Update: Due to the inclement weather, the Wildcats’ semifinal game has been rescheduled to tomorrow (Wednesday, March 4) at 5 p.m. in the Lyme-Old Lyme High School gym.
The Old Lyme Wildcats stepped up their game in the fourth quarter Saturday evening to pull away from Cromwell and achieve a convincing 49-33 victory in their Shoreline Conference quarterfinal. Coach Kirk Kaczor watched his team outscore the Panthers by a 10 point margin in the final quarter.
Second-seeded Old Lyme now faces No. 6 Coginchaug in Tuesday’s semi-final in the Lyme-Old Lyme High School gym with tip-off at 7 p.m.. The Blue Devils defeated Old Saybrook in their quarterfinal last night.
While Liam Corrigan led a strong defense, top scorers for the Wildcats were Drake Gavin with 16 points and senior captain Jacob Ballachino (11 points) with Zac Abramsson adding eight points.
Go Wildcats!