Juniors Win 2022 Pep Rally

Exclusive Interview with Superintendent Ligia NoriegaMurphy, Part 2

is is the second half of the interview. e rst half was published in the last edition.

Aiden Luciano Reporter

Do you have any comments on the student walkout?

Malden VS Medford Thanksgiving Football Game at Fenway

I was surprised. When I found out, I wanted to talk to the students in-person because I feel that’s the best way to communicate. However, there was a change of plans at the last minute.

If invited, I would be more than

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McGufes’ opening kickof touchdown during last year’s Thanksgiving game. With the PAT being blocked by Medford, Malden would lead the game 6-0 with only 15 seconds of the clock. Another pitiful Medford mistake would be taken advantage of by Malden after the Mustangs coughed the ball up and free safety Felix DaCosta scooped it up and ran back 46 yards for another Golden Tornados touchdown. Senior Kyle Paulding would extend the lead to 14-0 after rushing in for the two-point conversion. Without a single ofensive play being called by Malden, they held a two-possession lead and scored more points than they did in last year’s game, which had a fnal score of 12-10.

Ryan Coggswell Reporter

There is no better way to mark the 135th anniversary of the historic Thanksgiving Day football rivalry between Malden and Medford than hosting the game at the Boston Red Sox’s Fenway Park.

Both sides were ready to renew this rivalry, as Malden was looking to pick up their 69th all-time win against Medford, and the Mustangs vying to snap the Golden Tornados’ six-game winning streak dating back to 2015.

After the ceremonial coin toss at midfeld featuring past players from each team, Malden would elect to receive the ball and with that, the fans were ready to watch the second-oldest high school football rivalry kick-of.

As Medford kicker Matthew Wright blasted the ball down the feld, sophomore Kevin Exilhomme originally mufed the kick but recovered quickly; Exilhomme would take the ball 95 yards to the house to score his frst of three touchdowns on the day, reminiscent of Davian

Malden would continue to show their dominance on defense in the next drive after junior Karl Lange sacked Medford’s quarterback Chris Difronzo for a loss of eight yards on third down to bring out special teams. However, things did not look too good for Malden after they mufed the punt, and Medford was able to pick up the ball at Malden’s 40-yard line. Once again, the Golden Tornados’ defense would halt the Mustangs after a tackle-forloss by junior Joey Fils highlighted a drive that included three straight incompletions and Medford turning the ball over on a loss of downs.

With their backs against their endzone, Malden needed a big play to take pressure of of the ofense,

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