Mt. Diablo’s field set on fire, displacing football team days before first game

CONCORD The Mt Diablo football company won t be playing home games for the foreseeable future as its newly installed field went up in flames over the weekend On Saturday a fire broke out in the middle of the field torching the mutli-million-dollar turf at the East Bay school The field is at this moment unplayable and has likely displaced the football gang from playing home games on campus this season The Red Devils were scheduled to host Terra Linda on Friday in the first challenge on the new field but the location and timing of that contest are now up in the air According to coaches the fire started around p m Saturday and stayed lit until early Sunday morning Preseason coverage League previews all-area lists more Principal Markell McCain described KRON news station that Concord Police and the Contra Costa Fire Department are studying the matter Last month Timpanogos High School in Utah had to replace part of its turf field after an intentional fire The school had to pay to have the damaged portion repaired but Mt Diablo s fire has torched a much larger piece of the field than the school in Utah Related Articles Monday Morning Lights What to know as Bay Area teams kick off season RB Jhadis Luckey discusses transfer from California High to Clayton Valley High school football preview West Catholic Athletic League Meet Aston Lim a -year-old Union City golfer with sky high ambitions Goal is to be a pro Preseason all-Bay Area News Group high school football Quarterbacks One possibility for Mt Diablo could be to play its home games at Diablo Valley College miles west of its campus DVC has hosted a great number of high school games over the years Mt Diablo held practice on the adjacent grass field behind its stadium on Monday Mt Diablo installed its new state-of-the-art turf field which includes a running track in March This story will be updated