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McLaughlin leads Central Catholic to Division 1 title

Print | Comments () Posted by Zuri Berry, Boston.com Staff March 16, 2013 07:23 PM

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By Michelle Fenelon, Globe Correspondent

Senior forward Casey McLaughlin’s dominate 27-point game led Central Catholic to a 53-48 victory over Holy Name in the Division 1 girls’ Basketball state championship at the DCU Center on Saturday.

Holy Name, which trailed by as many as 22-8 after Central Catholic scored five straight points to open up the second quarter, stormed back into the game to cut the deficit to just six after compiling a 10-4 run with McLaughlin sitting on the bench with two fouls. Central Catholic took a 31-22 lead into halftime after Amanda Williams converted a 3-point play.

Central Catholic set the tone early defensively as they opened the game on an 8-1 run. The Raiders held Holy Name without a field goal until at the 2:58 mark.

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