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Girl plays for boy's basketball team after courtroom battle

There weren't enough players for a girl's basketball team at a New Jersey private school, so one girl fought her way onto the boy's team.

By: KTNV Staff

Posted at 8:17 AM, Feb 20, 2017

and last updated 2017-02-20 11:17:35-05

After a battle in the courtroom, one teenage girl finally got her chance to play for her school's basketball team.

Sydney Phillips attends a private school in New Jersey
The school once had an all-girls basketball team, but this year there weren't enough players
Sydney's family sued the school when they wouldn't let her play on the boy's team
The judge ruled in her favor days before the last few games of the season