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09/24/2018 12:00 AMBoys’ Soccer
The Old Saybrook boys’ soccer team had three games last week and came away with a pair of wins and a tie. Old Saybrook defeated Old Lyme and Morgan last week to go with a tie versus East Hampton. With these results, the Rams improved their record to 3-1-1 on the season.
The Rams notched a big win on Sept. 21, when Old Saybrook and Morgan squared off for the first time since the two teams met in last year’s Class S State Tournament semifinals. Playing on the road at the Indian River Complex, the Rams defeated the Huskies by the final score of 2-0. The two teams played a scoreless first half, but Old Saybrook was able to get on the board in the second half with a goal from Paddy Ryan in the 45th minute. Jack Colella made it a two-goal advantage for the Rams by scoring an insurance goal in the 68th minute. Matt Rothman made 10 saves in net for Old Saybrook.
Earlier in the week, the Rams earned a 1-0 victory at home against Old Lyme on Sept. 17. Two days later, the Rams headed to East Hampton, where they played the Bellringers to a 2-2 tie.
Girls’ Soccer
The Rams took a pair of defeats in last week’s action. Old Saybrook’s record is now 1-4 on the season.
On Sept. 20, the Rams headed to Old Lyme and lost a 3-2 contest against the Wildcats. Two days later, Old Saybrook was on the road to face Morgan and dropped a 1-0 decision at the Indian River Complex.
Field Hockey
Old Saybrook split the two games on its slate last week by losing to Valley Regional and defeating Haddam-Killingworth. The Rams hold a record of 2-3 this fall.
On Sept. 20, the Rams played a game at Valley Regional and lost a back-and-forth contest against the Warriors by the final score of 3-2. Old Saybrook and Valley Regional were tied 1-1 at the end of the first half. The Warriors took a 2-1 lead in the second half, but the Rams knotted the score at 2 by netting a goal with less than 10 minutes to go in the game. Valley scored the go-ahead goal in the final minutes and then hung on for the win.
Two days later, the Rams hosted Haddam-Killingworth and earned a convincing victory versus the Cougars behind a 7-1 score.
Football
The Old Saybrook-Westbrook football team hit the road to face Granby Memorial on Sept. 21. The Rams took a 26-0 loss against the Bears to move to 0-2 on the season.
Granby took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter and then scored again in the second quarter to make it 13-0 at halftime. Granby added 13 more points on a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach.
Junior Ed Fernades had a sack, an interception, and seven tackles in the contest. Senior Landis Twomey recorded a sack with 13 tackles for the Rams. Junior Cooper Pavlovich made nine tackles, while fellow junior Will Bergeron snagged an interception and had 12 tackles. Senior Luke Duffy had an interception to go along with 10 tackles for Old Saybrook-Westbrook.
Up next for the Rams is a road game against Lewis Mills at noon on Saturday, Sept. 29.