A young Dothan football player is recovering at a Birmingham hospital after collapsing on the sidelines last week. Martin Andre, number 55, was in the middle of a playoff game against Southside Selma when tragedy struck late in the third quarter.

The player is recovering after he received emergency surgery at Children's of Alabama.

The Houston Academy Raiders will have one less team member when they step onto the gridiron on Thursday for the 3A state championship game.

Sophomore offensive lineman Martin Andre collapsed on the field with 1:27 remaining in the third quarter Friday night.

A Houston Academy football player was seriously injured in the team’s playoff win Friday night over Southside Selma and the school has released an update on his

Martin Andre, a starting tackle and linebacker, collapsed as he came off the field in the third quarter and began seizing, the Dothan Eagle reported.

A young Dothan football player is recovering at a Birmingham hospital after collapsing on the sidelines last week.