Crimson Tide girls basketball defeats host Chelsea Tuesday night to record second win of the year

Everett takes on non-league Brookline Saturday in the opener of a home hoop doubleheader at 4; followed by the boys game at 5:30 p.m.

By Joe McConnell

The Everett High School girls basketball team (2-10) recorded its second win of the season Tuesday night (Jan. 28) on the road at Chelsea, 51-33. There are seven underclassmen on the current varsity roster, and coach Riley Dunn would like to see nothing better than more wins in the remaining four weeks on the schedule to build up momentum for next year.

“We are back in the win column,” said an enthusiastic coach Dunn after Tuesday night’s game. “This was a great team win against a tough and hardworking Chelsea squad.”

Julianna Rivera led the overall effort at point guard with 15 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals.

Junior Nicole Damaceno was all over both boards, pulling down 11 rebounds to help maintain possession for her teammates. Casey Martinez was credited with three assists, eight points and five rebounds to significantly contribute to the winning effort.

“This was a team effort,” said Dunn. “Every player, who stepped on the court for us, scored (at least a point) to make a positive contribution for the team. We are continuing to build (something here), while staying focused on ourselves by showing the proper amount of discipline.”

The win over Chelsea was good for morale after Medford defeated the home team last Thursday night, 43-29.

“We played really hard in the first half against Medford,” said Dunn, “but just couldn’t get back into a good rhythm in the second half.”

Clarice Alexis led the way on offense against the Mustangs with 14 points. Rivera was next in line with eight.

Following last night’s (Jan. 30) home game against Somerville after press deadline, the Everett girls will still have seven games left on the regular season schedule to keep on building that aforementioned momentum for next year, with again seven players returning to the roster.

The Tide will first play host to non-league Brookline Saturday (Feb. 1) in the first game of a varsity doubleheader, starting at 4 p.m. The boys will then take to the court for their game against Brookline at 5:30 p.m.

The girls will then stay at home to welcome Malden to town Tuesday night (Feb. 4), beginning at 6:30 p.m., before heading to Lynn two nights later to face the Lynn Classical Rams at 6 p.m.