One year after losing everything, nothing could stop them. A dozen consecutive wins, a undefeated run that had the team pointed toward a state bowl game. Then, in a biting rainstorm, the truth surfaced. Read more from columnist BillPlaschke:
ended in the rain and cold, their strong backs shivering, their proud eyes flowing.
They grew into the challenge, becoming the heroes their neighbors craved. They approached games with a solemn grace, then snapped on their insurance-bought helmets and beat the stuffing out of somebody. Two days after spending Thanksgiving in trailers and apartments and farms far from their lost Paradise homes, the enormity of the mission ultimately overwhelmed them.
After the team’s final practice, on a darkened field in near-freezing temperatures, Prinz addressed the team with his hands stuffed in the pockets of his green parka. Orlando’s lament illustrated again that, even though they had compiled a 12-0 record while outscoring opponents 553-86, their journey began in ashes.
“It’s been that way all year, our infrastructure has been so affected, in so many ways,” said Prinz, who did not have a cafeteria key. “Even though we’ve won, it’s been such a constant and tough transition.”The Bobcats make their way down the steps in Om Wraith Field to the gridiron before a playoff game against Live Oak in Paradise.
“Everything we’ve been through, it’s made you grow up, you’re men, you’re grown men tonight,” Prinz shouted during his pregame speech. “Those guys didn’t lose anything! They didn’t lose their house! They didn’t lose their town! You had to battle through it, and it made you grow up!” With Sutter driving in the final minutes with a 20-7 lead, Hartley ran up and down the sideline shouting, “Don’t let it end! Don’t let it end!”
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