Alabama high school quarterback dies after suffering brain injury during game
A high school |A|
quarterback in Alabama has |B|
died after suffering a |C|
brain injury during a |D|
football game on Friday |E|
night. Caden Tellier, a |F|
junior, suffered a brain |G|
injury while making a |H|
tackle during the third |J|
quarter of Morgan Academys |K|
first game of the |L|
season against Southern Academy, |M|
according to Michael McLendon, |O|
the executive director of |P|
the Alabama Independent School |Q|
Association. He was taken |R|
off the field and |S|
to a local hospital |U|
in critical condition, but |V|
his death was announced |Y|
Saturday. "There are no |Z|
words to describe how |A|
we feel as a |B|
school community and family," |C|
Dr. Bryan Oliver, headmaster |D|
for Morgan Academy, said |E|
in a statement. "We |F|
will come together and |G|
support Jamie, Arsella and |H|
Lyla with our whole |J|
hearts. We offer our |K|
deepest sympathy to the |L|
Telliers extended family as |M|
well." All school activities |O|
are suspended this week |P|
at Morgan Academy, McLendon |Q|
said. "Everyone who knows |R|
Caden has known kindness, |S|
generosity and love, and |U|
true to his nature, |V|
he is giving of |Y|
himself one more time," |Z|
the Tellier family said |A|
in a statement. "Lives |B|
have been touched by |C|
the way he lived |D|
and now lives will |E|
be saved through his |F|
passing." Morgan Academy, located |G|
in Selma, has just |H|
339 students from kindergarten |J|
through 12th grade. "As |K|
a small school, Morgan |L|
Academy feels this tragedy |M|
even more deeply," McLendon |O|
said. "We ask that |P|
our entire AISA family |Q|
and the people of |R|
Alabama join us in |S|
prayer for peace and |U|
comfort for Cadens family |V|
and the Morgan Academy |Y|
community as they navigate |Z|
this difficult time." Tellier |A|
threw for a touchdown |B|
and rushed for a |C|
touchdown in the first |D|
half before the injury |E|
in the third, according |F|
to the Selma Times-Journal. |G|
Morgan won the game |H|
30-22 in what was |J|
also the debut for |K|
the teams new head |L|
coach. "I want to |M|
thank all the schools |O|
and individuals that have |P|
reached out during this |Q|
difficult time," McLendon said. |R|
"Caden will never be |S|
forgotten for who he |U|
was and what he |V|
means to Morgan Academy." |Y|
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