OLD LYME — The Old Lyme girls celebrated Senior Night with a convincing 51-30 win over Hale-Ray, taking their record to 9-3. It was the last home game in regular season for seniors Grace Lathrop, Sam Gray, Ellie Zrenda, Emily DeRoehn and Emma McCulloch.
DeRoehn was top scorer for the Wildcats with 17 points and seven rebounds, while Gray added eight points. Megan Loflin also had eight points and Zrenda 11 rebounds.
Coach Don Bugbee commented after the game, “As well as getting the win, this was a very nice evening and wrap-up to the regular season.”
The next game will be the Shoreline Conference quarter-final when Old Lyme faces North Branford at Old Lyme, Monday, March 22, with a 5:30 p.m. tip-off.
Meanwhile, playing away, the Old Lyme boys lost to Hale Ray 71-70. The Wildcats struggled to contain Manush Cicerello, who had five three-pointers on his way to 20 points. He was one of four players on the Hale-Ray team, who scored in double figures.