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When Loyola High defensive lineman Andrew Hilton broke his fibula and suffered ligament damage to his ankle during the opening week of football practice last August, things looked bleak.

“He was really down initially,” coach Drew Casani said. “He had put in such a great offseason,”

He underwent surgery and the prognosis was he’d be sidelined eight to 10 weeks, which probably meant missing his senior season.

The 6-foot-1, 286-pound tackle with all A’s on his report card decided to do everything he could to return early with physical therapy and staying in shape. He became almost an assistant coach, putting on headphones during games to help teammates. “The kid was so diligent and p

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