{"id":13,"date":"2018-11-21T17:26:05","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T17:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azjucofootballhome.wordpress.com\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2018-12-01T16:08:07","modified_gmt":"2018-12-01T23:08:07","slug":"phoenix-college","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/phoenix-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The Final Home Game<\/h3>\n<p><em>Select a photo from the grid below to view the photo story from Phoenix College&#8217;s final home game.<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- Final Tiles Grid Gallery for WordPress v3.6.8 free --><style>#ftg-11 .tile .icon { color:#ffffff; }#ftg-11 .ftg-items .loading-bar i { background:#666; }#ftg-11 .ftg-items .loading-bar { background:#fff; }#ftg-11 .tile .icon { font-size:12px; }#ftg-11 .tile .icon { margin: -6px 0 0 -6px; }#ftg-11 .tile .caption-block .text-wrapper span.text { font-size:12px; }#ftg-11 .tile .caption-outside .text-wrapper span.text { font-size:12px; }#ftg-11 .tile .caption-block .text-wrapper span.title { font-size:14px; }#ftg-11 .tile .caption-outside .text-wrapper span.title { font-size:14px; }#ftg-11 .tile { background-color: transparent; }#ftg-11 .tile .caption-block .text-wrapper span.text { color: #ffffff; }#ftg-11 .tile .caption-block .text-wrapper span.title { color: #ffffff; }#ftg-11 .tile .caption-outside .text-wrapper span.text { color: #ffffff; }#ftg-11 .tile .caption-outside .text-wrapper span.title { color: #ffffff; }#ftg-11 .tile .ftg-social a { color: #ffffff; }#ftg-11 .tile .caption-block { transition-timing-function:ease; }#ftg-11 .tile .caption-block { transition-duration:0.25s; }#ftg-11 .tile .tile-inner:before { background-color: #000000; }#ftg-11 .tile .tile-inner:before { background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); }#ftg-11 .tile:hover img {-moz-transform: ;-webkit-transform: ;-o-transform: ;-ms-transform: ;transform: ;}<\/style><a name=\"1\"><\/a><div class=\"final-tiles-gallery  ftg-hover-enabled caption-inside  caption-none caption-middle caption-center\" id=\"ftg-11\" style=\"width: 100%\"><div class='ftg-items'><div class='loading-bar'><i><\/i><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Phoenix College players practice on a back field before their final home game. The Bears have players from around the country, but most are from the Valley. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)\" data-lightbox='ftg-11' rel='ftg-11'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-23-1024x682.jpg' ><img alt='Phoenix College players practice on a back field before their final home game. The Bears have players from around the country, but most are from the Valley. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-23-300x200.jpg' src='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-23-300x200.jpg' width='2000' height='1333' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='text'>Phoenix College players practice on a back field before their final home game. The Bears have players from around the country, but most are from the Valley. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"The Bears finished the season last in the league with a 1-10 overall record, but head coach Mark Mejia said this season was all about the players representing Phoenix College and themselves the right way. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)\" data-lightbox='ftg-11' rel='ftg-11'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-24-1024x682.jpg' ><img alt='The Bears finished the season last in the league with a 1-10 overall record, but head coach Mark Mejia said this season was all about the players representing Phoenix College and themselves the right way. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-24-300x200.jpg' src='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-24-300x200.jpg' width='2000' height='1333' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='text'>The Bears finished the season last in the league with a 1-10 overall record, but head coach Mark Mejia said this season was all about the players representing Phoenix College and themselves the right way. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Players and coaches treat this final home game just like any other game as they run through the offensive playbook before getting dressed and heading out to the field. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)\" data-lightbox='ftg-11' rel='ftg-11'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-31-1024x682.jpg' ><img alt='Players and coaches treat this final home game just like any other game as they run through the offensive playbook before getting dressed and heading out to the field. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-31-300x200.jpg' src='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-31-300x200.jpg' width='2000' height='1333' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='text'>Players and coaches treat this final home game just like any other game as they run through the offensive playbook before getting dressed and heading out to the field. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"The Bears play in Hoy Stadium. It was built in 1939, and it was named after legendary Bears coach George &quot;Dutch&quot; Hoy who singlehandedly coached all PC sports during the first 18 years of the program. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)\" data-lightbox='ftg-11' rel='ftg-11'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-32-1024x682.jpg' ><img alt='The Bears play in Hoy Stadium. It was built in 1939, and it was named after legendary Bears coach George &quot;Dutch&quot; Hoy who singlehandedly coached all PC sports during the first 18 years of the program. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-32-300x200.jpg' src='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-32-300x200.jpg' width='2000' height='1333' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='text'>The Bears play in Hoy Stadium. It was built in 1939, and it was named after legendary Bears coach George \"Dutch\" Hoy who singlehandedly coached all PC sports during the first 18 years of the program. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Phoenix College runs through their warm ups before their final home game against the Scottsdale Artichokes. The Bears have been playing football for decades, and won a junior college national championship in 1964. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)\" data-lightbox='ftg-11' rel='ftg-11'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-35-1024x682.jpg' ><img alt='Phoenix College runs through their warm ups before their final home game against the Scottsdale Artichokes. The Bears have been playing football for decades, and won a junior college national championship in 1964. