Everett Crimson Tide Fall Sports Weekly Roundup

By Joe McConnell

Girls soccer drops two league contests

The Everett High School (EHS) girls soccer team (3-6) had a rough week with a pair of 4-0 losses to Lynn Classical (Sept. 24) and Somerville (Sept. 26). Both games were played at 7-Acres.

Coach Dom Persuitte says that the team played “lights out in the first half” against the Rams. The Everett girls only allowed one goal that came in the last 30 seconds on a misplay.

“But in the second half, we could not click and get it together, because simple fundamentals and little mistakes kept us back,” added Persuitte.

Goalie Emilia Maria-Babcock played well in net, according to the coach, but she also had help from central defensive midfielder Aldrona Flores. “(Flores) has been killing it in that role so far this season,” said the veteran Everett coach.

The Highlanders then came to 7-Acres two days later to face the Tide with similar results.

“It was another tough loss, but the girls nonetheless played extremely well,” said Persuitte. “Maria-Babcock, in particular, played well in net once again, turning away countless shots to keep the game close on the scoreboard.”

Yelsa Garcia played well in her new role as a central attacking midfielder. She was consistently stringing passes together, according to the coach.

Despite the loss, Persuitte was still pleased with the team’s performance. “Overall, it was a great team effort, and we are looking forward to playing the Highlanders again on Oct. 22 at Somerville’s Dilboy Stadium,” he added.

Everett has since gone up against Medford (Oct. 1) and Malden (Oct. 3) after press deadline.

Boys soccer edges Lynn Classical under the lights

The Crimson Tide boys soccer team (3-1-3) had mixed results last week. They first edged Lynn Classical under the lights at Lynn’s Manning Field on Sept. 23, 3-2, before falling to host Somerville on Sept. 26, 6-1.

The Everett boys scored all three goals in the first half against the Rams. Sophomore Kevin Renderos netted the first goal assisted by Lucas Rabelo. Senior Henrique Pinto also notched a goal after taking a corner kick from senior Luvens Hector. Senior captain Kareem Drissi closed out the first half scoring on a solo effort.

“The boys did a good job holding possession and creating opportunities in the final third of the pitch throughout the first half,” said first-year coach Rodney Landaverde. “We also managed the game pretty well in the second half up until the last 20 minutes, when we began to lose the ball, and as a result Classical was able to score twice to cut our lead to one.”

Everett then headed to Somerville’s Dilboy Stadium three days later.

“We got off to a shaky start, and as a result we conceded two early goals,” said Landaverde.

The visitors managed to get one back before halftime. Hector was credited with the score. The second half was aggressive, and it built up momentum for Landaverde’s team.

“But Somerville eventually caught us flat-footed, and ended up scoring two more goals to widen the gap,” said Landaverde. “We lost our pace at that point.

“Our smaller mistakes led to all of Somerville’s goals,” added Landaverde. “The final score doesn’t reflect our efforts or the way we played in this game. We learned a lot from this game, and will continue to move forward.”

Goalie Douglas Landaverde manned the net in both games. He made five saves against the Rams, and six more versus Somerville.

The Tide have since taken on Medford (Oct. 1) and Malden (Oct. 3) after press deadline, before going up against non-league Lowell, the third ranked team in the state, tomorrow (Oct. 5, 10:30 a.m.) at Lowell’s Cawley Stadium.

Tide boys, girls cross-country runners sweep Malden

The EHS boys cross-country team defeated Malden at 7-Acres last Wednesday, Sept. 25, 24-32 to remain undefeated after three meets.  They welcomed Revere to town for another league meet on Oct. 2 after press deadline.

The Everett girls (1-1) also defeated Malden in a virtual shutout, 15-50. They too went up against the visiting Patriots on Oct. 2 after press deadline.

Field hockey team earns split decision last week

The EHS field hockey team (4-2) lost to non-league host Waltham on Sept. 25, 5-0, but it reversed that score two days later versus Revere at Revere’s Harry Della Russo Stadium, 5-0. They were then at non-league Arlington on Oct. 2, before coming home to 7-Acres the next day to face Revere again, both after press deadline.

The Tide girls have three games next week, starting with non-league Greater Lowell Technical at home on Monday (Oct. 7) at 4:30 p.m. They will then head to Wakefield to face non-league Northeast Vocational two days later, beginning at 4 p.m., and will close out the week at Pine Banks against host Malden next Friday (Oct. 11) at the same time.

Golfers secure second win

The Everett golfers (2-4) won their second match of the year against Lynn Classical at Gannon Country Club on Sept. 24, 20-52. They then went up against Medford (Oct. 1) and Lynn English (Oct. 3) after press deadline, and have a date with Salem at Stoneham’s Oak Golf Course on Monday (Oct. 7), beginning at 4 p.m. Somerville then heads to Stoneham the next day to go up against the Tide at 4:10 p.m. to wrap up the Greater Boston League (GBL) season.

Volleyball team snaps losing streak with three straight wins

The EHS volleyball team (3-7) won three straight matches last week against the likes of Saugus (3-0), Medford (3-1) and Revere (3-1). The Tide began this week with a loss to host Malden, 3-1 on Monday, before taking on visiting Chelsea two days later (Oct. 2) after press deadline. They will be at Lynn Classical Monday (Oct. 7) to face the Rams, starting at 5:15 p.m., before coming home to host Lynn English two days later at 5 p.m., and non-league Lawrence Friday at 6:30 p.m.