Nova Raptors 40, Vector Strikers 10

Week 2 · Regular season · round 20 · Thursday 8 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
VEC Vector Strikers	7	3	0	0	10
NVA Nova Raptors	14	10	3	13	40

Game recap

The Nova Raptors dominated from start to finish and beat the Vector Strikers 40-10 in round 20 of Week 2. The Raptors led by as many as 30 points.

The Strikers opened the scoring with a 2-yard touchdown run by Teo Briggs with 2:27 left in the first quarter. The Raptors led 24-10 at halftime. Then came the fourth quarter: a 33-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross for the Raptors (2:06 left, 30-10); a 50-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross for the Raptors (0:46 left, 33-10); a 6-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Bram Thorne for the Raptors (0:02 left, 40-10).

Top performer: Bram Thorne (WR, Raptors), with 1 carry for 17 yards; 9 catches for 109 yards and 2 TD. Elsewhere, Axel Stroud (Raptors) had 25 of 40 passing for 298 yards, 3 TD; 1 carry for 9 yards; Omari Fenn (Raptors) had 23 carries for 119 yards; 2 catches for 5 yards; Zion Whitaker (Raptors) had 10 catches for 131 yards and 1 TD; Teo Briggs (Strikers) had 7 carries for 34 yards and 1 TD.

Before kickoff, the Raptors' game plan was on offense: quick game vs the blitz, beat man coverage, take shots deep, target Ivo Norcross; on defense: bracket Nico Saint-Clair (Ivo Norcross finished with 3 catches for 30 yards). Meanwhile, the Strikers' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, throw it more, target Nico Saint-Clair; on defense: bracket Zion Whitaker (Nico Saint-Clair finished with 8 catches for 103 yards).

The Raptors move to 14-6 and the Strikers to 8-9-3 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	VEC-NVA
Q1 2:27	Strikers	A 2-yard touchdown run by Teo Briggs	7-0
Q1 1:49	Raptors	A 1-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Zion Whitaker	7-7
Q1 0:12	Raptors	A 2-yard touchdown run by Nils Coventry	7-14
Q2 1:16	Raptors	A 10-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Bram Thorne	7-21
Q2 0:36	Strikers	A 60-yard field goal by Adrien Lachance	10-21
Q2 0:00	Raptors	A 43-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross	10-24
Q3 1:05	Raptors	A 39-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross	10-27
Q4 2:06	Raptors	A 33-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross	10-30
Q4 0:46	Raptors	A 50-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross	10-33
Q4 0:02	Raptors	A 6-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Bram Thorne	10-40

Team stats

	VEC	NVA
Total yards	329	501
Passing yards	290	298
Rushing yards	39	203
Completions	22 of 50	25 of 40
Offensive plays	65	75
Third downs	2 of 11	4 of 12
Fourth downs	2 of 2	1 of 1
Turnovers	3	0
Sacks allowed	6	3
Time of possession	4:24	7:36

Vector Strikers box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Dax Holloway	22/50	290	0	3

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Teo Briggs	7	34	1	8
Dax Holloway	2	5	0	4

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TGT
Nico Saint-Clair	8	103	17
Elio Falkner	5	66	16
Adrien Yardley	4	61	6
Bastien Kincaid	5	60	6

Defense

Player	TK	PD
Ivo Falkner	11	0
Yannick Thorne	9	0
Cyrus Bellamy	8	2
Jonas Ingram	7	0
Cyrus Whitlock	7	0
Bram Brennan	6	4

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Adrien Lachance	1/1	60	0/0

Nova Raptors box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Axel Stroud	25/40	298	3	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Omari Fenn	23	119	0	23
Nils Coventry	5	34	1	13
Tariq Achebe	2	24	0	23
Bram Thorne	1	17	0	21

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Zion Whitaker	10	131	1	15
Bram Thorne	9	109	2	14
Ivo Norcross	3	30	0	3
Tariq Achebe	1	23	0	3

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Pavel Sandoval	0	5	0	0
Anders Delacroix	7	0	1	0
Zane Eriksen	5	0	1	3
Bastien Montague	3	0	1	1
Quentin Norcross	5	0	0	3
Quentin Brennan	5	0	0	2

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Adrien Norcross	4/4	50	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 Nova Raptors 40, Vector Strikers 10 on Snapline. More about the teams: Nova Raptors · Vector Strikers.