Matt Steven is legally blind, but he did the free throws for his CYO team at a tourney in February. It was his brother Joe's idea to have Matt be the designated shooter since his brother usually gets no chance to play in the games.
The first game, Matt came in and -- to the crowd's shock -- made his first two. He was escorted back to the bench, where he grinned as if he had just kissed the head cheerleader. He was 4-for-8 that day.
In the second game, the star player , with the game on the line, waits for Matt to do the free throws, which he makes, putting his team ahead by one point. His brother said "I think it helped that he's blind. He couldn't see the crowd, the scoreboard, his teammates' faces."
The other team frantically tried to score, forgetting to let Matt off the court- but couldn't get any points and Matt's team won. His teammates now call him the Shooter.
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