De Anza Dons demonstrate big heart
on November 23, 2009
The De Anza High School Dons, a much-maligned football team, got clobbered in their homecoming night game. But the full story does not show up in the box score.
The Dons were blown out 49-7 by a much better Alameda High School team. The Dons gave up hundreds of yards, but never yielded an inch when it came to heart.
Defensive coordinator Damariea Blanchard implores his players to continue their intense play.
They came in 0-9, and they left 0-10. Most of the 23 players who suited up were seniors, playing possibly the last organized football game of their lives.
After the game, Coach Mike WIlliams said he was proud of his boys for never giving up. Anyone who watched that night couldn’t help but agree.
20091123_deanzablog/20091123_deanzablog.mp3|Fight that never stops|The football players at De Anza High School had little success on the scoreboard, but teach us something through their tireless effort.
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we tried our best and as i look back im proud of myself and my team for standing strong
we will work hard during the off season
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man yall niggas fuckin suck we was never that sorry ma sophmore year or junior year we won some games and we had talent de anza looked like a pop warner team nobody from de anza made all-league i made it tho accal all–league second team RB 2006 and accal-ALL-league DB 2007 YALL SUCK AND YALL HEAD COACH MIKE WILLAMS WHY HE STILL COACHING YALL QUARTERBACK WAS WROST THEN jamarcus russell
Your Coach WIlliams hasn’t attended an All-League meeting since 2006 I believe. Either he doesn’t feel like he has All-Leaguers or he doesn’t know there’s a meeeting. Either way time to fire him. There’s way too much talent at DeAnza.