Taft sophomore Stephen Carrera’s life changed in an instant over the Fourth of July holiday.
“I was trying to light a firework and it didn’t light,” he said. “So when I tried lighting it one more time, it just blew up in my hand. ... I didn’t feel anything because I was in such shock. Me looking at my hand, the first thing I thought was, ‘Wow, am I ever gonna play football again?’”
