Colton Comer was welcomed with open arms back to the sidelines on Friday night.

The 15-year-old Stevensville Lakeshore football player, who suffered a fractured spine during an incident at a junior varsity game last week, reunited with his Lancers teammates during a varsity football game on Friday as Lakeshore battled St. Joseph at the Bears’ Dickinson Stadium.

Comer attended Friday’s game using a wheelchair, as one of his teammates guided him over to the sidelines, where he watched his Lancers teammates fall to St. Joseph, 35-14.

“The first time taking the field since!” said Comer’s mother, Courtney Mims, in a Facebook post, which has since been deleted. “That’s my big baby!”

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