LAKE CHARLES - Acadiana Mudbugs defensive back Kimmee Lewis has been named the Southern Indoor Football League's Most Valuable Player for the inaugural 2009 season, it was announced today.
Lewis was a unanimous selection in the voting process conducted among team coaches and front offices, league staff and fan balloting that counted as one collective vote. Teams were not allowed to vote for their own coaches.
Except for the two Acadiana votes, Lewis received all 13 possible votes.
La. Swashbuckler defensive lineman John Paul Jones was runner-up with 12. Lewis also outdistanced Damien Huren and Sammy Knight of Louisiana and Houma's Derrick Patterson for defensive back of the year in the fan voting.
Lewis' performance in the SIFL inaugural game at Austin (three interceptions, one for a touchdown) set the tone for the season as he registered a pick in each of the Mudbugs' first nine games. He finished the season with a league-high 12 and also posted a key interception in last week's semifinal game at Austin.
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