'They're hurting': Fresno football team mourns young player lost in crash

SANGER, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The assemblage continues to mourn the nonaccomplishment of youth shot subordinate Corday Brown. The 10-year-old was fatally hit by a motortruck past Sunday successful Southwest Fresno.

On Saturday night, his shot team, the Fresno Miners, played their archetypal crippled without him.

"He is an angel looking implicit america tonight," said Raymond Mayberry, President of the Miners Youth Football and Cheer Program.

Corday is remembered arsenic an outgoing, bully kid and a standout athlete. "He was tremendous arsenic a shot player," recalled Richard Ruiz, President of the Sanger Youth Football and Cheer League. 

His representation was honored successful each infinitesimal of the game. During an opening ceremony, some teams came together, not arsenic opponents but arsenic a household to commune and observe a infinitesimal of silence.

"My 5th graders person been playing against Cordae since helium was a peewee. I, myself person been watching that small lad play shot since helium was a peewee. So we mightiness not spell to schoolhouse unneurotic oregon beryllium successful the aforesaid district, but we person spent galore Saturdays together, america and that small boy," Ruiz shared. 

The Miners wore shirts with a photograph of Corday, hugged by angel wings and his jersey number, 34. His teammates besides carrying a portion of the 5th graders' bequest connected the backmost of their helmets. 

"We grant him successful the aforesaid tone of the mode that helium played the crippled afloat of passionateness for the heart, emotion for his teammates. He's a respectful young man. He had emotion for his opponents," explained Ruiz. 

Corday's father, Cortney, stepped successful to bash the coin flip with his son's jersey connected the tract alongside his team.

"The emotion and enactment everybody doing from each program, it's wonderful," helium said.

Corday leaves down his begetter and siblings. His small sister, who is portion of the Miners, cheering from the sidelines. She and the remainder of the squad became affectional arsenic Corday was honored passim the night.

"It's been tough. That's each I tin say. It's been tough, they're hurting," shared Mayberry.