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Fuller Leads Wildcats to Gritty Victory Over H-K, ‘Cats Meet Cromwell Tomorrow

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Photos by J. Tyrol. Matti Fuller was top scorer for the Wildcats scoring 20 vital points.

Photos by J. Tyrol.
Matti Fuller was top scorer for the Wildcats notching 20 vital points.

Despite a slow start and going behind early in the game, the Wildcats ultimately battled to a tense 68-57 victory in Saturday evening’s match-up against the Haddam-Killingworth Cougars.

With rarely more than a point between them through the first half after the initial faltering, the ‘Cats finally began to pull away in the fourth quarter thanks to some on target three-point shooting by Matti Fuller, who tallied a total of 20 points — nine of them coming in the final quarter.

Andrew Tyrol grabs the ball after a shot by H-K.

Andrew Tyrol grabs a rebound following a missed shot by H-K.

Meanwhile, consistent free throw performances by senior captains Andrew Tyrol and George Logan and fellow senior Slater Gregroy notched another 18 out of 21 points.

George Logan advances up the court after a steal in Saturday night's game.

George Logan advances up the court after a steal in Saturday night’s game.

Urged on by an enthusiastic crowd of supporters led by senior Sam Stadnick (pictured below), senior Paul Burdick and sophomore Jacob Ballachino also added critical points through the second half.

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The second-seeded Wildcats now meet third-seeded Cromwell at home in the Lyme-Old Lyme High School gym at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26.

‘Cats Face Cougars Tonight in Old Lyme in Shoreline Tournament

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The Wildcats will be hoping Matti Fuller pulls off some key three-pointers like this one against Old Saybrook.

The Wildcats will be hoping Matti Fuller pulls off some key three-pointers like this one against Old Saybrook last Monday.

Kirk Kaczor’s varsity team plays in the first round of the Shoreline Tournament tonight at 7 p.m. in the newly-renovated Lyme-Old Lyme High School gym.

Led by senior captains Andrew Tyrol and George Logan, the second-ranked Wildcats meet the seventh-ranked Haddam-Killingworth Cougars for the second time this season.  The previous game ended in a win for Old Lyme, but this one will be no walk-over.

Senior George Logan and junior Danny Chapman will play critical roles in tonight's game.

Senior George Logan (left) and junior Danny Chapman (right) will play critical roles in tonight’s game.

H-K’s seventh seed is misleading in that, until yesterday, any one of four teams could have been in seventh place, indicating how tight the lower segment of the league ended the regular season.

The Wildcats are hoping for a large crowd of fans tonight to emphasize their home advantage.

The full draw for today’s tournament games is as follows:

No. 8 Morgan at No. 1 Valley Regional

No. 7 Haddam Killingworth at No. 2 Old Lyme

No. 6 East Hampton at No. 3 Cromwell

No. 5 Westbrook at No. 4 Hyde

Go Wildcats!

A Weekend Storm on the Way?

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A reader kindly sent us this wonderful photo of a bunch of teens playing on a huge snow pile in snow pile in front of Hadlyme Country Store at intersection of Rte. 82 and Rte. 148 (Ferry Rd).  The youngsters had dug tunnels through the pile and were having a great time playing in the mountain of snow.

But that was Nemo … or was it Charlotte?

And now we’re asking will this coming weekend be the third in a row that southeastern Connecticut needs to brace for a winter storm?  At the moment, the forecasters are undecided how Winter Storm Q is going to track through our region, but it does seem likely that snow will be falling again over The Lymes on Saturday night.

What was that Punxsutawney Phil said about an early spring??