Ward Melville hosted Copiague in a Suffolk boys basketball game on Tuesday, Dec, 28, 2021.

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Ward Melville forward Frank Carroll converts the pass down low for two points over Copiague forward Terrance Mason in a Suffolk non-league game on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Ward Melville.

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Ward Melville guard Tommy Engel hits the three-point shot from the top of the arc against Copiague in a Suffolk non-league game on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Ward Melville.

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Ward Melville center Josh Horvath puts back the rebound for two points over Copiague guard Paul Hinkson  in a Suffolk non-league game on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Ward Melville.

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Ward Melville guard Tommy Engel takes the steal in for two points against Copiague in a Suffolk non-league game on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Ward Melville.

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Ward Melville guard Tommy Ribaudo drives the paint for the two-point layup against Copiague in a Suffolk non-league game on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Ward Melville.

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Copiague guard Paul Hinkson puts in the layup over the Ward Melville defense in a Suffolk non-league game on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Ward Melville.

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Ward Melville forward Frank Carroll drives the paint and splits the Copiague defense for two points in a Suffolk non-league game on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Ward Melville.

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Copiague guard Ray Bradley gets fouled on the layup by Ward Melville center Josh Horvath in a Suffolk non-league game on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Ward Melville.

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Ward Melville forward Lorenzo Beaton drives the paint for two points against Copiague in a Suffolk non-league game on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Ward Melville.

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Copiague head coach Steve Rebholz watches his team against Ward Melville in a Suffolk non-league game on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Ward Melville.

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Copiague forward Jasiah Paul tries to get the shot over two Ward Melville defenders in a Suffolk non-league game on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Ward Melville.

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Copiague guard Sean Moore splits the Ward Melville defense for the two points in a Suffolk non-league game on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Ward Melville.

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Ward Melville guard Tommy Ribaudo takes the steal in for the two-point layup against Copiague in a Suffolk non-league game on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Ward Melville.

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Copiague guard Rashad Kee drives the baseline for the layup over Ward Melville guard K.J. Anderson in a Suffolk non-league game on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Ward Melville.

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Copiague guard Rashad Kee dribbles the ball into the zone as Ward Melville guard Tommy Ribaudo defends in a Suffolk non-league game on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Ward Melville.

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Ward Melville head coach Alex Piccirillo watches his team against Copiague in a Suffolk non-league game on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Ward Melville.

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Copiague forward Jonathan Farinha attempts the three-point shot against Ward Melville in a Suffolk non-league game on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Ward Melville.

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