Returning early from a torn ACL, David Ocasio finetunes his defense for Homewood-Flossmoor. ‘Better than ever.’

Returning early from a torn ACL, David Ocasio finetunes his defense for Homewood-Flossmoor. ‘Better than ever.’

The long road back turned out to be a bit shorter than expected for Homewood-Flossmoor’s David Ocasio. Last season, Ocasio suffered a torn ACL in the Vikings’ playoff opener. He expected to miss part of his senior season this fall, but the team’s top defender was ready to go by opening day. “It was super hard,” Ocasio said. “At first, I didn’t think I tore anything. It felt perfectly fine. But when they told me, it was tough. It felt like the lo…