The football team at Mount Diablo High School in Concord played their first home game Friday night, less than a month after a fire caused major damage to the school's newly installed artificial turf field.

School officials said that crews brought in by the manufacturer were able to work quickly to repair the damage ahead of Friday's game against Alameda High School.

"The fire was devastating but did not keep us down. That's a testament to the coaching staff and the players," Principal Markell McCain said in a statement. "We're just glad to get the field back in shape so we can play before our fans at home and share the Red Devil spirit."

On Aug. 24, school officials learned the field was damaged the night before . Surveillance video showed a group of people setting off fireworks on

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