A Florida high school football died after collapsing during a game on Friday night.
Chance Gainer played wide receiver and defensive back for Port St. Joe High School. The 18-year-old senior collapsed during a game at Liberty County High School.
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Gainer ran toward the play when he went down, Port St. said. Joe athletic director, vice principal Tim Davis, to Northwest Florida Daily News. Trainers rushed to his side as he went down and immediately called for paramedics.
“He just went to the ground suddenly,” Davis told the outlet.
The incident occurred on Friday evening. (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
Gainer, who scored a touchdown in the game, was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. He later died at the hospital.
Davis said there were about four minutes left in Friday’s game when school officials learned of the teenager’s death. The decision was made to end the match with Port St. Joe win, 28-0.
Gainer’s teammates then learned of his death.
The scene was heartbreaking. Parents came down to the field to comfort their children. “Such a helpless feeling,” Davis said.
Gainer was an honor student who visited Vanderbilt University to discuss possibly attending, Gulf County School Superintendent Jim Norton said told WJHG-TV.
Chance Gainer was an honor student.
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Gainer “had world-class speed, but more importantly, had a world-class personality,” Norton said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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