High school football player with Down Syndrome scores touchdown

With all the bad that the sports world has gone through for the past couple of weeks; here is a story that will make you love sports all over again.

Patrick Myshrall of St. Peter-Marian High School in Massachusetts has Down Syndrome but that hasn’t prevented from playing the game that he loves, football. Recently, Patrick joined the football team and became a part of their everyday lives.

Myshrall made headlines this week when he scored a touchdown with a little help from his coach in last week’s game against Doherty High:

WHDH-TV Boston reports Tom Henrickson, coach of St. Peter-Marian, made a secret deal with opposing coach Sean Mulcahy of Doherty High: If the game was a blowout either way, Myshrall would get into a game with the shot of scoring.

With 1:30 left in the game and St. Peter-Marian ahead 33-6, both teams called timeout and Myshrall entered the game. A running play was called and the young man sprinted untouched into the end zone.

After the game, coach Henrickson was proud of Myshrall accomplishment and praised him for what he means to the squad:

“Every coach will preach, ‘We’re a family, we’re a family,’” said Henrickson. “Patrick makes that happen.”

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