Zephyr Condors 28, Cipher Lynx 24

Week 2 · Conference final · Saturday 10 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
CPH Cipher Lynx	14	3	0	7	24
ZPH Zephyr Condors	7	0	14	7	28

Game recap

The Zephyr Condors came back to beat the Cipher Lynx 28-24 in the Frontier final of Week 2. They trailed by as many as 10 points, and their chance of winning dropped as low as 22%.

The Lynx opened the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run by Ezekiel Hart with 1:48 left in the first quarter. At the break the Lynx were up 17-7. Then came the fourth quarter: an 8-yard touchdown pass from Lane Whitaker to Fabian Brennan for the Condors (2:32 left, 28-17); a 9-yard touchdown pass from Kai Navarro to Ezekiel Hart for the Lynx (0:12 left, 28-24).

Top performer: Lane Whitaker (QB, Condors), with 24 of 41 passing for 277 yards, 4 TD; 3 carries for 13 yards. Elsewhere, Andre Solis (Condors) had 17 carries for 128 yards; 4 catches for 22 yards and 1 TD; Quincy Holloway-Ames (Condors) had 5 catches for 82 yards and 2 TD; Kai Navarro (Lynx) had 23 of 38 passing for 246 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 7 carries for 55 yards; Bram Pellegrini (Lynx) had 1 carry for -1 yard; 8 catches for 81 yards.

Before kickoff, the Condors' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Quincy Holloway-Ames; on defense: bracket Luca Benedetti (Quincy Holloway-Ames finished with 5 catches for 82 yards and 2 TD). Meanwhile, the Lynx' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Bram Pellegrini; on defense: bracket Quincy Holloway-Ames (Bram Pellegrini finished with 1 carry for -1 yard; 8 catches for 81 yards).

The Condors advance to the Grand Final; the Lynx' week is over.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	CPH-ZPH
Q1 1:48	Lynx	A 1-yard touchdown run by Ezekiel Hart	7-0
Q1 0:55	Condors	An 8-yard touchdown pass from Lane Whitaker to Andre Solis	7-7
Q1 0:05	Lynx	A 5-yard touchdown run by Orson Achebe	14-7
Q2 0:22	Lynx	A 41-yard field goal by Orson Thorne	17-7
Q3 1:27	Condors	A 20-yard touchdown pass from Lane Whitaker to Quincy Holloway-Ames	17-14
Q3 0:29	Condors	A 17-yard touchdown pass from Lane Whitaker to Quincy Holloway-Ames	17-21
Q4 2:32	Condors	An 8-yard touchdown pass from Lane Whitaker to Fabian Brennan	17-28
Q4 0:12	Lynx	A 9-yard touchdown pass from Kai Navarro to Ezekiel Hart	24-28

Team stats

	CPH	ZPH
Total yards	390	431
Passing yards	246	277
Rushing yards	144	154
Completions	23 of 38	24 of 41
Offensive plays	68	67
Third downs	4 of 12	2 of 10
Fourth downs	1 of 1	1 of 1
Turnovers	2	1
Sacks allowed	4	4
Time of possession	5:57	6:03

Cipher Lynx box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Kai Navarro	23/38	246	1	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Kai Navarro	7	55	0	14
Ezekiel Hart	8	45	1	16
Orson Achebe	7	17	1	7
Pavel Thorne	2	15	0	11

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TGT
Bram Pellegrini	8	81	10
Luca Benedetti	5	77	12
Pavel Thorne	6	38	8
Zane Lachance	2	25	4

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Jonas Sandoval	10	0	1
Wendell Kincaid	8	0	0
Elio Coventry	7	0	1
Valen Garrow	5	0	0
Jonas Ingram	5	0	1
Emeric Jovanovic	0	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Orson Thorne	1/1	41	0/0

Zephyr Condors box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Lane Whitaker	24/41	277	4	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Andre Solis	17	128	18
Lane Whitaker	3	13	5
Yannick Delacroix	2	13	9

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Quincy Holloway-Ames	5	82	2	9
Valen Radcliffe	7	76	0	13
Fabian Brennan	7	76	1	8
Andre Solis	4	22	1	5

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Quentin Whitlock	8	0	1	1
Gideon Zamora	11	0	0	0
Kasimir Coventry	0	2	0	0
Jonas Sandoval	0	2	0	0
Nils Jovanovic	7	0	0	0
Dorian Varga	6	0	0	0

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