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Mabank and Kaufman players, coaches, referees, and families form a prayer circle during the Sept. 14 little league football game where players were injured. CareFlite landed on the field twice to rush injured players to Children’s Medical Center of Dallas. 
 

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CareFlite lands on Panther field to assist an injured player during a football game Sept. 16. 

MABANK—The cities of Mabank and Kaufman are praying for the speedy recovery of three little league football players who were injured in games Sept. 14. According to a press release from the Mabank Little League Football Association a Kaufman football player was injured during the kindergarten through second grade football game. “He had a major injury to the leg that resulted in him being airlifted to Children’s Medical Center of Dallas. The little boy had surgery, everything went well, and he is now back home recovering,” the release states.  
A second injury occurred during the third and fourth grade game to one of the Mabank football players. According to the release, the player suffered a major injury to his ankle and was airlifted to Children’s Medical Center of Dallas where he underwent surgery and has since been released as of Sept. 16. 
A third injury during the third and fourth grade game with a Kaufman football player. The player was taken by ambulance to UT Health Cedar Creek Lake in Gun Barrel City as a safety precaution for possible concussion.
“The two towns came together at the end of the game and formed a prayer circle to pray for their teammates. Our prayers go out to the Kaufman and Mabank players, coaches and families. It takes a village, and we are thankful for everyone who stepped in to help the injured players from the coaches, the refs, the board members from both towns, first responders who were there watching the games and of course the first responders who responded to the calls,” the league stated. 
A league representative also shared that the third and fourth grade players met at the hospital. They talked with each other and plan to “meet up” on the field in their wheelchairs.