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 | ||
Courtesy of the Tucson Sugar Skulls Media Department
