Aaron Knapp, 17, is ready for a big junior season after months of chemotherapy treatment earlier this year.
MOUNTAIN VIEW – When Aaron Knapp would close his eyes last spring, his hospital bed became a football stadium and the chemotherapy drip in his arm had no effect on his throwing motion.
Knapp said he was concerned, as were his parents Brandon and Tracy. Over the next year, he underwent dozens of medical tests, but doctors could not arrive at a diagnosis. Knapp had made a name for himself on the football field just weeks earlier. Starting in place of injured senior Matthew Dougherty, he had led a 31-12 victory over rival Bellarmine on Oct. 28, completing 12 of 14 passes for 208 yards.
But after the season ended, Knapp knew that polishing his passing skills was the least of his worries. Knapp also depended on a familiar face back home. Matt Scharrenberg, an assistant football coach at St. Francis, is a lymphoma survivor. His cancer went into remission in 2021.
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