Hopkinsville Police say a 17-year old HHS student died after a piece of football practice equipment hit him in the head while moving it Thursday afternoon. Jayvon Corey Quarles was helping to move a large piece of equipment at Hopkinsville Middle School when it accidently fell and hit Quarles in the head.
Photos of Jayvon Quarles, tragically killed during Hopkinsville HS football practice. http://t.co/x2NPLnlT2U pic.twitter.com/S0PhaVEXqx
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The Kentucky New Era reports the equipment was a chute designed to teach linemen to stay low during drills. The newspaper reports Quarles was going into his senior year on the HHS Tigers football team.
