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Students face off in wheelchair basketball game
Photo credit: Alexi Knock
Phillip Mayer raced to the other side of the basketball court to assist a player with a pivotal shot just before halftime.
The crowd cheered and coaches shouted out plays from the sidelines as the 10-year-old and his team went on to win the game 26-22.
Mayer loves sports, but his spinal muscular atrophy has forced him to use an electric wheelchair for most of his life.
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