Dupree Honored With Player Of The Week Nod
April 16, 2013 - Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL)
Columbus Lions News Release
COLUMBUS, GA (April 16, 2013) - On Tuesday, the Professional Indoor Football League announced that WR Maurice Dupree was named the Week 6 PIFL Offensive Player of the Week.
Compared to his 2012 campaign the PIFL Offensive MVP WR Maurice Dupree (5'10 190, Jacksonville St.) has had a relatively quiet start to the 2013 season, until Saturday when Dupree exploded grabbing 15 receptions for 230 yards and four TD's in the Lions 45-42 victory over the Swashbucklers.
Down the stretch, every catch was crucial as Columbus erased a 14-point 3rd quarter deficit ending a two-game losing streak. Maurice is once again back in the mix as one the league's top receiving targets leading the PIFL in receiving yards (532) and is the only receiver to average over 100 receiving yards per game.
Others players from around the PIFL earning honors were Richmond Raiders DL Brandon Sutton as the Defensive Player of the Week and Richmond Raiders K T.C. Stevens as the Special Teams Player of the Week.
This Saturday April 20th, the Lions will welcome the Richmond Raiders (3-1) on "Cancer Awareness Night" brought to you by the John B. Amos Cancer Center and Aflac.ÃâàThe Lions will be donning their annual pink jersey's as well as be playing with pink footballs which will be ultimately auctioned off with a portion of the proceeds going towards cancer research.
For more information about how you can score tickets and be a part of the event, contact the Lions front office at 706-322-3336 or log on to www.columbuslions.net.
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