Last night we suffered one of the worse losses a
team could ever experience. #1 Anthony Guzman passed away in his sleep.
Anthony was one of our team captains and a leader on our football team.He was a friend, a brother and a mentor to a lot of our players.
Our hearts and prayers go out to all of the Guzman family. A special
memorial fund has been set up through Chase Bank to help the family with
funeral costs. You can make a donation one of 3 ways:
·Credit card transaction -- through our web site
·Deposit at any Chase Bank -- the Account #:879997328
·By check -- please make checks payable to the
Yavapai Bandits FBO Anthony Guzman and mail to 6953 N Sunset View
Prescott Valley AZ 86315
In the 20 plus years I’ve been coaching I have
never had to deal with a loss of this magnitude, I can only imagine what
his parents are going through, my deepest condolences go out to both of
them. Anthony was an absolute joy to have on this team. His knowledge
and passion of the game was like no other. He would always be giving me
positive feedback on what was happening on the field at all times. When
he was out there playing it was like nothing else in the world mattered
to him, he loved the game that much. I will always remember his last
practice. Based on his input I designed some special plays for him, as
he was running them I had never seen a bigger smile on his face, he was
laughing and giggling every time we ran a play, he kept telling me he
could not wait to play our next game, he was like a little kid on
Christmas day. I will always keep Anthony in my heart, whenever things
get tough out there I will always look back and remember his drive and
passion for the game and use that as my motivation to keep going.
Anthony was a true football player; I will miss him.
Coach Dembaugh
A time for visiting will be from 5pm-6pm
on Friday, March 5, 2010 at Sacred Heart Church with a Rosary to follow
at 6pm. A Funeral Mass will be at 1:30pm on Saturday, March 6, 2010 also
at Sacred Heart. A reception will immediately follow the service on
Saturday at the Prescott High School.
The 2010 Yavapai Bandits have
a new home,
Bradshaw Mt High School.
All games and practices will be held on the
main football field.
Practices will be held from 8:00 pm to 10 pm
Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Games will be announced at a later date.
Special thanks goes out to
Humboldt Unified School District and
Maury Ruble
for helping the Bandits with
fields for the 2010 season.
Bandits training center is now open
Click on the link above
Steel City Athletic Training
Stop by and check out coach Martins new
Italian restaurant.
