Staff file photo / Preston Byers Crestview’s Ava Bucey shoots a 3-pointer during a Rebels win against Salem in East Fairfield on Feb. 4. EAST FAIRFIELD — Ava Bucey admittedly envisioned her basketball career going differently, and certainly a bit longer. When she enrolled at Crestview High School back in 2022, Bucey had dreams of starring for the Rebels and then, hopefully, playing college basketball afterward. Multiple major leg injuries, however, changed things for Bucey. While at a basketball tournament in 2021, Bucey suffered a torn ACL and meniscus in her right knee. After nearly a year of rehabilitation, she returned to athletics and played soccer for the Rebels, only for her to...
