The family of a Pennsylvania high school quarterback has revealed their son remains in critical condition after collapsing mid-game.
Mason Martin, a senior at Karns City High School, was staggering before he fell during the third quarter of the Friday game against Redbank Valley High. Since then, he has been receiving treatment at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital for what the family called “swelling” that was possibly resulting in “brain damage.”
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On Saturday, the family issued a statement requesting “the strength of your prayers.” The family also cited Jeremiah 29:11, which reads: “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
“Mason remains in critical condition with little change over the last 36 hours,” the family’s statement read. “The truth is we need a miracle.”
As a result, a prayer vigil is slated for Sunday night at Karns City High’s Diehl Stadium. The family asked for everyone to “pray the way he has always played the game, all out holding nothing back, maybe a little angry, definitely aggressive.”
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Karns City is slated to play next on Friday. The school prematurely ended its last game as a result of Martin’s incident.
The news comes after a litany of coverage of other athletes suffering similar health issues mid-sport. The most notable was that of Lebron James’s son Bronny James, who was determined to have a congenital heart defect that caused him to collapse during basketball practice.
