Meridian Owls 24, Axiom Falcons 19

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

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
AXM Axiom Falcons	7	2	3	7	19
MRD Meridian Owls	7	0	7	10	24

Game recap

The Meridian Owls edged the Axiom Falcons 24-19 in a one-score game in round 5 of Week 2. The go-ahead score came with 1:03 left in the third quarter.

The Owls opened the scoring with a 3-yard touchdown run by Adrien Oyelaran with 2:05 left in the first quarter. At the break the Falcons were up 9-7. Then came the fourth quarter: a 50-yard field goal by Zane Radcliffe for the Owls (2:05 left, 17-12); a 2-yard touchdown run by Adrien Oyelaran for the Owls (0:49 left, 24-12); a 14-yard touchdown pass from Callum Reyes to Milo Sterling for the Falcons (0:21 left, 24-19).

The play that tilted the game came with 1:03 left in the third quarter: a 19-yard touchdown pass from Graham Ashby to Abel Thornbury. It moved the Owls' chance of winning from 48% to 60%.

The standout was Tobin Marsh (RB, Owls), with 23 carries for 103 yards; 3 catches for 46 yards. Elsewhere, Graham Ashby (Owls) had 15 of 26 passing for 192 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; Adrien Oyelaran (Owls) had 9 carries for 36 yards and 2 TD; Emeric Brennan (Owls) had 4 catches for 48 yards; Callum Reyes (Falcons) had 26 of 39 passing for 260 yards, 2 TD; 1 carry for 10 yards.

Before kickoff, the Owls' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, target Abel Thornbury; on defense: bracket Milo Sterling (Abel Thornbury finished with 3 catches for 35 yards and 1 TD). Meanwhile, the Falcons' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, throw it more, target Ivo Thorne; on defense: bracket Abel Thornbury (Ivo Thorne finished with 5 catches for 62 yards and 1 TD).

The Owls move to 2-1-2 and the Falcons to 1-4 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	AXM-MRD
Q1 2:05	Owls	A 3-yard touchdown run by Adrien Oyelaran	0-7
Q1 1:18	Falcons	An 8-yard touchdown pass from Callum Reyes to Ivo Thorne	7-7
Q2 2:25	Falcons	A safety	9-7
Q3 1:54	Falcons	A 46-yard field goal by Bastien Radcliffe	12-7
Q3 1:03	Owls	A 19-yard touchdown pass from Graham Ashby to Abel Thornbury	12-14
Q4 2:05	Owls	A 50-yard field goal by Zane Radcliffe	12-17
Q4 0:49	Owls	A 2-yard touchdown run by Adrien Oyelaran	12-24
Q4 0:21	Falcons	A 14-yard touchdown pass from Callum Reyes to Milo Sterling	19-24

Team stats

	AXM	MRD
Total yards	299	331
Passing yards	260	192
Rushing yards	39	139
Completions	26 of 39	15 of 26
Offensive plays	59	61
Third downs	4 of 14	3 of 11
Fourth downs	1 of 2	2 of 2
Turnovers	0	1
Sacks allowed	6	3
Time of possession	5:06	6:54

Axiom Falcons box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Callum Reyes	26/39	260	2	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Idris Vaughn	9	18	15
Pavel Pellegrini	4	11	8
Callum Reyes	1	10	10

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Milo Sterling	10	103	1	15
Ivo Thorne	5	62	1	7
Nils Achebe	5	41	0	8
Idris Vaughn	4	39	0	6

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Elio Sandoval	10	0	0	0
Gideon Zamora	4	0	1	1
Matteo Hargrove	8	0	0	1
Anders Zamora	0	2	0	0
Emeric Montague	6	0	0	1
Roman Lachance	6	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Bastien Radcliffe	1/1	46	0/0

Meridian Owls box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Graham Ashby	15/26	192	1	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Tobin Marsh	23	103	0	24
Adrien Oyelaran	9	36	2	10

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Emeric Brennan	4	48	0	6
Tobin Marsh	3	46	0	5
Pavel Oyelaran	3	42	0	3
Abel Thornbury	3	35	1	5

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Gideon Quarles	0	3	0
Dorian Radcliffe	8	0	1
Bastien Delacroix	0	2	0
Cyrus Jovanovic	7	0	2
Elio Sandoval	6	0	0
Wendell Bellamy	5	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Zane Radcliffe	1/1	50	0/0

Watch the replay

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