Plainfield boys' basketball's banner season ends in CIAC second round

Terryville’s 16-point halftime lead was trimmed to five points after Plainfield senior Kaegan Hirst raced coast-to-coast to beat the third quarter buzzer with a driving layup. The Panthers student section was in a frenzy. The school pep band, who shone bright with two spectacular versions of the national anthem, was rocking, and the Panthers’ girls team was already heading to the state quarterfinals, having beaten Oxford just two hours before on the same court in a rare boys-girls basketball state tournament doubleheader at Plainfield High School. It was a memorable night of basketball in Plainfield. The Panthers, however, couldn’t finish the sweep. No. 10 Terryville held off No. 7...