Mason Martin, the injured Karns City high school football player, was scheduled to go into cranial surgery Friday, Oct. 20.

A Friday morning Facebook post from Mason’s father, Denny Martin, asked people to keep Mason in their thoughts and prayers, because there is a risk of infection that comes with the surgery.

Mason, a senior, was to have surgery last week, but it was postponed because the conditions weren’t perfect, according to Martin, who was relaying information from Mason’s doctor.

Mason is in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, and has yet to regain full consciousness. He was playing quarterback when he collapsed Sept. 1 during a game against Redbank Valley and was flown to UPMC Presbyterian to be treated for a brain bleed and a collapsed lung.

In a post last week, Martin said the success of the surgery could help Mason’s brain begin to function in a normal manner.