Forget smarter than a fifth grader. Can you shoot free throws better than a fourth grader?
Blake Whitley, a 9-year-old student at Rural Point Elementary in Hanover, Va., hit a combined 100 of 105 free throws in city, district, state and regional competitions to reach the national Elks Hoop Shoot competition in Chicago later this month.
"It was pretty hard," Blake told Richmond's WTVR-TV. "This one kid went 23 of 25, and I was kind of nervous. But then I went 25 of 25."
But really nervous? That would be his mother, Bonnie.
"My hand will shake, my heart is racing, I want it to be done," she said. "And the moment it's done, it's like, 'OK, I can breathe again.' "
