The Story of the WildCatters Football Team in Lafayette Louisiana

[gridiron]

Hah on the air.

[Rebel02]

If Mr. Bitter is calling these games for 1420, I may have to tune in to just listen to him. I could care less about the Wildcatters, but his calling of games is priceless. That AHS state championship game a few years ago was an epic radio call.

[El Sidonio]

I just hope they don't give him the live mic like they did at the first home game. Volume was way too loud and he just would NOT shut up. Occassional chants or cheers are ok, but this dude sounded like he was just talkin to hear his own voice. kinda annoying.

anyhoo, lemme stop raggin' on the guy and say that i do enjoy listening to him on teh radio, and i'm sure his play by play would be interesting to listen to.

GEAUX WILDCATTERS!!!!!!!!

God Bless

[ulforlife]

If Mr. Bitter is calling these games for 1420, I may have to tune in to just listen to him. I could care less about the Wildcatters, but his calling of games is priceless. That AHS state championship game a few years ago was an epic radio call.

Dude, it was amazing. Words can't describe, the guy just has a way about it. I still talk about it every now and then with a few of my co-workers

I agree, I'll tune in for sure

[Pirogue]

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 LAFAYETTE, LA (JUNE 12, 2010) – The Albany Panthers (7-2) of the Southern Indoor Football League failed to clinch home-field advantage after becoming another victim in the Cajun Dome losing to the Lafayette Wildcatters (5-4) on Saturday night 48-46.

Coming out of the gates quick, Albany’s scored on a Juan Bongarra uno and capitalized on a Jermaine Collins interception when quarterback Cecil Lester hit Offensive Player of the Week Clenton Rafe for the games first touchdown giving the Panthers an early 8-0 lead.

Following the interception, Lafayette quarterback Juan Joseph didn’t’ need long to regain his composure hooking up with Clevan White to get the Wildcatters on the board. Since taking over the starting duties, Joseph has led the Wildcatters on a magical ride and Saturday night was no different. Against the SIFL’s top ranked pass defense, he finished the night completing 20 of 31 passes for 225 yards and three touchdowns.

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  If home is where the heart is; the Lafayette Wildcatters (5-4) hearts are all in the Cajundome as the Wildcatters remained undefeated at home last Saturday, with a 48-46 win over the Albany Panthers (7-2).

Coach Skip Foster continues to be pleased with the Wildcatters performance, “There’s no doubt that we’re playing good football right now. But playing good football was our expectation.”

With last Saturday’s victory the Wildcatters have clinched a playoff berth, but now they are hungry for more, and that is a home playoff game. A win this week versus the Columbus Lions (6-3) would pull the Wildcatters in to a tie for second place in the league. The top two teams in the league host the opening round playoff games.

When the two teams met on April 24, 2010, the Wildcatters played one of their worse games of the season, a 54-26 loss. Coach Foster was quick to point out that the Lions and there Coach Jason Gibson had a hand in the Wildcatters poor performance. “Coach Gibson is a good football coach. He schemes very well, and they had a good plan in that game. This week we will have to be ready for some new looks on both offense and defense as Coach Gibson will change things up.”

The Lions got out to a 21-3 first quarter lead and never looked back. Columbus’ domination included 4 sacks and 4 interceptions. Lions’ quarterback Chris McCoy had a good game throwing the ball, going 19 of 37 for 257 yards and 5 touchdowns. Four different receivers caught touchdown passes, lead by Tirone Morris who had 2 touchdown catches.

This week’s game will match the two leaders in interceptions in the Southern Indoor Football League, in Columbus’ cornerback, Damian “Nighthawk” Daniels, who has 11 interceptions, and Wildcatter’s middle safety and current SIFL Defensive Player of the Week, Clarence Pendleton. Pendleton has 9 interceptions, 2 returned for touchdowns, and 151 yards in return yardage. “Nighthawk” Daniels moved in to an elite category on Saturday, June 5th, as he intercepted his 50th pass in indoor football.

Kickoff is slated for 7:05 p.m. but Wildcatter management encourages everyone to get to the Cajundome early for the pyrotechnics show before the game. The Wildcatters close out their season next Saturday on the road at the Louisiana Swashbucklers. Tickets are available at the Cajundome box office.

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If the conference calls among Southern Indoor Football League coaches and owners are any indication, the Columbus Lions’ first season in the league has been a success. Rather than crunching budget numbers and dealing ...

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  In what proved to be the last home game for the Lafayette Wildcatters this season, it came down to a last gasp 53-yard field goal by former UL placekicker Sean Comiskey.

But the kick would fall short, and so would the Wildcatters' comeback attempt as Columbus escaped with a 58-55 victory in Southern Indoor Football League action Saturday night in the Cajundome.

In losing their first home game after five victories, Lafayette fell to 5-5 on the season and Columbus improved to 7-3. Lafayette will not finish in the top two in the league standings and won't be able to host a potential playoff game.

Columbus clinched the two seed and Albany will be the No. 1 seed.

Lafayette will play next week in Lake Charles when it takes on the Louisiana Swashbucklers. The Wildcatters have beaten the Swashbucklers twice this season — 59-52 and 63-47.

But for the second time this season, the Wildcatters were unable to defeat the Columbus Lions, although this game was a lot closer than the earlier 54-26 loss.

Even though the game ended 58-55, the only time the Wildcatters led was early on when they used a point on the opening kickoff and a field goal by Comiskey to take a 4-0 lead.

Columbus came right back and took only five plays for their first score, a 29-yard pass from quarterback Chris McCoy to receiver Lonnell DeWalt for a 7-4 lead. It would turn out to be a lead they would not relinquish.

The 6-foot-7 DeWalt, who played collegiately at Kentucky, would continue to haunt the Wildcatters throughout the game, finishing with 10 catches for 190 yards and four touchdowns.

Lafayette was without its top defensive back, middle safety Clarence Pendleton, and Columbus was able to use it to their advantage.

The Lions opened up their biggest lead of the game at 33-12 and maintained a comfortable 36-19 lead by halftime.

The Wildcatters were able to cut it to three points twice in the second half, but could never grab back the lead.

Despite the loss, Lafayette quarterback Juan Joseph had a stellar performance. The 6-2, 195-pounder from Millsaps College threw five touchdown passes and also ran one in from seven yards out. Clyde Edwards from Grambling was his main target, catching 10 passes for 132 yards and three scores.

Columbus finished with 338 yards total offense to Lafayette's 241. The game was also a sloppy affair throughout as the two teams combined for 23 penalties for 208 yards.

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In what proved to be the last home game for the Lafayette Wildcatters this season, it came down to a last gasp 53-yard field goal by former UL placekicker Sean Comiskey. But the kick would fall short, and so would the ...

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LAKE CHARLES, LA (JUNE 22, 2010) - The Southern Indoor Football League enters its final weekend of the regular season with its top two teams, the Albany Panthers (8-2) and the Columbus Lions (7-3), pitted against one ...

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Columbus Lions wide receiver Lonnell Dewalt, Albany Panthers linebacker Larry Edwards, and Columbus Lions kicker Trey Crum have been named as the Southern Indoor Football Leagues Offensive, Defensive, and Special Teams ...

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