Autistic Teen = Basketball Hero
You will love this story: An autistic teenager who has been a team manager for his Rochester, NY high school basketball team is finally allowed to suit up and play by his coach, in the last four minutes of a game. What happens after that is magic!
"They may never stop talking about what they witnessed Wednesday at Greece Athena's final home boys varsity basketball game of the season.
And that would be a good thing.
Some in attendance at Athena's game against Spencerport will say it played out like a Hollywood script; like "Rudy," or "Radio;" stories about a long-shot and a waterboy who inspired their teams by not letting their shortcomings stop them from giving their all.
In what Jason McElwain did during the waning moments of the "Senior Night" at Athena, there may be much more."
Read the rest of the story here.
Hey, coach? Think that Jason McElwain might have been good enough to play all along???
Thanks to KATU.com for the video and the alert "Wolfpack" from Fantasy Kings who first alerted me to the video.
"They may never stop talking about what they witnessed Wednesday at Greece Athena's final home boys varsity basketball game of the season.
And that would be a good thing.
Some in attendance at Athena's game against Spencerport will say it played out like a Hollywood script; like "Rudy," or "Radio;" stories about a long-shot and a waterboy who inspired their teams by not letting their shortcomings stop them from giving their all.
In what Jason McElwain did during the waning moments of the "Senior Night" at Athena, there may be much more."
Read the rest of the story here.
Hey, coach? Think that Jason McElwain might have been good enough to play all along???
Thanks to KATU.com for the video and the alert "Wolfpack" from Fantasy Kings who first alerted me to the video.