During Thursday night’s freshman football game at Cal High, a Foothill defensive player was airlifted to Children’s Hospital in Oakland, after sustaining a neck injury. The incident occurred on the first play from scrimmage in the second half, when the player ended up on the bottom of the pile when going in for the tackle, said sports medicine teacher Liz Myers, who was at the game and was one of the first to respond to the incident.

In the immediate aftermath, the player reported feeling a sharp neck pain, especially near the spine, but he was able to display full movement of his arms and legs. The only other serious symptom reported was numbness in his pinkie, Myers said.  

After being transported to the hospital, X-rays and a CT scan were performed on the player, but The Californian was unable to confirm his current condition.