PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida Panhandle high school football player has died after collapsing during a game, officials said.

Port St. Joe High School wide receiver and defensive back Chance Gainer collapsed during Friday night’s game at Liberty County High School. The 18-year-old senior was playing cornerback when a play went to the opposite side of the field, said Tim Davis, Port St. Joe’s athletic director and vice principal.

Gainer was running toward the play when he collapsed, Davis told the Northwest Florida Daily News.

“He just went to the ground suddenly,” Davis said.

Coaches ran to his side and then signaled for paramedics. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he died. Gainer had scored on a 70-yard touchdown earlier in the game and had returned a kickoff 83 yards for a touchdown last week.

Davis said there were about four minutes left in Friday’s game when administrators learned of Gainer’s death. The decision was made to let the game finish, with Port St. Joe winning 28-0. Gainer’s teammates were then told of his death

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida Panhandle high school football player has died after collapsing during a game, officials said.

Port St. Joe High School wide receiver and defensive back Chance Gainer collapsed during Friday night’s game at Liberty County High School. The 18-year-old senior was playing cornerback when a play went to the opposite side of the field, said Tim Davis, Port St. Joe’s athletic director and vice principal.

Gainer was running toward the play when he collapsed, Davis told the Northwest Florida Daily News.

“He just went to the ground suddenly,” Davis said.

Coaches ran to his side and then signaled for paramedics. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he died. Gainer had scored on a 70-yard touchdown earlier in the game and had returned a kickoff 83 yards for a touchdown last week.

Davis said there were about four minutes left in Friday’s game when administrators learned of Gainer’s death. The decision was made to let the game finish, with Port St. Joe winning 28-0. Gainer’s teammates were then told of his death