Victory Slips Away in Final Seconds
June 19, 2007 - United Indoor Football Association (UIF)
Evansville BlueCats News Release
EVANSVILLE, IN: Despite jumping out to a commanding lead, the Evansville BlueCats failed to hang on for the win last Saturday night against the Lexington Horsemen. The BlueCats held the lead for the first 59:11 of the game before falling behind 42-41 with 0:49 seconds remaining. The BlueCats had a chance to reclaim the lead on the final drive but a Brent Dearmon pass intended for Levron Williams was intercepted by Lexington's William Mulder to seal the outcome. The loss drops Evansville to (3-8) on the year.
The BlueCats took control of the game early, recovering the opening kickoff and scoring on a 29-yard touchdown pass to Levron Williams on the next play. Running back Michael Cosey would score 2 touchdowns and Deion Holts would record two safeties before the next touchdown pass to Levron Williams would put the BlueCats out in front 31-13 before halftime. However, the BlueCats offense would stall in the second half and the Horsemen managed to creep back into the game behind 4 second half touchdowns, the last one from Rayshawn Askew to put Lexington on top by one. On the final drive, Brent Dearmon rushed for 3 yards before tossing the interception on second down with just 11 seconds remaining.
Running back Michael Cosey scored 3 touchdowns (1 rushing, 2 receiving) for the BlueCats offense. Cosey finished the game with 28 yards rushing and 38 yards receiving. Quarterback Brent Dearmon went 9 for 21 with 4 touchdown passes and one interception. Levron Williams was the leading receiver for the BlueCats with 70 yards and 2 touchdowns on just 3 receptions.
Deion Holts had a big night for the BlueCats defense with 2 sacks, 2 safeties, and a blocked kick on the night. He finished the game with 5.5 tackles. AJ Bryant tallied 7 tackles and John Winchester recorded 6 tackles.
After two weeks at home, the Evansville BlueCats will be on the road for the next 3 weeks, starting this Saturday night when they travel to Sioux City, Iowa, to take on the Sioux City Bandits. Kickoff is set for 7:05pm. This game can be heard live on News-Talk 1280 WGBF-AM and on the web at 103GBFrocks.com. The BlueCats return home on Saturday, July 14th when they welcome the Bloomington Extreme. For single game tickets, please visit ticketmaster.com or contact the Roberts Stadium box office at (812) 476-1383 extension 25. For group ticket rates and to purchase the Cold Stone Creamery Family Four Pack, please contact the BlueCats office at (812) 437-CATS. For more information on the Evansville BlueCats, please visit the website at www.evansvillebluecats.com.
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