News Story - Autistic High School Senior Scores 20 Points in Waning Moments of His Only Game
Team Manager Makes Hoop Dream Come True
(AP)Jason McElwain had done everything he was asked to do for the Greece Athena High School basketball team - keep the stats, run the clock, hand out water bottles.
That all changed last week for the team manager in the final home game of the season. The 17-year-old senior, who is autistic and usually sits on the bench in a white shirt and black tie, put on a uniform and entered the game with his team way ahead.
McElwain proceeded to hit six 3-point shots, finished with 20 points and was carried off the court on his teammates' shoulders.
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Bill Gaventa of the New Jersey Coalition of Inclusive Ministries pointed us toward this story.
