Axiom Falcons 42, Apex Vipers 24

Week 3 · Regular season · round 16 · Thursday 15 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
APX Apex Vipers	3	7	7	7	24
AXM Axiom Falcons	14	7	7	14	42

Game recap

The Axiom Falcons outscored the Apex Vipers 42-24 in a high-scoring game in round 16 of Week 3. The teams combined for 66 points.

The Falcons opened the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run by Pavel Pellegrini with 2:20 left in the first quarter. The Falcons led 21-10 at halftime. The fourth quarter brought a 2-yard touchdown pass from Mason Okafor-Reid to Wendell Garrow for the Vipers (2:25 left, 28-24); a 15-yard touchdown pass from Callum Reyes to Ivo Thorne for the Falcons (1:42 left, 35-24); an 11-yard touchdown pass from Callum Reyes to Milo Sterling for the Falcons (0:26 left, 42-24).

Player of the game: Idris Vaughn (RB, Falcons), with 24 carries for 139 yards and 2 TD; 2 catches for 20 yards. Elsewhere, Callum Reyes (Falcons) had 34 of 46 passing for 390 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT; Pavel Pellegrini (Falcons) had 7 carries for 37 yards and 1 TD; Ivo Thorne (Falcons) had 12 catches for 168 yards and 1 TD; Mason Okafor-Reid (Vipers) had 27 of 38 passing for 223 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT; 2 carries for 9 yards; 1 catch for -7 yards.

Before kickoff, the Falcons' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, take shots deep, throw it more, target Ivo Thorne; on defense: bracket Wendell Garrow (Ivo Thorne finished with 12 catches for 168 yards and 1 TD). Meanwhile, the Vipers' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, target Wendell Garrow; on defense: bracket Milo Sterling (Wendell Garrow finished with 9 catches for 68 yards and 1 TD).

The Falcons move to 8-5-3 and the Vipers to 9-5-2 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	APX-AXM
Q1 2:20	Falcons	A 1-yard touchdown run by Pavel Pellegrini	0-7
Q1 1:04	Falcons	A 4-yard touchdown run by Idris Vaughn	0-14
Q1 0:19	Vipers	A 47-yard field goal by Kasimir Eriksen	3-14
Q2 2:21	Falcons	An 11-yard touchdown run by Idris Vaughn	3-21
Q2 0:43	Vipers	A 13-yard touchdown run by Luther Banks	10-21
Q3 1:16	Vipers	A 6-yard touchdown pass from Mason Okafor-Reid to Pavel Garrow	17-21
Q3 0:10	Falcons	A 4-yard touchdown pass from Callum Reyes to Milo Sterling	17-28
Q4 2:25	Vipers	A 2-yard touchdown pass from Mason Okafor-Reid to Wendell Garrow	24-28
Q4 1:42	Falcons	A 15-yard touchdown pass from Callum Reyes to Ivo Thorne	24-35
Q4 0:26	Falcons	An 11-yard touchdown pass from Callum Reyes to Milo Sterling	24-42

Team stats

	APX	AXM
Total yards	307	558
Passing yards	223	390
Rushing yards	84	168
Completions	27 of 38	34 of 46
Offensive plays	55	80
Third downs	2 of 10	9 of 13
Fourth downs	0 of 1	—
Turnovers	4	4
Sacks allowed	4	2
Time of possession	4:53	7:07

Apex Vipers box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Mason Okafor-Reid	27/38	223	2	2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Luther Banks	8	58	1	13
Nils Yardley	3	17	0	7
Mason Okafor-Reid	2	9	0	5

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Pavel Garrow	6	100	1	9
Wendell Garrow	9	68	1	10
Ravi Castellano	5	35	0	8
Luther Banks	5	25	0	6

Defense

Player	TK	INT	PD
Soren Falkner	9	2	1
Wendell Pellegrini	13	0	0
Matteo Zamora	11	0	0
Jonas Draven	10	0	0
Nils Ashford	7	0	0
Fabian Lachance	6	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Kasimir Eriksen	1/1	47	0/0

Axiom Falcons box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Callum Reyes	34/46	390	3	2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Idris Vaughn	24	139	2	20
Pavel Pellegrini	7	37	1	12
Gideon Hargrove	1	-8	0	12

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Ivo Thorne	12	168	1	16
Nils Achebe	5	83	0	7
Milo Sterling	10	79	2	12
Gideon Hargrove	5	40	0	5

Defense

Player	TK	INT	PD
Matteo Hargrove	6	1	0
Emeric Montague	7	0	1
Ivo Eriksen	7	0	0
Gideon Zamora	7	0	0
Roman Lachance	1	1	0
Elio Sandoval	5	0	0

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