Seeded third in the CIAC Division 5 State Tournament, the Old Lyme boys’ basketball team bounced back into action Thursday evening after the disappointment of taking an overtime loss to Cromwell in the Shoreline Conference final March 1.
The Wildcats defeated #14 seed Gilbert 75-65. Aedan Using led all scorers with 25 points while Ray Doll, Quinn Romeo, and Brady Sheffield combined for 36.
Old Lyme now advance to the quarter-finals of the tournament, where they will face the sixth-seeded Morgan School of Clinton this evening. That game will be played at Old Lyme.
Morgan defeated Old Lyme 57-56 in the final game of the regular season