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Bigger Than Basketball: Down Syndrome Doesn’t Stop Stanton Freshman

Stanton freshman Haley Happold is embraced by teammates after a buzzer beater Friday night against Pender. Her first varsity basketball game, Happold, who has Down Syndrome, went in for the final seconds of the game and scored the first basket of her career. Photo By Monica Pohlman

Less than 30 seconds remained in Saturday’s girls varsity basketball game. Down by 30 points, Stanton wasn’t going to win the game. But the Mustangs won something bigger — much bigger.

That’s when coac…