Virginia High School Football Star Dies After Collapsing at Practice

Tragedy at High School Practice

A 15-year-old high school foot­ball play­er in Vir­ginia, Jayvion Tay­lor, trag­i­cal­ly passed away after col­laps­ing dur­ing practice.

The inci­dent occurred on Mon­day night at Hopewell High School, where Tay­lor was a 10th-grade stu­dent and mem­ber of the var­si­ty foot­ball team.

Heartbreaking Moment for Teammates

Accord­ing to reports, Tay­lor was around 40 min­utes into prac­tice when he col­lapsed after a water break.

Two coach­es imme­di­ate­ly per­formed CPR and called for emer­gency ser­vices, but unfor­tu­nate­ly, Tay­lor died after being trans­port­ed to a near­by hospital.

Team­mates and class­mates expressed their shock and grief over the loss of the young ath­lete, who was described as a “gen­uine and remark­able stu­dent” by the school.

Fel­low play­ers Orrin Besley, Cory Sea­cat, and Chase Stith all shared their fond­ness for Tay­lor and the deep impact he had on the community.

Honoring a Life Cut Short

The school has since held a bal­loon release to hon­or Tay­lor’s mem­o­ry, and the com­mu­ni­ty has ral­lied to sup­port his fam­i­ly dur­ing this dif­fi­cult time. 

Head coach of the Vir­ginia Tech col­lege foot­ball team, Brent Pry, also expressed his con­do­lences and prayers for the Hopewell High School team and community.