Football: Pacific high school QBs hurt Friday are recovering

Returning running back Ethan Smith takes a handoff from quarterback Chris Jones, new to Yokota via Nebraska, in a preseason practice. DAVE ORNAUER/STARS AND STRIPES
Returning running back Ethan Smith takes a handoff from quarterback Chris Jones, new to Yokota via Nebraska, in a preseason practice. DAVE ORNAUER/STARS AND STRIPES

Football: Pacific high school QBs hurt Friday are recovering

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Two quarterbacks injured during high school football games played Friday are doing better, although one - Chris Jones of Yokota - will miss the rest of the season, according to DODEA-Pacific officials.

Jones, a junior transfer from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., suffered a head and neck injury in the third quarter Friday against Zama, which beat the Panthers 34-19 at Yokota.

Jones was hospitalized over the weekend, placed in concussion protocol, was up walking on crutches Saturday and reassessed on Monday.

“The student (Jones) is doing better and will recover,” said DODEA-Pacific chief of staff Todd M. Schlitz via email to Stripes. “He will be out for the remainder of the season.”

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