AMAZING! Basketball Player With Down Syndrome Hit Buzzer Beating 3 Point Shot, Crowd Goes Bananas!

Port Moody student Reid Demelo has become a social media sensation after draining a three-point shot during a basketball tournament on Friday.



And the principal of his high school says the moment is a good example of school spirit and the inclusion of others.



Demelo, a Grade 12 student at Heritage Woods Secondary has Down syndrome and volunteers as the senior boys team manager.



But he also plays a lot of basketball on his own, according to the school's principal Todd Clerkson.



As the team manager, Demelo does not play in the games.



"He's a very popular student at the school and the kids get excited," Clerkson said. "He was sitting on the bench and they were chanting for him to get in the game."



Heritage Woods hosts the Kodiak Klassic basketball tournament each year, which attracts the best high school basketball teams from around the province for pre-season games.



On Friday, Heritage Woods was playing Kitsilano Secondary at the tournament. Near the end of the game, with Heritage Woods set to win, Clerkson said Demelo put on a jersey and got on the court.



On a fast break, he was passed the ball by a teammate, then sunk a three-point shot