The season-ending injury devastated Phillips, who was less than 65 yards from breaking the program’s single-season rushing record, held by current NFL running back Breece Hall.

Amelia Renner — ‘the girl in the video’ — hopes sharing her traumatic knee injury journey will help others.

The physical scar on Teresa Ledezma’s left knee is barely noticeable, but the impact and the story behind the scar could be life changing for the Skyline senior.

“Growing up, I never had an injury keeping me out. As time went on, I realized all I could do was worry about what I could control. It wasn’t going to heal the next day. I had to take it day by day.”

“My upper body kept twisting but my legs stopped, so it caused my legs to hyperextend,” says Aliyah. “I didn’t hear the pop, but everyone else did, and then I collapsed.”

Meechie Johnson, Jr., injured his knee during the playoffs in his sophomore year. As a top 30 player in the country and the No. 3 point guard, much was at stake for Meechie – including playing for a college and in professional sports.

An ordinary practice at the start of Nick Hall’s senior football season at Cohasset High School ended with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus.