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<strong>2010</strong> Charger Football<br />
Joe<br />
1<br />
Vear<br />
Class:<br />
Jr.<br />
Position: DB<br />
Height: 6-3<br />
Weight: 201<br />
Hometown:<br />
Hillsdale, MI<br />
High School:<br />
Hillsdale<br />
2009: Earned the team’s Big Stick award after the win over Grand Valley<br />
State Oct. 10…Started all 13 games and tied for the team lead with<br />
78 total tackles…Had 10 or more tackles in four of the last six games,<br />
including a season-high 11 at Northern Michigan Oct. 17…Had five<br />
or more tackles in a game nine times… 2008: Played in all 11 games,<br />
gaining valuable experience in the secondary...Recorded 15 total tackles,<br />
with five solo stops...Will have a chance to start in 2009...2007:<br />
Named team’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week on Nov. 6...<br />
Redshirted as a true freshman...High School: Helped lead the Hillsdale<br />
High School Hornets to a 12-1 record in 2006 and an appearance in<br />
the state semifinals...Prep teammate of current fellow Chargers Mike<br />
Blanchard and Nate English...One of the top offensive weapons on a<br />
high-scoring team...Also played on the 2007 Hornets baseball team that<br />
won the Division III state championship...Born April 10, 1989...Parents<br />
are Rick and Marie.<br />
Cody<br />
2<br />
Henderson<br />
Class:<br />
Sr.<br />
Position: DB<br />
Height: 6-1<br />
Weight: 186<br />
Hometown:<br />
Arcadia, IN<br />
High School:<br />
Hamilton Heights<br />
2009: Missed much of the season due to injury…Recorded five total<br />
tackles in win at Ferris State and played only home game of the season<br />
vs. Tiffin Nov. 7… 2008: Completed second season as a starter and is<br />
a mainstay in the secondary...Started all 11 games and finished with 46<br />
tackles, with 24 solo tackles...Had a career-high nine tackles in a win<br />
at Indianapolis, and recovered a fumble in the Homecoming win over<br />
Findlay...2007: Named team’s Freshman of the Year...Earned starting<br />
defensive back spot in the third week and remained a starter through the<br />
rest of the season...Named Defensive Player of the Week by the coaching<br />
staff after Oct. 13 game vs. Wayne State...Also earned spot on One-Play<br />
Warrior Club...Had 43 total tackles, including an impressive 3.5 tacklesfor-loss<br />
from his safety position...High School: Set six receiving records<br />
for Hamilton Heights High School...Also named defensive MVP twice...<br />
Earned All-State, All-County and All-Conference accolades...Born May<br />
26, 1988...Parents are Mark and Colleen.<br />
Mike<br />
5<br />
Blanchard<br />
Class:<br />
Sr.<br />
Position: WR<br />
Height: 5-10<br />
Weight: 189<br />
Hometown:<br />
Hillsdale, MI<br />
High School:<br />
Hillsdale<br />
Career Statistics<br />
Year GP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Ret Yd<br />
2007 10 5 47 9.4 1 13<br />
2008 11 31 284 9.2 0 140<br />
2009 12 37 396 10.7 2 590<br />
Total 33 73 727 10.0 3 743<br />
Career kick returns: 18 for 468, 26.0 avg.<br />
Career punt returns: 29 for 275, 9.5 avg.<br />
2009: Multi-talented offensive threat who plays with extraordinary heart and toughness…An honorable mention All-GLIAC selection…Ran for<br />
27 yards, caught 37 passes for 396 yards, and racked up 590 total kick/punt return yards…Named the team’s special teams player of the week<br />
three times, and earned the One-Play Warrior award…Caught a career-high seven passes in playoff game at Grand Valley State Nov. 21…Caught<br />
touchdown passes vs. Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan…Had a kick return of 63 yards and a punt return of 28 yards in the same game against<br />
Michigan Tech…Averaged 84 all-purpose yards per game… 2008: Settled in as a starting wide receiver and is one of the team’s most versatile and<br />
valuable contributors...Caught 31 passes for 284 yards...Was also the team’s primary punt returner, fielding 13 returns for 110 yards...Also threw a<br />
39-yard pass that led to the deciding touchdown in the Homecoming win over Findlay Oct. 4...2007: One of three true freshman to play consistently<br />
for the Chargers...Scored a touchdown on his first collegiate catch, Sept. 1 vs. Gannon...Finished season with five catches for 47 yards...High School:<br />
Highly decorated and successful athlete at Hillsdale High School...Son of Chargers’ defensive coordinator Craig Blanchard...Named First- Team<br />
All-State Class B quarterback by the AP in 2006...Broke six school records, including most passing and rushing yards in a season...Led Hornets to<br />
first-ever state baseball championship in June 2007...Starter on 2004-05 Hillsdale High School boys basketball team that went 25-1...Born April 3,<br />
1989...Parents are Craig and Melanie.<br />
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