{"id":14,"date":"2018-11-21T17:26:05","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T17:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azjucofootballhome.wordpress.com\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2018-12-01T16:12:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-01T23:12:12","slug":"scottsdale-cc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/scottsdale-cc\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottsdale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uSCDAMugG4E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1><b>SCC to Host Valley of the Sun Bowl After Winning Season<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Scottsdale Community College Fighting Artichokes knew before the first kickoff of the season that this would be their last, and players were not thrilled about the announcement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt definitely didn\u2019t sound good. It didn\u2019t feel good,\u201d sophomore wide receiver Devin Neal. \u201cA lot of guys missing opportunities like the ones we have.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-49 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/azjucofootballhome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-8.jpg\" alt=\"ENTERPRISE_FINAL-8\" width=\"550\" height=\"361\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Sophomore wide receiver Devin Neal halls in a pass during the second half of Scottsdale&#8217;s win over the Glendale Gauchos. He said that deep passes down the field were part of their offensive game plan this week. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Players and coaches had a lot of emotion going into this final season, but they didn\u2019t let that stop them from competing. The \u2018Chokes put together the best record in Maricopa County finishing 7-3, and were a perfect 6-0 against the other Maricopa schools.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_55\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-55\" src=\"https:\/\/azjucofootballhome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-66.jpg\" alt=\"ENTERPRISE_FINAL-66\" width=\"550\" height=\"361\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-55\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Freshman running back Jon-ta McMullen is part of Scottsdale&#8217;s potent ground attack. The Scottsdale offense averaged 43 points a game during their last three games against the other schools in Maricopa County. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat we\u2019ve tried to do here at Scottsdale at least is be successful every season,\u201d head coach Doug Madoski said. \u201cIf it\u2019s the last one, I think there\u2019s obviously a feeling of finality to it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-53\" src=\"https:\/\/azjucofootballhome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-61.jpg\" alt=\"ENTERPRISE_FINAL-61\" width=\"550\" height=\"361\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Sophomore defensive backs Tavion Allen (left) and Austyne Carvalho (right) are part of a stout Artichoke defense. In the final three games of the season, the defense held opposing teams to an average of 15 points a game. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The freshmen on the roster said they felt the pressure of this cut the most. This being the last season meant that they only had 10 games to stand out on the field, get noticed by recruiters and impress them to get scholarships for next season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Freshman running back Cole Fisher said, \u201cYou never know when it\u2019s going to be your last game or last season, so that\u2019s why you gotta make the most out of your opportunities while you got (them).\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-52\" src=\"https:\/\/azjucofootballhome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-58.jpg\" alt=\"ENTERPRISE_FINAL-58\" width=\"550\" height=\"361\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Freshman kicker Zachary Hellmann send a field goal through the uprights during Scottsdale&#8217;s win over Mesa Community College. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50\" src=\"https:\/\/azjucofootballhome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-11.jpg\" alt=\"ENTERPRISE_FINAL-11\" width=\"550\" height=\"361\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Hellmann is one of 47 freshman on the Artichoke roster who will have to find somewhere else to play next season. (Photo by Chris Lindsay)<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madoski said that the team kept fighting all season: \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These guys have been through a lot. They\u2019re battle tested. There\u2019s not a guy out here that quits.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-54\" src=\"https:\/\/azjucofootballhome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-63.jpg\" alt=\"ENTERPRISE_FINAL-63\" width=\"550\" height=\"361\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Scottsdale has two talented quarterbacks on their roster. Both played minutes during the final game against Glendale. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Artichokes are not thinking about the end of JUCO football in Maricopa County just yet. While the three other schools have all played their final game of the season, Scottsdale will host the Valley of the Sun Bowl Dec. 1. They\u2019ll take on the visiting Blinn College from Texas. Their focus remains on the last game they still have to play and finishing out the season on a high note.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-146 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/azjucofootballhome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/11\/enterprise_final-13.jpg\" alt=\"ENTERPRISE_FINAL-13\" width=\"550\" height=\"361\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>The Scottsdale offensive prepares to go back out on the field for the second half of their game against Glendale. (Photo by Chris Lindsay)<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<dl id=\"attachment_50\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 580px;\"><\/dl>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe\u2019ve gotta work,\u201d Fisher said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got some time off, but we don\u2019t got time to rest.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, most players from all four schools will try to either get recruited by a scholarship program or transfer to another JUCO if their dream is continue to play football. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SCC to Host Valley of the Sun Bowl After Winning Season The Scottsdale Community College Fighting Artichokes knew before the first kickoff of the season that this would be their last, and players were not thrilled about the announcement. \u201cIt definitely didn\u2019t sound good. It didn\u2019t feel good,\u201d sophomore wide receiver Devin Neal. \u201cA lot &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/scottsdale-cc\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Scottsdale<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":200,"href":"https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/200"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}