Nova Raptors 27, Meridian Owls 14

Week 2 · Regular season · round 15 · Wednesday 7 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
MRD Meridian Owls	0	14	0	0	14
NVA Nova Raptors	3	3	0	21	27

Game recap

The Nova Raptors came back to beat the Meridian Owls 27-14 in round 15 of Week 2. They trailed by as many as 11 points, and their chance of winning dropped as low as 15%.

The Raptors opened the scoring with a 51-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross with 1:39 left in the first quarter. The Owls led 14-6 at halftime. In the fourth quarter: a 12-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Ivo Norcross for the Raptors (2:55 left, 14-13); a 6-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Tariq Achebe for the Raptors (1:56 left, 20-14); a 5-yard touchdown run by Nils Coventry for the Raptors (0:09 left, 27-14).

The standout was Axel Stroud (QB, Raptors), with 24 of 32 passing for 271 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 4 carries for 29 yards. Elsewhere, Omari Fenn (Raptors) had 13 carries for 93 yards; 1 catch for -1 yard; Bram Thorne (Raptors) had 9 catches for 123 yards; Graham Ashby (Owls) had 19 of 28 passing for 199 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 1 carry for 9 yards; Tobin Marsh (Owls) had 17 carries for 66 yards; 6 catches for 63 yards and 1 TD.

Before kickoff, the Raptors' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, throw it more, target Bram Thorne; on defense: bracket Abel Thornbury (Bram Thorne finished with 9 catches for 123 yards). Meanwhile, the Owls' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, target Soren Oyelaran; on defense: bracket Zion Whitaker (Soren Oyelaran finished with 2 catches for 26 yards).

The Raptors move to 10-5 and the Owls to 5-7-3 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	MRD-NVA
Q1 1:39	Raptors	A 51-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross	0-3
Q2 2:45	Owls	A 4-yard touchdown pass from Graham Ashby to Abel Thornbury	7-3
Q2 0:50	Owls	A 3-yard touchdown pass from Graham Ashby to Tobin Marsh	14-3
Q2 0:00	Raptors	A 32-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross	14-6
Q4 2:55	Raptors	A 12-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Ivo Norcross	14-13
Q4 1:56	Raptors	A 6-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Tariq Achebe	14-20
Q4 0:09	Raptors	A 5-yard touchdown run by Nils Coventry	14-27

Team stats

	MRD	NVA
Total yards	283	420
Passing yards	199	271
Rushing yards	84	149
Completions	19 of 28	24 of 32
Offensive plays	56	59
Third downs	7 of 14	4 of 8
Fourth downs	1 of 2	—
Turnovers	2	2
Sacks allowed	2	3
Time of possession	6:22	5:38

Meridian Owls box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Graham Ashby	19/28	199	2	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Tobin Marsh	17	66	20
Graham Ashby	1	9	9
Adrien Oyelaran	8	9	6

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Tobin Marsh	6	63	1	8
Abel Thornbury	5	48	1	8
Emeric Brennan	4	39	0	6
Soren Oyelaran	2	26	0	3

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Adrien Montague	12	0	0	0
Dorian Radcliffe	7	0	1	0
Dorian Brennan	0	2	0	0
Orson Lachance	6	0	0	1
Wendell Bellamy	5	0	0	0
Elio Sandoval	5	0	0	1

Nova Raptors box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Axel Stroud	24/32	271	2	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Omari Fenn	13	93	0	18
Axel Stroud	4	29	0	11
Nils Coventry	6	20	1	6
Tariq Achebe	1	7	0	7

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Bram Thorne	9	123	0	11
Zion Whitaker	8	98	0	9
Ivo Norcross	5	45	1	7
Tariq Achebe	1	6	1	2

Defense

Player	TK	INT	PD
Bastien Montague	10	0	0
Matteo Draven	5	1	1
Zane Eriksen	8	0	0
Anders Delacroix	6	0	0
Kasimir Oyelaran	5	0	0
Quentin Brennan	4	0	3

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Adrien Norcross	2/2	51	0/0

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