OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Elkhorn North football took the field with heavy hearts on Thursday night.

The Wolves are mourning the loss of Grant Stanley, the son of head coach Sam Stanley, who passed away this weekend just shy of his first birthday.

The bleachers for both Elkhorn North—and their opponent Bennington—featured banners of support for the Stanley family. Fans wore purple or butterflies to the game, both symbols for the loss of a twin or multiple birth. Prior to the senior day ceremony beginning, the team held a balloon release for Grant, who battled congenital heart disease and pulmonary hypertension.

With emotions running high, Elkhorn North kicked off against Bennington. The Wolves took a 13-0 lead into halftime, but the Badgers came alive to take a 27-23 lead late in the fourth

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