Prep player improving after head injury

ROME - A high school football player who suffered a head injury in a scrimmage last week may be released from the hospital soon, his mother said Tuesday. <br> <br> Steve Chumbler, a freshman fullback/linebacker at Darlington School, spent the weekend in intensive care after hitting his head in a tackle. <br> <br> Chumbler&#39;s mother, Kay Chumbler, said the boy is recovering, alert and ready to come home as soon as this weekend. <br> <br> ``He is feeling better,&#39;&#39; Chumbler said. <br> <br> Darlington, which opens the regular season on Sept. 5, went through a light practice in shirts and shorts on Monday. <br> <br> Tigers coach Tommy Atha said Chumbler has been on everybody&#39;s mind since Friday night. <br> <br> ``Steve has had a tremendous amount of support since it happened,&#39;&#39; he said. ``There&#39;s been a flood of coaches, players, friends and family who have gone to see him. All of the guys are concerned about him.&#39;&#39;