Comet Stingrays 26, Cortex Foxes 24

Week 2 · Regular season · round 1 · Monday 5 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
CMT Comet Stingrays	3	7	6	10	26
CTX Cortex Foxes	0	10	7	7	24

Game recap

It came down to the final moments in round 1 of Week 2: the Comet Stingrays edged the Cortex Foxes 26-24. The decisive score was a 48-yard field goal by Quentin Whitlock with 0:40 left in the fourth quarter.

The Stingrays opened the scoring with a 44-yard field goal by Quentin Whitlock with 1:54 left in the first quarter. It was 10-10 at halftime. In the fourth quarter: a 2-yard touchdown run by Kian Morrow for the Foxes (2:14 left, 24-16); a 1-yard touchdown run by Keon Ashby-Grant for the Stingrays (1:30 left, 24-23); a 48-yard field goal by Quentin Whitlock for the Stingrays (0:40 left, 26-24).

The play that tilted the game came with 0:31 left in the fourth quarter: a 7-yard catch by Cassius Ashford on fourth down. It moved the Stingrays' chance of winning from 68% to 89%.

The standout was Keon Ashby-Grant (RB, Stingrays), with 20 carries for 97 yards and 2 TD; 2 catches for 30 yards. Elsewhere, Ezra Vale (Foxes) had 25 of 40 passing for 280 yards, 1 TD; 2 carries for 15 yards; Kian Morrow (Foxes) had 20 carries for 136 yards and 1 TD; 5 catches for 50 yards; Rafe Ellison (Foxes) had 9 catches for 72 yards and 1 TD; Darius Wolcott (Stingrays) had 19 of 33 passing for 180 yards, 1 INT; 4 carries for 19 yards.

Before kickoff, the Foxes' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Rafe Ellison; on defense: bracket Lior Bendavid (Rafe Ellison finished with 9 catches for 72 yards and 1 TD). Meanwhile, the Stingrays' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Lior Bendavid; on defense: bracket Rafe Ellison (Lior Bendavid finished with 8 catches for 70 yards).

The Foxes move to 0-1 and the Stingrays to 1-0 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	CMT-CTX
Q1 1:54	Stingrays	A 44-yard field goal by Quentin Whitlock	3-0
Q2 1:59	Foxes	A 52-yard field goal by Wendell Montague	3-3
Q2 0:28	Stingrays	A 1-yard touchdown run by Keon Ashby-Grant	10-3
Q2 0:00	Foxes	A 12-yard touchdown run by Fabian Esposito	10-10
Q3 2:18	Stingrays	A 20-yard field goal by Quentin Whitlock	13-10
Q3 1:40	Foxes	An 8-yard touchdown pass from Ezra Vale to Rafe Ellison	13-17
Q3 0:24	Stingrays	A 49-yard field goal by Quentin Whitlock	16-17
Q4 2:14	Foxes	A 2-yard touchdown run by Kian Morrow	16-24
Q4 1:30	Stingrays	A 1-yard touchdown run by Keon Ashby-Grant	23-24
Q4 0:40	Stingrays	A 48-yard field goal by Quentin Whitlock	26-24

Team stats

	CMT	CTX
Total yards	342	465
Passing yards	180	280
Rushing yards	162	185
Completions	19 of 33	25 of 40
Offensive plays	66	69
Third downs	8 of 15	5 of 12
Fourth downs	—	0 of 1
Turnovers	2	4
Sacks allowed	0	4
Time of possession	5:53	6:07

Comet Stingrays box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Darius Wolcott	19/33	180	0	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Keon Ashby-Grant	20	97	2	18
Cassius Thorne	1	20	0	20
Darius Wolcott	4	19	0	14
Darius Delacroix	6	19	0	7

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TGT
Lior Bendavid	8	70	13
Cassius Thorne	7	57	8
Keon Ashby-Grant	2	30	3
Ivo Hargrove	1	12	3

Defense

Player	TK	PD
Elio Coventry	8	2
Wendell Montague	7	0
Valen Castellan	7	0
Emeric Quarles	6	1
Darius Draven	5	2
Kasimir Achebe	5	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Quentin Whitlock	4/4	49	0/0

Cortex Foxes box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Ezra Vale	25/40	280	1	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Kian Morrow	20	136	1	22
Fabian Esposito	3	34	1	17
Ezra Vale	2	15	0	8

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Rafe Ellison	9	72	1	12
Zane Montague	4	68	0	6
Cassius Ashford	4	59	0	11
Kian Morrow	5	50	0	7

Defense

Player	TK	INT	PD
Roman Zamora	6	1	1
Elio Hargrove	8	0	1
Nils Lachance	8	0	1
Bram Brennan	8	0	0
Anders Sandoval	7	0	0
Valen Ingram	6	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Wendell Montague	1/1	52	0/0

Watch the replay

Every play of this game can be replayed on the big screen, with the play calls, the win probability and the commentary: replay Comet Stingrays 26, Cortex Foxes 24 on Snapline. More about the teams: Cortex Foxes · Comet Stingrays.