On Saturday, November 7th, the Burnsville Athletic Club Youth Football held its championship games at Burnsville High School on the new turf. The games were all very close and very competitive.

PANTHERS WIN FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP OVER VIKINGS in a very close game that came down to the last couple minutes of the final quarter. Jack Kudrna had 2 long touchdown runs for the Panthers. The final score was 26-18.

STEELERS REPEAT AS AFL CHAMPIONS after a very good match-up with the Raiders. It was a defensive battle with the only two scores coming on long Jason Gumm touchdown runs. The final score was 14-0. The Steelers ended the season undefeated.

RAVENS DOMINATE THE SECOND HALF AND WIN THE NFL CHAMPIONSHIP over the Falcons, who suffered a couple of major injuries in the game. Ravens running back Garrett Smith continued his dominance rushing for some big gains and playing some outstanding defense in the 25-6 win.

Thank you to all the teams for a very fun season!

On Sunday, November 8th, the BAC Blazing Stars defeated the Jimmy Lee Recreational Center of St. Paul at the Mall of America Field at the Metrodome. The final score was 38-14! This is only the 4th time in team history that the Blazing Stars have beat the always tough Little Roads.

The Blazing Stars offense was running on all cylanders! Running backs Jaron Holt, Anthony Rikberg and Matt Scharber each scored at least one touchdown on the ground and well over 300 yards rushing total. QB Tyler Sheehy also contributed to the rushing total with an amazing run in the fourth quarter (click here to see the best example of what it looked like). Tyler also completed some nice passes to WR Tommy Peerboom. The offensive line dominated a much larger Jimmy Lee defensive line, opening huge holes. Great job Big O!

On special teams, the Blazing Stars recovered two fumbles. Nate Bowman recovered a fumble on a kickoff and Forest Parotti recovered a fumble on a botched punt return attempt. Both plays were key in the Blazing Stars victory.

On defense, free safety Billy Brock had 2 great interceptions (and returns) in the game that stopped two Jimmy Lee drives deep in Blazing Stars territory. Defensive ends Christian Vergara and Jack Kelly played outstanding, stopping several Jimmy Lee sweeps. Linebackers "Johnny Cakes" Dahl, Alex Mason and Brady Letson also racked up several tackles for the defense. It was an all around team effort!

GREAT END TO THE SEASON BLAZING STARS! FOUR IN A ROW! THANKS FOR A FUN SEASON PLAYERS, COACHES, PARENTS & FANS!

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The BAC 8th Grade Blazing Stars traveling team recently won the MDFL 8th Grade Tier II Championship! The game was played Sunday, October 25th, at the Mall of America Field at the Metrodome against the East Ridge Raptors. The final score was 40-22. The Blazing Stars avenged a loss to the Raptors in the first game of the season and fulfilled their promise to see them again at the championship game.

CLICK HERE to go to the Blazing Stars website
CLICK HERE to go to the MDFL website

The Blazing Stars played in the Minnesota Developmental Football League (MDFL) which has teams from Eastview, Apple Valley, Eagan, Prior Lake, Chaska/Chanhassen, East Carver County, Pearl Park (Minneapolis), and Elk River. Their final league record was 6-6.

The Blazing Stars play the Jimmy Lee Recreational Center of St. Paul on Sunday, November 8th, at the Mall of America Field at the Metrodome at 3:00 PM. FANS COME OUT AND SUPPORT BURNSVILLE FOOTBALL! Admission is free, concessions will be available, and the game is always fun to watch. Come see the future of the Blaze today!

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Please look for the GRAY Lost and Found Tote at the games! At the Mel Larson Field it will be by the Concession Stands.

Currently in there: one shoe (if you find the left one I have the "right" one!)

Some clothes: Pants, shirt, coat, water bottles......

Congratulations to the follow players for placing first or second in the annual Blaze Football Punt/Pass/Kick competiton on BAC Night at the Blaze football game!

All of these players will receive a special gift from Blaze Coach Mark Riggs.

TEAM	GRADE	PLAYER NAME	POINTS
CHARGERS	2ND	JAKE SHOUTEN	44
RAMS	2ND	SAM HERMANN	34
VIKINGS	3RD	MARCUS SHEPLEY	55
CARDINALS	3RD	CHARLIE KREKELBERG	53
BENGALS	4TH	JACKSON GRAY	67
PANTHERS	4TH	JACK KUDRNA	67
BEARS	5TH	JAKE SHEPLEY	77
LIONS	5TH	STEPHEN OLSON JR.	69
STEELERS	6TH	TAYVION HARLIN	79
RAIDERS	6TH	MATTHEW BECKER	76
COWBOYS	7TH	BRETT SHEPLEY	100
EAGLES	7TH	JACOB ENGEL	81
BRONCOS	8TH	ZACH REMARCIK	111
CARDINALS	8TH	DAKOTA HAMLIN	102

Thank you to all BAC players, coaches, and helpers for making this yet another successful BAC Night with the Blaze!

What BAC provides each player:

• team helmet
• shoulder pads
• game jersey (to be worn in games only)
• team game pants (to be worn at games only)

What parents provide each player:

• practice pants with removable pads (youth  or adult; youth have snap-in pads, adult sizes have pads with a belt)
• practice jersey
• mouthguard with strap (no clear mouthguards please)
• athletic cup and supporter
• football cleats
• team color game socks (ask coach about the color; not required)

All equipment can be found at South Metro Sports (click here for their website), the official equipment sponsor of BAC Youth Football. Just walk in and tell them you are with BAC Youth Football and they will hook you up fast and easily! Call 952-894-8734 with questions.