All photos by Bo Stead
Left to Right, Top to Bottom: Aidan Brett and Johnson Hunyh stand for the National Anthem; Malden’s special team unit kicks a PAT; The Malden offense gets set for a pass play in the red zone; Matheus Brito and Felix Da Costa regroup after a defensive stop; Malden special teams unit prepares for the opening kick at Manning Field; Lynn Classical quarterback scrambles as Malden’s pass rush collapses the pocket; Coach Witche Exilhomme attempts to read the Lynn Classical offense; Quarterback Ryan Bowdridge drops back to make a deep pass attempt to a receiver; Aidan Brett gets lined up in the slot before a snap; Anthony Gedus drops back to cover a Lynn Classical wide receiver; Malden´s defensive line prepares to rush the quarterback.
Despite the Malden High Golden Tornadoes football team having some struggles this season, the home game versus Somerville was a good hard-fought 27-12 win in the rain. It was a gritty game, with Malden capitalizing on Somerville´s inability to stop the run. A dominant run game along with key redzone passes helped Malden put enough points on the board to score a victory. On the other side of the ball, the defensive line and secondary did their part to shut down the Highlanders for almost the entire game.
In the following week, the Golden Tornadoes fell in a tough loss against the Lynn Classical Rams 34-0. Malden struggled to get their footing offensively could not put together positive drives and struggled with discipline as they accumulated penalties on defense. The Rams overpowered Malden´s secondary with several deep passes downfield to receivers.
