A small East Texas community decided to “go blue” with colored attire and a positive spirit for a Troup High School football player who was severely injured during a homecoming game Friday night.
The support for Cooper Reid was seen Saturday night on the very field where the varsity player suffered a severe head injury the night before.
Sources close to Reid’s family said he has been in the hospital ever since. While he fights to recover, the small town of Troup fights alongside him with their "go blue" campaign. School leaders even made the decision to cancel the homecoming dance and hold a vigil instead.
“Cooper’s condition, we just felt like it was an evening better spent praying for Cooper and his family and his recovery,” said Tammy Jones, Troup ISD superintendent.
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On social media, an outpouring of prayers and well wishes came from a community that looks out for one another.
While the extent of his injuries is unknown, NBC 5 sister station KETK in Tyler reported Reid was in stable condition and that scans of his brain pointed toward improvement.
