Rousing win for Revere in double OT

Trae Weathers’ 1-yard touchdown run in double overtime made the difference for Revere in a 20-14 season-opening win over the Northeast Voke at Harry Della Russo Stadium on Friday.Asked whether this was the most exciting victory in his coaching career, the Patriots’ Lou Cicatelli said that a triple-OT win over Saugus was “definitely the one.” But last night’s game, he said, was “a big win. We throw the ball, and in the rain, we couldn’t throw. Hats off to Northeast. They’re very big and physical. They gave us everything we could handle up front.”In the end, Weathers and the Patriots prevailed. Weathers ran for 185 yards and two scores, plus a two-point conversion. Scooby Mageza had a 1-yard touchdown run and 75 yards on the ground.Revere led 8-0 at halftime before Northeast tied it 8-all in the third quarter. Weathers then ran for a 70-yard touchdown on a toss play, and while the Patriots missed a two-point conversion try, they were still up 14-8 with four minutes left. Northeast tied it on a 40-yard trap play, but Revere preserved the tie by stuffing a conversion attempt, and regulation ended in a 14-14 tie.The first overtime p eriod saw fine play on defense – Northeast stopping Revere on the 1-yard line on fourth down, Revere returning the favor on fourth-and-3. The defensive excellence continued in the second overtime as Revere thwarted Northeast on the five. Then Weathers found the end zone for the victory.Captains Will Weathers (Trae’s brother) and Chris Adreani, both linebackers, played well on defense. Will Weathers made 10 tackles; Adreani had seven. Jesse Kielpinski added six tackles and was “all over the place,” Cicatelli said. The coach also praised punter Soheal Arachiche, who contributed punts of between 35 and 40 yards on a rainy night.”He saved us tonight,” Cicatelli said.Danvers 20, Man.-Essex 0At Danvers, Eric Burgos had a big night for the Falcons, scoring all three touchdowns. The first came on a 22-yard run in the first quarter with Greg Ladd connecting with Dan Skinner for the conversion. The second also came in the first quarter on a five-yard run. Burgos wrapped up the scoring in the third quarter with a 55-yard touchdown run.The senior captain finished with 190 yards on 19 carries. Teammate John McInnis also had productive evening with 168 yards on 19 carries. Skinner was a force defensively with three fumble recoveries.”Our kids played well,” Danvers coach John Sullivan said. “It was a good night for football.”The Falcons play Pentucket Thursday night.Winthrop 31, Salem 0At Winthrop, junior Nick McCarthy had three touchdowns and Chris Strange, also a junior, had one.Will Milano scored on a quarterback sneak.”Our defense looked pretty good,” Winthrop coach Sean Driscoll said. “We kept them under 30 yards rushing. It was a tough night to play with the weather.”Winthrop is at English on Friday.