Mystic Valley wins home opener

The Mystic Valley Regional Charter School Eagles won their home opener over Trinity Catholic in front of a rain-soaked group of supporters last Saturday afternoon. 

Things didn’t start out to good for Mystic Valley, whose play in the first quarter was as sloppy as the weather. It appeared that the referees had marked off more yardage in Mystic Valley penalties than either team had gained on its own. When Nnamdi Nosike capped off a Trinity drive that was greatly aided by Mystic Valley miscues with a three-yard touchdown run, the mood in the Mystic Valley stands matched the weather.

It looked like the game was about to go from bad to worse when Quarterback Artie Hoffman, a Malden resident, went back to pass and was about to be sacked for a big loss. Hoffman somehow slipped away from the defender and found Nick Martorana downfield.

Martorana caught Hoffman’s pass near mid field and took off toward the end zone. By the time he scored the only person near him was his proud brother and Mystic Valley Football alum, Matt, who was watching on the sidelines. Martorana then ran in the two-point conversion, giving Mystic Valley a lead that they would never give up.

The frequently very heavy rain put an emphasis on the ground game and Mystic Valley excelled in that department. Both Eric Natale (123) and Gardy St.Paul (103) rushed for over 100 yards and each scored a touchdown. Their impressive performance marked the first time in school history that two backs ran for over 100 yards in a game.

The second half ended with Mystic Valley up 14-6 thanks to an Alex Arredondo second quarter four-yard touchdown run.

Gardy St.Paul, of Everett, provided all the scoring in the third quarter with a 71-yard run in which he appeared to find a hole in the defense that only he could see before exploding down the sideline for a touchdown.

Nick Martorana, of Malden, got back on the board to start the scoring in the fourth quarter breaking off tackle for a 33-yard touchdown run. Martorana scored 14 points in the game (one receiving touchdown, one rushing touchdown and two two-point conversion rushes).

Nnamdi Nosike responded with a 21-yard touchdown run, his second of the game, for Trinity — which was followed by a two-yard conversion run by Chaz Walker to make the score 28-14.

But strong defense by Mystic Valley led by Marorana, who had a drive stopping 14-yard sack of the Trinity quarterback, and Stanley Marsen, of Malden, whose name was repeatedly announced to the crowd as “making the tackle” for Mystic Valley, would allow no more Trinity scoring.

The icing on the cake was delivered by Eric Natale’s 52-yard run near the end of the fourth quarter, putting the game out of reach.

 

   

  

 

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