It happened on a football practice field at Hopkinsville Middle School.
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Jayvon Quarles was helping move the football equipment for the Hopkinsville High School team on Thursday afternoon, when it fell and struck him, Hopkinsville, police said. The chute, a large metal frame used to teach linemen to stay low at the line of scrimmage, was estimated to weigh a few hundred pounds, according to the New Era.
Bucs S Keith Tandy was excused from Saturday night’s game against the Vikings following the death of his 17-year-old nephew in Kentucky.
Jayvon was going into his senior year at Hopkinsville High.
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“We just wanted to show the City of Hopkinsville, the school, that we understand, that our hearts are filled with mourning and that we’re behind them”, said Board. The team’s first regular season game is scheduled for next Friday.
