NORTH SHORE (Podcast) For their excellence both in the classroom and in their respective athletic endeavors, Peabody High cross country superstar Sarah DiVasta and Super Bowl winning quarterback Alex Carucci of North Reading have been chosen as the Moynihan Lumber Student-Athletes of the Month for November. For Sarah DiVasta details – Click Here
Alex Carucci – North Reading High School Football
Alex, a three-sport captain at North Reading High, helped lead North Reading to its first-ever Super Bowl
victory, a 44-28 triumph over previously unbeaten Shawsheen in the Division 5 state championship game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. The 5-foot-9, 170-pound quarterback went 14-for-25 for 163 yards passing with two touchdowns and also ran for 154 yards and two more scores, including a 90-yard TD scamper. Additionally, he had a strong game defensively for the Hornets in the defensive secondary.“It was very fulfilling,” said Alex, who is also a captain on the Hornets’ basketball team as well as an offseason leader for the baseball program. “Winning the Super Bowl made all the hard work and hours my teammates, coaches and I put into it all worth it. It’s something you dream of to represent your town on the big stage. To win it was actually very overwhelming.”For his career, Alex completed 73 percent of his passes (238-of-325) for 4,413 yards and 53 touchdowns with just six interceptions, going a combined 22-3 as a starting QB. He also ran for 498 yards and found the end zone another 22 times.In the classroom, Alex’s star shines equally as bright. The high honor roll student carries a 3.93 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) and takes multiple Advanced Placement classes, including AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, and AP World. The Senior Class President consistently earns grades over 90 percent in all subjects.“You definitely get out what you put into your studies,” said Alex, who lists AP Calculus as his favorite class. “I definitely devote a lot more time to my studies than the average person, I’d say, and I like to stay actively engaged in the classroom by participating and engaging in the conversation.”His AP Chemistry class is difficult, he said, with much of the learning done outside the classroom by watching lectures and understanding the information at home. “It takes independence,” he said, “but I like that because it’ll help prepare me for college.”Alex would like to study in the biology field at a high academic institution, and if he’s able to play college football there, all the better.
Carucci, earlier this year winning the Harrington Trophy North Shore Football Player of the Week from msonewsports.com
