East Texas football player collapses during game, dies

ALTO, Texas (AP) An East Texas high school football player has died after collapsing on the sidelines during a game. The Jacksonville Daily Progress

ALTO, Texas (AP) An East Texas high school football player has died after collapsing on the sidelines during a game.

The Jacksonville Daily Progress (http://bit.ly/1kgVueS ) reports that Alto High School junior Cam'ron Matthews collapsed Friday night during an Alto home game against Price-Carlisle after reaching the bench from a kickoff return seconds before halftime. He suffered a seizure and doctors, nurses, coaches and trainers worked to keep him breathing.

The rural community is 11 miles from the nearest town, so after a 20-minute wait for an ambulance officials summoned a medical helicopter from Tyler, about 50 miles to the north. He remained in critical condition until dying Saturday night. No official cause of death has been determined.

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Alto High School has an enrollment of almost 200 students.

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Information from: Jacksonville (Texas) Daily Progress, http://jacksonvilleprogress.com