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Lady Patriots soccer finishes solid season with tourney loss

Revere girls’ soccer finished 16-2-1 after a 7-1 loss to St. Mary’s of Lynn in the opening round of the Division 3 state tournament.

“The score doesn’t reflect on how the game was played,” Revere coach Megan O’Donnell said. “It was a physical, well-played soccer game. We just came up short.”

St. Mary’s scored two quick goals. Revere then moved the ball up field, earning a free kick that Ari Pina took and scored, making it 2-1 halfway through the first half.

Nisrin Sekkat saw more shots in the first half of this game than she did all season; she made a handful of saves in the first half. Revere’s defense in front of her was led by Pina, Giselle Salvador, Fatima Oliva and freshman Emily Torres.

“St. Mary’s was just a bit stronger and finished their runs which is how they scored the third goal before half,” O’Donnell said.

The Patriot midfield was led by Catalina Chizavo, Samarah Paiva, Erika Mejia and Sandra Torres, who moved the ball well and launched some great shots on the St. Mary’s goalkeeper but just couldn’t put one in. Forwards Nataly Oliva and Kaylin Folgar, Kesley Morales, Angie Caneza, Salma Zahraoui, Karla Leal, Adrianna Cataldo all got shots on the goalie and made some great plays. Giselle Portillo and Amina Baroudi stepped up and played great defense when they entered the game.

Sekkat ended up hurting her hand in the first half the of game and then was taken out with about 20 minutes left in the game. Zahraoui stepped up and brought out the goalie gloves and made five awesome saves and only gave up two goals.

“We ended the season 16-2-1 which is an amazing season, and the girls put in a lot of hard work this whole season and really came together to play like a whole team not a team of individuals,” O’Donnell said. “Our eight seniors really showed true leadership and that if you work hard, you will get great results. Whether you were a starter or a bench player each person challenged each other and supported each other all season long which made a huge difference this season. I am so proud of all the accomplishments that every single player on this team gave me and coach Rivera all season. As a coach you have your ups and downs but these young ladies made going to practice and games enjoyable this season because we knew they were going to work hard and push each other to their limits. These girls have a ton of everyday life activities going on, and they still manage to come to practice, games and other events which means a lot.”

Pina, Paiva, Salvador, Sekkat and Oliva were all selected to play in the Greater Boston League All-Star game this Friday, Nov. 10, at Chelsea High School at 6 p.m.

Revere girls’ cross-country team makes mark at states

Several Revere girls’ cross-country harriers participated in the Frank Mooney State Coach meet on Saturday, Nov. 4. This meet takes place at the Wrentham Developmental Center on a tough course. There is no flat area; it’s a never-ending 5K of rolling hills.

Sophomore Olivia Rupp was Revere’s only participant in the 10^th grade race, finishing 36^th overall with a time of 25:20. Three girls participated in the 11^th/12^th grade race with Rocio Gonzalez Castillo being the Patriots first finisher with a time of 23:56 and coming in 97^th. Afnane Amine finished 119^th with a time of 25:12, and Daniela Santana Baez finished 141^st with a time of 27:09.

Revere will be participating in the Division 2A race, also at the Wrentham Developmental Center, on Saturday Nov. 11.