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Teen with Down Syndrome Scores Backward Half-Court Shot For the Win

1010 WINS- This student has some serious trick-shot skills!

James Meiergard is a high school student with Down syndrome at West Point-Beemer in Nebraska.

He was called down to the court during a basketball game to try to make a half-court shot, backwards... and he totally nailed it!

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Watch the full video below showing the shot and crowd going wild for the team's true MVP, posted online by the school's sports editor Mike O'Brien.

-Kayla Jardine/Joe Cingrana

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