EHS boys soccer tops Classical, 3-2
The Everett High boys soccer team trekked to Manning Field to take on Lynn Classical last Tuesday and came home with a 3-2 victory.
The Crimson Tide took a 3-0 lead into the intermission on goals by sophomore Kevin Renderos (assisted by Lucas Rabelo), senior Henrique Pinto (assisted by Luvens Hector on a corner kick) , and senior captain Kareem Drissi (unassisted).
“The boys did a good job holding possession and creating opportunities in the final third of the field,” said EHS head coach Rodney Landaverde. “Our second half was also pretty well-managed up until the last 20 minutes of the game. We began to lose the ball and Classical was able to score two goals before the final whistle.”
Two days later the Tide traveled west on the Mystic Valley Parkway to Dilboy Stadium to take on Somerville and came up on the short end of a 6-1 decision. Everett had a shaky start and conceded two goals early on, but got one back before halftime thanks to the effort of senior Luvens Hector.
“Our second half was very aggressive and we started to build up some momentum until Somerville caught us flat-footed and scored a third and a fourth goal, and then we lost our pace,” said Landaverde. “Unfortunately, our small mistakes led to all of the Somerville goals and they capitalized on them and were able to put them away.
“The score does not reflect our efforts, nor how we played, but we learned a lot from that game and will move forward,” Landaverde added.
The Tide were scheduled to meet Medford yesterday (Tuesday) and will host Malden tomorrow (Thursday) at 7-Acre Park. They will trek to #3-ranked Lowell on Saturday morning for a 10:30 kickoff and then make the much-shorter trip across the Parkway to Chelsea next Tuesday.
“I am confident that we will focus on our training principles and certainly believe that by following them, we can have a very successful week,” said Landaverde.
EHS field hockey team tops Revere, 5-0
The Everett High field hockey team put it all together to earn a convincing 5-0 victory over Revere this past Friday. First-quarter goals by Cephas Orleus and Oliver Derozier gave the Tide an early lead. Coach Nicola Jones’s squad continued their momentum in the second quarter, with Cephas and Oliver scoring again to extend the Everett advantage. Lindsey Sylva added another goal in the third quarter to seal the win.
“The team’s strong ball-handling skills and dedication to playing our own game were key factors in our victory,” said Jones. “Overall, I’m so proud of the team’s performance as it was impressive, showcasing their skill and determination. Our victory over Revere highlights this team’s potential for success in the upcoming season.”
This past Monday the Tide came up on the short end of a 4-1 decision to Waltham.
“Despite playing well, we were unable to score any goals,” said Jones. “The defensive line, including Luiza Velev, Jas Salvador, Isabela Lima, Justin Contreras, and Stéphano Orelus, all played very well. Goalie Wilins Julien played well for the first three quarters before getting injured. Lindsey Silva stepped up and finished the game in goal, stopping multiple shots on net. Overall, it was a good game that showed us what we can focus on moving forward.”
Jones and her crew are scheduled to host Greater Lowell this coming Monday and will travel to Northeast Regional next Tuesday.
Nice start for EHS cross country teams
The Everett High boys and girls cross country teams have started their season on the right foot.
“The girls’ team has seen an exciting increase in participation this year and the boys’ team is off to a 2-2 start with wins over Lynn Classical and Lynn English and close losses vs. Chelsea and Malden,” said EHS head coach Brendan Hahesy.
Lucas Nunez has been the breakout top runner for the Tide, winning three of the four meets for the boys and has emerged as one of the better runners in the GBL.
Hahesy and his crew are scheduled to take on Revere today (Wednesday) at Rivergreen Park and will go to Somerville next Wednesday.
EHS volleyball wins three matches
The Everett High girls volleyball team broke into the win column in a big way with three victories this past week over Saugus, Medford, and Revere to improve to 3-6 on the season.
“We have to win some rematches in the second half of the season in order to make the state tournament, but we’ve been competitive in every match, so there is no reason to think that we can’t do it,” said EHS head coach Michael Fineran. “Sometimes the hardest win is the first one, especially when you’ve been losing. Some of the matches we dropped in September can be chalked up to not knowing how to put teams away. “
However, that changed last Monday, when the Tide hosted Saugus for the first of three home games in three days. Everett came out on fire, with senior captain Victoria Rodrigues acing her team with deadly serves into a 7-0 lead. Senior hitter Tanessa Duvilaire had three kills and a block and served six in a row to put Everett up, 17-5.
Junior hitter Lindsey Cherichel-Paul had three kills in her first game as a starter. Senior Kayleigh McMahon aced the final point, giving the Tide the 25-12 win. “However, we had won the first set in four of our six losses, sometimes just as dominantly, so we knew we had to continue playing well,” noted Fineran.
