LYNN – On a rainy and frigid night at Manning Field, the Lynn Classical football team put in a workmanlike effort against Revere.Breaking open a close game with 18 points in the third quarter, the Rams used a hard-hitting defense and a punishing ground attack to roll to a 38-6 win over Revere.Despite the win, Classical saw its hopes for a postseason berth evaporate with Gloucester’s win over Salem which clinched the Northeastern Conference North title.”A lot of guys made plays (Friday),” Classical coach Matt Durgin said. “Our defense set the tone in the second half.”Classical (7-2, 3-1 NEC North) was in control from the get-go as the Patriots never could put together a sustained drive.”They out-everythinged us,” Revere coach Lou Cic-atelli said. “We didn’t tackle, bottom line. And we got manhandled like we haven’t been all year.”Classical got the ball first and immediately moved into Revere territory before being stopped on downs. The Patriots (4-6, 1-4 NEC South) took advantage of the stop when Steve Ennamorati hit Mike Imbrascio for a 27-yard completion to the Classical 44.But the Rams defense stood tall for the first of many times, forcing a punt.The rains then moved in but it couldn’t stop the Rams ground game. Bryndyn Primus ripped off a 57 yard gain to get Classical out of trouble and put the ball on the Revere 32. Five plays later, Cam Smith scored from the seven to make it 8-0 after the first when Primus added the 2-point conversion.It was still 8-0 early in the second when Classical got a short field after a shanked punt. Six plays later, the Rams had a 14-0 lead when Quivari Jackson went off left tackle from five yards out with 7:01 left in the half.The Patriots finally solved the Classical defense on the next possession as a pair of runs from Anthony DeFeo moved the ball to midfield. Ennamorati followed with a completion to Jimmy Falzarano for 31 yards. DeFeo promptly bolted 19 yards on the next play to cut the gap to 14-6 with 5:38 left.That, however, would be as close as the Patriots would get. Smith picked up his second touchdown of the game, a 13-yard jaunt around right end, with 2:42 left to send the Rams to the break sporting a 20-6 lead.Things didn’t get much better for Revere in the third quarter. On the third play of the half, Trea Weathers caught a pass and was stripped. Classical returned the fumble to the Revere 15 and took a 26-6 lead one play later on Smith’s third touchdown of the game.Revere moved into Classical territory on the next possession but Robert Ramsey picked off an Ennamorati pass at midfield and returned it to the one. He scored on the next play for a 32-6 lead with 4:16 left.Chad Quintana put the finishing touches on the win two snaps latter when he picked off a second Ennamorati pass at the 40 and returned it for a touchdown and a 38-6 lead.