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Print This StoryAutistic Basketball Manager Scores Big
McElwain Got 20 Points In Four Minutes
POSTED: 9:17 am EST February 24,
2006
UPDATED: 9:22 am EST February 24,
2006
GREECE, NY -- It's an incredible story that everyone in the nation is talking about.
It happened in Greece, NY, where a high school basketball manager came off the bench and started shooting the lights out.
VIDEO: Game Footage
The star of the video is 17-year-old Jason McElwain from Greece Athena High School.Jason is autistic. He wasn't a player -- just a manager -- until he came off the bench and in four minutes scored 20 points.He hit six 3-point shots as the home crowd went berserk.McElwain is 5 feet 6 inches tall, but he felt 10 feet tall and his numbers were remarkable for any player at any level.He was taken off the court on the shoulders of his teammates.
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The star of the video is 17-year-old Jason McElwain from Greece Athena High School.Jason is autistic. He wasn't a player -- just a manager -- until he came off the bench and in four minutes scored 20 points.He hit six 3-point shots as the home crowd went berserk.McElwain is 5 feet 6 inches tall, but he felt 10 feet tall and his numbers were remarkable for any player at any level.He was taken off the court on the shoulders of his teammates.
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