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    Thursday, April 18, 2024

    H.S. soccer: Old Lyme girls beat Holy Cross in rematch of Class S final

    Old Lyme's Danielle McCarthy, left, sprints past a pair of Holy Cross defenders on and goes on the attack during the Wildcats' 2-0 girls' soccer win on Friday. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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    Old Lyme — Mya Johnson scored both goals as Old Lyme defeated Holy Cross 2-0 in a non-conference girls' soccer match on Friday.

    The game was a rematch of last year's Class S state championship which the Wildcats won 2-1 in overtime.

    Johnson won a goal in each half for Old Lyme (5-1-3), with Kaylee Armenia assisting on one goal.

    Goalie Sam Gray stopped four shots for the Wildcats to earn the shutout.

    Holy Cross is 7-3.

    In other games:

    • Mackenzie Teper's goal with less a second remaining gave Norwich Free Academy a 1-0 victory over Bacon Academy. Teper took a ball that was sent in from the midfield and blasted a shot from 18 yards out into the net to give the Wildcats (5-3-1) the win. Goalie Allyson Knorr-Anderson made seven saves to earn the shutout.

    • Waterford fell to Plainfield in an Eastern Connecticut Conference Division II game, 3-2. Khay Hatcher scored both goals for Waterford (4-5, 1-3), Ciana Chiappone assisted on the first one and teammates Mya Rheaume and Mckenzie Gregory combined for seven saves.

    • Victoria Hannaford's goal in the 59th minute broke a scoreless tie and lifted St. Bernard to a 1-0 victory over New London in an ECC Division III game. Caroline Codner assisted for the Saints (8-3, 3-2), who held an 11-3 edge in shots, while goalie Olivia Massad made one save. Desiree Johnson made five saves in goal for the Whalers (3-8, 0-5).

    • Wheeler and Windham played to a scoreless overtime draw in an ECC Division IV match. Goalie Addie Hauptmann stopped five shots for the Lions (0-8-2, 0-5-1).

    Boys

    • Alphonso Vazquez scored four goals as Windham beat Montville 5-1 in an ECC Division III game. Tyler Velazquez scored, Julian Valdes had an assist and Keaton Sulman made six saves for Montville (7-3, 2-3).

    • Drew Archer scored two goals as Lyman Memorial beat St. Bernard 4-0. Martin Arvidson and Mike Whipple combined for 14 saves for St. Bernard (5-4).

    Old Lyme's Mya Johnson celebrates one of her two goals that lifted the Wildcats to a 2-0 win over Holy Cross on Friday in a rematch of last year's Class S state final. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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    Old Lyme's Kaylee Armenia (7) takes control of the ball against Carley Defoe of Holy Cross during Old Lyme's 2-0 girls' soccer win on Friday. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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