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A high school football player died Tuesday in Sharon Springs, Kanas, just after scoring a touchdown in a playoff game.
Luke Schemm, a 17-year-old senior at Wallace County High School, was airlifted to a hospital in Denver, Colorado after collapsing on the field. Schemm is a multi-sport athlete plays basketball and fullback and middle linebacker for the football team, according to MaxPreps.com.
On Facebook, Schemm’s father, David, posted that his son died after he “suffered trauma to the brain, causing it to swell an shut off blood flow to the brain.”
“Thank you to everyone for your prayers an reaching out to [us],” he added.