it was on ESPN radio all day yesterday and WOW holy shit... what a killer freakin' story. soooo good to hear, and GREAT for that kid.
The only this I have to ask, "Coach, WHY didnt you put that kid in EVERY game!!!??!??!!" :) tw On 2/24/06, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Autistic Teen Scores 20 in Basketball Game > > GREECE, N.Y. - 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. > ADVERTISEMENT > > 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. > > "I ended my career on the right note," he told The Associated Press by > phone Thursday. "I was really hotter than a pistol!" > > In recent days, McElwain's phone has hardly stopped ringing. When his > family went out for a meal, he was mobbed by well-wishers. A > neighborhood boy came by to get a basketball autographed....... > > http://tinyurl.com/p7dor"; > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:198038 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
