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    Paradise Bobcats Football Team Gives California Town Hope After Fires

    One bright spot for the fire-devastated town of Paradise, Calif., is the high school football team. The Paradise Bobcats finished the regular season undefeated.
    by Eric Westervelt Nov 08, 2019 2 minutes
    Kasten Ortiz plays right tackle on the offense, and says he's glad this football season has helped boost the community's sense of pride.

    A year after one of the country's most destructive wildfires ravaged Paradise, Calif., just 3,000 people have returned full time to a town that was once home to 27,000 . Many are commuting to school in Paradise from surrounding cities and towns, including almost all of the town's high school football team, the Bobcats.

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