Page 14 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2023 RHS girls’ soccer captains reflect on a nearly undefeated season Revere girls’ soccer captains, left to right, Ari Pina, Giselle Salvador, Jessica Nova and Samarah Paiva. By Dom Nicastro still in process, she said. “The message I sent to the T he Revere High School girls’ soccer team fi nished the regular season at 16-1-1 and in second place in the Greater Boston League. They dominated in the regular season at times and fell just shy of a GBL title with a loss to Somerville in the fi nal regular season game. The Patriots fell to St. Mary’s in the opening round of the Division 3 state tournament. The Advocate caught up with the captains of the team after the terrifi c season. Samarah Paiva: Desire to achieve the best Samarah Paiva played midfi eld and a defense for the Patriots. She has been playing soccer since she was 5 years old and has been on the Revere High School girls varsity soccer team since her freshmen year. She also plays club soccer. The three-time GBL All-Star is also a two-time captain. After high school, she will be going to school to either major in sports management or interior design, and playing soccer in college is team at the beginning of the season was to work hard, have commitment, play together as a team and just do your overall best,” Paiva said. “What led us to so many wins this season was playing together as a team and wanting to go undefeated and win GBL. Every player gave their all until the last whistle was blown.” Paiva said the biggest team win was Lynn Classical, the second match. “The match was tied up 0-0 and in the second half, and we pushed through and got a goal which led us to a win,” Paiva said. “We didn’t give up and continued to fi ght ‘til the end.” Paiva said Coach Megan O’Donnell always kept the team on its toes and pushed players to succeed and never let them down. “Coach can be tough, but it’s what helps us really push through,” Paiva said. “My message to the team to keep this program momentum going is to work hard and train whenever the chance is given.” Giselle Salvador: Always striving to be better Giselle Salvador, a right back, has played soccer since she was 8 and had been playing on varsity for all four years. She’s planning on going to college to study health sciences and she’s undecided about whether she’s going to play in college. “The message we’ve sent the team since the beginning was to play as if it was our last game and put our all into it, Salvador said. “As well as working together to reach our goal. Some consistent parts of the team that led to the results that we had was having the motivation to keep the undefeated title and urge to win.” She calls a 4-0 decision over Medford as the biggest team win. “I feel like that’s the game where we played the best and had really good goals and opportunities/plays as well,” Salvador said.” Coach O’Donnell since the beginning had set the mindset for SOCCER | SEE Page 19 1. On Nov. 24, 1864, what painter of cancan dancers, including “At the Moulin Rouge,” was born? 2. How many eyelids does a camel have: one, two or three? 3. What play has the name of a mythical sculptor who fell in love with his statue? 4. On Nov. 25, 2002, what Agatha Christie play – with an animal’s name in its title – had its 50th anniversary (20,807 performances)? 5. How does an Emperor penguin father protect the mother’s egg? 6. What is the home country of the airline Aer Lingus? 7. On Nov. 26, 1883, American abolitionist Sojourner Truth died in Battle Creek, Mich.; in what state was she born? 8. What social media site has a new, humorous AI chatbot called Grok? 9. What disease was the American Lung Association founded to fi ght? 10. On Nov. 27, 1942, what musician who had a hit with “Purple Haze” Answers was born? 11. How are carving, spork and fondue similar? 12. What is a wainwright? (Hint: transportation.) 13. November 28 is National French Toast Day; what is French toast called in France? 14. What is the tallest bird native to North America? 15. What popular board game with an imaginary railroad called Short Line had its World Championship cancelled in 2021 due to covid? 16. What performer is featured in the concert fi lm with the subtitle “Heart of Gold”? 17. On Nov. 29, 1832, what authoress was born – in the same month as her character named Jo? 18. What is the outer layer of teeth called? 19. Who was the shortest U.S. president and has a last name that is also the name of a city? 20. On Nov. 30, 1998, what two energy businesses merged? 1. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 2. Three 3. “Pygmalion” 4. “The Mousetrap” 5. Balances it on its feet and covers it with its brood pouch 6. Ireland 7. New York 8. X (formerly Twitter) 9. Tuberculosis 10. Jimi Hendrix 11. They are types of fork. 12. A repairer and maker of wagons 13. “Pain perdu” (translates to “lost bread” – it puts stale bread to use) 14. Whooping crane 15. Monopoly 16. Neil Young 17. Louisa May Alcott 18. Enamel 19. James Madison (Madison, Wisc.) 20. Exxon and Mobil (becoming ExxonMobil)
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