Phillip Laster Sr. and his wife Ashanta Laster hold a football signed by teammates of their son Phillip Laster Jr., in Brandon, Miss., Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, that was given to them on senior night after Laster Jr.'s passing. A portrait of Laster Jr. is behind them. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Phillip Laster Sr. holds a football in Brandon, Miss., Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, signed by teammates of his son Phillip Laster Jr., that was given to him on senior night after his passing. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Ashanta Laster, left, shares photos of her son Phillip Laster Jr., with his friend Antwan Agee, at the Laster home in Brandon, Miss., Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A photo sits on the dining table in the Laster family home, showing Phillip Laster Jr. coming up to the altar and bowing his head to accept Christ, a few months before his passing, at St. Paul Church of God in Christ, in Brandon, Miss., Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Keiland Burns, left, wears a protective pad that reads "call your mom" as teammate Jamie Allen, right, helps him with his gear at the start of football practice at Baker High in Baker, La., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Phillip Laster Sr., right, shares photos of his son Phillip Laster Jr., with his friends Antwan Agee, and K.J. Hill, left, at the Laster home in Brandon, Miss., Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Members of the Baker High football team warm up at practice in Baker, La., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Members of the Brandon High freshman football team warm up before a game against Clinton High in Brandon, Miss., Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Members of the Baker High football team wait out a weather delay at practice in Baker, La., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Families wave and take photos as members of the Clinton High School freshman football team arrive for a game at Brandon High in Brandon, Miss., Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Members of the Baker high football team leave the locker room to take to the field for practice in Baker, La., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Members of the Baker High football team warm up at practice in Baker, La., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Members of the Baker High football team huddle at practice in Baker, La., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Equipment sits on the field as the Baker High football teams readies for practice in Baker, La., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Members of the Brandon High freshman football team warm up before a game against Clinton High in Brandon, Miss., Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)