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Revere girls’ soccer team to meet Somerville for GBL title showdown
What a year it’s been for the Revere High School girls’ soccer team. The team climbed to 15-0-1 earlier this week with a 1-0 win over Lynn Classical thanks to a goal from Kaylin Oliva on a feed from Erika Mejia and Jessica Nova.
The Greater Boston League title will be decided when two unbeatens meet on Friday, Oct. 27 – Revere at Somerville at 4:15 p.m. at Dilboy Stadium. A win, and the Lady Patriots win the GBL. A tie, and they share. A loss, and it’s Somerville celebrating the GBL crown on its home turf. Revere plays Northeast Tech Thursday in a non-leaguer before the big match with the Lady Highlanders.
The Lady Patriots picked up a couple of victories last week. Last Monday it beat Boston Collegiate Charter, 4-0. The first goal was scored by Kesley Morales with an assist from Jessica Nova with 17 minutes left in the half. Revere then had a sister-to-sister connection late in the first half when Fatima Oliva brought the ball up from the back and passed it to her sister Nataly Olivia. Nataly then took it down the middle of the field then went one-on-one with the goalie and scored.
“We had some great scoring opportunities but the goalie from Boston Collegiate had a great game against us making some big saves,” Revere coach Megan O’Donnell said.
In the second half Revere had goals from Sandra Torres with an assist from Mejia and Nataly Oliva, who scored the final goal with an assist from Mejia. Kaylin Oliva worked hard to get many shots on net in the second half but couldn’t find the back of the net. “Kaylin forced Boston Collegiate to make some mistakes which gave us the ball back,” O’Donnell said.
Nisrin Sekkat had a few great saves in the second half when Boston Collegiate moved the ball upfield and took shots.
“We had some great ball movement from senior Giselle Portillo who got the start at left halfback and senior Karla Leal when she entered the game,” O’Donnell said. “Grace Ramirez had great ball movement with Salma Zahraoui who gave Angie Caneza a few scoring opportunities against Boston Collegiate. Amilee Hernandez, Adriana Cataldo and Jaimy Gomez all moved the ball up field and made a few defensive stops for us.”
Revere also beat Chelsea, 7-0. “Chelsea made us earn every goal we scored that day,” O’Donnell said. “The score does not reflect on how well Chelsea played against us.”
Revere tallied its first goal with 28 minutes left in the first half when Mejia sent a ball down the line to Catalina Chizavo, who took the ball from the sideline and crossed over the top of the box and buried the ball in the back of the net. Senior Ari Pina scored the second goal of the first half when Mejia set up a corner kick and she crossed it to the middle where Morales tapped it to Pina for a goal. Nataly Oliva took a punt from the goalie and scored an unassisted goal making it 3-0. A few minutes later Kaylin Oliva pressured the Chelsea goalie, who missed a punt. Nataly Oliva grabbed the ball again and scored her second unassisted goal of the game.
“Chelsea didn’t get defeated because they were losing. It motivated them to play hard and more physical and when that happened, Chelsea ended up getting a card and after that the Revere girls got fired up and scored three more goals,” O’Donnell said.
Pina netted one on a free kick from the top of the box, and Mejia scored from a pass from defender Portillo, who stepped up in the midfield and made a nice outlet pass to Mejia for the goal. Revere’s last goal was scored by Chizavo from Jessica Nova and Pina, who moved the ball down the line into the midfield to find Chizavo down the sideline. She then brought the ball to middle of the box and ripped a shot into the back of the net.
The Lady Patriots had great defensive plays by Salvador, Fatima Oliva, Pina and Samarah Paiva. Sandra Torres and Mejia dominated the midfield.
Revere also topped Medford, 2-0. Late in the first half of the game, Revere had a throw-in from the right sideline deep in the Medford zone, and Chizavo threw the ball deep into the box. Pina received the ball and turned and passed it to Paiva, who buried the ball past the Medford goalie and into the back of the net.
“Our defense was challenged the whole game but senior defender Salvador and junior Fatima Oliva had the defense on lock along with goalkeeper Sekkat who made some great saves and didn’t allow Medford any cheap shots on net,” O’Donnell said.
Late in the second half, senior Paiva moved her way up the midfield and turned and made a bang-bang passing play with Nataly Oliva, giving Paiva a clear run to the goal. She blasted the ball past the Medford keeper, making it 2-0.
