A 7-year-old who uses a wheelchair scored in his brother's last game
Newberg and Sherwood players in a 5th- and 6th-grade game made way as Amadeus Woody rolled into the end zone. He kept a game ball signed by the team.
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Amadeus Woody, a 7-year-old who uses a wheelchair, scored a touchdown in his older brother's last game of the season, The Oregonian reported on November 4, 2026. In a 5th- and 6th-grade matchup between Newberg and Sherwood, players fell in behind him and let him roll into the end zone. His mother, Tiffany Woody, said in a social-media post that the team let him keep the game ball, signed by the players.
Parent Laura Parks said the boys came together to make the play real, and she called it sportsmanship. The article does not name the brother and does not give the final score. The published account is the touchdown and the signed ball.
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Amadeus Woody is 7 and uses a wheelchair. The Oregonian reported on November 4, 2026, that he scored a touchdown in his older brother's last football game, a 5th- and 6th-grade match between Newberg and Sherwood, Oregon. Players from both teams made way so he could roll into the end zone. His mother, Tiffany Woody, said the team let him keep the game ball, signed by the players. Another parent called it sportsmanship. The paper did not name his brother or give the score. It is one play in one game.
- What did the players do so Amadeus could score?
- Why might a signed game ball matter after the game is over?
- How can a team make room for a classmate who plays in a different way?
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