Valley/Old Lyme Football Pulls Off Huge Win in State Class SS Quarters, Advances to Semis

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#1 Jake Rand glances at his opponents as he moves down the field.

MILFORD — On Tuesday night, flouting all predictions and pulling off a major upset, the football co-op of Valley Regional/Old Lyme (10-1), seeded sixth, defeated the No. 3 seeds Foran 26-13 at the Vito DeVito Sports Complex in Milford.

Nick Cox makes an important play.

Jake Rand, who attends Lyme-Old Lyme High School, and Nick Cox of Old Lyme, who attends Valley Regional HS, were major contributors to the victory.

Visit this link to view a video clip by Erik Dobratz from WTNH about the game.

The Valley/Old Lyme team will now meet No. 7 Gilbert/Northwestern (9-2) in the semi-final on Sunday, Dec. 4, with a 12:30 p.m. kick-off at the Valley Regional High School field in Deep River.

The other semi-final will see top-seeded Cromwell/Portland (10-1) face No. 9 seeds Barlow (9-2) at Cromwell, also with a 12:30 p.m. kick-off.

Visit this link for a full report of Tuesday’s game.

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