Ryne Dougherty

A Montclair High School linebacker has died due to brain hemorrhaging during a game against Don Bosco, totaling the number of high school football-related deaths in North Jersey to three students in a mere two months. Does anybody else think that’s scary? Junior linebacker Ryne Dougherty died on the field after getting sandwiched during a tackle. A month before, Dougherty received a concussion during practice, but was given the okay by his doctor to play, after getting a CT scan. It’s hard to say who’s at fault, but this definitely draws attention to the fact that there needs to be more medical testing for these high school students, especially if there has been other previous injuries. The other two deaths involved an undetected heart condition and a rough tackle at practice.