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See larger Casey Dunphy plays soccer before her ACL injury. Dunphy Family photo

Casey Dunphy plays soccer before her ACL injury. Dunphy Family photo

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  • Casey Dunphy plays soccer before her ACL injury. Dunphy Family photo
  • Casey Dunphy enjoys a day at the beach with her friends a couple of days before her surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL. Ed Matthews/Staff
  • Casey Dunphy enjoys a day at the beach with her friends a couple of days before her surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL. Ed Matthews/Staff
  • Casey Dunphy enjoys a day at the beach with her friends a couple of days before her surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL. Ed Matthews/Staff
  • Dr James Guerra Casey Dunphy waits for her surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL. Ed Matthews/Staff
  • Casey Dunphy prepares for ACL surgery on Friday, June 20, 2008. Ed Matthews/Staff
  • Casey Dunphy prepares for ACL surgery on Friday, June 20, 2008. Ed Matthews/Staff
  • Casey Dunphy waits for her surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL. Ed Matthews/Staff
  • Naples orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Guerra performed surgery to repair the torn ACL of Casey Dunphy, a high school athlete who plays soccer and runs track for Gulf Coast High School. David Albers/Staff
  • A scar from surgery is visible below Casey Dunphy's knee. Dunphy, a junior at Gulf Coast High School, competed in her first track meet since tearing her ACL in May. According to the Sports Medicine Research and Education Foundation in Cincinnati, an estimated 1 in 100 high school female athletes will suffer a serious knee injury. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Casey Dunphy receives physical therapy from Brent Van Gemert at the North Collier Hospital Sports Medicine Rehabilitation Center on Monday, June 23, 2008. Ed Matthews/Staff
  • Casey Dunphy pulls on a towel across the bottom of her foot to put pressure on her knee during her physical therapy at the North Collier Hospital Sports Medicine Rehabilitation Center on Monday, June 23, 2008. Ed Matthews/Staff
  • Casey Dunphy receives physical therapy from Brent Van Gemert at the North Collier Hospital Sports Medicine Rehabilitation Center on Monday, June 23, 2008. Ed Matthews/Staff
  • Casey Dunphy (22), a junior at Gulf Coast High School, center, stands with her team at halftime during a junior varsity game against Naples High School on Jan. 15, 2009. It was Dunphy's second game since tearing her ACL in May. According to the Sports Medicine Research and Education Foundation in Cincinnati, an estimated 1 in 100 high school female athletes will suffer a serious knee injury. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Casey Dunphy (22), a junior at Gulf Coast High School, left, battles for possession with Naples' Aly Grimshaw (2) during a junior varsity game against Naples High School on Jan. 15, 2009. It was Dunphy's second game since tearing her ACL in May. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Casey Dunphy, a junior at Gulf Coast High School, center, jokes with teammates as they huddle before taking the field for a junior varsity game against Naples High School on Jan. 15, 2009. It was Dunphy's second game since tearing her ACL in May. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Casey Dunphy (22), a junior at Gulf Coast High School, center, stands with her team at halftime during a junior varsity game against Naples High School on Jan. 15, 2009. It was Dunphy's second game since tearing her ACL in May. According to the Sports Medicine Research and Education Foundation in Cincinnati, an estimated 1 in 100 high school female athletes will suffer a serious knee injury. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Casey Dunphy, a junior at Gulf Coast High School, left, warms up with her relay team, including junior Aidan McCormick, 16, center, and freshman Lindsay Tussey, 14, right, during Eagle Invitational track and field meet on March 7, 2009. It was Dunphy's first meet since tearing her ACL in May. According to the Sports Medicine Research and Education Foundation in Cincinnati, an estimated 1 in 100 high school female athletes will suffer a serious knee injury. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Casey Dunphy, a junior at Gulf Coast High School, center, jokes with teammates as they huddle before taking the field for a junior varsity game against Naples High School on Jan. 15, 2009. It was Dunphy's second game since tearing her ACL in May. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Casey Dunphy, a junior at Gulf Coast High School, right, is given a hug by teammate Amanda Maybin, 16, after Dunphy finished her leg of the distance medley relay during Eagle Invitational track and field meet on March 7, 2009. It was Dunphy's first meet since tearing her ACL in May. According to the Sports Medicine Research and Education Foundation in Cincinnati, an estimated 1 in 100 high school female athletes will suffer a serious knee injury. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Casey Dunphy, a junior at Gulf Coast High School, right, struggles to finish her leg of the first heat of the distance medley relay during Eagle Invitational track and field meet on March 7, 2009. It was Dunphy's first meet since tearing her ACL in May. According to the Sports Medicine Research and Education Foundation in Cincinnati, an estimated 1 in 100 high school female athletes will suffer a serious knee injury. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Casey Dunphy, a junior at Gulf Coast High School, center standing, warms up during Eagle Invitational track and field meet on March 7, 2009. It was Dunphy's first meet since tearing her ACL in May. According to the Sports Medicine Research and Education Foundation in Cincinnati, an estimated 1 in 100 high school female athletes will suffer a serious knee injury. Greg Kahn/Staff

Gulf Coast High School's Casey Dunphy tore her anterior cruciate ligament in a club soccer game last May. The Daily News followed Dunphy's recovery, from her surgery through physical therapy, and her return to the playing field.

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