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Holland, Carballeira lead Ward Melville girls basketball
Quick ReadWard Melville topped Copiague in girls' basketball 53-41.
Photo credit: Richard Slattery | Ward Melville's Georgia Holland (15, left), drives towards the basket around Copiague's Nicole Brown (4, right), during their game at Ward Melville High School. (Dec. 7, 2009)
Photos: Ward Melville 53, Copiague 41
High school sports -- December
Georgia Holland handled the pressure and ran the Ward Melville offense smoothly. Teammate Kaitlyn Carballeira was a force inside and didn't let Copiague get to the basket.
Ward Melville's suffocating defense held Copiague scoreless for a period of 13 minutes, 22 seconds spanning the second and third quarters. Add it all up and that's part of the recipe the Patriots hope will make them contenders...
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