Taking it slow after knee surgery has been a bit of an adjustment for Warren senior X’Zavion Montgomery.

After all, the three-phase standout’s game is built on speed.

“It has been a long road,” Montgomery said. “But right now I actually feel good about the recovery process. It’s almost like I have a new knee.”

A uniquely impactful player for the Blue Devils as a sophomore in 2023, Montgomery suffered a torn ACL when he was running a route against Maine South in Week 2 last season.

“I was in a tight formation, and I broke on a post ball that was underthrown,” he said. “I planted my right leg in the turf, and the defender smacked me as I was adjusting to the ball. I could feel it pop. It was bad.”

The injury was bad enough to require a nearly yearlong recovery process.

“The worst part

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