SAN JOSE — Loukas Angelo, the 14-year-old Archbishop Mitty High School freshman who was hit by a car Wednesday afternoon, remained on life support Saturday until his organs can be donated.

“He was declared brain-dead last night, after being on life support,” Anastasia Edwards, a spokeswoman for the family, said Saturday afternoon. “But his family has graciously decided to donate his organs, and we are going through that process.”

Valley Medical Center spokeswoman Joy Alexiou on Friday night told this newspaper that the youth was “deceased,” but did not make clear that Loukas was still on life-support after being declared brain-dead.

“Our hearts and prayers and thoughts go out to the family,” Alexiou said Saturday. “We are sorry that things were not communicated to everybody about what the situation was.”

The teen had been in critical condition since Wednesday, battling for his life after he was hit by a car outside the high school. He had been on life support and in a coma since he was rushed to the hospital.

According to San Jose police, Loukas was crossing Mitty Way after school about 3:30 p.m. when he was hit by a silver Ford Focus. Police say the woman driving the Focus was westbound on Mitty Way when the boy ran in front of the car. It does not appear speed, alcohol or drugs were factors in the collision, police said.

For the last few days, social media sites including Facebook and Twitter have been inundated with prayers for the teen, many using the hashtag #PrayForLoukas. Posts had sent words of encouragement to Loukas and his family and to the high school. The school held a prayer service Thursday for the teen, and many students were encouraged to wear white in support of Loukas.

Mitty Principal Tim Brosnan said Loukas was participating in some preseason basketball conditioning and was either running to or returning from a park located across the street and used by the school for outdoor activities.

“He was looking forward to playing basketball here,” Brosnan said.

Anyone with information about the accident is asked to contact Det. Kelvin Pham of the San Jose Police Department’s Traffic Investigation Unit at 408-277-4654.

Staff writer Mark Gomez contributed to this report. Contact Katie Nelson at 408-920-5006 and follow her at Twitter.com/katienelson210.