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Mayville State Wins Emotional Home Game
Mayville State overcomes injured QB's brain injury to win home opener with community support.
In brief
Mayville State overcomes injured QB's brain injury to win home opener with community support. Mayville State defeated Valley City State 40-33 after QB Matt Donovan's severe brain injury recovery. Originally reported by Valleynewslive.
Mayville State wins home opener
Mayville State defeated Valley City State 40-33 Saturday, October 10, in the Comets’ first home game at Jerome Berg Field since quarterback Matt Donovan suffered a severe brain injury last month.
QB Matt Donovan injured
Donovan was hurt Sept. 19 in a helmet-to-helmet collision and was life-flighted to Fargo for emergency brain surgery at Sanford Medical Center.
Community rallies for Donovan
Coach Rocky Larson described the scene before kickoff, pointing to the show of support from fans: 'Yeah, it was pretty emotional walking through the tailgate and seeing the threes and the shirts and the support…
“Yeah, it was pretty emotional walking through the tailgate and seeing the threes and the shirts and the support that this group has, but once the ball was kicked off, I thought our kids settled in the game really well.”
The main idea
Mayville State defeated Valley City State 40-33 after QB Matt Donovan's severe brain injury recovery.
