A deceased River Bluff High football player's parents have settled their wrongful death lawsuit.

Their son, Lewis Simpkins, 14, a 6-foot-2, 270-pound defensive tackle, died Aug. 10, 2016, after a 2-hour and 15-minute practice in heat near 100 degrees.

Lexington County circuit court filings did not include financial details which is common in such settlements.

In the lawsuit, Willie and Shonda Simpkins charged:

- Their son collapsed after a  practice where coaches punished the team with sprints and strenuous exercises

With humidity, the heat index that day was 95 degrees.

- The players were penalized for poor performance in a scrimmage the day before.

- Former players claimed it was the hardest practice they ever had.

- Their son collapsed after the full-pads practice, which did not end until the coaches ordered players to run “gassers” and do “up-downs.”

- Lexington District 1, Lexington County, the SC High School League and the SC Board of Education were blamed for failing to adopt and enforce policies to protect student-athletes training in extreme conditions.

The lawsuit had asked for unspecified damages to be decided by a jury.

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said Simpkins  died from a pair of pre-existing heart conditions that were exacerbated by the heat and humidity.

Simpkins had 2 doctor’s physicals the year before his death.

Neither picked up any heart abnormalities.

Neither physical included an electro-cardiogram that may find signs of irregular heart rhythm, The State newspaper reported.