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15-year-old severly injured playing football at Falmouth High School

By Bryan Lambert, Boston 25 News Staff

(Brad Joyal / Cape Cod Chronicle)

By Bryan Lambert, Boston 25 News Staff

FALMOUTH, Mass — A 15-year-old football player had to be flown to a hospital after sustaining a serious injury in Falmouth Friday.

Firefighters received a call for an injured football player at 12:53 p.m. at Falmouth High School, a fire department spokesperson told Boston 25 News.

Due to the nature of the injury, a MedFlight helicopter was called. The injured football player was treated on scene before being taken on the MedFLight at Falmouth Hospital and flown to a trauma center off Cape Cod.

Fire officials say the football player’s injuries are non-life-threatening.

Falmouth 15-year-old football injury (Brad Joyal / Cape Cod Chronicle)

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