KALAMAZOO, MI –– The father of a Michigan high school football player who fractured an opposing player’s spine during a junior varsity football game last week is begging for understanding.

Melrose Hensley spoke during the public comment section of Kalamazoo Central Public Schools’ board meeting night, asking for compassion after his son, a Kalamazoo Central junior varsity player, sent Stevensville Lakeshore football player Colton Comer to the hospital with severe spine injuries during last Thursday’s game.

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