Following the collapse of Bulldogs senior defensive lineman Max Engle near the end of their Friday night game versus Selinsgrove, the close-knit community of Jersey Shore has demonstrated its cohesion. The game was declared a tie when Engle was transferred to Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Read the full post.
Max Engle Cause of Death
The Jersey Shore Area High School student who collapsed Friday night towards the conclusion of the Bulldogs’ game with Selinsgrove is being supported by members of this Lycoming County neighborhood. The student is still in the hospital.
With 11 seconds left in the game that was knotted at 21, senior defensive lineman Max Engle passed out as he returned to the field following a timeout. The game was called and entered into the record books as a tie when the player was brought to Geisinger Medical Center, which is close to Danville.
Kimberely D. Martin, owner of The Sparrow’s Nest Mercantile in the borough said: “This town rallies, They don’t kid around.” School district Superintendent Brian Ulmer about all the support:
“It doesn’t surprise me at all. The community is very supportive of each other.”
Over $30,000 has been raised for the “Help the Family of Max Engle” GoFundMe campaign. The objective has gone up from $25,000 to $32,000. On Thursday, the school district wants to demonstrate its support by encouraging everyone to wear orange.
The day was chosen since Engle’s uniform number is 4, and it is the fourth school day of the week. He stated that images would be taken that day and given to the Engle family. Friday’s home football game against Shikellamy will feature a fundraising campaign, the specifics of which are still being finalized, he added.
According to Ulmer, Shikellamy is one of the school districts that reached out to Jersey Shore to offer assistance. Over the weekend, he claimed, school authorities had a private meeting with the football squad. The junior varsity game was postponed despite Monday’s practice, he added.
Following Martin’s creation of an Engle-supporting yard flag for her business window, they are beginning to appear. People reportedly enquired as to how they might obtain one.
Because she claims she doesn’t want to profit from a tragedy, she is offering a discount on the flags that say Jersey Shore Bulldogs and Pray for #4. The Engle family wrote on Facebook:
“On behalf of our entire family, thank you everyone for the continued prayers and support. Please keep those prayers coming! Thankful to be part of such a great community.”
Geisinger refused to provide any information about Engle’s health, but Ulmer said he knows he is stable and that “that alone is positive.” The Jersey Shore neighborhood has supported an injured high school football player twice in the last five years.
After the then-senior defensive end suffered brain damage from a helmet-to-helmet hit during practice on August 14, 2018, it turned against Caleb Leone and his family.
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He underwent temporary removal of a portion of his skull to aid in the healing process, spent over two months in a coma, and experienced problems like pneumonia, high blood pressure, and a stroke.
Before being transferred to Penn State Hershey Medical Center, where he resided until just before Christmas in 2018, he spent 22 days at Geisinger Medical Center close to Danville. Last April, he received his high school diploma.
To accommodate the injured athlete, significant modifications were made to the Leone home. Friends assisted the boy’s father Jake with expanding a door to accommodate a wheelchair and constructing a restroom with handicap accessibility.
A wheelchair-accessible van was donated by a car dealer, and the neighborhood Lions Club constructed a ramp to the front door. A GoFundMe campaign raised more than $25,000. Martin recalled producing 1,500 stickers in Leone’s defense. She was unable to create flags back then. Read Max Engle obituary details below.
Max Engle Obituary
Max Thomas Engle, a resident of Houghton Lake, Michigan, went suddenly on September 19, 2018, at the age of 29, leaving behind friends and family to mourn. This news is being shared with deep grief. Send a final condolence to Max Thomas Engle’s family by leaving a note on their memorial page.
His grandparents, Jane Ervin of Mount Pleasant, Linda Hartman of West Grove, and Betty Engle of Houghton Lake, MI, as well as his parents, Tom Engle of West Grove and Lynn Engle of West Grove, are still alive. He also leaves behind his sister, Claire Engle. He is also survived by cousins who he adored as brothers and sisters and by aunts and uncles who treated him like one of their own.
The family requests donations to Max’s preferred charity, Griffin’s Guardians (http://www.griffinsguardians.org), in lieu of flowers. If you want to learn more about what happened in your immediate area, such as obituaries, cause of death reports, death news, and more you can follow us on Twitter.
