Even when Chesterton forward Adey Avey’s legs started to go numb last season, she refused to leave the field.

Her pain always started in her back and sometimes left her without feeling in her legs.

“I just didn’t want to let the team down,” Avey said. “I felt like, if I were to sit out for a practice or miss a game because I was injured, I’d be letting them down. I wanted to show them that I was here and that I wanted to play my part.”

Despite the discomfort, Avey still scored a career-high 17 goals as a junior, leading the Trojans (7-10) for the third straight season and increasing her total to 47, and she was an all-state third-team pick. But Chesterton coach Ben Forgey said her physical struggles were obvious.

“She didn’t have the same burst, that same freedom of movement,” Forgey s

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