Sad story, player dies during halftime at basketball game
Posted: December 22nd, 2009, 7:18 pm
Jacksonville prep basketball player dies during halftimehttp://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/22 ... repsports/
The Associated Press
Published: December 22, 2009
Updated: 12/22/2009 10:29 am
JACKSONVILLE - A Sandalwood High School player collapsed at halftime of a basketball game Monday afternoon and later was pronounced dead at Memorial Medical Center.
Phillip Jackson, 18, a senior who played defensive end for Sandalwood's football team and center on the basketball team, had played the entire second quarter of a game against Nease High in a holiday tournament at Terry Parker High.
After a brief talk from coach Rocky Cusack at halftime, the players started filing out the door to return to the court. That's when Jackson collapsed.