Postgame celebration - Patrick hoisted on the shoulder of fans and teammates .After four years of being the manager for the team, and practicing everyday with them, Patrick Thibodeau, a senior at Greely High in Cumberland, Maine, started his first varsity basketball game last week promptly scoring the first basket for his team - a three-pointer. Patrick returned in the 4th quarter and once again lit it up from outside with another 3-ball as time expired. It was a fairytale kind of night - and one that he and the entire school should be proud of.
Video of Patrick reached a nationwide audience the next day as the Today Show picked it up, and YouTube was get hit hard with the video posted there.
A great story. Very glad to be there as a witness to it.
You'll see more of Patrick on this blog as I continue to follow him with my camera as part of Joe's Boyz (working title), a film project I'm doing along with Joe Brunette and Joe Duley, documenting the lives of two young men with special needs and challenging situations.
Stay posted.
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