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-35-300x200.jpg' src='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-35-300x200.jpg' width='2000' height='1333' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='text'>Phoenix College runs through their warm ups before their final home game against the Scottsdale Artichokes. The Bears have been playing football for decades, and won a junior college national championship in 1964. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Players go through their final preparations before taking the field. Many still have aspirations to continue playing football. With football ending in Maricopa County after this season they will have to try and get a scholarship, walk on to another program or transfer to another junior college. (Photo by Chris Lindsay)\" data-lightbox='ftg-11' rel='ftg-11'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-39-1024x682.jpg' ><img alt='Players go through their final preparations before taking the field. Many still have aspirations to continue playing football. With football ending in Maricopa County after this season they will have to try and get a scholarship, walk on to another program or transfer to another junior college. (Photo by Chris Lindsay)' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-39-150x150.jpg' src='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-39-150x150.jpg' width='2000' height='1333' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='text'>Players go through their final preparations before taking the field. Many still have aspirations to continue playing football. With football ending in Maricopa County after this season they will have to try and get a scholarship, walk on to another program or transfer to another junior college. (Photo by Chris Lindsay)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Phoenix College coaches lead players in prayer before they take the field. This is a tradition for the Bears before every game. (Photo by Chris Lindsay)\" data-lightbox='ftg-11' rel='ftg-11'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ENTERPRISE_FINAL-40-1024x682.jpg' ><img alt='Phoenix College coaches lead players in prayer before they take the field. This is a tradition for the Bears before every game. (Photo by Chris Lindsay)' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ENTERPRISE_FINAL-40-150x150.jpg' src='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ENTERPRISE_FINAL-40-150x150.jpg' width='2000' height='1333' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='text'>Phoenix College coaches lead players in prayer before they take the field. This is a tradition for the Bears before every game. (Photo by Chris Lindsay)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Freshman linebacker Kester Olsen takes a minute to mentally prepare before the final home game at Phoenix College. He is just one of many players on the Bears&#039; roster from outside of Arizona. (Photo by Chris Lindsay)\" data-lightbox='ftg-11' rel='ftg-11'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-36-1024x682.jpg' ><img alt='Freshman linebacker Kester Olsen takes a minute to mentally prepare before the final home game at Phoenix College. He is just one of many players on the Bears&#039; roster from outside of Arizona. (Photo by Chris Lindsay)' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-36-300x200.jpg' src='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-36-300x200.jpg' width='2000' height='1333' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='text'>Freshman linebacker Kester Olsen takes a minute to mentally prepare before the final home game at Phoenix College. He is just one of many players on the Bears' roster from outside of Arizona. (Photo by Chris Lindsay)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"At the beginning of the season, the Bears had 17 players from out of state. Players from around the country use junior college football as a stepping stone to move on. (Photo by Chris Lindsay)\" data-lightbox='ftg-11' rel='ftg-11'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-37-1024x682.jpg' ><img alt='At the beginning of the season, the Bears had 17 players from out of state. Players from around the country use junior college football as a stepping stone to move on. (Photo by Chris Lindsay)' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-37-150x150.jpg' src='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-37-150x150.jpg' width='2000' height='1333' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='text'>At the beginning of the season, the Bears had 17 players from out of state. Players from around the country use junior college football as a stepping stone to move on. (Photo by Chris Lindsay)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"While the Bears defense gave up over 40 points to the Artichokes, they continued to play with intensity throughout the game. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)\" data-lightbox='ftg-11' rel='ftg-11'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ENTERPRISE_FINAL-42-1024x682.jpg' ><img alt='While the Bears defense gave up over 40 points to the Artichokes, they continued to play with intensity throughout the game. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ENTERPRISE_FINAL-42-300x200.jpg' src='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ENTERPRISE_FINAL-42-300x200.jpg' width='2000' height='1333' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='text'>While the Bears defense gave up over 40 points to the Artichokes, they continued to play with intensity throughout the game. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Freshman defensive lineman Davyon Duhart goes after the Scottsdale running back. He has an excellent junior college GPA, so after the season is over he plans to go to a four year university and try to walk on to their football team. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)\" data-lightbox='ftg-11' rel='ftg-11'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ENTERPRISE_FINAL-43-1024x682.jpg' ><img alt='Freshman defensive lineman Davyon Duhart goes after the Scottsdale running back. He has an excellent junior college GPA, so after the season is over he plans to go to a four year university and try to walk on to their football team. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ENTERPRISE_FINAL-43-300x200.jpg' src='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ENTERPRISE_FINAL-43-300x200.jpg' width='2000' height='1333' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='text'>Freshman defensive lineman Davyon Duhart goes after the Scottsdale running back. He has an excellent junior college GPA, so after the season is over he plans to go to a four year university and try to walk on to their football team. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Head coach Mark Mejia is the third head coach that the Bears have had in the past seven months. On the field he has tried every game to get the most out of each and every one of his players. And off the field he has been advocating to save JUCO football in Maricopa County. