Four Wild Players Named All-IFL

June 25, 2010 - Indoor Football League (IFL)
Wichita Wild News Release


As the Wichita Wild gear up for Saturday's first round playoff game, four Wild players were recognized for their success during the regular season. The IFL named 38 players to the All-League first or second team. Of the 16 total offensive players recognized, three of them play for Wichita as wide receiver Clinton Solomon, offensive lineman John Mobley, and running back Darius Fudge were named to the All-IFL team. They were joined by league Special Teams Player of the Year, Randy Kelly, on the squad.

This is the second season in a row that Solomon was named to the first team. Solomon finished second in the league in receiving yards (988), third in receptions (81), and third in touchdown receptions (29).

John Mobley was named to his first All-IFL team as he helped pave the way for fellow All-IFL player Darius Fudge. Fudge finished tied for the league lead with 26 rushing touchdowns and 647 rushing yards, which was third in the league. Fudge also added three receiving touchdowns.

Kelly led the league with 1,193 yards on kick returns. He averaged 16.1 yards per return with one touchdown. Kelly also added a touchdown off of a missed field goal. Kelly led the IFL in all-purpose yards with 1,379.

The Wild and Extreme kickoff at 7:05 PM on Saturday night at Hartman Arena in a game where stingy defenses could be the story. Bloomington finished the regular season ranked second in the league in points allowed (31.1 ppg), while Wichita ranked 6th allowing 37.3.

The Bloomington offense has struggled at times this season as the Extreme are averaging only 35.5 points per game, which ranks 22nd in the league. Wichita ranked 9th in the IFL scoring 45.6 points per game.

This is the second all-time playoff appearance for Wichita. The Wild bring a 2-1 all-time playoff record into the game. This marks the fourth playoff appearance for Bloomington and they are 2-3 all-time in playoff games.

This is a re-match from a 2009 first-round playoff game. The Wild won last year's game by a score of 46-37 on July 18 in Bloomington. The Extreme hold the edge in the all-time series with a record of 3-1 with Wichita's lone victory coming in the 2009 playoffs.

This game features a battle of two of the league most intimidating defenses. Bloomington allowed an average of 31.1 points per game, which ranked 2nd in the IFL. Wichita ranked 6th in the league allowing an average of 37.3 points per game.

The Wild had four player named to the All-IFL team. The players are WR Clinton Solomon, OL John Mobley, RB Darius Fudge, and KR Randy Kelly. The only Extreme player recognized by the league was DB Vincent Joseph.

Bloomington quarterbacks combined this season for 30 TD's and 21 INT's. Wild QB Dixie Wooten threw 38 TD's and only 9 INT's.

Bloomington linebacker Joe Bevis finished the season ranked 7th in the IFL in tackles with 79.5 on the season. Bevis played for the RiverCity Rage in 2009, when the Rage defeated Wichita at Hartman Arena in the United Conference Championship game.

Other First Round Playoff Games

Saturday 6/26 Omaha @ Sioux Falls

Chicago @ Green Bay

Corpus Christi @ Arkansas

Sunday 6/27 Tri-Cities @ Billings

Monday 6/28 Rochester @ Richmond

West Texas @ Amarillo

Fairbanks @ San Angelo

Indoor Football League

IFL First Round Playoff Quick Facts

Bloomington Extreme (9-5) @ Wichita Wild (9-5)

Saturday, June 26, 2010, 7:05 PM CST

Hartman Arena- Park City, KS



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