Citadel Rams 20, Onyx Hawks 14

Week 2 · Regular season · round 9 · Tuesday 6 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
CTD Citadel Rams	10	3	7	0	20
ONX Onyx Hawks	7	0	0	7	14

Game recap

The Citadel Rams edged the Onyx Hawks 20-14 in a one-score game in round 9 of Week 2. The go-ahead score came with 0:00 left in the first quarter.

The Rams opened the scoring with a 26-yard touchdown pass from Augustin Mercer-Hale to Desmond Ashcroft with 1:56 left in the first quarter. At the break the Rams were up 13-7. The fourth quarter brought a 4-yard touchdown pass from Wes Hadley to Lazlo Underwood for the Hawks (2:27 left, 20-14).

The key moment arrived with 1:07 left in the third quarter: an interception by Pavel Falkner off Wes Hadley. It moved the Rams' chance of winning from 66% to 82%.

Player of the game: Calvin Booker (RB, Rams), with 27 carries for 135 yards and 1 TD; 2 catches for 32 yards. Elsewhere, Wes Hadley (Hawks) had 18 of 29 passing for 203 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT; 1 carry for 4 yards; Bastian Kole (Hawks) had 17 carries for 82 yards; 1 catch for 3 yards; Elan Drummond (Hawks) had 6 catches for 71 yards and 1 TD; Augustin Mercer-Hale (Rams) had 22 of 31 passing for 258 yards, 1 TD; 1 carry for 7 yards.

Before kickoff, the Hawks' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, target Cyrus Garrow; on defense: bracket Desmond Ashcroft (Cyrus Garrow finished with 2 catches for 38 yards). Meanwhile, the Rams' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, target Orson Ashford; on defense: bracket Wendell Montague (Orson Ashford finished with 5 catches for 40 yards).

The Hawks move to 1-7-1 and the Rams to 8-1 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	CTD-ONX
Q1 1:56	Rams	A 26-yard touchdown pass from Augustin Mercer-Hale to Desmond Ashcroft	7-0
Q1 0:55	Hawks	An 11-yard touchdown pass from Wes Hadley to Elan Drummond	7-7
Q1 0:00	Rams	A 54-yard field goal by Adrien Garrow	10-7
Q2 1:07	Rams	A 27-yard field goal by Adrien Garrow	13-7
Q3 0:31	Rams	A 10-yard touchdown run by Calvin Booker	20-7
Q4 2:27	Hawks	A 4-yard touchdown pass from Wes Hadley to Lazlo Underwood	20-14

Team stats

	CTD	ONX
Total yards	443	299
Passing yards	258	203
Rushing yards	185	96
Completions	22 of 31	18 of 29
Offensive plays	69	49
Third downs	5 of 10	5 of 7
Fourth downs	2 of 3	—
Turnovers	2	4
Sacks allowed	4	0
Time of possession	7:43	4:17

Citadel Rams box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Augustin Mercer-Hale	22/31	258	1	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Calvin Booker	27	135	1	20
Ulric Draven	5	31	0	12
Zane Delacroix	1	12	0	18
Augustin Mercer-Hale	1	7	0	7

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Ivo Yardley	8	91	0	12
Desmond Ashcroft	4	68	1	6
Orson Ashford	5	40	0	6
Calvin Booker	2	32	0	2

Defense

Player	TK	INT	PD
Pavel Falkner	8	1	2
Bastien Yardley	4	1	0
Orson Sandoval	7	0	1
Valen Oyelaran	5	0	0
Gideon Falkner	5	0	2
Bram Brennan	4	0	2

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Adrien Garrow	2/3	54	0/0

Onyx Hawks box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Wes Hadley	18/29	203	2	2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Bastian Kole	17	82	9
Darius Eriksen	2	10	10
Wes Hadley	1	4	4

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Elan Drummond	6	71	1	9
Wendell Montague	5	52	0	8
Lazlo Underwood	4	39	1	5
Cyrus Garrow	2	38	0	6

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Soren Jovanovic	10	0	0
Gideon Radcliffe	8	0	0
Gideon Zamora	8	0	0
Elio Brennan	8	0	1
Pavel Pellegrini	8	0	1
Jonas Varga	0	2	0

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