NORTH SHORE (Podcast) The Moynihan Lumber North Shore Student-Athlete award is a monthly honor given to one male and one female for their excellence in the classroom and athletic competition. September recipients are Saugus football standout Braden Faiella and Swampscott girls soccer star Victoria Quagrello. They both dominate on turf fields, say math is their favorite subject, and represent their North Shore towns with class. For more on Quagrello click here.
Braden Faiella – Saugus High School with Bill Newell
By Joey Barrett – Item Sports Editor
As for Faiella, the NEC’s leader in tackles (186) last season, he’s eyeing a future in accounting,
as well as his next home. “Right now, I think the number one school I want to go to is Bentley,” said Faiella, a member of National Honor Society who holds a 4.13 GPA. “When I toured it, I loved everything about it.” When asked if he plans to continue his football career, Faiella responded, “For sure.”
“I started playing football as early as I could. I was 5 years old,” said Faiella, a varsity letterman in
football, basketball, baseball, and track. “I was always in love with it … The locker room atmosphere
is just unlike anything else, and, also, the physicality I love.”
It’s true. Last Friday against Gloucester, he racked up 15 tackles. His previous game against Lynn
Tech, he returned a pick-six in a Saugus win. When asked how he manages his time between the classroom and gridiron, Faiella pointed to his organizational skills.
“I have all my classes laid out and I just work hard. I try to get everything done when I can and any
open periods I have, I’ll get other things done,” he said.He added his mother, Katie, and step-dad, Jimmy Toomey, have been more than supportive. “They’re always there and cheering me on. They’re always there for me,” Faiella said. “I just really
appreciate them.”
Item Sports Editor
Joey Barrett
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