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)\" data-lightbox='ftg-11' rel='ftg-11'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ENTERPRISE_FINAL-48-1024x682.jpg' ><img alt='Head coach Mark Mejia is the third head coach that the Bears have had in the past seven months. On the field he has tried every game to get the most out of each and every one of his players. And off the field he has been advocating to save JUCO football in Maricopa County. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ENTERPRISE_FINAL-48-150x150.jpg' src='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ENTERPRISE_FINAL-48-150x150.jpg' width='2000' height='1333' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='text'>Head coach Mark Mejia is the third head coach that the Bears have had in the past seven months. On the field he has tried every game to get the most out of each and every one of his players. And off the field he has been advocating to save JUCO football in Maricopa County. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We talked about representing three things. Representing the name on your back. Representing the name across your chest of Phoenix College. And representing that number and leaving your own legacy,&#8221; head coach Mark Mejia said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><b>What Now? Football is Gone<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the first day of training camp in August, Phoenix College had 113 student athletes there ready to compete and fight for a chance to get onto the field. By the time the final game rolled around on Nov. 10, coaches saw that number shrink by more than half. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to coaching staff, in less than four months, over 50 players had quit. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of those players were sidelined due to injury; some of them quit because the team was not very good (they finished the season 1-10, 0-7 in conference); some quit because life came at them hard and football was not the priority anymore, head coach Mark Mejia said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But more than half the players left PC football this season because they did not see the point in playing for team that would not be there the following season, Mejia said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Mejia, the decision to end college football came just days before national signing day, which severely hampered recruiting. With players finding out that they had, at most, one season to play, players decommitted by the truckload. Mejia said he lost the majority of their recruiting class from the timing of the decision. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not only did Phoenix College lose talented athletes, but four coaches left as well, including Robin Pflugrad, the head coach at the time. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Pflugrad\u2019s departure, PC elevated Mejia to the head coaching position. Mejia scrambled to put together a staff and a plan for spring ball that was quickly approaching. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mejia said he tried to instill in his players that complacency and hopelessness are not admirable characteristics. Players like that would not play for him. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He and his staff told players every week, every day even, that there is something bigger that they should be fighting for. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe talked about representing three things,\u201d Mejia said. \u201c Representing the name on your back. Representing the name across your chest of Phoenix College. And representing that number and leaving your own legacy.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, with the season over, it is all about getting athletes out to four year schools or getting them to another JUCO to finish their careers, Mejia said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for Mejia, football may also be over. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s kind of surreal now,\u201d Mejia said. \u201c&#8230;Did I coach my last game? But, my focus is turned to my family and doing the what\u2019s best for my wife and kids and see what we can do from there. If there\u2019s an opportunity for football then, you know, shoot, I\u2019ll be thankful. But if not, that\u2019s just something I\u2019ve got to prepare for.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the scoreboard hit zero on Phoenix College\u2019s last game in Mesa, the players on both teams shook hands, the coaches said their congratulations and the teams met as a group. Mejia thanked his players for their hard work this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But, even after he let them go, players came over to Mejia and said, \u201cno coach, thank you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His players flocked around him, asking for pictures, handshakes and hugs. Mejia said with misty eyes, \u201cthat\u2019s what it\u2019s all about. Right there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the last nine months, Mejia hasn\u2019t really cared about his job. He has cared for and about the players, he said. He has cared about his family. And he has cared about football.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019ve only been on campus one time (when) Mejia wasn\u2019t here (in his office),\u201d PC sophomore receiver De\u2019Aundre Grant said. \u201cI can just stop by. I actually go in there and watch film with him a lot. We will just go in there and talk with him. He has an open ear, open door 24\/7.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mejia and his staff have been told they will remain at Phoenix College until April 2019, but after that, it\u2019s done.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still, Mejia is thinking about his players first. During the season, he has been doing his due diligence to make sure they are prepared for life after the season. By speaking to every player individually, he made efforts to pinpoint all of their future goals. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSome guys are talking about going to other JUCOs, and we\u2019ll help them with that,\u201d Mejia said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to do our best to help educate them on what\u2019s best for them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s just who he is, he said. This isn\u2019t about the money for him, this is about the players.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Final Home Game Select a photo from the grid below to view the photo story from Phoenix College&#8217;s final home game. &nbsp; &#8220;We talked about representing three things. Representing the name on your back. Representing the name across your chest of Phoenix College. 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