The Beaver County football player who collapsed during a game last year graduated from high school this week.

Rochester High School's Carter Mason collapsed on the sidelines after taking a hit in the fourth quarter during a game in October 2024 against Shenango. Mason suffered a brain bleed, his family said.

On Thursday, he walked across the stage and received his diploma, a milestone his family said they were not sure he'd ever reach.

"How far he came, yeah, it's amazing every single day," his mother, Terri Mason, said.

"He makes it look easy," she added. "But it's very depressing, very depressing because he can't do everything he used to do and go places like he used to."

After spending nearly three months in the hospital, Carter Mason went home and began occupational, physical

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