In the second set, it was Everett’s other senior captain, Sonia Flores, who served her team to an early lead, and six more serves from McMahon made it a 14-3 cushion. Junior Juliette Romboli had two kills and senior Ashley Seward had two aces and a kill in the 25-15 set win.
Flores again set the tone in the third set, serving 10 points for a 10-2 lead. Duvilaire had three kills and senior Murielle Campo served five in a row to extend a four-point lead to a more comfortable 21-13 edge. Rodrigues served the last three points of the match.
“It was fitting that the last point was an ace, since we had 19 in the match,” said Fineran, “and it was fitting that it came from Vicky, who is playing her fourth year on varsity. She has been such a great leader for us. She can play any position on the court. Even though she is our setter, she is also one of the best passers in the league, and it would be hard to find a player more respected on or off the court.
“The next day against Medford, she had 37 serves, which is more than all but five players on the team have served all season. Her 32 aces on the year are almost twice as many as the next teammate. Her serving runs gave us a 5-0 lead, and then helped build a 19-12 lead in the first set.”
Campo added two aces and senior Trinh Dang aced the final three points of the opening set, which Everett took, 25-15. Rodrigues had five more aces to open the second set with an 8-0 lead. Seward had three kills and Romboli had two aces and a kill. Junior Nicole Damaceno aced the final point, 25-10. In the third set, the Tide had as many serves go out as they had aces (four of each), which kept the game close, and Everett ultimately fell, 25-22.
However, the Tide responded well in the fourth set. Senior Emilly Nogueira served three aces in a row for a 9-3 lead. Duvilaire added two aces of her own to go with a kill. McMahon had an ace in a string of four serves that broke a 15-15 tie. Rodrigues served six times to turn a 19-18 game into a 25-18 win, for Everett’s first Greater Boston League (GBL) victory of the season.
The Lady Crimson Tide then claimed a second GBL victory the next day with a win over Revere. Seward had three kills, two aces, and seven service points in the opening set. Romboli and Duvilaire each had two kills and a block in the set, which Everett won 25-19. In the second set, Dang and Cherichel-Paul combined for four points, and Romboli and Duvilaire again tallied a pair of kills as the Tide took the set, 25-21.
Everett stumbled in set three, missing five serves, earning no aces, and mustering only two kills before dropping the set, 25-15. However, Fineran’s crew rebounded well in the fourth set. Three aces in five serves from Duvilaire turned an 11-8 deficit into a 12-11 lead. Cherichel-Paul and Seward combined for three blocks and three kills.
“Once again, our captains led the way with the game on the line,” noted Fineran, as Flores earned a kill from the back row, to go with dig-after-dig in the libero spot. Rodrigues got the serve with a slim 13-12 lead and pushed it to 18-12, on the way to a 25-18 win.
“That was the crucial run in the match,” Fineran said, “because otherwise we were neck-and-neck, and we did not want to blow a two-set lead and have it come down to a fifth set. Earlier in the season, we hadn’t figured out how to win. This week, we figured some things out.
“That doesn’t mean the rest of the season will be easy,” the coach continued. “We start the second half of the season going up against the strongest teams in the league. We’ll need to be better than we were to get where we want to be. But win or lose, our attitude has never changed. We keep fighting, and that’s what we need to do these next couple of weeks.”
Everett hosts Chelsea today (Wednesday) and will travel to Lynn Classical on Monday before returning home to entertain Lynn English next Wednesday.
Girls soccer looks to get back on track
The Everett High girls soccer team dropped a pair of contests by identical scores of 4-0 this past week to Greater Boston League (GBL) foes Lynn Classical and Somerville. “The Classical game was a tough loss,” said EHS head coach Domenick Persuitte. “Our team played lights out during the first half, only allowing one goal off a misplay in the last 30 seconds. In the second half, we could not click and get it together. Simple fundamentals and little mistakes held us back. Emilia Maria-Babcock played well in the net. Aldrona Flores, who has been killing it in the CDM role, also played well,” Two days later the Tide came up short in their match with Somerville. “It was another tough loss, but the girls played extremely well,” said Persuitte. “Emilia Maria-Babcock once again played well in the net, turning aside countless shots. Yelsa Garcia moved to the CAM role and played well, stringing passes together. Overall, it was a great team effort and we are looking forward to the rematch with Somerville in late October.” Persuitte and his crew were scheduled to take on Medford yesterday (Tuesday) and will go to Malden tomorrow (Thursday). They will host Chelsea next Tuesday.