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"   Sixteen-year-old Dejon Knight didn&amp;#039;t expect to leave the bench at all this year, let alone win the game for East Haven High School. The Connecticut native has cerebral palsy which makes it difficult for him to play at the same level as all of the other students. Though he&amp;#039;s not actually an official team member, he attends every practice and game, making a serious effort to improve each time he gets\u00A0out on the court.\u00A0 RELATED:\u00A0Maroon 5 Band Members Drop To Floor To Comfort Overwhelmed Fan But last week, things changed for Knight when he was called to play in a game. As he put on a jersey, he mentally prepared himself to make it a time to shine. Moments into being on the court, Knight was in possession of the ball as the clock\u00A0ticked away. After months of practice he aimed at the basket, pushed the basketball slowly out of his hands and watched\u00A0as it sunk directly into the basket\u2013scoring the game-winning point. The moment it\u00A0went in, the entire student section of the crowd\u00A0and the rest of the team rushed the court, congratulating Knight on the accomplishment.\u00A0 RELATED:\u00A0This Woman Just Landed Her Dream Job At 91\u00A0Years\u00A0Old His best friend, and teammate, Adam Perrotti, was next to him when it all happened, and couldn&amp;#039;t be prouder of what Knight has achieved. &amp;quot;I knew what he went through all these years and stuff, and just to see his goals and dreams come true, it meant a lot to me,&amp;quot; Perrotti told WFSB. After the tear-inducing basket, all of the students and staff are hoping that the superstar will be featured on ESPN. Anthony Verderame, the director of East Haven&amp;#039;s athletics, said, &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s a positive influence without question. He&amp;#039;s there every day, he&amp;#039;s on time, he&amp;#039;s working hard and he&amp;#039;s contributing as much as possible. He sets the bar for the rest of the team.&amp;quot; RELATED:\u00A0This New Hampshire Town Is Handing Out &amp;#039;Tickets&amp;#039; For Good Behavior Knight also\u00A0advocates for others to understand those with disabilities. He told The Blaze, &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re just like normal people, we can do the same thing. It might take us a little more time, but we can compete with the big guys.&amp;quot;\u00A0 Via The Blaze "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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