Hopi HS football player dies after suffering traumatic brain injury

 

by Jeff Fisher
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Our hearts and prayers go out to the family of Hopi High School football player Charles Youvella who died Monday night after suffering a traumatic brain injury during an Arizona playoff game.

According to a news release from the Arizona Interscholastic Association, the 5-5, 125-pound wide reiver and defensive back died while in the hospital with his family in attendance, including his father, who is the school's athletic director.

A fund has been set-up, if you'd like to help the family:

Charles Youvella Fund
c/o Hopi Jr./Sr. High School
P.O. Box 337
Kearns Canyon, AZ 86034