Breakout WIP ARRAY

import pygame

# Constants
WIDTH = 700
HEIGHT = 500
SCREEN_AREA = pygame.Rect(0, 0, WIDTH, HEIGHT)
BLACK = (0, 0, 0)
WHITE = (255, 255, 255)
startx=50
starty=25
rowcount = 5
columncount = 10


# Initialization
pygame.init()
pygame.font.init()
screen = pygame.display.set_mode([WIDTH, HEIGHT])
pygame.mouse.set_visible(0)
pygame.display.set_caption("Breakout Recreation WIP")
clock = pygame.time.Clock()

# Variables

paddle = pygame.Rect(350, 480, 50, 10)
ball = pygame.Rect(10, 250, 15, 15)
#block1 = pygame.Rect(startx + 50*(j-1), starty+25*(i-1))
paddle_movement_x = 0
ball_direction = (1, 1)
balls = 3
level = 1
done = False

#Array
blockArr = []
blockArr.append([])
blockArr.append([])
blockArr.append([])
blockArr.append([])
blockArr.append([])
for i in range(0, 9):
    blockArr[0].append(i)
for i in range(0, 9):
    blockArr[1].append(i)
for i in range(0, 9):
    blockArr[2].append(i)
for i in range(0, 9):
    blockArr[3].append(i)
for i in range(0, 9):
    blockArr[4].append(i)



while not done and balls > 0:

    # Process events
    for event in pygame.event.get():
        if event.type == pygame.QUIT:
            done = True
        keys = pygame.key.get_pressed()
        if keys[pygame.K_LEFT]:
            paddle_movement_x = -2
        elif keys[pygame.K_RIGHT]:
            paddle_movement_x = 2
        else:
            paddle_movement_x = 0

    # Move paddle
    paddle.move_ip(paddle_movement_x, 0)
    paddle.clamp_ip(SCREEN_AREA)

    # Move ball
    ball.move_ip(*ball_direction)
    if ball.right > WIDTH or ball.left < 0:
        ball_direction = -ball_direction[0], ball_direction[1]
    elif ball.top < 0 or paddle.colliderect(ball):
        ball_direction = ball_direction[0], -ball_direction[1]
    elif ball.bottom > HEIGHT:
        balls = balls - 1
        ball_direction = (1, 1)
        ball = pygame.Rect(10, 250, 15, 15)

    ball.clamp_ip(SCREEN_AREA)

    # Redraw screen
    screen.fill(BLACK)
#Array that will not Work (commented out)
    for i in range(1, rowcount):
        for j in range(1, columncount):
            if (blockArr[i][j] == True):
                block1 = pygame.Rect(startx + (50*(j-1)), starty+(25*(i-1)))

    #Counter that will not work (commented out):
    #text=font.render("Balls Left: "+str(balls), True, black)
    #screen.blit(text, [10, 10])

    pygame.draw.rect(screen, WHITE, paddle)
    pygame.draw.rect(screen, WHITE, ball)
    pygame.display.flip()
    clock.tick(100)

pygame.quit()