Page 12 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2021 TURKEY | FROM Page 1 Della Russo Stadium. The game didn’t take place last fall due to the cancellation of all sports activities brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The victory left Revere with an 8-2 record to close the fall 2021 season and gave the Patriots ample evidence that they could have, and perhaps should have, been awarded a Div. 3 playoff seeding. Despite its eight-win fi nish, Revere did not make this year’s playoff tournament. Winthrop fi nished with a sub500 mark. Still, the 5-6 Vikings made the Div. 6 tournament and scored a convincing fi rst-round victory over South Hadley. They nearly topped Super Bowl fi nalist Rockland in the quarterfi nal and proved to be a tough opponent on Thanksgiving. Winthrop was clearly better than its record indicated. Revere Head Coach Lou Cicatelli said the win showed the caliber of team the Patriots had. “It’s a nice way to put a stamp [on the season],” he told the press after the game. “We were 8-2 and defi nitely deserved a Pats Capt. Wilmer Mejia attempts to steal the ball from Vikings senior Martin Cameron. The Revere Patriots earned the coveted trophy in their win over Winthrop. shot at the playoff s. There was a mistake made there, no doubt.” This year’s Turkey Day conFootball Club Co-Presidents (Classes of 1968 and 1977) Emilio Fusco and Karen Fusco sat the bleachers. Revere High School alumni, pictured from left to right: James DiSabatino (Class of 2005), incoming Councillor-at-Large Marc Silvestri (Class of 2005) and Charles Giuff rida (Class of 2005) watched the game from the sidelines. test was a tightly contested, defensive aff air. Trailing 6-0 at halftime, the Patriots turned the tide midway through the third quarter when Augusto Goncalves blocked a punt and the ball was recovered on Winthrop’s 20-yard line. From there, it took just two plays for Revere to hit paydirt. Running back Davi Barreto busted loose for 17 yards to the three. From there, he burst into the end zone on the following play to even it at six apiece. Wilmer Rodriguez-Mejia eventually made good on the pointafter kick to put the hosts in front 7-6. Later in the quarter, the ViThe Revere High School Varsity Cheerleaders Lady Patriots congratulate the football team on their win. kings were backed up deep in their own territory and faced having to punt out of their own end zone. They decided to concede the safety, as the punter took the snap and intentionally stepped out of the end zone, giving Revere a 9-6 lead. The Patriots increased their advantage to 16-6 early in the fourth quarter. A one-yard sneak by quarterback Anwar Marbouh – set up by a 19-yard Barreto run – and Rodriguez-Mejia’s PAT kick provided the fi nal Revere points of the game. However, the Vikings did not go away quietly. On a fourthand-seven play just minutes later, Vikings quarterback Robert Noonan connected over the middle with receiver Mikey Chaves, who proceeded to break free and race 70-yards for a touchdown. The extra-point brought Winthrop within three at 16-13 with over 10 minutes remaining. Winthrop threatened twice Led by Head Coach Lou Ciccatelli (with trophy) are the RHS Patriots football team players and coaches following the Turkey Day victory. more, but the Patriots’ defense was able to make big plays and fend off the visitors. Ricardo Goncalves snuff ed out a wide run play on a fourth-and-one from midfi eld, and Addison Merida picked off a pass to thwart Winthrop’s fi nal drive with two minutes left. Merida’s interception came shortly after Noonan almost connected for the go
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