Bishop Noll star Courtney Blakely had no clue about her latest recognition until the messages started rolling in. Somebody texted my phone, and they were like, Congratulations, Courtney! and I was like, On what? with like five question marks because I was confused, Blakely said. Then I looked at my Instagram (account) and was like, Wow.
Blakely is one of four Region natives that were announced as McDonald s All-American Games nominees Thursday morning, accompanied by teammate Rose Fuentes, Michigan City s Trinity Thompson and Lowell s Christopher Mantis.
Throughout her senior campaign, Blakely led the state in scoring at 31.7 points per game and was the 10th leading scorer nationally, according to MaxPreps.
Then, it all came crashing down. I knew something wasn t right for sure just because I couldn t really put too much pressure on (my left knee), Glass said. But for the first week, I didn t even know that (my left ACL) was torn, and our trainers were telling me that it might have been something with my hamstring. I didn t find out until about a week later when I took an MRI. That s when they told me.
Glass said he sustained his season-ending knee injury after catching a pass and planting awkwardly in a Week 6 win at LaPorte on Sept. 25. He walked off the field under his own power thinking he would return, but when it was confirmed that Glass high school football career was over, he was heartbroken.