The sporting excitement apparently turned to life-or-death drama when a student from one of the schools collapsed in the stands.

"God broke the mold when Jim McKeon’s parents brought Jim into this world," a friend wrote in a tribute on Facebook.

An 18-year-old Detroit high school athlete who collapsed during a basketball game has died.

A New Jersey high school basketball player fell to the floor in the middle of a game and was wheeled off the court.

A district official said the teen felt ill early in the first quarter, so he "took himself out of the game, then collapsed near the bench."

A school spokesman said they praying "for wisdom for the doctors now trying to understand how and why this happened."

"Coaches always preach to the kids about integrity and those types of things," one of the girl's parents said.

Cheerleaders from Muskegon High School in west Michigan spontaneously started singing the national anthem at a cheer competition.

The girl's mother started CPR before the ambulance arrived, an act that likely saved her daughter's life, a doctor said.

A Texas high school football coach is under fire after several players were hospitalized following a grueling workout.