{"id":16,"date":"2018-11-21T17:26:05","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T17:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azjucofootballhome.wordpress.com\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2018-12-01T16:13:10","modified_gmt":"2018-12-01T23:13:10","slug":"glendale-cc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/glendale-cc\/","title":{"rendered":"Glendale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Click on the photos below to view action from Glendale&#8217;s final game of the 2018 season.<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- Final Tiles Grid Gallery for WordPress v3.6.8 free --><style>#ftg-22 .tile .icon { color:#ffffff; }#ftg-22 .ftg-items .loading-bar i { background:#666; }#ftg-22 .ftg-items .loading-bar { background:#fff; }#ftg-22 .tile .icon { font-size:12px; }#ftg-22 .tile .icon { margin: -6px 0 0 -6px; }#ftg-22 .tile .caption-block .text-wrapper span.text { font-size:12px; }#ftg-22 .tile .caption-outside .text-wrapper span.text { font-size:12px; }#ftg-22 .tile .caption-block .text-wrapper span.title { font-size:14px; }#ftg-22 .tile .caption-outside .text-wrapper span.title { font-size:14px; }#ftg-22 .tile { background-color: transparent; }#ftg-22 .tile .caption-block .text-wrapper span.text { color: #ffffff; }#ftg-22 .tile .caption-block .text-wrapper span.title { color: #ffffff; }#ftg-22 .tile .caption-outside .text-wrapper span.text { color: #ffffff; }#ftg-22 .tile .caption-outside .text-wrapper span.title { color: #ffffff; }#ftg-22 .tile .ftg-social a { color: #ffffff; }#ftg-22 .tile .caption-block { transition-duration:0.25s; }#ftg-22 .tile .tile-inner:before { background-color: #000000; }#ftg-22 .tile .tile-inner:before { background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); }#ftg-22 .tile:hover img {-moz-transform: ;-webkit-transform: ;-o-transform: ;-ms-transform: ;transform: ;}<\/style><a name=\"2\"><\/a><div class=\"final-tiles-gallery  ftg-hover-enabled caption-inside  caption-none caption-middle caption-center\" id=\"ftg-22\" style=\"width: 100%\"><div class='ftg-items'><div class='loading-bar'><i><\/i><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Sophomore defensive back DJ Charles breaks up the pass in the endzone against Scottsdale. The Guachos played their final game of the 2018 season in Scottsdale Nov. 10. (Photo by Chris Lindsay)\" data-lightbox='ftg-22' rel='ftg-22'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ENTERPRISE_FINAL-16-1024x682.jpg' ><img alt='Sophomore defensive back DJ Charles breaks up the pass in the endzone against Scottsdale. The Guachos played their final game of the 2018 season in Scottsdale Nov. 10. (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-16-2000x1200.jpg' src='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ENTERPRISE_FINAL-16-2000x1200.jpg' width='2000' height='1333' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='text'>Sophomore defensive back DJ Charles breaks up the pass in the endzone against Scottsdale. The Guachos played their final game of the 2018 season in Scottsdale Nov. 10. (Photo by Chris Lindsay)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Sophomore Dexter Carter walks the Guacho sideline during their final game of the season against Scottsdale. He is one of dozens of out-of-state players around Maricopa County. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)\" data-lightbox='ftg-22' rel='ftg-22'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ENTERPRISE_FINAL-9-1024x682.jpg' ><img alt='Sophomore Dexter Carter walks the Guacho sideline during their final game of the season against Scottsdale. He is one of dozens of out-of-state players around 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-9-2000x1200.jpg' src='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ENTERPRISE_FINAL-9-2000x1200.jpg' width='2000' height='1333' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='text'>Sophomore Dexter Carter walks the Guacho sideline during their final game of the season against Scottsdale. He is one of dozens of out-of-state players around Maricopa County. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Freshman wide receiver Joe Parker fights through the tackle. He is one of 37 freshman on the Gaucho roster this season that played their first and only season of JUCO football in Maricopa County. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)\" data-lightbox='ftg-22' rel='ftg-22'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ENTERPRISE_FINAL-3-1024x682.jpg' ><img alt='Freshman wide receiver Joe Parker fights through the tackle. He is one of 37 freshman on the Gaucho roster this season that played their first and only season of 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-3-2000x1200.jpg' src='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ENTERPRISE_FINAL-3-2000x1200.jpg' width='2000' height='1333' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='text'>Freshman wide receiver Joe Parker fights through the tackle. He is one of 37 freshman on the Gaucho roster this season that played their first and only season of JUCO football in Maricopa County. