SLIDE SHOW: DSSKY hosts 4th annual Hardwood Heroes game
Published 4:45 pm Saturday, March 22, 2025

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Quinn Verderaime (12) reaches out for a high-five from Alex Embry (14) after he made a layup in the fourth annual Down Syndrome of Southern Kentucky Hardwood Heroes game celebrating World Down Syndrome Day at Cumberland Trace Elementary on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
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Mason Phillips (16) lifts up Sebastian Johnson (1) to shoot a layup in the fourth annual Down Syndrome of Southern Kentucky Hardwood Heroes game celebrating World Down Syndrome Day at Cumberland Trace Elementary on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
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Down Syndrome of Southern Kentucky hosted its fourth annual Hardwood Heroes game celebrating World Down Syndrome Day at Cumberland Trace Elementary on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
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Alex Daugherty (6) shoots the ball during the fourth annual Down Syndrome of Southern Kentucky Hardwood Heroes game celebrating World Down Syndrome Day at Cumberland Trace Elementary on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
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Blue team celebrates after scoring a basket in the fourth annual Down Syndrome of Southern Kentucky Hardwood Heroes game celebrating World Down Syndrome Day at Cumberland Trace Elementary on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
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Kason Strain (2) moves the ball down the court in the fourth annual Down Syndrome of Southern Kentucky Hardwood Heroes game celebrating World Down Syndrome Day at Cumberland Trace Elementary on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
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Mason Phillips (16) lifts up Sebastian Johnson (1) to shoot a layup in the fourth annual Down Syndrome of Southern Kentucky Hardwood Heroes game celebrating World Down Syndrome Day at Cumberland Trace Elementary on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
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Yellow team cheerleaders smile and cheer on the baseline during the fourth annual Down Syndrome of Southern Kentucky Hardwood Heroes game celebrating World Down Syndrome Day at Cumberland Trace Elementary on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
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John Michael Huffman (21) looks to shoot the ball over Zachary Caudill (17) during the fourth annual Down Syndrome of Southern Kentucky Hardwood Heroes game celebrating World Down Syndrome Day at Cumberland Trace Elementary on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
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Quinn Verderaime (12) smiles as he shoots a layup in the fourth annual Down Syndrome of Southern Kentucky Hardwood Heroes game celebrating World Down Syndrome Day at Cumberland Trace Elementary on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
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Tre Williams (4) recovers a rebounded ball beside Collin Reh (0) in the fourth annual Down Syndrome of Southern Kentucky Hardwood Heroes game celebrating World Down Syndrome Day at Cumberland Trace Elementary on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
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Yellow team celebrates after scoring a basket in the fourth annual Down Syndrome of Southern Kentucky Hardwood Heroes game celebrating World Down Syndrome Day at Cumberland Trace Elementary on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
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Blue team cheerleaders smile and cheer on the baseline during the fourth annual Down Syndrome of Southern Kentucky Hardwood Heroes game celebrating World Down Syndrome Day at Cumberland Trace Elementary on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
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Mascots from Texas Roadhouse, Cumberland Trace Elementary, Warren County Water District and more compete in a mascot free throw shootout during the fourth annual Down Syndrome of Southern Kentucky Hardwood Heroes game celebrating World Down Syndrome Day at Cumberland Trace Elementary on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
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Mascots from Texas Roadhouse, Cumberland Trace Elementary, Warren County Water District and more compete in a mascot free throw shootout during the fourth annual Down Syndrome of Southern Kentucky Hardwood Heroes game celebrating World Down Syndrome Day at Cumberland Trace Elementary on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
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Down Syndrome of Southern Kentucky hosted its fourth annual Hardwood Heroes basketball game celebrating World Down Syndrome Day at Cumberland Trace Elementary on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
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