EHS Girls Basketball Defeats Chelsea, 55–23; Hosts English Tonight
The Everett High girls basketball team posted its first victory of the season with a 55-23 victory over Greater Boston League (GBL) rival Chelsea last Thursday.
“Everyone contributed to this win in some way, on the court and on the bench with high energy,” said EHS head coach Riley Dunn. Kaesta Sandy topped the scoring chart with 12 points while also pulling down six rebounds. Emilia Maria Babcock reached double figures with 10 points and made seven steals and Casey Martinez chipped in nine points and made six had steals.
“We are 1-1,” said Dunn. “I’m excited about this team and this season. We got off to a slow start, but I think we can be great defensively. We have quick guards and a well rounded post crew as well. Emilia Maria Babcock will be an integral leader this year for our team, using her two years of experience and just great energy and hustle to keep this team ready and hungry.”
Dunn and her crew, who faced Lynn Classical this past Monday, will host Lynn English tomorrow (Thursday) with the opening tip set for 7:00.
“We’ll be looking to go 2-0 and protect our home court going into Christmas break,” noted Dunn, whose squad dropped a 44-22 decision to Malden in their season-opener last Tuesday.
“The girls played tough and hustled the entire game,” said Dunn. “It was a tough loss, but we bounced back against Chelsea.” Emilia Maria-Babcock hit for 10 points and pulled down six boards.
The Lady Crimson Tide will host non-league rival Acton-Boxboro next Wednesday over the Christmas break with the opening tip set for 2:30.
Boys Track Tops Two GBL Rivals
The Everett High boys indoor track and field team opened its 2024 dual meet season in fine fashion, defeating Greater Boston League (GBL) rivals Chelsea and Lynn Classical last Friday in a tri-meet at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston.
In the 57-36 victory over Chelsea, Jalen Jones led the way for the Crimson Tide with 11.25 points. Jalen won the 55 dash with a sprint of 7.01 and the long jump (which is a new event this season for GBL meets) with a leap of 18′-11″. He also ran the anchor leg of the winning 4 x 200 relay team
Other first-place finishers for Everett vs. Chelsea were: Kayshaun Eveillard (who also ran a leg of the winning relay team) in the 300 dash in 38.58; Dawens Germain in the 600 dash in 1:39.03; Donald Michel in the 55 hurdles in 8.95; and Germain and Michel, who shared first in the high jump with leaps 5′-0″.
Scoring three points with second-place efforts vs. Chelsea were: David Huezo-Erazo in the two-mile; Shane MacKenzie in the shot-put; Khang Nguyen (who also ran a leg in the relay) in the long jump; Joao Luca Barreiros (who also ran a leg in the relay) in the 55 dash; and Lucas Nunez in the 1000.
Adding single points with third place finishes were: Domenico Delle Rosa in the two-mile; Matthew LaMonica in the 55 dash; Luvens Hector in the 300 dash; and Nischal Tamang in the mile.
In the Lynn Classical side of the meet, which the Crimson Tide won handily by a score of 72-18, also contributing points were Jason Stark with a second place in the shot-put; Fabrice Michaud with a third in the shot; Anthony Whitlow with a second in the mile; John Cardoso with a third in the mile; Jeremy Whitlow with a third in the 1000; Adrien Reyes with a second in the 600; and Dante Gell with a third in the 600.
Coach Jehu Cimea’s Crimson Tide, who will be led this season by a trio of captains, Jalen Jones, Shane MacKenzie, and Nischal Tamang, will have their next GBL tri-meet on January 2 vs. Malden and Somerville at the Reggie.
Track Girls Split in Opening Tri-Meet
The Everett High girls indoor track and field team split its season-opening Greater Boston League (GBL) tri-meet, defeating Lynn Classical by a score of 58-9, but falling to Chelsea by a score of 57-28, last Friday at the Reggie Lewis Track and Field Center.
Suzanne Maharjan was the lone individual winner on the Chelsea side of the meet, winning the two-mile event with a clocking of 16:12.04. The quartet of Yelsa Garcia, Zyelle Cannon-Mathis, Angelina Papa, and Isabella Pimenta also took first place in the 4 x 200 relay event with a time of 2:03.91, easily defeating their Chelsea counterparts, who finished in 2:08.41.
In the meet vs. Classical, the additional Everett individual winners were: Garcia in the 55 dash with a sprint of 8.09; Papa in the 300 dash with a time of 54.35; Nicole Fonseca in the 1000 with a clocking of 4:33.26; Tiffany Escobar in the mile with a run of
7:04.53; Garcia in the long jump with a leap of 12′-6″; Darrynn Desrameaux in the shot-put with a toss of 30′-9″; and Devin Gomez-Walrond in the 55 hurdles in 11.37.
Earning second-place finishes vs. Classical were: Layla Betancur-Cardona in the shot; Nicole Brandao in the long-jump; Milena Antonio in the 600; and Pimenta in the 55 dash.
Tiana Allen added a third-place point for the Everett cause in the shot-put.
Coach Jehu Cimea and his Lady Crimson Tide crew, who are captained this year by the quartet of Darrynn Desrameaux, Nicole Brandao, Layla Betancur-Cardona, and Suzanne Maharjan, will take on GBL foes Malden and Somerville at the Reggie on January 2.
EHS Boys Basketball at Lynn English Tonight
The Everett High boys basketball team, which opened its season last week with victories over Greater Boston League rivals Malden and Chelsea, will face its toughest test of the season when new head coach Gerry Boyce and his Crimson Tide trek to Lynn English to meet the Bulldogs tomorrow (Thursday) evening.
The Crimson Tide will take part in the Malden Catholic Christmas Holiday tournament next Wednesday when they will take on North Hampton for a 3:00 tip-off.
EHS Hockey Hits the Road
The Everett/Revere/Malden/Mystic Valley Tide co-op hockey team will be road warriors in the coming week, as coach Craig Richards’s squad is set to trek to Connery Rink tonight (Wednesday) to take on the Lynn Classical/Lynn English co-op team; to Salem State College on Saturday to face Swampscott; and then to the Porrazzo Rink in East Boston next Wednesday to meet East Boston High.
The Tide presently stand at 1-2 on the season.