A high school football player in Virginia died Friday after 
he was hit during a game at Brunswick High School.

Jamond Salley, a junior a Park View High School in South 
Hill, Va., was receiving medical attention when he lost 
consciousness and began to have seizures, according to 
WTVR. He was transported to a nearby hospital and 
pronounced dead. The cause of death was not immediately 
clear. 

"Jamond was a strong student in both academics and as 
an athlete," the school district superintendent, Dr. James 
Thornton, said in a statement. "Members of his family, 
friends and teachers have all shared one common trait of 
Jamond, he was very respectful. He was a student with a 
big heart and a smile that would instantly capture your 
attention."

No other details have been released by the school.