high school football player dies after suffering head injury during game. High School football Quarterbacke. 'Will Never Be Forgotten' A local community is mourning Caden Tellier, generosity and love Caden Tellier, the quarterback for Morgan Academy, died Saturday home opener night, his family confirmed on social media. Fans can vote at pressofac.com for one of the four to be named The Press Player of the Week. Voting closes at noon each Wednesday, and the results will appear online Thursday morning and in Thursday’s print edition. The ASWA prep committee's primary responsibilities include conducting regular top-10 rankings of a variety of high school sports, and select all-state teams in those sports as well. The committee will determine the winner of a variety of annual awards including the annual Mr. Football winner, and the Jimmy Smothers Courage Award. New Jersey high school football is back and so begins our Player of the Week polls for the state. Teams in the preseason showcased what they’ve got heading into Week 2 of the regular season. Jones was a menace running and catching the ball for the Bulldogs in the Week 1 win. The junior dynamo totaled 210 yards and two touchdowns. Jones carried the ball 16 times and caught two passes. Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Sep. 15th. The winner will be announced in the following week's poll. Here are this week's nominees: It was not uncommon for student-athletes of that era, Champion included, to play football without a helmet. There's no telling if the antiquated helmets of those days would have saved Champion. It might have not even helped much. But there is the clear possibility it could have — and obviously, safety has changed a great deal since then.