TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) – The Tupelo High School football team will remember one of their own at their next home game.Alden Wade was 19 when he was killed in a one-vehicle crash early Sunday morning. Officials said his car struck a utility pole on Cliff Gookin Boulevard.He was a running back for the high school football team and was on the track team.Before Tupelo’s game against Hernando begins, a moment of silence will be held before the kickoff. The Tupelo team will also be wearing special decals on their helmets. Principal Mark Enis said grief counselors have talked with Alden’s teammates. He said the school is working to ensure students have support when they return to class.“We want to put things in place for our kids who come back to school next Monday,” Enis said. “We’ve already had some counselors come up here the last couple of days with the football team and some of the track team members.”Copyright 2026 WTVA. All rights reserved.