In the moment, Montini ’s Laddie Asay didn’t think anything was wrong.

Catching a pass during the first game of his junior season last fall, a home game against Hyde Park, Asay attempted to make a cut as a safety closed in on him. But the quick move resulted in a knee injury that Asay said didn’t bother him until later in the night, well after the 49-0 victory concluded.

“I didn’t know I tore my ACL,” Asay said. “My adrenaline kicked up and I could still run a little bit. By the end of the night, I knew something was really wrong. I had an MRI and it didn’t come back for multiple days, so we went to a doctor who was recommended to read the MRI. He thought I knew my ACL was torn already, so when he broke the news, I was heartbroken.”

After taking on a special teams role during his soph

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