Apex Vipers 28, Forge Bison 17

Week 3 · Regular season · round 13 · Wednesday 14 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
FRG Forge Bison	7	0	0	10	17
APX Apex Vipers	7	14	0	7	28

Game recap

The Apex Vipers earned a 28-17 win over the Forge Bison in round 13 of Week 3. They led by as many as 14 points. Few expected it: the pregame odds gave the Vipers a 36% chance.

The Vipers opened the scoring with a 26-yard touchdown pass from Mason Okafor-Reid to Wendell Garrow with 2:33 left in the first quarter. The Vipers led 21-7 at halftime. In the fourth quarter: a 10-yard touchdown pass from Cole Ramsey to Hollis Grant for the Bison (2:33 left, 21-14); an 8-yard touchdown run by Nils Yardley for the Vipers (1:45 left, 28-14); a 41-yard field goal by Gideon Underwood for the Bison (1:00 left, 28-17).

The biggest swing of the game came with 1:36 left in the first quarter: an incomplete pass on fourth down. It moved the Vipers' chance of winning from 47% to 60%.

The standout was Mason Okafor-Reid (QB, Vipers), with 30 of 38 passing for 303 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 3 carries for 23 yards. Elsewhere, Luther Banks (Vipers) had 18 carries for 82 yards and 1 TD; 2 catches for -1 yard; Pavel Garrow (Vipers) had 9 catches for 109 yards; Cole Ramsey (Bison) had 19 of 31 passing for 218 yards, 2 TD; Deacon Mbeki (Bison) had 15 carries for 81 yards; 1 catch for 4 yards.

Before kickoff, the Vipers' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Pavel Garrow; on defense: bracket Ivo Achebe (Pavel Garrow finished with 9 catches for 109 yards). Meanwhile, the Bison' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Adrien Montague; on defense: bracket Wendell Garrow (Adrien Montague finished with 4 catches for 32 yards).

The Vipers move to 9-3-1 and the Bison to 6-7 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	FRG-APX
Q1 2:33	Vipers	A 26-yard touchdown pass from Mason Okafor-Reid to Wendell Garrow	0-7
Q1 0:00	Bison	A 9-yard touchdown pass from Cole Ramsey to Ivo Achebe	7-7
Q2 2:08	Vipers	A 1-yard touchdown run by Luther Banks	7-14
Q2 0:49	Vipers	A 5-yard touchdown pass from Mason Okafor-Reid to Emeric Castellan	7-21
Q4 2:33	Bison	A 10-yard touchdown pass from Cole Ramsey to Hollis Grant	14-21
Q4 1:45	Vipers	An 8-yard touchdown run by Nils Yardley	14-28
Q4 1:00	Bison	A 41-yard field goal by Gideon Underwood	17-28

Team stats

	FRG	APX
Total yards	344	452
Passing yards	218	303
Rushing yards	126	149
Completions	19 of 31	30 of 38
Offensive plays	56	68
Third downs	5 of 11	5 of 10
Fourth downs	1 of 3	2 of 4
Turnovers	1	1
Sacks allowed	5	2
Time of possession	5:24	6:36

Forge Bison box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Cole Ramsey	19/31	218	2	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Deacon Mbeki	15	81	0	12
Tariq Esposito	5	45	0	19

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Ivo Achebe	6	99	1	7
Hollis Grant	6	55	1	13
Adrien Montague	4	32	0	6
Nils Brennan	2	28	0	2

Defense

Player	TK	INT	PD
Dorian Oyelaran	9	1	0
Yannick Thorne	11	0	0
Dorian Draven	8	0	1
Soren Garrow	8	0	1
Cassius Esposito	8	0	0
Pavel Coventry	7	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Gideon Underwood	1/1	41	0/0

Apex Vipers box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Mason Okafor-Reid	30/38	303	2	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Luther Banks	18	82	1	16
Nils Yardley	5	36	1	11
Mason Okafor-Reid	3	23	0	11
Emeric Castellan	2	8	0	13

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Pavel Garrow	9	109	0	10
Ravi Castellano	8	84	0	13
Wendell Garrow	7	76	1	8
Emeric Castellan	4	35	1	4

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Elio Hargrove	0	2	0
Orson Whitlock	0	2	0
Soren Falkner	7	0	0
Jonas Draven	7	0	1
Nils Ashford	5	0	0
Matteo Zamora	5	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Kasimir Eriksen	0/1	0	0/0

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