Old Lyme Boys are State Champions for First Time in Program History! Celebratory Convoy Greets Team Bus on Return to Town

The victorious team celebrates their win this afternoon at Mohegan Sun.. Photo by A. Hine.

MOHEGAN SUN: UPDATED 3/18: The Old Lyme Wildcats defeated the Coventry Patriots 55-42 in Sunday afternoon’s CIAC Division V state final played at Mohegan Sun.

Old Lyme took an early lead ending the first quarter 7-4 in their favor, but despite having gone eight points up after a few minutes in the second quarter, Coventry cut the Wildcats’ lead at the half to a single point at 18-17.

Old Lyme Wildcat Leland Hine was named Most Outstanding Player of the game. He stands with his award alongside his coach Brady Sheffield , at right in photo.

The third quarter saw the Patriots come out fighting and take a strong lead at30-25, but the Wildcats clawed back to within one point of Coventry at the end of the quarter with the score standing at 31-32 in Coventry’s favor.

It was anyone’s game at the start of the fourth quarter but Old Lyme pulled out a winning eight minutes to storm to victory after a series of Coventry fouls gave Old Lyme plenty of opportunities to sink free-throws and take the score to an unassailable 55-42.

A parade of emergency vehicles and more greeted the bus carrying the State Champions on its return to Old Lyme. Photo by A. Hine.

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to the Old Lyme Wildcats, their first-year coach and Lyme-Old Lyme High School (LOLHS) alumnus Brady Sheffield and his coaching staff of fellow LOLHS alumni Brendan McKeever and Phil Fazzino.

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