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A high school football player in Phoenix died after collapsing during a non-contact drill.
Craig Larsen, a 16-year-old junior defensive lineman at Deer Valley High School, was pronounced dead at a hospital Tuesday, about an hour after he collapsed on the football field, said Wayne Kindall, Deer Valley athletic director.
The 6-1, 190-pound Larsen had just finished a half-speed tackling drill when he collapsed.
An autopsy was performed but the cause of death was not determined and remains under investigation.
Larsen was the second Phoenix-area football player to die in the past 10 days.
On Aug. 17, Chandler High School lineman Ricardo Arzaga, also a 16-year-old junior, collapsed and died at his home. The cause of death was listed as heart failure.
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