Sugar Skulls Awarded All-IFL Honors
July 2, 2019 - Indoor Football League (IFL)
Tucson Sugar Skulls News Release
Tucson Sugar Skulls linebacker Zach Allen (middle)
(Tucson Sugar Skulls, Credit: Mike Mattina/Tucson Sugar Skulls)
TUCSON, ARIZONA - Sugar Skulls running back Mike Jones and linebacker Zach Allen were named to the All Indoor Football League first team today as the league began announcing its 2019 season honorees. Defensive back Dee Maggitt Jr. was named to the second team.
For Allen, it is the second straight year he was named the league's top linebacker. He earned the honor in 2018 as a member of the Iowa Barnstormers. Allen led the Sugar Skulls with 88 total tackles including 10 tackles for loss. He also intercepted a pass. This was Allen's third year in the league.
Jones, playing in his rookie season, led all IFL running backs with 711 yards rushing despite missing two of the Sugar Skulls 14 games. His average of 59.3 yards per game led the league. He had 21 rushing touchdowns and another 293 yards receiving and four TD catches.
Maggitt Jr. led the Sugar Skulls with four interceptions and he was third on the team with 41 tackles. He also had the team's only kickoff return for a touchdown. He was named IFL Player of the Week twice, once on defense and once for special teams. Maggitt Jr. was a second-team All-IFL selection in 2016.
"Zach, Mike and Dee worked hard all year and the honors are well-deserved," said Head Coach Marcus Coleman. "We had a young team this year and these three players were a huge part of the success we had and getting to the playoffs in our first year."
The Sugar Skulls ended the season with a 7-8 record, including a playoff loss to the Sioux Falls Storm, in the team's first season as a franchise. Tucson finished in a tie for fifth place in the regular season.
The complete All IFL Team is below.
2019 All-IFL Teams
1st Team All-IFL Offense
2nd Team All-IFL Offense
Quarterback:
Daquan Neal, Iowa Barnstormers
E.J. Hilliard, Quad City Steamwheelers
Running Back:
Mike Jones, Tucson Sugar Skulls
Davonte Sapp-Lynch, Nebraska Danger
Wide Receiver:
Ryan Balentine, Iowa Barnstormers
Brandon Sheperd, Sioux Falls Storm
Wide Receiver:
Quinton Pedroza, Quad City Steamwheelers
Jarrod Harrington, Arizona Rattlers
Wide Receiver:
Keyvan Rudd, Quad City Steamwheelers
Marques Rodgers, San Diego Strike Force
Offensive Line:
Lamar Mady, Arizona Rattlers
Demarious Loving, Iowa Barnstormers
Center:
Steven Gurrola, Arizona Rattlers
Oliver Lumpkin, Iowa Barnstormers
Offensive Line:
Forrestal Hickman, Sioux Falls Storm
Vincent Calhoun, Green Bay Blizzard
1st Team All-IFL Defense
2nd Team All-IFL Defense
Defensive Line:
Chris Martin, Nebraska Danger
Claude Davis, Sioux Falls Storm
Defensive Line:
Nikolaus D'Avanzo, Arizona Rattlers
Lance McDowdell, Arizona Rattlers
Defensive Line:
Silverberry Mouhon, Green Bay Blizzard
D'Vonn Brown, Nebraska Danger
Linebacker:
Zach Allen, Tucson Sugar Skulls
Treyvon Williams, Iowa Barnstormers
Defensive Back:
Davontae Merriweather, Arizona Rattlers
Brandon Roe, Nebraska Danger
Defensive Back:
Tyrell Pearson, Iowa Barnstormers
Dillion Winfrey, Arizona Rattlers
Defensive Back:
Allen Chapman, Arizona Rattlers
Dee Maggitt Jr., Tucson Sugar Skulls
Defensive Back:
Bakari Triggs, Green Bay Blizzard
Danzel McDaniel, Quad City Steamwheelers
1st Team All-IFL Special Teams
2nd Team All-IFL Special Teams
Kicker:
Jimmy Camacho, Arizona Rattlers
Ernesto Lacayo, San Diego Strike Force
Kick Returner
Marques Rodgers, San Diego Strike Force
William Gibbs, Bismarck Bucks
Images from this story
 Tucson Sugar Skulls defensive back Dee Maggitt Jr. (Mike Mattina/Tucson Sugar Skulls) |
 Tucson Sugar Skulls running back Mike Jones (Mike Mattina/Tucson Sugar Skulls) |
 Tucson Sugar Skulls linebacker Zach Allen (middle) (Mike Mattina/Tucson Sugar Skulls) |
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