Nova Raptors 35, Granite Grizzlies 10

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

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
GRZ Granite Grizzlies	3	0	0	7	10
NVA Nova Raptors	0	14	7	14	35

Game recap

The Nova Raptors overwhelmed the Granite Grizzlies 35-10 in round 1 of Week 2. The Raptors led by as many as 25 points.

The Grizzlies opened the scoring with a 35-yard field goal by Tariq Pellegrini with 1:56 left in the first quarter. At the break the Raptors were up 14-3. In the fourth quarter: a 12-yard touchdown pass from Reid Callahan to Marlon Esquivel for the Grizzlies (2:04 left, 21-10); a 4-yard touchdown run by Omari Fenn for the Raptors (0:52 left, 28-10); a 7-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Bram Thorne for the Raptors (0:07 left, 35-10).

Player of the game: Omari Fenn (RB, Raptors), with 20 carries for 120 yards and 2 TD; 2 catches for 17 yards. Elsewhere, Axel Stroud (Raptors) had 23 of 39 passing for 230 yards, 3 TD; Nils Coventry (Raptors) had 12 carries for 62 yards; Ivo Norcross (Raptors) had 7 catches for 96 yards; Jonah Whitfield (Grizzlies) had 15 carries for 69 yards; 5 catches for 68 yards.

Before kickoff, the Raptors' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, take shots deep, throw it more, target Zion Whitaker; on defense: bracket Bastien Lachance (Zion Whitaker finished with 5 catches for 50 yards). Meanwhile, the Grizzlies' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, target Bastien Lachance; on defense: bracket Zion Whitaker (Bastien Lachance finished with 3 catches for 54 yards).

The Raptors move to 1-0 and the Grizzlies to 0-1 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	GRZ-NVA
Q1 1:56	Grizzlies	A 35-yard field goal by Tariq Pellegrini	3-0
Q2 2:46	Raptors	A 4-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Bram Thorne	3-7
Q2 1:21	Raptors	A 3-yard touchdown run by Omari Fenn	3-14
Q3 0:38	Raptors	A 5-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Bram Thorne	3-21
Q4 2:04	Grizzlies	A 12-yard touchdown pass from Reid Callahan to Marlon Esquivel	10-21
Q4 0:52	Raptors	A 4-yard touchdown run by Omari Fenn	10-28
Q4 0:07	Raptors	A 7-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Bram Thorne	10-35

Team stats

	GRZ	NVA
Total yards	350	412
Passing yards	222	230
Rushing yards	128	182
Completions	17 of 32	23 of 39
Offensive plays	58	74
Third downs	3 of 8	6 of 12
Fourth downs	—	2 of 3
Turnovers	5	0
Sacks allowed	3	3
Time of possession	5:00	7:00

Granite Grizzlies box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Reid Callahan	17/32	222	1	3

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Jonah Whitfield	15	69	19
Fabian Norcross	7	57	16
Reid Callahan	1	2	2

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Jonah Whitfield	5	68	0	8
Bastien Lachance	3	54	0	4
Marlon Esquivel	6	50	1	9
Yannick Ingram	2	34	0	5

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Ivo Zamora	0	3	0
Cassius Castellan	9	0	1
Bram Bellamy	9	0	0
Dorian Whitlock	7	0	0
Adrien Jovanovic	7	0	0
Adrien Varga	6	0	3

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Tariq Pellegrini	1/1	35	0/0

Nova Raptors box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Axel Stroud	23/39	230	3	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Omari Fenn	20	120	2	15
Nils Coventry	12	62	0	18

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Ivo Norcross	7	96	0	8
Bram Thorne	7	51	3	13
Zion Whitaker	5	50	0	9
Omari Fenn	2	17	0	3

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Zane Eriksen	7	0	2	0
Bastien Montague	8	0	0	0
Quentin Brennan	8	0	0	1
Anders Delacroix	2	0	1	1
Kasimir Oyelaran	6	0	0	2
Pavel Sandoval	0	1	0	0

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