Briana Rusnak back in the game after two knee injuries

Centre Daily reports:

Briana Rusnak has been quite the inspiration this basketball season.

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She should be inspiring others, too. The Philipsburg-Osceola junior forward has played all season, is in good shape, has been helping her team, and most importantly, she’s been healthy.

Suffering torn ligaments in both knees — less than a year apart — is not exactly the best experience for a high school athlete.

“I love basketball so much,” Rusnak said. “I just want to keep playing and playing.”

The 5-foot-10 junior certainly loves the game, and she has shown plenty of perseverance to keep going no matter the obstacle.

She’s been playing for years, not only with the Lady Mounties but also with the Central PA Runnin’ Rebs club team.

As a freshman, she averaged only 1.7 points a game, but played in all but one varsity game for a team loaded with upperclassmen that produced the Lady Mounties’ best record in more than a decade.

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