Perennial Super Bowl powerhouse Xaverian snaps Everett’s two game winning streak

Early football this week, when BC High, another Catholic Conference foe, comes to the Stadium Thursday night to take on the Tide

By Joe McConnell

It was one of those games teams play to take advantage of the new power ranking system, but the final result against perennial Division 1 Super Bowl contender Xaverian in Westwood was certainly not to the liking of the Everett Crimson Tide football team, as the Hawks won going away, 49-14 last Friday night, Sept. 19.

The Hawks (2-0) already had a commanding 28-0 halftime lead, when the Tide finally got untracked in the third quarter on a spectacular 90-yard kickoff return by Jamauri Dulin. They scored again in the final period, when junior quarterback Tyler Freni scampered the final seven yards to the endzone. Dulin then picked up another couple of points on the conversion try.

But overall, things could have obviously been better for the Tide. “Friday was a tough night for our team,” said coach Rob DiLoreto. “All the credit has to go to Xaverian. They played an outstanding game, but our team still stuck together. We played hard and gave our very best effort throughout the entire game. I’m proud of how our team (stayed) together as a family.”

DiLoreto went on to say that his assistants and players are constantly working hard to improve in all phases of the game, while adding, “we will continue to use our practice time effectively to improve on offense, defense and special teams (in order to get back on the winning track).”

Freni completed two passes against the Xaverian defense for 26 yards. He also ran the ball 11 times for 86 yards. On defense, he had three solo tackles, and two assisted stops.

Joao Barreiros was credited with 36 rushing yards on 12 carries. Dulin accounted for 26 yards on just five carries and caught one pass for 23 yards.

Armani Negron and Barreiros led the way in solo tackles with four apiece. Senior defensive linemen Wael Fanidi and Nathan Fortune each sacked the Xaverian quarterback once.

The Everett boys are now 2-1 on the season after opening up the schedule with decisive wins over Medford (34-7) and Lynn Classical (42-6). Both games took place at Everett Veterans Memorial Stadium. They have since returned home after the aforementioned Xaverian game to get ready for BC High, another Catholic Conference team, Thursday night (Sept. 25) after press deadline. “BC High is another very talented team,” said DiLoreto. “We know that we need to play our very best once again on Thursday night against this tough Catholic Conference opponent.”