While the rest of the Varsity squad prepared to cheer at the first football game of the year, sophomore Sarah Watson sat on the sidelines.


Watson’s second year on Varsity started out a little differently than she expected. Instead of rooting the Knights on, Watson stood on the side of track held up by crutches.
“It was so depressing to have to sit out,” Watson said. “I love to tumble and show off what I got and it was so hard for me to sit there and watch everybody else show their stuff. I actually almost cried it was so hard for me to watch and not actually be out there.”

It wasn’t the cheering that put Watson in crutches, but a book that fell on her foot. It broke a blood vessel that caused a severe bruise. There was no long term damage, but it could affect future injuries .
“We missed her tumbling,” squad member Leilani Ballesteros said. “She’s amazing. We couldn’t wait for her to come back. We knew she would be great when she came back to us”

Watson finally returned to the squad and cheered at her first game since the injury on Tuesday Sept. 16 at a Varsity soccer game. Recovering from such an injury made cheering that night a much more rewarding experience.
“It felt so good to be back,” Watson said. “Everyone else has been cheering so I was a little nervous. I was actually afraid of falling on my head, but it was fun. They were looking at me again and I didn’t have to just watch.”