Son honors mother with a 46 point game two days after her death.

What can we truly control or not control?  Something to think about as you’re reading this story.

New Hampshire’s Pembroke Academy freshman Brad Rhoades lost his mother Kristin in a February snowmobile accident. Two days later, he completed a nearly unthinkable task:  Scoring one point for every year of his mother's life.

According to the New Hampshire Union Leader, Rhoades, was left with just one junior varsity basketball game in his freshman season. That game, against Bishop Brady High, was scheduled two days after his mother's death. While his coaches told Rhoades he could sit out the season finale, the teen insisted on playing.

Rhoades didn't just play, he attacked the basket with aggression, racking up 27 points in the game's first half. Emotionally taxed, he spent much of the halftime break on the team's bench, holding his sister, Brittany and crying.
She gave him the support he needed. "She kept telling me 'You can do it, you can do it. Mom is here with you,'".

Reinvigorated, Rhoades told his teammates and coaches of his plan to score 46 points just before they returned to the court. With plenty of supporting assists, he began launching up threes, hitting a hot streak and scoring his 46th point with two minutes remaining.

As soon as he hit the milestone, Rhoades ran to his father, leaping into his arms.  The entire gym full of fans from both teams rose to their feet in a standing ovation.

"He almost knocked me into the wall," [Brad's father] Frank Rhoades said. "And then this place exploded. It was pretty special."

Brad Rhoades . . .  "She was definitely right there beside me, all the way."

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