The Friars jumped out to a 23-point halftime lead and defeated visiting St. John the Baptist, 52-39, in a battle of two of the top girls basketball teams on Long Island.

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St. Anthony's Kerrin Maurer looks to pass past St. John the Baptist's Allysia Rohlehr in the CHSSA girls basketball game. (Dec. 14, 2010)

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St. Anthony's Symone Kelly looks to shoot during her team's 52-39 win over St. John the Baptist. (Dec. 14, 2010)

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St. Anthony's Symone Kelly (left) and Michele Impellizeri (right) guard St. John the Baptist's Anastasia Williams in the CHSSA girls basketball game. (Dec. 14, 2010)

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St. Anthony's Symone Kelly protects the ball from St. John the Baptist's Kamala Thompson in the CHSSA girls basketball game. (Dec. 14, 2010)

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St. Anthony's Michele Impellizeri looks to shoot against St. John the Baptist's Aliyah Smith. (Dec. 14, 2010)

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St. Anthony's Lauren Williams breaks past St. John the Baptist's Alexis Smith in the CHSSA girls basketball game. (Dec. 14, 2010)

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St. Anthony's Symone Kelly (right) St. John the Baptist's Kamala Thompson get a jump ball called in the CHSSA girls basketball game. (Dec. 14, 2010)

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St. Anthony's Kerrin Maurer protects the ball from St. John the Baptist's Kristen McMahon in the CHSSA girls basketball game. (Dec. 14, 2010)

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St. Anthony's Lauren Williams (right) fights for possession with St. John the Baptist's Kamala Thompson (left) in the CHSSA girls basketball game. (Dec. 14, 2010)

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St. Anthony's Kerrin Maurer dribbles the ball past St. John the Baptist's Kamala Thompson in the CHSSA girls basketball game. (Dec. 14, 2010)

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St. Anthony's Rebecca Musgrove dribbles the ball down court during her team's 52-39 win over St. John the Baptist. (Dec. 14, 2010)

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St. Anthony's Michele Impellizeri shoots during her team's 52-39 win over St. John the Baptist. (Dec. 14, 2010)

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St. Anthony's Symone Kelly (left) and St. John the Baptist's Alexis Smith (right) fight for possession in the CHSSA girls basketball game. (Dec. 14, 2010)

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St. Anthony's head coach Ken Parham (center) speaks to his team during their 52-39 win over St. John the Baptist. (Dec. 14, 2010)

On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island. Credit: Newsday

Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 15: LI's top basketball players On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island.

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