LYME/OLD LYME — It was another great night for Old Lyme basketball.
The Old Lyme girls crushed St. Bernard 40-20 in an non-conference game yesterday evening in which Taylor Thompson scored 10 points and six rebounds while Sam Gray also notched 10 points as well as four steals. Emily DeRoehn contributed eight points with four rebounds and three steals.
The game, played in Old Lyme, takes the Wildcats’ record to 7 -3.
Coach Don Bugbee commented after the game, “The girls played very well overall, with contributions from everyone. Our team defense was excellent and it made things very difficult for our opponent.”
The girls play Coginchaug Monday, Jan. 27, and East Hampton Thursday, Jan. 30. Both games are away.
Meanwhile, the Old Lyme boys defeated Hale Ray 92-63. The Wildcats, playing away, were led by Aedan Using with 27 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists. Also scoring for Old Lyme was Ray Doll with 17 points, Ty Dean with 11, and Jared Ritchie and Frank Sablone, who both scored 10 points.each with 10.
Hale-Ray was led by Sean Padario, who had six threes and 20 points.
The boys play two home games next week facing Coginchaug Tuesday and East Hampton Friday.