High School Quarterback Dies, A New Jersey top academy brilliant quarterback died afterwards adversity an abrasion on the field, academy admiral said Saturday.Three-sport amateur Evan Murray of Warren Hills Regional Top Academy died afterwards he was aching in a bold adjoin Summit Top Academy on Friday night. Murray had been the football team's starting quarterback for three years.
A account from acting Superintendent Gary Bowen said the academy association is "deeply saddened" by his death. Bowen beneath to yield questions from reporters Saturday, adage a could cause of afterlife has not yet been determined. Authorities said an dissection was planned.
People who abounding the bold said the 17-year-old Murray absolved off the acreage beneath his own ability afterwards demography a hit in the backfield backward in the additional quarter. A abbreviate time later, he allegedly collapsed.
Murray acquainted "woozy" afterwards the accouterment but approved abating his teammates he would be accomplished as he was aerial on a barrow and taken to a hospital, assemblage told the New York Daily News.
"He approved giving a accede to the blow of the team, and all of us cheered," said Kaitlin Bell, 16, a inferior varsity cheerleader. "Our drillmaster was cogent us he was traveling to be all right. We didn't apprehend annihilation would happen."
Coaches, acceptance and association associates aggregate at the school's football acreage Saturday for a memorial.
Members of the academy association said they were abashed by Murray's death.
"I can't appreciate what happened," said one parent.
Taylor Coughlin, a 16-year-old inferior at the school, told The (Easton) Express-Times that she had aboriginal met Murray in the seventh grade. She said he was "an amazing apprentice and an amazing athlete. He stood out in his athletics, his academics -- everything."
Coughlin said abounding acceptance aboriginal abstruse of Murray's abrasion and afterlife through amusing media postings.
"A lot of humans were in atheism and didn't wish to accept it," she said.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and the New York Jets football aggregation were a part of dozens of humans and groups from about the country who acquaint condolences via amusing media Saturday.
Summit schools Superintendent June Chang said he and added commune admiral met with the Summit football aggregation on Saturday morning, so the coaches and players could allege about what happened. They aswell provided them with advice on abutment services.
A account from acting Superintendent Gary Bowen said the academy association is "deeply saddened" by his death. Bowen beneath to yield questions from reporters Saturday, adage a could cause of afterlife has not yet been determined. Authorities said an dissection was planned.
People who abounding the bold said the 17-year-old Murray absolved off the acreage beneath his own ability afterwards demography a hit in the backfield backward in the additional quarter. A abbreviate time later, he allegedly collapsed.
Murray acquainted "woozy" afterwards the accouterment but approved abating his teammates he would be accomplished as he was aerial on a barrow and taken to a hospital, assemblage told the New York Daily News.
"He approved giving a accede to the blow of the team, and all of us cheered," said Kaitlin Bell, 16, a inferior varsity cheerleader. "Our drillmaster was cogent us he was traveling to be all right. We didn't apprehend annihilation would happen."
Coaches, acceptance and association associates aggregate at the school's football acreage Saturday for a memorial.
Members of the academy association said they were abashed by Murray's death.
"I can't appreciate what happened," said one parent.
Taylor Coughlin, a 16-year-old inferior at the school, told The (Easton) Express-Times that she had aboriginal met Murray in the seventh grade. She said he was "an amazing apprentice and an amazing athlete. He stood out in his athletics, his academics -- everything."
Coughlin said abounding acceptance aboriginal abstruse of Murray's abrasion and afterlife through amusing media postings.
"A lot of humans were in atheism and didn't wish to accept it," she said.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and the New York Jets football aggregation were a part of dozens of humans and groups from about the country who acquaint condolences via amusing media Saturday.
Summit schools Superintendent June Chang said he and added commune admiral met with the Summit football aggregation on Saturday morning, so the coaches and players could allege about what happened. They aswell provided them with advice on abutment services.
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