TOWN AND COUNTRY — Vic Williams tried to put on a brave front.

The CBC senior running back still came to every game three years ago after he suffered a season-ending ACL tear in his left knee.

He cheered and yelled from the sidelines like a good teammate.

Then, immediately after each contest, he would jump into the car with his father Victor — and break into tears.

"It was like I was in a deep depression," Williams said. "No one knows how much it hurts to have something you love taken away.

"It messes up your whole life."

The scared 15-year-old was unsure about his future as he stumbled around with a brace on his knee.

"Would I ever be as fast as I was?" was the question Williams asked himself time and time again.

The answer has come this season as a resounding "yes."

The 5-foot-7

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