CHESTER, S.C.-- A football player’s death could change how a local school district handles physical exams for student athletes.
It depends upon Lewisville High School player Brian Colvin’s autopsy results, which are due in about 10 days.
If the cause is something that can be tested for and currently isn’t, district officials say it could be added to the physical exam requirements.
The autopsy could also show that a physical would not have found the problem and now warrant a change, officials said.
Colvin collapsed and died during a scrimmage Friday in Chester County, South Carolina.
Students must have physicals signed by a doctor.
Colvin passed his physical before he died during a scrimmage.
If there's anyone Lewisville High School students thought was invincible, it was Colvin.
"Everybody liked him,” said classmate Terrance Stevenson.
Colvin played football and basketball and spent a lot of time in the school's weight room.
"He was so healthy,” classmate Kenneth Shugart said.
The sad truth is Colvin wasn't.
Not Friday, when Colvin collapsed and died during a football scrimmage.
There's plenty of talk about what happened.
"He had a heart attack on the field, he had a heart problem,” Stevenson said.
For now there is no cause of death confirmed by the coroner.
There's also at least one parent who saw Colvin collapse who told NewsChannel 36 by phone the team and emergency responders didn't work fast enough to save him.
That parent didn’t want to be identified.
"They just thought, ok, just another injury. That kid's life was on the line. That kid lost his life because of that," said the parent.
School district and county EMS officials say they responded quickly, appropriately and according to procedure.
Four people worked on Colvin, including two paramedics, plus the team doctor and team trainer.
They want to know what killed Colvin too.
Athletes must have doctor-signed physicals to play sports.
Colvin passed his.
Once Colvin's autopsy comes back, Chester County's superintendent says it could change what they require doctors to look for.
It could also be something a physical couldn't reveal - and not warrant a change.
Monday was Lewisville High School’s orientation.
Classes aren't the only thing on students minds.
Students are trying to figure out how to move on.
"I don't even know what to say,” classmate Brandon Polk said.
That air of invincibility teens get is gone.
"It's making me think when is God going to take me, you know?” Shugart said.
This same school lost a cheerleader, 15-year-old Catherine Fowler, in a car crash a week ago.
Ambulances are not required to be at high school football games, but strongly suggested, and most schools do anyway.
There was one at the game when Colvin died.
Colvin’s visitation is Tuesday and funeral is Wednesday.
