Bastion Panthers 24, Tidal Herons 23

Week 3 · Regular season · round 17 · Thursday 15 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
BST Bastion Panthers	0	14	7	3	24
TDL Tidal Herons	7	7	6	3	23

Game recap

The Bastion Panthers beat the Tidal Herons 24-23 in round 17 of Week 3, and they needed every second to do it. The decisive score was a 38-yard field goal by Wendell Yardley with 0:36 left in the fourth quarter.

The Herons opened the scoring with a 4-yard touchdown run by Isaiah Tran with 0:37 left in the first quarter. It was 14-14 at halftime. In the fourth quarter: a 21-yard field goal by Cassius Coventry for the Herons (1:08 left, 23-21); a 38-yard field goal by Wendell Yardley for the Panthers (0:36 left, 24-23).

The biggest swing of the game came with 0:22 left in the fourth quarter: an incomplete pass on fourth down. It moved the Panthers' chance of winning from 42% to 83%.

The standout was Elio Bellamy (TE, Panthers), with 12 catches for 133 yards and 2 TD. Elsewhere, Soren Hallberg (Herons) had 22 of 38 passing for 272 yards; 3 carries for 10 yards and 1 TD; Tariq Radcliffe (Herons) had 6 catches for 77 yards; Owen Castillo (Panthers) had 20 of 32 passing for 233 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT; 4 carries for 23 yards; Marcus Thibodeaux (Panthers) had 11 carries for 92 yards and 1 TD; 1 catch for 5 yards.

Before kickoff, the Herons' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, lean on the run, target Tariq Radcliffe; on defense: bracket Julian Asher (Tariq Radcliffe finished with 6 catches for 77 yards). Meanwhile, the Panthers' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Emeric Esposito; on defense: bracket Tariq Radcliffe (Emeric Esposito finished with 1 catch for 21 yards).

The Herons move to 8-9 and the Panthers to 10-5-2 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	BST-TDL
Q1 0:37	Herons	A 4-yard touchdown run by Isaiah Tran	0-7
Q2 2:46	Panthers	A 5-yard touchdown pass from Owen Castillo to Elio Bellamy	7-7
Q2 1:28	Herons	A 2-yard touchdown run by Soren Hallberg	7-14
Q2 0:02	Panthers	An 11-yard touchdown pass from Owen Castillo to Elio Bellamy	14-14
Q3 1:55	Herons	A 32-yard field goal by Cassius Coventry	14-17
Q3 0:59	Panthers	A 6-yard touchdown run by Marcus Thibodeaux	21-17
Q3 0:04	Herons	A 53-yard field goal by Cassius Coventry	21-20
Q4 1:08	Herons	A 21-yard field goal by Cassius Coventry	21-23
Q4 0:36	Panthers	A 38-yard field goal by Wendell Yardley	24-23

Team stats

	BST	TDL
Total yards	389	375
Passing yards	233	272
Rushing yards	156	103
Completions	20 of 32	22 of 38
Offensive plays	55	69
Third downs	3 of 6	6 of 13
Fourth downs	—	1 of 3
Turnovers	3	1
Sacks allowed	3	3
Time of possession	5:57	6:03

Bastion Panthers box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Owen Castillo	20/32	233	2	3

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Marcus Thibodeaux	11	92	1	13
Wendell Ashford	4	41	0	16
Owen Castillo	4	23	0	10
Elio Zamora	1	0	0	15

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Elio Bellamy	12	133	2	13
Elio Zamora	4	41	0	6
Julian Asher	2	33	0	5
Emeric Esposito	1	21	0	4

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Quentin Ashford	9	0	1
Hector Whitlock	9	0	0
Bram Zamora	9	0	1
Yannick Coventry	0	2	0
Orson Esposito	6	0	0
Elio Lachance	6	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Wendell Yardley	1/1	38	0/0

Tidal Herons box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Soren Hallberg	22/38	272	0	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Kasimir Radcliffe	6	44	0	11
Isaiah Tran	14	39	1	19
Quentin Esposito	4	14	0	11
Soren Hallberg	3	10	1	6

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TGT
Tariq Radcliffe	6	77	8
Isaiah Tran	6	68	8
Bram Zamora	4	55	7
Rafael Montiel	4	54	7

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Elio Lachance	8	0	1	0
Roman Underwood	6	0	1	1
Yannick Quarles	5	0	1	1
Cyrus Underwood	0	2	0	0
Gideon Esposito	7	0	0	0
Lazlo Draven	4	0	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Cassius Coventry	3/3	53	0/0

Watch the replay

Every play of this game can be replayed on the big screen, with the play calls, the win probability and the commentary: replay Bastion Panthers 24, Tidal Herons 23 on Snapline. More about the teams: Tidal Herons · Bastion Panthers.