OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — A northeast Kansas high school football player has died of complications from a stroke he suffered during a game Thursday night.
The Shawnee Mission school district said 17-year-old Shawnee Mission West wide receiver Andre Maloney died Friday afternoon at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo.
The Kansas City Star reports (http://bit.ly/GDs6Ml ) doctors found a blood clot in his brain but were unable to remove during three hours of surgery.
Coaches and teammates said Maloney became dizzy and collapsed on the sideline night after scoring a touchdown on a 63-yard pass against Leavenworth. They reported he barely touched on the play but complained that he couldn’t feel the side of his body.
