Teen who lost leg to cancer scores long-awaited basket

WITH CANCER, SHE THOUGHT HER DREAM OF PLAYING BASKETBALL WAS. THOUGHT HER DREAM OF PLAYING BASKETBABALL WAS OVER. OVER. INSTEAD, THE COMMUNITY MADE SURE SHSHE GOT HER. INSTEAD, THE COMOMMUNITY MADE SURE SHE GOT HER MOMENT. MADE SURE SHE GOT HER MOMENT. LISTEN TO THAT CHANT, MOMENT. LISTEN TO THAT CHANT, ECHOING THROUGH THIS. LISTEN TO THAT CHANT, ECHOING G THROUGH THIS PACKED GYM IN IOWA. ECHOING THROUGH THIS PACKED GYM IN IOWA. THEY'RE CHANTING FOR. PACKED GYM IN IOWA. THEY'RE CHANTING FOR ONE PLAYER, SHERRI JO. THEY'RE CHANTING FOR ONE PLAYER, SHERRI JO WITKOFF AS SHE TAKES. ONE PLAYER, SHERRI JO WITKOFF F AS SHE TAKES THE COURT. WITKOFF AS SHE TAKES THE COURT. SHE'S ALWAYS DREAMED. THE COURT. SHE'S ALWAYS DREAMED OF THIS. SHE'S ALWAYS DREAMED OF THIS. THE JAYS JERSEY, THE. OF THIS. THE JAYS JERSEY, THE HOME CROWD. THE JAYS JERSEY, THE HOME C CROWD. ONCE THIS DREAM FELT.

HOME CROWD. ONCE THIS DREAM FELT IMPOSSIBLE. ONCE THIS DREAM FELT IMPOSSIBLE. FIRST, A CANCER. FIRST, A CANCER DIAGNOSIS, THEN THE LOSS OF HER LEG. DIAGNOSIS, THEN THE LOSS OF HER LEG. >>>> I TOLD MY DAD, ONE. LOSS OF HER LEG. >> I TOLD MY DAD, ONE THING THAT REALLY. >> I TOLD MY DAD, ONE THING THAT REALLY UPSET T ME WAS I WASN'T. THING THAT REALLY UPSET ME WAS I W WASN'T GOING TO SCORE A POINT. UPSET ME WAS I WASN'T GOING TO SCORE A POINT IN CATHOLIC BASKETBALL. GOING TO SCORE A POINT IN CATHOLIC BASKETBALL HISTORY. HISTORY. >> HER SCHOOL WASN'T GOING TO LET THAT. >> HER SCHOOL WASN'T GOING TOTO LET THAT HAPPEN. NS. HAPPEN. WATCH WHAT HAPPEPENS WHEN SHE GETS THE. WATCH WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SHE GETS THE BALL. WHEN SHE GETS THE BALL. HER TEAMMATES. BALL. HER TEAMMATES SURROUNDING HER TO. HER TEAMMATES SURROUNDING HER TO CHEER HER ON. SURROUNDING HER TO CHEER HER ON. BUT SHE WASN'T DONE. CHEER HER ON. BUT SHE WASN'T DONE JUST YET. BUT SHE WASN'T DONE JUJUST YET. LATER IN THE GAME, A. JUST YET. LATER IN THE GAME, A STEAL AND AN A ASSIST.

LATER IN THE GAME, A STEAL AND AN ASSIST. >> I'M A PRETTY. STEAL AND AN ASSIST. >> I'M A PRETTY POSITIVE PERSON. >> I'M A PRETTY POSITIVE P PERSON. I LIKE TO SAY. POSITIVE PERSON. I LIKE TO SAY. BUT THAT MOMENT WAS. I LIKE TO SAY. BUT THAT MOMENT WAS JUST ALL THE HAPPINESS. BUT THAT MOMENT WAS JUST ALL THE HAPPIPINESS THAT THERE COULD BE IN. JUST ALL THE HAPPINESS THAT THERE COULD BE IN THE WORLD. THAT THERE COULD BE IN THE WORLD. >> LOOK PAST THE BENCH. THE WORLD. >> LOOK PAST THE BENCHCH AND YOU WILL SEE WHY. >> LOOK PAST THE BENCH AND YOU WILL SEE WHY. A COMMUNITY REFUSING. AND YOU WILL SEE WHY. A COMMUNITY REFUSING TO LETET HER FIGHT. A COMMUNITY REFUSING TO LET HER FIGHTHT ALONE. ALONE. >> THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE. >> THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLELE OUT THERE PRAYING FOR ME, HOPING. PRAYING FOR ME, HOPING FOR ME, AND WANTING THIS FOR ME.