Old Lyme Boys Defeat Somers, Advance to State Basketball Final for First Time in Program History

Brady Sheffield shoots during Thursday night’s semifinal game against Somers. All photos by Emily Gerber Bjornberg.

Old Lyme defeated Somers 69-53 in last night’s semifinal game played at Maloney High School in Meriden. Junior Ray Doll was top scorer for the Wildcats with 24 points for the Wildcats while junior Aedan Using had 23.

Wildcat coach Kirk Kaczor watches as junior Aedan Using shoots during Thursday’s semifinal game.

The Wildcats will now meet top-seeded Innovation in the championship final on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Mohegan Sun Arena.

The Old Lyme bench anxiously awaits the next call to go on court.

Visit this link for game highlights by Peter Huoppi published Wednesday, March 13, on theday.com.