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Wildcats fall to Guilford in Hockey Quarterfinals

The Suffield-Granby-Windsor Locks team lost to the Indians 5-1.

The Suffield-Granby-Windsor Locks Wildcats fell to the Guilford Indians 5-1 in the quarterfinals of the Division II Ice Hockey Tournament on Friday night in Hartford.

The game at Trinity College got away from the Wildcats, who trailed 2-1 early in the second period following a goal from junior Dylan Rupp.

Suffield High School Athletic Director Mike Bosworth said Guilford, the overall No. 1 seed in the tournament, was the faster team on the ice tonight but had praise for the Wildcats.

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"We played our hearts out," he said.

The Wildcats won in double overtime against Fairfield Warde-Ludlowe in the first round on Tuesday to advance to the quarterfinals.

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Guilford will play Trumbull in a semifinal match on Monday.

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