Blackbirds Fly into Tupelo to Face Undefeated Mudcats
March 22, 2007 - American Indoor Football Association (AIFA)
Mississippi Mudcats News Release
The Baltimore Blackbirds travel to Tupelo, Mississippi this weekend to face the undefeated 6-0 Mississippi Mudcats. The Mudcats stand alone at the top of the league as the only undefeated team in the AIFA. Baltimore will stand the enormous challenge of trying to stop head coach Brian Brents air it out attack, lead by league leading passer Tommy Jones. The Mudcat offense is ranked #1 in the American Indoor Football Association. The Mudcat family would like to thank our fans for their support this season bolstering one of the leagues highest attendance averages this year. Mudcat tickets start at only $10 and are on sale today at the Bancorpsouth Arena box office. This weeks Saturday night game is set to kick off at 7:30 pm sharp at the Bancorpsouth Arena. Mississippi Mudcats fans are invite to our tailgating events in the Bancopsouth Arena parking lot. Events starts at 4:30 pm. tailgating events include live music, kids games, face painting, great food and lots of family fun.
Mudcats Star Derrick White a Quarterbacks Nightmare
The Mississippi Mudcats defense is lead by # 44 Derrick White, a 6 foot 3-inch 240lbs Linebacker from the University of Georgia. Derrick is a native of Union City, Georgia located just outside of Atlanta. For three seasons he starred at UGA posting over 270 career tackles, later becoming a collegiate All American. Now a Mudcat Derrick has impacted Mississippi on and off the field in a major way. The Mudcats have been involved heavily in the community and Derrick has embraced this responsibility as a professional athlete with open arms. More notably on the field opponents must know were Derrick is at all times, as his pass rush ability allows him to single handedly change a game. Derrick has been a constant spark for the Mudcats defense, while after only 6 games he has posted an amazing league leading 52 tackles, 8.5 sacks, 1 Int, and 2 forced fumbles. "The thing that stands out about Derrick is his quickness, his first step off the ball is second to none. He is truly a dream to work with" said (Kirk Broussard- Mudcat Linebackers Coach). This past week it was back to business as usual for Derrick as he led the Mudcat defensive unit with 9 tackles and 1 sack while coming off an amazing performance holding Florence, SC Phantoms to only 14 points. In a 62-14 victory.
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