~ RHS Patriots Sports Roundup ~

By Dom Nicastro

Revere girls track team tops Somerville

Revere topped Somerville, 51-44, in Greater Boston League girls track action at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston thanks to a meet-clinching victory from the 4×200 relay team. Ashley Cabrera Rodriguez, Giselle Salvador, Danni Hope Randall and Gemma Stamatopoulos got the victory in that relay, helping propel the Patriots to the league-meet victory.

Revere’s Liv Yuong scored 13 points as the top scorer of the meet (first in high jump, first in hurdles, second in long jump). “Liv has been performing super well this season already,” Revere girls track coach Racquel MacDonald-Ciambelli said.

Revere’s Gemma Stamatopoulos had a PR in the 600-meter, only five seconds away from the state-qualifying time. Revere got a huge sweep from its shot-putters for nine points – Ashley Chandler (26-5.5), Francoise Kodjo (26-3.25) and Angelina Montoya (20-8.75). Ashley Cabrera Rodriguez had a lifetime PR in the 55-meter dash (8.01) for the Patriots.

“It was definitely a new format and a bit hectic having a dual meet at Reggie Lewis, but the girls adapted super well and brought great energy,” MacDonald-Ciambelli said. “They set the standard for an exciting season ahead that I know will be filled with tons of PRs and state qualifiers.”

Revere boys’ hoops team gets in the win column

The Revere High School boys’ basketball team got its first win of the season after opening up its campaign with two straight losses. Revere topped Greater Boston League rival Medford, 50-43. Revere coach Dave Leary said it was a great defensive effort for the Patriots, led by junior guard Josh Mercado, who had four steals and five rebounds. Junior guard Ethan Day led the team with 18 points, and senior captain Andrew Leone added a double-double: 12 points and 10 rebounds.

The Patriots had dropped to 0-2 in the prior game. Lynn English beat Revere, 82-51. “We competed hard and were down five at halftime,” Leary said. “We just could not sustain it.”

Leone had 10 points and five rebounds. Luke Ellis added four points and 12 rebounds, and Day tossed in 16 points.

Everett/Revere Co-op Hockey team drop two

The Everett/Revere co-op hockey team dropped a pair of games and fell to 1-2 on the young season.

The team lost on the road to Somerville, 4-3, in overtime. Everett trailed, 2-0, in the first period but scored three straight goals over the three regulation periods to take a 3-2 lead 4:53 into the third period.

Somerville, however, would strike back about four minutes later to tie things at 3-3 and ended the game with a goal 2:42 into overtime.

Everett/Revere got goals from Frankie Annunziata of Revere, Vishant Chawla of Mystic Valley and Michael Brandano of Mystic Valley. Brandano added an assist.

Matt Lacroix of Revere, Ollie Svendsen of Revere, Jake Simpson of Malden and Jackie Summers of Malden had assists for Everett as well.

Dealing with some illnesses going around the locker room, Everett/Revere was shorthanded in the following game against Medford and lost, 8-2.

Simpson and Summers had the goals in that one, and Brandano added an assist.

Everett/Revere was scheduled to face Lynn on the road Dec. 20 and stays on the road for a 1 p.m. matchup with Swampscott Saturday, Dec. 23.

The Tide will participate in a Christmas tourney at East Boston Dec. 27 and Dec. 28.