Column: Brenden Moon witnessed the destruction of his hometown and his mother's death in the same year. His strength inspired his Paradise teammates.
After losing everything in the deadly Camp Fire last year, the Paradise High football team leans on camaraderie and community to rebuild their lives.And it could get more incredible. A sectional championship would advance the Bobcats into the state bowl system for the first time in school history, placing them just two wins from a state bowl championship.
Like all the Bobcats, the last time he felt normal off the field was the morning of Nov. 8, 2018, before the deadliest wildfire in California history. When the blaze hit, he was separated from his longtime foster parents, Debbie and David Turnbow, and wound up being driven down the blazing mountain by teammate Blood.
“She was a very good woman with a very bad problem,” said Moon’s grandmother, Molly Holmes, who lives up the road in the mountain community of Magalia with Moon’s father, Joey. “When you get a call from jail, they don’t allow you to call back,” he said. “I hate that. I feel terrible about that.” “As soon as I walked in it was, like, crazy to see that,” Moon said. “I’ve never seen a bruise like that. I was wondering, couldn’t they have at least covered up her neck?”
Moon was nervous about his first playoff start but, once again, a teammate had his back. After helping him all week during practice, Bass sent him one last text the night before the game.Sure enough, early in the second half, with West Valley driving and threatening to cut into a 14-0 Paradise lead, Moon got it. He anticipated that Eagles quarterback Kitt McLoughlan was throwing a slant pass, stepped in front of the receiver, and the ball sailed directly into his hands.
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