Medford was physical and could move the ball up the field but our midfield did a great job on making some big stops; Erika Mejia, Sandra Torres, Jessica Nova and Catalina Chizavo played strong. Forwards Kaylin Oliva, Nataly Oliva, Morales and Angie Caneza all worked hard to pressure Medford’s defense to turn the ball over. Emily Torres and Giselle Portillo came off the bench and made some huge plays as well.
Revere/Malden golf team finishes up regular season, prepares for GBL Open
The Revere/Malden golf team concluded its regular season with a non-league match and 50-22 loss to Lowell at Mount Pleasant Golf Club. Some highlights: Malden’s Bo Bogan losing, 5.5-3.5, in the No. 4 spot; No. 6 Dante Federico of Malden winning, 5.5-3.5; and No. 8 Saul Kruckenberg of Malden tying, 4.5-4.5.
“The coaching staff’s thoughts included how much we have improved striking the ball with rhythmic, well-tempted swings,” Revere/Malden coach Brandon Pezzuto said. “We have some players really developing into well-rounded, more consistent players.”
Revere/Malden’s final season record was overall 9-2-1 with a league record of 8-1-1.
“This season what I’m most proud of is our resilience, which I’ve mentioned previously, as well as our tremendous leadership,” Pezzuto said. “The leadership comes from many players but is grounded by the actions of our three captains, Ollie Svendsen (of Revere), Ryan Coggswell (of Malden) and Saul. Some of our leaders, including non-seniors, have been on the negative side of some very difficult decisions due to the intra-team competition we have had the luxury of having this season. Our team is constantly competing with each other which makes us all stronger. This match was an opportunity to show some of our appreciation towards those key members of our team. Leadership through action was a major contributor to our team success this season, and our leaders serve as excellent role models for what our program represents.”
On Monday, Oct. 23, the team competed in the North Sectional of the Division 1 MIAA State Championship at Renaissance Golf Club in Haverhill. The team was represented by Chris MacDonald of Malden, Frankie Annunziata of Revere, Jonathan Wells of Revere, Tommy Cronin of Malden, Svendsen and Coggswell. The event and the opportunity to play a prestigious, private club certainly provided a challenging test of golf and an experience that the team will never forget, according to its coach.
“The team was split up into different groups, and each player was able to share the experience with members of various teams scattered throughout the northern part of the state. Teams such as St. John’s Prep, BC High, Arlington, Belmont, Andover, Winchester and Brookline to name a few,” Pezzuto said. “This experience was special to the development of our program as we continuously strive to improve. The team finished 13th overall.”
The team’s final match took place at Kelley Greens in Nahant for the GBL Open on Wednesday, Oct. 25 (after press time). The GBL Open, a jamboree highlighting the best golfers in the Greater Boston League, is a great way for fellow competitors to compete one last time to conclude the season and learn a new scoring format, Stableford, where players are awarded points for particular scores. The representatives from Revere/Malden are MacDonald, Annunziata, Revere’s Matt LaCroix and Cronin.
Revere girls’ cross-country team nets another win
Revere faced Chelsea and came away with another win, 26-29. It was a close race throughout. The team is 5-1 in dual meets this season.
“We were missing a few runners due to illness, but we had major contributions from everyone who ran,” Revere coach Katie Sinnott said.
Afnane Amine carried the team with a stellar performance. She finished first for the team and second overall in the race. She took off over 30 seconds per mile, bringing her fastest pace to well below eight minutes a mile. “This is tremendous improvement,” Sinnott said.
Daniela Santana Baez and Anahis Vasquez also ran their personal best paces. Daniela placed seventh, and Stephanie Reyes placed 10th to secure the victory.
“The whole team is excited to end the season strong at the GBL Meet on Wednesday, Oct. 25,” Sinnott said. “After that meet we will have a handful of participants in season extending invitational meets [Nov. 4 and Nov. 11].”
Overall results: Revere 26, Chelsea 29. Individual results: Afnane Amine, 2nd overall, 23:48; Rocio Gonzalez Castillo, 3rd overall, 23:59; Olivia Rupp, 4th overall, 24:12; Daniela Santana Baez, 7th overall, 25:34; Stephanie Reyes, 10th overall, 31:05; Anahis Vasquez, 11th overall, 32:01.
Revere boys’ soccer team fighting to the finish
Latrell Ashby scored on a feed from Jeremy Romero for the lone goal in the Revere boys soccer team’s 1-1 tie with Chelsea. JP Chavarria’s unassisted goal held up in Revere’s 1-0 win over Medford. Somerville leads the GBL heading down the stretch with a 11-1-1 mark in the league. Medford is 9-3-1 after 13, and Revere is in third place at 8-3-3.
