On Friday night, Tee Martin went looking for his son. He walked down to the field, where Kaden Martin’s Redondo Union High teammates were happily taking pictures despite a 21-0 loss to Mira Costa. The boys informed Tee that Kaden, the team’s starting quarterback as a 14-year-old freshman, had sprinted straight to the locker room as soon as the game ended.
Kaden had just had four passes intercepted. Tee took it all in from the stands with his uncle, Arthur, who had traveled to the South Bay from his home in Alabama. Arthur could tell that Tee was deep in thought about how to help Kaden bounce back.