Photo by J. Tyrol. Slater Gregory blocks a Cromwell player during yesterday’s semifinal.
The Old Lyme boys came out in front of another packed gym yesterday evening and stormed into an early 7-0 lead after a couple of minutes, but Cromwell not only bounced back but had overtaken the Wildcats by half time when the score stood at 24-27 in favor of the Panthers.
The third quarter saw Kirk Kaczor’s team battle their way back into the game and turn the score round again to 45-39 by its end.
With everything to play for, the Panthers began to run into foul trouble in the fourth quarter but Old Lyme kept on scoring, including senior George Logan notching his 1,000th career point.
The final score was 56-46 and Old Lyme now faces Valley at New Haven’s Floyd Little Athletic Center at 7 p.m. on Friday. Valley beat Old Lyme by four points during the regular season in their only match-up.
Go Wildcats!
