TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ( WBRC ) - Dozens of friends and family members gathered at Northridge High School’s football field Sunday afternoon to honor a Huntingdon College athlete who died in a car crash last week.

The group wore Huntingdon red as they released balloons in memory of 20-year-old James Owens Jr. of Tuscaloosa.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said Owens was one of two people who died in a head-on collision early Monday morning on U.S. 82 in Chilton County. The crash occurred near the 99 mile marker, approximately two miles west of Maplesville.

Owens and Justin Carlee of Maplesville collided head-on and both died at the scene, according to ALEA.

Huntingdon College Athletics posted a tribute to Facebook remembering Owens as a defensive lineman on the football team.

“James w

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