Agoura community mourning death of high school football player
A community is devastated after a 15-year-old boy died on Thursday.
Freshman Carter Stone, who played football at Agoura High School, passed away from an undiagnosed heart tumor, his father Brian Stone announced in a Facebook post.
The Agoura High football team announced Stone's death Saturday on Twitter.
A moment of silence for Carter. A lone helmet for 76. We sadly yet proudly honor our teammate and friend, Carter Stone. Our entire community is devastated as we mourn his passing and support his incredible family. Carter loved football and we loved him. @AHS_Chargers @CoachCroick pic.twitter.com/DQTmf0rdQ5
— Agoura High School Football (@Atownfootball) August 28, 2022
Carter Stone underwent arthroscopic surgery for a shoulder injury but after undergoing complications during the surgery, he was airlifted to Children's Hospital Los Angeles where doctors discovered a heart tumor related to an undiagnosed T-cell leukemia, Agoura head football coach Dustin Croick told the VC Star.
Brian Stone said a memorial will be held soon to honor his son Carter.
The family is urging anyone willing to help to make a donation to the Agoura High football team.
Coach Croick shared this message with CBSLA's Assignment Desk:
"It has been a very hard and emotional 72 hours for everyone in our family of A-Town football. Yesterday, myself and our athletic director Clint Cummings were able to spend several hours with the Stone family at their home. They are an amazing family with a ton of support around them. Prior to meeting with them yesterday I was not sure I would be able to find the words for this message. But meeting with them in person, seeing their strength, and hearing them talk about Carter was both uplifting and inspiring," Croick wrote.