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Sophomore quarterback Elijah Lorence escapes the pocket and takes off down field in the first half against Scottsdale. The Gaucho offense was explosive in the first half, but could not keep pace with the Artichokes as they fell 17-44. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)\" data-lightbox='ftg-22' rel='ftg-22'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ENTERPRISE_FINAL-4-1024x682.jpg' ><img alt='Sophomore quarterback Elijah Lorence escapes the pocket and takes off down field in the first half against Scottsdale. The Gaucho offense was explosive in the first half, but could not keep pace with the Artichokes as they fell 17-44. (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-4-2000x1200.jpg' src='http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/jucofootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ENTERPRISE_FINAL-4-2000x1200.jpg' width='2000' height='1333' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='text'>Sophomore quarterback Elijah Lorence escapes the pocket and takes off down field in the first half against Scottsdale. The Gaucho offense was explosive in the first half, but could not keep pace with the Artichokes as they fell 17-44. (Photo by Sarah Farrell)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h2><b>Kersting\u2019s New Mission Same As Old: Win<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every time a player steps onto the football field at Glendale Community College, he knows and sees the history that has been made there. The Glendale Gauchos have won three National Junior College Athletic Association national championships (1988, 2000 and 2005). Countless players moved on to higher levels of play; many NFL players were part of the Gaucho tradition. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In February, however, everything changed, said former GCC head coach Joe Kersting. The man who helped put GCC football on the map, was particularly upset with the decision. He was the head coach for 21 years, including all three championship seasons. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kersting holds a spot on the NJCAA top-50 winningest football coaches of all-time list and is in the NJCAA hall of fame. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like all other members of the GCC faculty, Kersting, who still teaches at GCC two days a week as an adjunct faculty member, received an email from the president of the school announcing the decision to eliminate football. Kersting was hurt, he said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThat\u2019s how I found out,\u201d Kersting said with a hesitant chuckle. \u201cNobody called Joe. All my Hall of Fames, all of my three national championship teams, nobody called Joe to let him know that football was ending. I can laugh about it now but, believe me, it\u2019s been hard for me. It\u2019s been really hard.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Football can make an enormous impact on kids lives, Kersting said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kersting has been one of the most prominent voices when it comes to saving junior college football. He has been ingrained in the fabric of JUCO football for so long that it means the world for him to save it, he said. He has been in contact with all of the coaches in the Valley, athletic directors, presidents and has reached out to the district board as well. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He even created a website <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/savejcfootball.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">savejcfootball.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where he has compiled data and statistics on the finances behind JUCO football in Arizona. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI had the coaches do this study for me, find out what percentage of your players are first generation,\u201d Kersting said, leaning forward in his chair. \u201c62 percent of the current football players in Maricopa County are first generation students. Why are you taking away opportunities that are drawing these guys to go to college when a lot of times they wouldn\u2019t even go to college?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To Kersting, football is more than just something to do, it is a way of life. JUCO football teaches student athletes struggle and discipline, he said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is concerned on what will happen now to the high schoolers that aren\u2019t good enough or aren\u2019t physically ready to go to a Division I school. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kersting said he will continue to fight, and that steps are being taken in the right direction to try and resurrect the sport that he has always held so dear. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In their final season, GCC finished the season 3-8 overall and 2-5 in conference with wins over MCC and PC. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click on the photos below to view action from Glendale&#8217;s final game of the 2018 season. Kersting\u2019s New Mission Same As Old: Win Every time a player steps onto the football field at Glendale Community College, he knows and sees the history that has been made there. 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