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Nova Raptors 22, Meridian Owls 22

Week 3 · Regular season · round 15 · Wednesday 14 October 2026

Team1234Final
MRD Meridian Owls3130622
NVA Nova Raptors0061622

Game recap

The Nova Raptors and the Meridian Owls shared the points in round 15 of Week 3, finishing level at 22-22. Neither offense could find the winning score before the final whistle.

The Owls opened the scoring with a 39-yard field goal by Zane Radcliffe with 0:35 left in the first quarter. The Owls led 16-0 at halftime. The fourth quarter brought a safety for the Raptors (2:42 left, 16-8); a 7-yard touchdown run by Omari Fenn for the Raptors (2:01 left, 16-15); a 58-yard field goal by Zane Radcliffe for the Owls (1:19 left, 19-15); a 12-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Bram Thorne for the Raptors (0:54 left, 22-19); a 35-yard field goal by Zane Radcliffe for the Owls (0:00 left, 22-22).

The play that tilted the game came with 0:54 left in the fourth quarter: a 12-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Bram Thorne. It moved the Raptors' chance of winning from 50% to 72%.

Top performer: Tobin Marsh (RB, Owls), with 18 carries for 106 yards and 1 TD; 6 catches for 52 yards. Elsewhere, Axel Stroud (Raptors) had 27 of 42 passing for 280 yards, 1 TD; 3 carries for 24 yards; Omari Fenn (Raptors) had 11 carries for 70 yards and 1 TD; 1 catch for 4 yards; Zion Whitaker (Raptors) had 11 catches for 97 yards; Graham Ashby (Owls) had 22 of 30 passing for 191 yards; 2 carries for 14 yards.

Before kickoff, the Raptors' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, throw it more, target Ivo Norcross; on defense: bracket Abel Thornbury (Ivo Norcross finished with 3 catches for 35 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 4 catches for 33 yards).

The Raptors move to 6-8-1 and the Owls to 6-7-2 this week.

Scoring summary

TimeTeamPlayMRD-NVA
Q1 0:35OwlsA 39-yard field goal by Zane Radcliffe3-0
Q2 2:28OwlsA 43-yard field goal by Zane Radcliffe6-0
Q2 1:08OwlsA 19-yard touchdown run by Tobin Marsh13-0
Q2 0:00OwlsA 40-yard field goal by Zane Radcliffe16-0
Q3 1:50RaptorsA 43-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross16-3
Q3 0:33RaptorsA 41-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross16-6
Q4 2:42RaptorsA safety16-8
Q4 2:01RaptorsA 7-yard touchdown run by Omari Fenn16-15
Q4 1:19OwlsA 58-yard field goal by Zane Radcliffe19-15
Q4 0:54RaptorsA 12-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Bram Thorne19-22
Q4 0:00OwlsA 35-yard field goal by Zane Radcliffe22-22

Team stats

MRDNVA
Total yards341408
Passing yards191280
Rushing yards150128
Completions22 of 3027 of 42
Offensive plays5966
Third downs7 of 135 of 12
Fourth downs—0 of 1
Turnovers00
Sacks allowed34
Time of possession6:085:52

Meridian Owls box score

Passing

PlayerC/ATTYDSTDINT
Graham Ashby22/3019100

Rushing

PlayerCARYDSTDLNG
Tobin Marsh18106119
Adrien Oyelaran527012
Graham Ashby214011
Pavel Oyelaran13019

Receiving

PlayerRECYDSTDTGT
Emeric Brennan55406
Tobin Marsh65208
Pavel Oyelaran34104
Soren Oyelaran43306

Defense

PlayerTKSKINTPD
Cyrus Jovanovic13000
Adrien Montague11002
Wendell Achebe0200
Orson Lachance6000
Adrien Zamora5000
Wendell Bellamy5000

Kicking

PlayerFGLNGXP
Zane Radcliffe5/5580/0

Nova Raptors box score

Passing

PlayerC/ATTYDSTDINT
Axel Stroud27/4228010

Rushing

PlayerCARYDSTDLNG
Omari Fenn1170113
Axel Stroud324012
Nils Coventry42109
Tariq Achebe213017

Receiving

PlayerRECYDSTDTGT
Zion Whitaker1197015
Bram Thorne885112
Tariq Achebe45906
Ivo Norcross33504

Defense

PlayerTKSKINTPD
Zane Eriksen10000
Quentin Brennan8002
Quentin Norcross8001
Bastien Montague7000
Kasimir Oyelaran6000
Matteo Draven5000

Kicking

PlayerFGLNGXP
Adrien Norcross2/3430/0

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