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Pennsylvania high school football player collapses during game following hard hit to helmet

Rochester running back Carter Mason, #8, looks up field as he runs to the outside during the Rams Week 0 matchup against OLSH on Friday night at Rochester Stadium. (Ethan Morrison / The Beaver County Times / USA TODAY NETWORK)

"We’re just taking it day-by-day," Carter’s uncle Dean Friend said in a video update on Sunday from the teenager's bedside.

"Carter’s making some good progress," Sandra Friend added. "He is responding to some commands, he is saying words when he gets up, and he can sit up a little bit. We are hopeful that things are going to go well."

Carter's mother Terri said Friday's collision resulted in "multiple, multiple concussions."

Rochester running back Carter Mason, #8, looks to evade Ethan Davis, #4, dive during the Rams Week 0 matchup against OLSH on Friday night at Rochester Stadium.

She recalled the thoughts that went through her mind during the frightening moment. "My reaction was to get my daughter and just hurry up and get here as fast as I could," Carter's mother told WPXI. "I was so scared."

Carter Mason collapsed after he suffered a "severe helmet hit" during a high school football game in Pennsylvania.

Carter was reportedly wearing a Guardian Cap at the time of the hard hit. 

The Rochester Area School District released a statement saying Carter was in everyone's thoughts.

"The Rochester Area School District, including families, students and staff send their thoughts and prayers to the student, his family, our coaches and team, along with the Rochester school community," the school district said in a statement shared on social media.

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