Haley Continues to Heal Following Injury

Leyton High School football player Drew Haley continues to recuperate from an injury he sustained at the Leyton season opener Aug. 30.

In the first quarter of that game, Haley went high to catch a pass, but when he came down his knee was severely injured, the injury cutting off blood flow to his lower leg. As a result, part of Haley’s lower leg had to be amputated.

Even so, the Haley family has continued to count its blessings along the way. Among those was that the amputation was not performed at the knee as first feared. Doctors found there was still living muscle in his calf, which allowed...