2017 Belhaven University Blazers Football Notes Game 2 - Belhaven @ Texas Lutheran BELHAVEN FOOTBALL Game NOTES Dylan Foley, Director of Athletics Communication Office: 601.968.8765 Cell: 601.946-0080 Email: [email protected] 2017 SCHEDULE & RESULTS BELHAVEN BLAZERS 8/31 Millsaps 2017 Record: 1-0 Belhaven Bowl Stadium Head Coach: Hal Mumme Jackson, Miss. Record at BU: 7-26 (4th season) Blazers Sports Network W 42-37 TEXAS LUTHERAN BULLDOGS 2017 Record: 0-1 9/16 @ Texas Lutheran Univ. Head Coach: Carl Gustafson Bulldog Stadium Seguin, TX. All-Time Series Record: First Meeting Blazers Sports Network SIDEBARS, STREAKS, & STORY LINES 6:00 pm Belhaven kicked off it’s 20th season of football by hosting Millsaps College on 9/23 @ East Texas Baptist Univ. Thursday August 31. The Blazers defeated the Majors 42-37 in the Riverside Rumble Ornelas Stadium to start the year off on a positive note. Marshall, TX. Blazers Sports Network 7:00 pm It is the second straight year that the blazers have started off the season 1-0. This week the Green and Gold will face off against Texas Lutheran for the first in program history. 9/30 Howard Payne Univ. Belhaven Bowl Stadium The Bulldogs dropped their first contest of 2017 with a 38-28 loss to Hendrix College. Jackson, Miss. Blazers Sports Network The radio broadcast on the game will be live on the Blazers Sports Network with Kevin 7:00 pm / Family Weekend Griffin on the call 10/7 @ McMurry University Moore Stadium Week one Recap Abilene, Texas The Blazers aired it out in the season opening victory at home against Millsaps Blazers Sports Network College. It was the first ever vitory at the Belhaven Bowl Stadium. Hunter McEachern 12:30 pm tossed 4 touchdowns and finished 16-27 for 263 yards. 10/14 Southwestern University Belhaven Bowl Stadium Due to second half injury, McEachern was sidelined due to and dislocated elbow on his Jackson, Miss. non throwing hand. Watson Fondren took over the reigns and assisted in sustaining Blazers Sports Network Belhaven’s offensive attack. 6:00 pm 10/21 @ Mary Hardin-Baylor Fondren connected with senior wide receiver Jareth Embry on a 77 yard touchdown Crusader Stadium pass to preserve the Blazers’ victory. Belton, TX. Blazers Sports Network 1:00 pm Additionally, senior Nolan Satcher collected three first half touchdown receptions and 10/28 Louisiana College recorded 82 receiving yards. Belhaven Bowl Stadium Jackson, Miss. The Louisiana native was chosen as C Spire Athlete of the Week last week. Blazers Sports Network 6:00 pm On the defensive side of the ball, Denarrius Noel led the way with 14 total tackles. 11/4 Hardin Simmons Univ. Isaiah Blackmon posted a 30 yard pick six to swing the momentum back to Belhaven’s Shelton Stadium favor. Abilene, TX. Blazers Sports Network Belhaven gave up just eight points in the second half and pitched a third quarter shut 1:00 pm out. 11/11 Sul Ross State Univ. Belhaven Bowl Stadium TExas Road Trip Jackson, MS. Luckily for the Blazers, long road trips to Texas are nothing new ever since joining the Blazers Sports Network 2:00 pm American Southwest Conference. In Texas Lutheran’s first game, the Bullldogs had 472 yards of total offense. Quarterback Kyle Grona completed 13-16 passes for 185 yards and three touchdowns. The Bulldogs’ ground game was also very effective as they rushed for 216 yards. J. C Garcia rushed for a team high of 118 yards and averaged 6.6 yards/carry. Blazers.Belhaven.edu / @BelhavenBlazers 1 2017 Belhaven University Blazers Football Notes Game 2 - Belhaven @ Texas Lutheran BLAZERS QUICK FACTS Stopping the run will be critical for the General Information Blazers on saturday as they previously Institution: Belhaven University allowed Millsaps to rush for 145 and four Location: Jackson, Mississippi touchdowns. Texas Lutheran has three Nickname: Blazers Founded: 1883 players already recorded multiple sacks Enrollment: 4280 on the year. School Colors: Green and Gold President: Dr. Roger Parrott The play of the offensive line will once Web Address: www.belhaven.edu again be cricital to protect McEachern, so that Belhaven can acheive success in the Athletics Information air. Director of Athletics: Scott Little Athletics Phone: (601) 968-5956 EXPERIENCE RETURNING FOR DEFENSE Athletics Fax: (601) 965-7025 Dir of Athletics Comm: Dylan Foley While the defense for DC Josh Creech has Phone: (601) 968-8765 some newcomers that will be key in 2017, E-mail: [email protected] the Blazers have several key returners Mailing Address: 1500 Peachtree Street coming back. Jackson, MS 39202 Senior Alvin McCaskey recorded 24 solo Web Address: blazers.belhaven.edu tackles and 24 assists a year ago and Facebook: BelhavenBlazers Senior Maurice Stewart recorded 31 Twitter: @belhavenblazers solo stops and 15 assists for the Blazers Instagram: @belhavenblazers Defense. Affiliation: NCAA D3 Conference: American Southwest Senior Keith Marshall played in all 10 The Blazers defeated Faulkner 35-0 with Home Field: Belhaven Bowl Stadium games last year and was credited with 32 the victory on October, 27, 2012. Capacity: 1,200 solo tackles and 13 assisted tackles. Prior to that, Belhaven’s last and only PRESS CREDENTIALS TALENTED GROUP OF RECEIVERS other shutout came on November 4, 2000 Requests for credentials for working press, The Blazers receiving corp lost several key in another 35-0 victory in a conference photographers, television and radio should players from last year, but return Senior game over Union (Ky.). be made to Dylan Foley, Director of Athletics Nolan Satcher who hauled in 9 passes for Communication. Credentials should be 85 yards and 1 Td along with Senior Jacob Next Game requested at least seven days in advance of the game. No credentials will be mailed. If McNeil who caught 22 passes for 285 Belhaven will travel to East Texas Baptist there is a special circumstance, please contact yards and 1 TD in 2016. on September 23rd. The Blazers will face the Office of Athletics Communication. off against the Tigers in a 7pm kickoff Senior Deon Richardson also brings RADIO AND TELEVISION experience having caught 24 passes for Radio stations planning to originate a 114 yards and 1 TD in the Air Raid Offense. broadcast(s) from the Belhaven Bowl Stadium should contact the Office of Athletics MCEACHERN TO RUN THE AIR RAID OFFENSE Communication at least one week prior to the Hunter McEachern will take control of planned broadcast. Courtesy lines are provided for the official station of the opposing school. the quarterback duties heading into his second season with the Blazers. The PLAYER INTERVIEWS sophomore completed 337 of 574 passes Media members must adhere to the following a year ago for 3,722 yards and 31 TD’s. guidelines regarding Belhaven University Coach Mumme coached McEachern’s player interviews: (1) All player interviews father when he played at UTEP. must be coordinated through the Office of Athletics Communication; (2) Players are Last time Blazers were shutout available for interviews, either at the Athletics It has been over five seasons since Communication Office or via telephone prior to practice (generally 1:30-4:00 p.m.) and following the Green and Gold were last shutout the completion of practice; (3) Please give at in a game. The last time it happened, least 24 hours notice; (4) No interviews will be the Blazers were defeated 58-0 at the allowed prior to kickoff on gameday. University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) on October 29, 2011. BLAZERS.BELHAVEN.EDU Belhaven University Blazers Football fans have Last Clean Sheet an official source for updated news, features, Belhaven’s last shutout came in 2012 when statistics and more; blazers.belhaven.edu. It’s the Blazers blanked the Eagles of Faulkner the official home of the Belhaven Football program on the web! Log on today to find out University in a Mid-South Conference more about the 2017 edition of the Blazers. West Division battle in Montgomery, Ala. COACH MUMME Blazers.Belhaven.edu / @BelhavenBlazers 2 2017 Belhaven University Blazers Football Notes Game 2 - Belhaven @ Texas Lutheran 2017 BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY BLAZERS FOOTBALL ROSTER # FULL NAME POS YEAR HT WT HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Nick Guzman K FR 5-10 190 Panama City Beach, Fla. Arnold HS 1 Rogelio Rodriguez K SO 5-8 155 Tampico, Mexico Berwick HS 2 Hunter McEachern QB SO 6-3 212 Keller, Texas Keller HS Texas-El Paso 3 Nolan Satcher WR SR 6-0 185 Denham Springs, La. Denham Springs HS 4 Isaac Nelson DB SR 6-1 192 Terry, Fla. Taylor County HS Union (Ky.) 5 Jacob McNeill WR FR 5-9 170 Laplace, La. East Saint John 6 Kyky Austin WR FR Olive Branch, Miss. Northwest Mississippi CC 7 Noah Nix WR FR 5-8 180 Bailey, Miss. Cumberland University 8 David Hudson DB SR 6-0 184 Jackson, Miss. Callaway HS 10 Isaiah Blackmon LB SO 6-2 227 Birmingham, Ala. Sipsey Valley HS Stillman 11 Jareth Embry WR SR 6-0 170 Winter Haven, Fla. Lake Region HS Concordia (Ala.) 13 Rydarrian Bowie WR FR Mobile, Ala. Bryant HS 14 Deon Richardson WR SR 5-6 150 Florence, Miss. McLaurin HS 15 Jacob Kemp QB FR 6-0 205 Keller, Texas Keller HS 16 Woodland Lehn QB FR 6-0 195 Richton, Miss. Richton HS 17 Watson Fondren QB JR 6-1 205 Centreville, Ala. Bibb County HS 18 Quan Jones FR 19 Marquis Hedge RB SR 5-9 195 Jackson, Miss. Forest Hill HS East Central CC 19 Emanuel Jones DB FR 5-9 157 Hueytown, Ala. Hueytown HS 20 Latevinan Glass DB SR 5-9 155 Senatobia, Miss.