicatelli named Fuentes his starting quarterback this season. Revere’s offensive identity this fall has revolved around its ground game, and Fuentes has been right in the center of it — sometimes literally, depending on where he’s lined up. “The strength of our team this year is our run game,” he said. “We have smart and fast running backs and also our O-line.” He’s rushed for tough yards, broken big plays, thrown when needed and stepped into the lead role when injuries hit Revere’s backfield. Heading into Thanksgiving Day against Winthrop, Fuentes has 557 rushing yards and three touchdowns, 285 passing yards and two touchdowns through the air and two interceptions on defense. And when Cicatelli needed a second quarterPatriots did qualify for the postseason at 7-5-5 overall In Boys Soccer, Everett and Malden had similar fates, both missing qualification for the MIAA State Tournament by just one game. Everett fi nished 2 points (2 pts./ win, 1 pt./tie) out of the running, while it was even more agonizing for Malden: at 6-75 overall, only ONE standings point from state tourback, a change-of-pace runner or a dependable safety, Fuentes never questioned the assignment. He just prepared for it. Ask Cicatelli why Fuentes has risen so quickly, and the answer starts with work ethic. “Great kid, great athlete, wants to learn,” said Cicatelli, whose team is 4-6 heading into Turkey Day. “He’s one of those kids — they tell you they watch film, but this kid watches film. And he’s a young kid. He puts the extra time in.” The coach said Fuentes spent the summer preparing for the possibility of taking on quarterback duties. “We told him we’re going to use him at quarterback,” Cicatelli said. “He’s a hard worker. He’s actually a role model for some of the older kids, because he does put a lot of hard work into it.” That combination — humility, attention to detail and steady improvement — has SPORTS | SEE Page 17 Patriots’ sophomore Jose Fuentes ney status. For Malden, it was especially stinging since last season the Golden Tornados managed only one win all year and this season showed marked, dramatic improvement with the 6 wins and 5 ties. In Girls Soccer, Medford battled it out all season with Somerville, but won the two matches that counted the most, against the Highlanders, to finish unbeaten in league play at 13-0-1. Revere Field Hockey broke a title drought stretching back to 2019 and won the crown this year, unseating Malden, which won a GBL Championship in 2024 and was Greater Boston League co-Champ with Everett in 2023 and 2022. FALL SEASON STANDINGS FOOTBALL 4-0 Somerville 3-2 Lynn Classical 2-3 Revere 2-3 Medford 1-3 Malden 1-3 BOYS SOCCER Team League Overall Chelsea 10-2-1 12-4-2 Lynn English 7-3-4 7-5-5 Revere 7-3-4 Somerville 6-5-3 Everett 6-6-2 Malden 5-5-4 GIRLS SOCCER Team League Overall Medford 13-0-1 13-5-1 Somerville 10-2-0 Malden 8-4-2 11-6-0 12-5-2 Lynn Classical 5-7-3 5-10-3 Everett 4-8-2 6-10-2 Revere 4-9-1 4-11-1 Chelsea 3-6-3 7-7-3 FIELD HOCKEY Team League Overall Revere 2-0-1 5-7-1 Everett 2-1-1 Malden 0-3-0 5-11-1 1-11-1 9-4-5 8-7-4 6-8-4 6-7-5 Lynn Classical 2-10-3 2-10-3 Medford 1-11-2 3-12-2 6-2 6-2 3-5 2-5 3-5 2-6 Team League Overall Lynn English
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