Football: Patriots pounce on Medford in opener, 26-0

An opening night postponement due to thunderstorms and a change in venue did nothing to slow down Revere Saturday afternoon as the Patriots ran over Greater Boston League foe Medford, 26-0, at Hormel Stadium.Senior captain and quarterback Joe Ritchie threw touchdown passes of 10 and 20 yards to senior captain Kyle Gotham and added a 40-yard run for a third score. Junior Tommy Portrait rushed for 85 yards and anchored a stout defensive effort with two interceptions, including a 40-yard touchdown return.”Overall it was a good performance by us. We played a very good first half. It was pretty sloppy in the third. We had a number of penalties and need to clean those up but, all in all, it was a very nice win,” said coach Lou Cicatelli, whose club had three scores erased by infractions. “The whole defense was stellar for four quarters. Medford was only in the red zone once. It was just an awesome effort.”Cicatelli also praised the play of running backs Bobby Rose, Andy Restiano and Colin Ajindah. Revere resumes action Friday night at home against Georgetown (7).Beverly 34, Concord-Carlisle 7At Hurd Stadium, the Panthers dismantled reigning Division 3 Super Bowl champion Concord-Carlisle, ending the Patriots’ 13-game winning streak.Standout senior back Brendan Flaherty had a hand in four scores as he ran for a pair, combined with quarterback Dave Rollins for a 66-yard score on the game’s third play, and delivered a 57-yard scoring strike off a reverse to fellow running back Kenny Pierce in the second quarter. Rollins’ 15-yard scoring strike to Ryan Shipp in the second quarter broke a 7-7 tie.Flaherty added scoring runs of seven and 35 yards in the third quarter and finished with more than 250 yards of all-purpose offense. The Panthers next face Lynn Classical Saturday at Hurd (1 p.m.), the second of three straight home games to open the season.