'I love the intensity of the game': Dozens of students compete in wheelchair basketball tournament

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'I love the intensity of the game': Dozens of students compete in wheelchair basketball tournament
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Dozens of young wheelchair basketball players are in Philadelphia for the weekend participating in the 25th annual Katie Kirlin Junior Wheelchair Basketball Tournament.

Fitzpatrick is a 15-year-old student athlete and she’s competing in the weekend’s 25th annual Katie Kirlin Junior Wheelchair Tournament.

Fitzpatrick says the sport is fast-paced and a lot to learn, at first. "It’s definitely scary, at first. Really intense! I wasn’t used to it, but I have amazing teammates, so I got into it really quick." "It’s amazing because when I first started this up, in our wildest dreams, we never thought it would be this successful," Joe Kirlin stated.

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