Balance the key as Classical handles Revere

REVERE – As has been the case in recent weeks, Classical showed up to a football game and won in very convincing fashion.Friday night ,the Rams traveled to Harry Della Russo Stadium in Revere and pummeled their hosts 43-27.The Rams spread out the scoring, with six different players recording touchdowns. Quarterback Nick Grassa led the offensive attack for Classical (7-1, 3-0). Grassa completed his only pass for a 71-yard touchdown pass to Christian Cromwell on a third and 21 play.Classical43Revere27 Grassa also ran for 140 yards on four carries. Grassa also kicked five extra points.Grassa’s touchdown pass had put Classical up early 7-0 in the first quarter, when Revere (3-5, 0-3) struck back in the form of a Paul Norton to Trae Weathers screen pass for 57 yards and a touchdown.On the second play of the ensuing Classical possession, Grassa made the first of three long runs in the game. A 47-yard dash down the center of the field put Classical up 14-7.After an 11-play drive came up short for Revere, Classical coughed up the ball on the next play and the Patriots found themselves suddenly knocking on the door of the endzone. A one-yard touchdown plunge by Weathers put Revere behind 14-13. It was the closest the Patriots would stay with Classical for the remainder of the game.Before the end of the half, an Eric Sission 48-yard rush would set up a 14-yard touchdown run by Sam Rios. Sisson would also score three minutes later on his own, and finished the game with a total of 106 yards rushing. Classical entered the break leading, 29-13.The second half opened with both teams trading haymakers. Keith Nance scored for Classical on a 13-yard touchdown. Revere countered with a 43 yard touchdown run by Weathers. Classical came back by pounding the ball for eight plays, culminating in a Rudy Collymore four-yard touchdown run to the outside. Collymore’s score put the Rams up 43-19.After Revere’s 17-play drive came up short on the Classical four yard line, the Patriots again found themselves with one last chance to punch back at the Rams. A Classical fumble and a recovery by Robert Sasso gave Revere possession and led to Weathers’ third touchdown of the game from four yards out. While the touchdown put Revere within two scores, the game was already well in hand for Classical.”Offensively we looked good at times, but we also looked sloppy,” said Classical coach Tim Phelps. “We had a couple of fumbles, a couple of turnovers. We didn’t look great tonight.”Classical finished with a total of 342 yards rushing on just 32 plays, averaging over 10 yards a rush.”We got the ball moving again on offense,” said Revere coach Lou Cicatelli. “It is very encouraging to be moving the ball against a very good team. Defensively we let up some break-outs. They gassed us on some big plays. We have to fix that.”