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From YouTube: Boston Neighborhood Sports - 1/25/16
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This week in Boston Neighborhood Sports, we bring you highlights of the South Boston vs. Latin Academy girls high school basketball game. We also bring you two stories regarding a current New Mission girls basketball player and a former Latin Academy boys basketball player. For full coverage of the South Boston Lady Knights vs. Latin Academy Dragons girls basketball game, please visit: http://www.cityofboston.gov/cable/video_library.asp?id=16403
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We're
at
about
the
halfway
point
of
the
high
school
basketball
season
in
teams
across
the
city
are
looking
to
get
in
position
to
make
a
push
for
the
postseason.
The
latin
academy,
Lady
Dragons
girls,
basketball
team
is
certainly
no
stranger
to
making
a
playoff
push
having
been
in
the
city
championship
last
year
and
making
the
state
tournament
for
another
consecutive
season.
On
friday,
the
Dragons
look
to
improve
upon
their
8
and
1
record
as
they
face
the
South
Boston
Lady
Knights.
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So,
let's
head
out
to
latin
academy
high
school
for
this
one,
that's
latin
academy
guard
katherine
Coppinger,
the
leading
scorer
for
the
Dragons
South
Boston
plan
under
man.
They
only
had
six
players
ready
to
go
for
this.
Well,
that's
Coppinger,
knocking
down
the
three
and
then
later
on
the
first
quarter,
Coppinger
in
side
there
to
Fiona
Mannion's,
who
finds
Raven
rigs
for
the
easy
bucket
that
puts
the
Dragons
up
by
11
I'm
gonna
go
to
the
second
quarter,
dragons
still
roll
on
its
Coppinger
wide
open.
Underneath
the
basket
gets
the
layup
for
the
Lady
Dragons.
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They
lead
30
32
11
at
the
half
3rd
quarter,
latin
academy
up
by
20
Aisling
Mannion
squeezes
at
home
for
latin
academy.
They
go
up
30
5
to
13
later
on
in
the
third.
It's
Coppinger
this
time
with
a
deep
three
for
the
dragon.
She
had
22
points
to
lead
all
scorers
in
this
one
late
in
the
third
Casey
Zimmer
off
the
drive.
She
scores
the
bucket
there
for
South
Boston.
She
led
the
Lady
Knights
with
11
points,
but
latin
academy
was
just
too
much.
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Fourth
quarter:
Mikayla
Russell
funds,
Camilla
mouton
for
the
easy
basket
latin
academy
goes
on
to
win
68
to
24.
Let's
get
you
some
more
scores
from
friday.
On
the
boys
side,
o'brien
takes
down
quincy
upper
76,
243
Kobe
Smith
15
points
and
nine
boards.
Brighton
takes
down
latin
academy.
81
61,
jordan,
galloway
with
17
points
in
a
school
record.
20
assists
for
the
brighton
bangles
charlestown
took
down
south
boston,
72
256,
Lionel,
James
26
points
and
10
rebounds
for
the
Charlestown
townies.
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Then
new
mission
took
down
Madison
Park,
easily
71
243
new
mission,
the
number
the
team
in
the
Boston
North
standings
right
now,
Boston
Latin
loses
to
waltham
46
239
Nicholas
had
10
points,
10
boards
for
Waltham
hi,
girls
scores
for
you.
From
the
weekend.
West
Roxbury
takes
down
Boston
English
5229,
Brad
ham,
42
points
for
the
West
sea,
girls,
basketball
team.
Meanwhile,
Brighton
takes
down
Charlestown
on
the
girls
side,
63
to
36
Amber's,
with
23
points
and
12
rebounds
for
Brighton
and
walsim
takes
down
Boston
Latin
on
the
girls
side
as
well.
A
57
246,
several
teams
with
dominating
performances
on
Friday
as
they
look
down
the
road,
the
playoffs
in
just
about
a
month.
One
player
who
knows
she'll
be
playing
competitive
basketball.
Well
beyond
this
year
is
new
mission
center.
The
NIA
Davis
Stuart,
the
6-3
Senior
Center,
has
committed
to
play
basketball
at
merrimack
college
next
season.
Stewart
has
been
a
four-year
starter
at
new
mission.
High
school
and
last
year
averaged
16
points,
11,
rebounds
and
five
and
a
half
block
shots
per
game.
A
She's
also
made
three
City
League
all-star
teams
and
is
well
on
her
way
to
a
fourth.
This
year,
so
congratulations
to
daniya,
also
making
some
news
on
the
college
hardwood.
His
former
latin
academy
point
guard
Ray,
Sean
Miller.
After
accepting
an
academic
scholarship
to
attend,
UMass
Amherst
in
the
fall
rayshawn
has
walked
on
to
the
division.
1.
U
mass,
Amherst
men's
basketball
team,
though
it
was
a
three-time
all-star
on
the
Boston
City
League
and
scored
over
1,000
points
in
his
high
school
career.
So
congratulations
to
race!
Shawn!
That's
just
a
great
story
about
that.