Autopsy Shows Phoenix HS Football Player Died of Game Injury

by Jeff Fisher
New York High School Football Huddle

With the national spotlight shining bright on sports concussions and how to make the game of football safer, a central New York State high school football player died this weekend from an injury sustained during a game Friday night.

According to published reports, Phoenix High School junior Ridge Barden died Friday night after being rushed to the hospital after suffering a head injury in the third quarter of his team's game at Homer High School.

WSYR-TV in Syracuse is reporting that an autopsy shows that the 16-year old Barden died of bleeding in the brain, due to blunt force trauma as the result of a football injury.

New York High School Football Scores - Week 7

New York High School Football Scores
Saturday, October 15, 2011

Albany Academy  29, Ravena  22
Alden  42, Newfane 6
AuSable Valley  40, Canton  22
Canisius  32 Cardinal O'Hara  14
Cleveland Hill  14, JFK  0
Clymer  34, Franklinville  0
Eden  40  Springville  6
Franklin Academy  27  Beekmantown  26
Grand Island  14  McKinley  12
Kenmore West  39, Kenmore East 8
LaFayette  42, Hannibal  0
Lafayette  20, Wilson  14
Lockport  25, Niagara-Wheatfield  13
Nichols  26, Niagara Catholic  6
Notre Dame  51, Little Falls  6
Niagara Falls  22, Hutch-Tech  0
Olean  21  East Aurora  8
Onondaga  32, Beaver River  20
Oriskany  20, Mohawk  15
Panama  20, Forestville 0
Peru  20, Ticonderoga  14
Pioneer  39, East 0
St. Ignatius (OH)  21, St. Francis 20 (OT)
St. Mary's/Lanc  14, Burgard 0
Schalmont  26, Schuylerville  14
Starpoint  13, Williamsville East 0
Sweet Home  50, Williamsville North 24
Thousand Islands  21, Port Byron  0
Waterville  34, Cooperstown  0
West Genessee  25, Henninger  22
Westmoreland  33  Dolgeville  0