Minutes before his Cathedral Catholic High School team was set to kick off against host Mission Hills in the CIF San Diego Section Open Division semifinals, defensive coordinator John Montali stood in the east end zone, passing along instructions to his players.

Dons head coach Sean Doyle soon waved Montali toward him. What Doyle conveyed had nothing to do with football.

“Marshall had a heart attack,” Doyle told Montali.

Montali’s father-in-law, Marshall LeTourneau, had collapsed on the Dons’ side of the stadium after going to the snack bar. Montali hustled to the commotion, where his wife, Michelle, was holding her father’s hand.

CPR was being administered to LeTourneau, who appeared to be slipping in and out of consciousness.

Soon, an ambulance transported LeTourneau to Palomar Medi

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