EBY RECEIVES IFL HONORS
A new face on the Billings Outlaws field has already caught the eye of the Indoor Football League. In the following press release, issued by the IFL office yesterday, Eby is recognized for his outstanding performance against the Sioux City Bandits on Sunday.
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IFL ANNOUNCES FIRST PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 2009
Richmond, VA: With one weekend in the record books and teams preparing for more IFL action the IFL league office released its first Players Of The Week today. With over 133 games to be played this season the IFL is set for many record breaking performances and the first week of play was a good insight as to the quality of players located on IFL team rosters around the country.
WEEK ONE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - TERENCE BRYANT / SIOUX FALLS STORM
It didn't take QB Terence Bryant long to show that he is already in championship form. The veteran Storm quarterback threw for 5 touchdowns as the Storm won an exciting victory over the Bloomington Extreme 50-47 in Bloomington.
Bryant found the mark 25 times in 35 attempts and threw his longest touchdown of the night to Brent Little for 27 yards.
WEEK ONE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - MICHAEL EBY / BILLINGS OUTLAWS
Eby anchored the Billings Outlaws defense by intercepting 2 Sioux City passes in a lopsided victory over the Bandits. The Outlaws defense was impressive with Eby leading the way with a total of 4 tackles, 2 pass break ups and 2 interceptions returned for 34 yards.
WEEK ONE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK - LAROCHE JACKSON- BLOOMINGTON EXTREME
Laroche Jackson made no mistake in letting everyone know that he came to play in Bloomington on March 14. The home town crowd saw this Extreme player all over the field. Larches' special team play helped keep Bloomington in the game until the very end by returning kicks and making tackles every chance he got. Jackson finished the game with 2 kick returns for 49 yards averaging 24.5 yards per return along with 116 all purpose yards and assisted in 8 tackles and had 4 solo tackles. He also had 1 interception defensively.
Week two starts up Thursday night when the Sioux Falls Storm travel to Rochester to take on the Rochester Raiders. Game time is 7:00 PM. For more information contact the IFL league office by calling 804-643-7277 or visit the web site at www.GoIFL.com.