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	Senior Mepham wide receiver&nbsp;Sofia LaSpina says she has a great bond with her teammates and thinks it&#39;s&nbsp;awesome other girls look up to her as the only female football player on the Mepham Pirates, Newsday TV&#39;s Carissa Kellman reports.
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Female football player Sofia LaSpina keeping up with the boys

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LaSpina building off last season's success on the football field

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