Photos: Pima Community College football practice
The Aztecs face their final season of football, the program being axed due to budget cuts, Tucson, Ariz.
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Quarterback Marquise Cooper heaves a throw downfield, working with a few receivers well after sunset and into the dark at practice for the Pima Community College football team, Thursday, August 23, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Quarterback Marquise Cooper brings down a high snap behind his offensive line as they run a play at practice for the Pima Community College football team, Thursday, August 23, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Quarterback Caleb Ryden cocks to throw while working out at practice for the Pima Community College football team, Thursday, August 23, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Head coach Jim Monaco talks to his squad as darkness brings a halt to practice for the Pima Community College football team, Thursday, August 23, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Defensive coordinator Pat Ryden works with his unit at practice for the Pima Community College football team, Thursday, August 23, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Quarterback Marquise Cooper loosens up his arm as the clouds begin to build in the skies over the first practice for the final season of football at Pima Community College, Wednesday, August 1, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Brandon Maddox hits the pads as the team runs through special team drills at the first practice for the final season of football at Pima Community College, Wednesday, August 1, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Center Rio Claytor drips dry after taking a second to cool off during a break at the first practice for the final season of football at Pima Community College, Wednesday, August 1, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Head coach Jim Monaco works with the linemen, demonstrating a move at the first practice for the final season of football at Pima Community College, Wednesday, August 1, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Defensive lineman Germaine Carmena hits the sled while working on technique at the first practice for the final season of football at Pima Community College, Wednesday, August 1, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Cameron Woolfolk swims by a tackling dummy while working on special teams drills at the first practice for the final season of football at Pima Community College, Wednesday, August 1, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Head coach Jim Monaco watches over a footwork drill at the first practice for the final season of football at Pima Community College, Wednesday, August 1, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Head coach Jim Monaco critiques a maneuver as the Aztecs run through a drill at the first practice for the final season of football at Pima Community College, Wednesday, August 1, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Slot back Ronson Young runs some extra wind sprints after practice runs down at Pima Community College, Wednesday, August 1, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Jim Monaco wraps up the evening with a talk to his players at the first practice for the final season of football at Pima Community College, Wednesday, August 1, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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The offensive unit works on a play at the first practice for the final season of football at Pima Community College, Wednesday, August 1, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Camron Woolfolk, center, goes through dexterity drills at the first football practice of the season at the Pima Community College west campus on Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Tucson, Ariz.
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Pima Football head coach Jim Monaco lectures the new team during a football practice at the Pima Community College west campus on Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Tucson, Ariz. Coach Monaco explained the importance of hydration and good diet in the Tucson heat.
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The team warmed up with blocking drills during the first football practice at the Pima Community College west campus on Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Tucson, Ariz.
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Quarterback Marquise Cooper practices a pump fake throw during a football practice at the Pima Community College west campus on Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Tucson, Ariz.
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Courtlynd Brown, 20, reaches to catch a long throw during the first football practice at the Pima Community College west campus on Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Tucson, Ariz.
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Quarterback Brooks Ringer, 19, warms up during the first football practice of the season at the Pima Community College west campus on Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Tucson, Ariz.
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Running back Paul Gallegos, right, snatches the ball from a quarterback during a football practice at the Pima Community College west campus on Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Tucson, Ariz.
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The Pima Community College Aztecs practiced for their final season at the west campus on Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Tucson, Ariz. The first game kicks off on September 1 at Eastern Arizona College in Thatcher.
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Camron Woolfolk, left, pushes hard against a fellow teammate during practice at the Pima Community College west campus on Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Tucson, Ariz.
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The Pima Community College football team held their first practice at the west campus on Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Tucson, Ariz.
Kelly Presnell
Photojournalist
Aztecs lost 28-0 in bowl in final game in program history.