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The Best of Winter Sports So Far

The top five moments of the first half of the winter high school sports season.

Halfway through the high school basketball season, here are the top moments so far:

1.
 
The Blazers' second game of the year came down the last shot, a buzzer beater by Johanna Lopez.

2.  
Blair Coach Mark Destefano's father, Al Destefano, was the coach at Kennedy for many years. This year, they honored the late coach with a tournament in his name. The Blazers of the holiday affair.

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3.
Lopez scored 33 of her team's 58 points in the come-from-behind win.

4.
The first half has been tough for the Blair boys (3-8), but their win over Richard Montgomery proved they do have the fire power when all the pieces are put together.

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5.
At just 14-years-old, Erica Adarkwa made the Blair varsity basketball team. She spoke with Patch's Gabe Pinkney about the year so far.

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