2010 REMBERING A CHAMPIONSHIP
2010 BENEFICIARY FAMILIES
July 17 - Kayley Harvey
5 year-old Athens Resident

July 24 - Caitlyn Jackson
Westlake Elementary Student

Aug. 7 - Mike DeFinta
Desert Storm Veteran

Aug. 21 - Chuck Pratt
Portage MI Father of Three

Sept. 11 - Lois Foster
Lifelong Athens Resident
FANS OF THE MONTH:
JULY:

Over 450 Blaze fans donated
their hard-earned money in
support of Kayley Harvey at the
Blaze home opener on July 17th,
setting a new  Blaze attendance
record! Thank you Blaze fans,
for your enthusiasm and your
generosity!
FANS OF THE
MONTH: AUGUST:

The MYCA cadets joined
the Blaze on Aug. 21st.
Some relaxed and
enjoyed the contest,
while those pictured at
left worked to assist the
Blaze!
(9-18-10 Photos by Shona Drake)
FANS OF THE MONTH:
SEPTEMBER:

The Blaze would like to thank our
faithful fans for "Blazing the Trail" to
Noble County IN and Angola IN to
follow the Blaze during our 2010
playoff run. We love you, Blaze fans!
Thank you for another GREAT season!
BATTLE CREEK BLAZE - 2010 IFL North Division Champions
2010
19 June
10 July
17 July
24 July
31 July
7 August
14 August
21 August
28 August
11 September
18 September

25 September
SCORE
30-0 (W)
52-13 (W)
19-20 (L)*
32-22 (W)
34 -6 (W)
14-7 (W)*
21-26 (L)
40-0 (W)
20-18 (W)
24-21 (W)

17-9 (W)
14-51 (L)
LOCATION / TIME
Bloomingdale HS, (Bloomingdale MI) 6 PM
Sturgis HS (Sturgis, MI)  7 PM
Athens HS (Athens, MI)  7:02 PM - Heritage Night
Athens HS (Athens, MI)  7:02 PM - Homecoming
Grissom Middle School (Mishawaka, IN)  6 PM
Athens HS (Athens, MI)  7:02 PM - Youth Night
Jimtown HS (Elkhart, IN)  5 PM        
Athens HS (Athens, MI)  7:02 PM - Salvation Army
Houston Field (Houston, OH) 4 PM
Athens HS (Athens, MI)  7:02 PM

West Noble High School (Ligonier IN) 7 PM
Trine University, (Angola, IN) / 7 PM
OPPONENT
W. Michigan Tigers
St. Joseph County Panthers
Noble County Wolfpack
Kosciusko County Mustangs
Elkhart Shamrock
Wanee Hurricanes
Indiana Hitmen
Indiana Cutters
Midwest Force
IFL Playoffs - Indiana Hitmen
IFL Divisional Championship  
- Noble County Wolfpack
IFL Championship
- Indiana Generals
MVP
Rich Price
Alec Hakes
Jon Bartman
Brandon Wadley
Wickham, Ploehn
Mitch Peterson
Chris Hurst
Marco Adams
Robbie Crockett
Entire Offensive Line

Nathan Hughes
Robbie Crockett
* Overtime
Making History in the IFL...2010
2010: MAKING HISTORY...

The following Blaze SINGLE GAME records were tied or broken in the 2010 season:

Longest play in team history - 91 yard kickoff return for TD (Robbie Crockett vs. Indiana Generals; Playoffs)
Longest pass completion- 86 yards (Dusty Ploehn at W. Michigan Tigers)
Longest reception - 86 yards (Robbie Crockett at W. Michigan Tigers)
Longest TD from scrimmage - 86 yards (Crockett from Ploehn at W. Michigan Tigers)
Longest rushing TD - 74 yards (Robbie Crockett vs. Indiana Generals; Playoffs)
Rushing attempts - 26 (Robbie Crockett vs Indiana Hitmen; Playoffs)
Longest Field Goal - 52 yards (Jon Bartman vs K.C. Mustangs)
Field Goals made) - 3 (Jon Bartman vs K.C. Mustangs)
PAT (made) - 7 (Jon Bartman at St. Joe County Panthers)
Passing TDs - 4 (Alec Hakes at St. Joe County Panthers)
Passing yards - 260 (Alec Hakes vs Indiana Cutters)
Pass completion percentage - 65% (Alec Hakes at St. Joe Co. Panthers)
Receiving TDs - 2 (multiple times)
...Shawn Wells (twice - at West Michigan Tigers & vs K.C. Mustangs)
...Brandon Anderson (at St. Joe County Panthers)
Receiving yards - 110 (Shawn Wells vs K.C. Mustangs)
Receptions - 7 (Brandon Anderson @ Elkhart County Shamrock)
Passes broken up - 4 (Jimi Reed @ Indiana Hitmen)
Tackles for loss - 6  (Marco Adams vs Indiana Cutters)
Total tackles (tied) - 13 (Nathan Kiefer vs Noble County Wolfpack)
Solo tackles - 8 (Nathan Hughes vs Indiana Generals; Playoffs)
Assists - 13 (Kiefer vs Noble County Wolfpack)
Safeties (tied) - 1 (Rich Price vs K.C. Mustangs)
Blocked kicks (tied) - 1 (Rich Price vs Indiana Hitmen; Playoffs, Mitch Peterson vs. Noble Co. Wolfpack; Playoffs)

The following Blaze SINGLE SEASON records were tied or broken in the 2010 season:
Total offense - 1719 - Alec Hakes
Passing touchdowns - 15 - Alec Hakes
Passes attempted: - 229 - Alec Hakes
Passes completed - 106 - Alec Hakes
Yards passing - 1600 - Alec Hakes
Best completion percentage - 47% - Alec Hakes
All-Purpose yards - 1404 - Robbie Crockett
Rushing yards - 1117 - Robbie Crockett
Rushing touchdowns - 12 - Robbie Crockett
Receptions - 38 - Brandon Anderson
Receiving yards - 440 - Steve Van Dam
Receiving touchdowns - 6 - Simeon White
PATs made - 37 - Jon Bartman
FGs made - 13 - Jon Bartman
Total tackles - 86 - Nathan Kiefer
Solo tackles - 36 - Nathan Hughes
Assists - 69 - Nathan Kiefer
Forced fumbles - 3 - Shane Woody
Fumbles recovered (tied) - 2 - Mitch Peterson, Gary Parker
Kicks blocked (tied) - 1- Mitch Peterson, Shane Woody
Safety (tied) - 1 - Rich Price