Western Connecticut State University student William Alfiere, of Beacon Falls, sank a half-court basketball shot Jan. 27 at halftime of the Colonials basketball game to win $5,000 toward his tuition. 'I didn't expect to make it. You throw a shot up like that every now and then for fun, but you never expect it to go in. … But as soon as I shot it, I knew it was going to go in. It's one of those feelings you have as a basketball player,' said Alfiere, who was a captain of the Woodland Regional High School boys basketball team as a senior, in a press release. Alfiere is pictured with the university's mascot, Colonial Chuck, and members of the WCSU cheerleading squad. -PEGGY STEWART
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