Page 16 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, October 11, 2019 Mistakes doom Sachems in loss to Revere Saugus quarterback Christian Correia rolls out for a pass play behind the protection of teammate Novell Omoruyi during last Saturday’s loss to Revere. (Advocate Photos by Greg Phipps) By Greg Phipps O ne team was opportunistic; the other was mistakeprone. The Revere Patriots proved to be the former, and that materialized into a 40-13 rout of the Saugus Sachems last Saturday at Stackpole Field. It was Revere’s first away game of the season while Saugus was playing its second straight home game. The Patriots remained undefeated on the early season at 4-0, and the Sachems stayed winless at 0-4. The events of last Saturday’s game were evidence of why the teams are on opposite sides of the spectrum thus far this season. Just minutes into the contest, Revere running back Jonathan Murphy turned the corner for touchdown runs of 43 and 23 yards to give the Patriots a quick 13-0 lead. The Sachems received a lift when Marvens Jean returned a kickoff 80 yards to make it 13-7, but the Patriots responded immediately by marching 80 yards, culminating in a short TD plunge by RB Joe Llanos for a 20-7 lead. It appeared Saugus was in its way to making it a contest when it drove deep into Revere territory in the final minutes of the first half. That’s when things went south for the Sachems. Quarterback Christian Correia, filling in for injured starter Mason Nickolas, attempted to pass while being hit, and a floater ended up being intercepted and returned for a score by Llanos. It only got worse for Saugus on its ensuing drive. Deep inside their own five yard line, the Sachems fumbled in the end zone, and the ball was recovered by Revere. Suddenly it was a 34-7 Patriots lead with an entire half remaining. “We struggled all game. We were in a position to make this a better ball game, but that 100 seconds before the half really changed the momentum of the game,” Saugus head coach Steve Cummings told the press Christian Correia leads the way as the Saugus team breaks through the pregame banner before last Saturday’s contest against Revere at Stackpole Field. afterwards. “[Behind] 34-7 [instead of] 20-14 is a big difference, and it didn’t take that long for it to happen.” The Sachems engineered another strong drive to open the third quarter, but that ended in an interception inside Revere territory. That play set the stage for a long Revere march that ended with an eight-yard Llanos TD run and a 40-7 lead. A late Jean score put Saugus on the board one last time and accounted for the final margin. Three Saugus turnovers led to 20 Patriots points. Revere head coach Lou Cicatelli said success on defense is a crucial aspect of his team’s attack. “I’m a defensive guy. Defense sets the tone, it always does,” he told the press after the game. “But the way our offense is playing, we know if we can give up less than 20 points a game we’re going to win football games. We’re that confident.” Revere will try to keep its perfect season going, but that will be a challenge when it travels Saugus linebacker Bruno Auzec closes in on Revere RB Joe Llanos. to face undefeated Lynn English on Saturday at 1 p.m. “Right now the focus is to stay healthy. If we can do that – keep coming to practices and work harder – the schedule gets tougher now. We have English and then Marblehead [also undefeated entering this week]. We’re going to find out what we’re realOLD SACHEM | from page 14 (1976, 1977, 1978), two Hart Memorial Trophies (1977, 1978), three Lester B. Pearson Awards (1976, 1977, 1978) and a Conn Smythe Trophy in 1977. He played for Team Canada in the Canada Cup series in 1976 and 1981, winning the Cup in 1976. Lafleur placed 122 items, including five miniature Stanley Cups, six Prince of Wales Trophies, the 1977 Conn Smythe Trophy, three Art Ross Trophies, the Hockey Hall of Fame plaque and ring, game-used jerseys, four Stanley Cup Rings and the first pair of skates he owned, for sale in April 2001, and selling prices were approximately $400,000 U.S. Dollars. In 1980 he was selected as an Officer of the Order of Canada, and in 2005 was made a Knight of the National Order of Québec. After his hockey days were over, he began a helicopter rental company in Montréal which shuttles VIPs to and from the Montréal airport. He owns the restaurant “Mikes, Signature Guy Lafly made of.” Saugus will try to enter the victory column when it travels to face another winless team, Salem, Friday night (scheduled 7 p.m. kickoff). The Witches have had a rough go through their first four games, having been outscored by a combined 189-24 margin. leur” in Berthierville, Québec, and later opened another, “Bleu, Blanc, Rouge,” in Rosemère, Québec. During the years 2005 to 2008, Lafleur was appointed as an honorary colonel of the twelfth Radar Squadron, an Air Force unit stationed in Bagotville, Québec, and in 2013 was appointed honorary colonel of Third Wing Bagotville, the parent organization of the Twelfth Radar Station. I was fortunate to see one of the greatest stars of hockey up in Montréal when my two sons, Will and Bob, attended a youth hockey camp during their Pee-Wee years.
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