There was a nice human-interest story by Brendan Hall of ESPN Boston on Friday about Leroy Hamilton, who averages 11 points and six rebounds for Massachusetts’ newly crowned Division 2 champion, New Mission of Roxbury.
Leroy Hamilton’s Hard Work Beats Odds, Helps New Mission Win State Title In Massachusetts
↵Hamilton is only 6-foot-3, not that tall for a leading-rebounder/scorer type, but he’s got other challenges, as well. Hamilton has only a pinky and a thumb on his left hand.
↵“I don’t even think half the school knows because he’s just so high-functioning,” head coach Cory McCarthy told Hall for the ESPN Boston article.
↵We don’t have Hamilton’s final stats from Saturday’s game, in which New Mission beat Northbridge 67-57 for the championship. Not that it matters.
↵Congrats to Hamilton, and a big thanks for his hard work that paid off for him and served as an inspiration to others.
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