From the Philadelphia Inquirer comes a terrific story of perseverance and achievement:

Senior Brad Hennefer has played in 15 of Cherry Hill (N.J.) High's first 20 boys basketball games, scoring in seven of them. Those numbers aren't overwhelming, until you consider that Hennefer may be the nation's only boys varsity basketball player with Down syndrome.

The 5-foot-10 Hennefer, 19, is a good three-point shooter, according to his coaches. He's also a member of the school's golf team and a New Jersey Special Olympics golf champion. Hennefer will probably never get a college scholarship, but his experiences are just as valuable to high school athletics as an All-State quarterback.