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High School Football Player Dies After Helmet-to-Helmet Hit

By Bryan Toporek — September 17, 2013 1 min read
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A 16-year-old high school football player from upstate New York died Monday after losing consciousness from a helmet-to-helmet hit that occurred in a game on Friday.

Damon Janes, a running back for the combined Brocton Central School/Westfield Academy and Central School football team, was involved in the helmet-to-helmet collision in the third quarter of a game against Portville Central School. He reached the sideline on his own power after the hit, according to the

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A version of this news article first appeared in the Schooled in Sports blog.