OLD LYME — The official high school basketball season finally opened last night and Kirk Kaczor’s Old Lyme boys pulled off a thrilling 59-54 win at home against Portland, despite a dismal third quarter in which they were outscored 19-8.
In a game played with no fans due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, Colbe Andrews made a significant contribution to the victory for the Wildcats taking an impressive 15 rebounds.
The boy’s next game is at home on Tuesday Feb. 16 at home, when the team face Westbrook.
Meanwhile on the same night, Don Bugbee’s Old Lyme girls playing away, also pulled off a victory against Portland, but with much less effort than the boys. The final score was 56-13 taking Old Lyme to 1-1 record. The girls were defeated by Coginchaug 41-22 on Tuesday.
After the game, Bugbee said, “After our Season opening game loss to Coginchaug on Feb 10, the Team regrouped and played very well versus Portland.” He added, “It was a solid team effort in every aspect on both the Offensive and Defensive ends of the floor.”
Senior Emma McCulloch scored 16 points, took 8 rebounds and made 2 blocks, while fellow senior Emily DeRoehn notched 12 points with 12 rebounds and 2 steals. The third senior on the team, Sam Gray, added 13 points and made 8 rebounds.
The JV team extended their record to 2-0 with wins over Coginchaug (37-29) and Portland (46-16.)
The girl’s next games ire both away on Tuesday Feb. 16, and at Hale Ray on Feb 18.