Page 10 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, OCTObEr 4, 2024 Meet the 2024 Saugus High School Sachems Boys’ Varsity Soccer Team By Tara Vocino T he SHS Sachems Boys’ Varsity Soccer Team introduced themselves at home last Friday night at Saugus High School. Their Senior Night is Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. against the Northeast Metro Tech Vocational High School Knights. Captain Goalkeepers Xavier Martinez and Massimo Pagliocco. Front row, shown from left to right, are: Johnny Castillo Avila, Lucas Assis De Oliveira, Elias Interniaco, Victor Ferreira, Carlos Miranda, Leonardo De Paula, and Bryan Ortiz; Second row, from left: Andry Fuñez, Abraham Costa, Isaac Cesco, Giovanni Marques, Caio Lopes Martins, Matheus Oliveira, Noah Giron, and Yousef Tuffaha; Third row, from left: Head Coach Guillermo Sepulveda, Xavier Martinez, Cristian Dean, Marcus Davis, Cam Soroko, Daniel Ganda, Luiz Faria, Kaeleb Mathieu, and Massimo Pagliocco. Forwards Giovanni Marques, at left, with Captain Isaac Cesco. Seniors — Bottom row, shown from left to right, are: Abraham Costa, Isaac Cesco, Elias Interniano, Bryan Ortiz, Noah Giron, and Leonardo De Paula; Top row, shown from left: Head Coach Guillermo Sepulveda, Xavier Martinez, Marcus Davis, Cameron Soroko, Luiz Faria, Yousef Tuffaha, and Massimo Pagliocco. FOOTBALL | FROM PAGE 9 Lynn Tech out of the end zone for the entire game. Cummings credited defensive coordinator Greg Bluestein. Cody Munafo, playing middle linebacker, and defensive ends Paxton Ferraro and Jay Arnett led a strong effort at defensive end, with Arnett delivering a key tackle for loss late in the third quarter Members of the Starting Lineup last Friday at Saugus High School. to force a punt. “Cody was obviously very big for us playing middle linebacker,” Cummings said. “Paxton Ferraro and Jay Arnett at the ends were tremendous. Ryan Shea at the safety position came down and made some big tackles.” In the first half, Saugus drove deep into Lynn Tech territory but came up short on a key drive. “We took our first drive down inside the 10,” Cummings said. “But we didn’t cash in.” While the loss was tough, Cummings noted that close games like these can sometimes help a young team learn valuable lessons. “We’re 1-2 right now, but we’re a couple of snaps away from being 3-0,” he said. “If we were 3-0 right now, would we be having this long, hard look at ourselves, at where we have to improve? Or would we think that we’re FOOTBALL | SEE PAGE 12
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