Boy was running off the field when he collapsed

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>> THIS IS BIGGER THAN FOOTBALL, THIS IS ABOUT LIFE, REMEMBERING -- LIFE. MIKE: REMEMBERING A YOUNG FOOTBALL PLAYER. A COMMUNITY TURNING OUT TONIGHT TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS. IT’S BEEN A LITTLE MORE THAN 24 HOURS SINCE THE SUDDEN DEATH OF 13-YEAR-OLD JORDAN DUCKETT. JANELLE: TONIGHT, THE WESTSIDE MUSTANGS YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, WHERE HE PLAYED, MET WITH THE TEAM AND FAMILIES. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS 4 REPORTER CHANDI CHAPMAN JOINS US LIVE FROM HIS SCHOOL IN BEECHVIEW WITH A POWERFUL MESSAGE. CHANDI: STUDENTS FROM SOUTH HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER TO HONOR JORDAN DUCKETT AND SUPPORT HIS FAMILY >> ONE PERSON CAN BE THAT WORD OF HOPE THAT BRINGS LIGHT WHERE THERE WAS ONLY DARKNESS. CHANDI: LAKEN DUCKETT DIDN’T HAVE ONE PERSON AT CHARTIERS FIELD, BUT AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY SUPPORTING HER. >> I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THAT, HOW YOU FEEL, GOD IS BIGGER THAN THIS, RIGHT NOW. [APPLAUSE] CHANDI: THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE HER 13-YEAR-OLD SON JORDAN, COLLAPSED AND DIED DURING FOOTBALL PRACTICE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NOW SHE’S HOLDING ONTO MEMORIES. >> I’M SO BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A CHANCE TO ENTERTAIN AN ACTUAL ANGEL. I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW. CHANDI: DUCKETT SAYS HE WASN’T FEELING WELL, BUT SHE AGREED TO LET HIM ATTEND PRACTICE WITH THE WESTSIDE MUSTANGS, BUT HE WAS ONLY SUPPOSED TO OBSERVE. SOMEHOW HE ENDED UP PARTICIPATING BEFORE HE COLLAPSED. AT THE GATHERING SHE THANKED THE COMMUNITY, AND COACHES. >> EVEN CONSIDERING HIS MEDICAL CONDITION Y’ALL STILL GAVE HIM A SHOT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH. CHANDI: BUT SHE HAS A MESSAGE TO OTHER KIDS >> TO HIS TEAM, KEEP PLAYING, BUT IF YOU FEEL LIKE TOO MUCH IS TOO MUCH, SAY SOMETHING. CHANDI: THE PRESIDENT OF THE WESTSIDE YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION SAYS JORDAN CAME TO PRACTICE LIKE ANY OTHER DAY. BUT THIS EVENT WAS ABOUT TOGETHERNESS. >> WHAT WE SEE HERE TODAY IS SOLIDARITY. >> ♪ CHANDI: AT THIS POINT, THERE’S NO CAUSE ON HIS DEATH. THERE WERE GRIEF COUNSELORS AT THE GATHERING. THE YOUTH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION RETIRED HIS JERSEY NUMBER. CHANDI CHAPMAN, PITTSB

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A 13-year-old boy died Wednesday evening after collapsing on a Pittsburgh football field, according to public safety officials.Police and emergency crews responded around 7:40 p.m. to Chartiers Playground in the city's Windgap neighborhood.Police found a boy, who has been identified as Jordan Duckett, at that scene who had been playing football and collapsed while running off the field.His family told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 reporter Marcie Cipriani he was not feeling well just before he collapsed. His mother, Laken Duckett, said he should have only been observing practice, not participating.Tap the video player above to hear from Jordan Duckett's mother. "They said he was moving his arm, he was shaking his arm and said 'I don't feel right,' but nobody stopped them from playing football," said Laken Duckett, who added that her son suffered from asthma and had just recently gotten back on his medication. "I'm sad. My heart is broke or shall I say took, because he was my heart," Duckett said.Click here to donate to the Facebook fundraiser created for Duckett's funeral expenses. Duckett was transported to Children’s Hospital and was later pronounced dead.Police processed the scene that evening due to his young age and the fact that this was an undetermined death.The Medical Examiner's Office will determine the cause of death, according to public safety officials.The Western Pennsylvania Youth Athletic Association posted the following to its Facebook page early Thursday morning:"WPYAA sends the deepest and sincere condolences to the family of the young man who passed today. To the West Side organization what ever you need we are here!! All practices and games are cancelled until Monday!"An emergency meeting was held by the Westside Mustangs Youth Athletics Association Thursday evening. At the meeting, the community honored Duckett and showed support to his family.