NEW JERSEY (WTRF) — A high school football player was airlifted from a Friday night game and underwent spinal surgery, according to reports.
Aaron Vantrease, a senior quarterback and player at St. John Vianney in New Jersey said he could not feel his legs and lower body after a hit in a game against Manasquan, said his head coach, Jeff Papcun.
Vantrease was playing defense and was on a third down when he was injured.
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As he was taken off the field, Vantrease reportedly told his coach, “Don’t worry about me. Go win this game.”
St. John Vianney went on to win 32-0.
In a separate incident, a 16-year-old Linden player, Xavier McClain, died Wednesday from an apparent head injury sustained in a game against Woodbridge on Sept. 9, also in New Jersey.