CENTERFIELD, Utah — A high school football player who was critically injured during a game last month has a long road to recovery ahead.

Ramiro Mendoza, a senior at Gunnison Valley High School, will no longer be able to play after taking a hard hit during his game against Milford under the Friday night lights and had to be rushed into emergency surgery.

"We’re just thankful that he’s doing better. He’s here with us. It’s still a long road to recovery, but he’s a lot better," his mom, Maria Mendoza, told FOX 13 News on Saturday. "We can’t be thankful enough."

Juanita Christiansen is a family friend who spoke to FOX 13 right after the incident happened. She also set up a GoFundMe account to try to help.

"He was hit on his left side, and they took him by ambulance there in Beaver," she re

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