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szdaily -> Sports -> 
2 high school football players die in separate accidents
    2019-09-18  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

TWO U.S. high school football players died this weekend nationwide after sustaining injuries on the field.

Peter Webb, a sophomore at Southwest Covenant in Oklahoma, and Alex Miller, a senior at Roane County High School in West Virginia, both died after sustaining injuries during school football games Friday.

Officials at Southwest Covenant, a Christian private school west of Oklahoma City, announced Webb’s death in a statement Monday, calling him “a servant-leader, always ready to help anyone in need.” He was 16.

“As an athlete, Peter played a key role in our football, basketball, and baseball programs, even as an underclassman,” the statement said. “Coaches would say that Peter was not only talented, but he worked as hard as anyone. Teachers admired his respect and discipline in the classroom. Classmates loved Peter deeply.”

“The character of this young man and the respect we all had for him cannot be contained in words,” it added.

It said Webb died “as a result of an injury suffered during the football game Friday,” but it did not elaborate on the nature of his injuries. The Oklahoman newspaper said he appeared to have been knocked unconscious after taking a hit to the head during a tackle.

He sustained the injury during the fourth quarter while playing defense against Strother High School, The Oklahoman reported. Webb tackled the Strother high quarterback from behind, according to the report. As Webb made the tackle, he pulled the quarterback on top of him and fell back on his head, the report said. He died at the Children’s Hospital at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City on Sunday.

The teenager’s death came just two days after Miller collapsed and died on the field in Clay, West Virginia. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Southwest Covenant’s post announcing Webb’s passing racked up more than 1,500 reactions, comments and shares on Facebook in just a matter of hours.(SD-Agencies)

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