Scenes from a Suffolk League III girls basketball game between Hauppauge and host Half Hollow Hills West on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023.

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Laila Carr of Half Hollow Hills West brings the ball downcourt during a Suffolk League III girls basketball game against Hauppauge in Dix Hills on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023.

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The Half Hollow Hills West Colt mascot practices his foul shots between quarters of a Suffolk League III girls basketball game against Hauppauge in Dix Hills on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023.

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Half Hollow Hills West's Niya McCreary gets the shot off despite the efforts of Grace Crean of Hauppauge during a Suffolk League III girls basketball game in Dix Hills on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023.

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Niya McCreary of Half Hollow Hills West gets to the loose ball ahead of Hauppauge's Grace Crean during a Suffolk League III girls basketball game in Dix Hills on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023.

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Half Hollow Hills West's Christine Latortue gets to the rebound before Savannah Brown of Hauppauge during a Suffolk League III girls basketball game in Dix Hills on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023.

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Ava Blasi (left) of Half Hollow Hills West collides with Hauppauge's Katelyn Oliveto while going after a loose ball during a Suffolk League III girls basketball game in Dix Hills on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023.

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Laila Carr of Half Hollow Hills West drives past Hauppauge's Melissa O'Connor during a Suffolk League III girls basketball game in Dix Hills on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023.

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Hauppauge's Alexa Fortune takes the shot over the Half Hollow Hills West defense during a Suffolk League III girls basketball game in Dix Hills on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023.

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Hauppauge's Melissa O'Connor (right) tries to steal the ball away from Christine Latortue of Half Hollow Hills West during a Suffolk League III girls basketball game in Dix Hills on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023.

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Katelyn Oliveto of Hauppauge pulls in the rebound against Half Hollow Hills West's Christine Latortue (12) during a Suffolk League III girls basketball game in Dix Hills on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023.

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Half Hollow Hills West's Laila Carr looks to the basket during a Suffolk League III girls basketball game against Hauppauge in Dix Hills on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023.

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Hauppauge head coach David Ottaviano calls in a play during a Suffolk League III girls basketball game against Half Hollow Hills West in Dix Hills on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023.

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Half Hollow Hills West head coach Bryan Dugan watches the action during a Suffolk League III girls basketball game against Hauppauge in Dix Hills on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023.

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Both teams pose with their Score For A Cure T-shirts before a Suffolk League III girls basketball game between Hauppauge and Half Hollow Hills West in Dix Hills on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023.

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