Player honors mother with 46-point game two days after her death

Thu Mar 10 12:13pm EST
Player honors mother with 46-point game two days after her death
By Cameron Smith

On Sunday, February 26, Pembroke (N.H.) Academy freshman Brad Rhoades lost his mother Kristin in a snowmobile accident. On March 1, he completed a nearly-unthinkable, Chris Paul-like tribute: Scoring one point for every year of his mother's life.

According to the New Hampshire Union Leader, Rhoades, whose pictures here were shared by New Hampshire photographer Bruce Klink, was left with just one junior varsity basketball game in his freshman season to accomplish his 46-point feat. That game, against Bishop Brady (N.H.) High, was scheduled for just two days after his mother's death. While coaches told Rhoades he could sit out the season finale, the teen insisted on playing.

Of course, Rhoades didn't just play, he attacked the basket with aggression, racking up 27 points in the game's first half. Completely emotionally taxed, he spent much of the halftime break on the team's bench, holding his sister and crying.

That's when his sister, Brittany, gave Rhoades the lift he needed...

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