Forge Bison 31, Meridian Owls 28

Week 3 · Regular season · round 2 · Monday 12 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
MRD Meridian Owls	7	0	14	7	28
FRG Forge Bison	14	14	0	3	31

Game recap

The Forge Bison edged the Meridian Owls 31-28 in a one-score game in round 2 of Week 3. The go-ahead score came with 0:30 left in the first quarter.

The Bison opened the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown pass from Cole Ramsey to Hollis Grant with 2:41 left in the first quarter. The Bison led 28-7 at halftime. The fourth quarter brought a 38-yard field goal by Gideon Underwood for the Bison (2:36 left, 31-21); a 4-yard touchdown pass from Graham Ashby to Abel Thornbury for the Owls (1:05 left, 31-28).

The biggest swing of the game came with 0:22 left in the fourth quarter: a fumble by Tobin Marsh, recovered by the defense. It moved the Bison' chance of winning from 43% to 76%.

The standout was Deacon Mbeki (RB, Bison), with 25 carries for 96 yards and 2 TD; 3 catches for 46 yards. Elsewhere, Cole Ramsey (Bison) had 19 of 28 passing for 177 yards, 2 TD; Tariq Esposito (Bison) had 11 carries for 81 yards; Ivo Achebe (Bison) had 5 catches for 49 yards and 1 TD; Graham Ashby (Owls) had 21 of 32 passing for 211 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT.

Before kickoff, the Bison' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, target Ivo Achebe; on defense: bracket Abel Thornbury (Ivo Achebe finished with 5 catches for 49 yards and 1 TD). Meanwhile, the Owls' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Emeric Brennan; on defense: bracket Ivo Achebe (Emeric Brennan finished with 1 catch for 10 yards).

The Bison move to 2-0 and the Owls to 0-1-1 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	MRD-FRG
Q1 2:41	Bison	A 1-yard touchdown pass from Cole Ramsey to Hollis Grant	0-7
Q1 1:33	Owls	A 1-yard touchdown pass from Graham Ashby to Pavel Oyelaran	7-7
Q1 0:30	Bison	A 3-yard touchdown run by Deacon Mbeki	7-14
Q2 1:15	Bison	A 1-yard touchdown run by Deacon Mbeki	7-21
Q2 0:02	Bison	A 4-yard touchdown pass from Cole Ramsey to Ivo Achebe	7-28
Q3 1:12	Owls	A 12-yard touchdown pass from Graham Ashby to Tobin Marsh	14-28
Q3 0:48	Owls	A 17-yard touchdown pass from Graham Ashby to Tobin Marsh	21-28
Q4 2:36	Bison	A 38-yard field goal by Gideon Underwood	21-31
Q4 1:05	Owls	A 4-yard touchdown pass from Graham Ashby to Abel Thornbury	28-31

Team stats

	MRD	FRG
Total yards	306	354
Passing yards	211	177
Rushing yards	95	177
Completions	21 of 32	19 of 28
Offensive plays	50	66
Third downs	3 of 6	5 of 11
Fourth downs	0 of 1	2 of 3
Turnovers	2	1
Sacks allowed	2	2
Time of possession	5:01	6:59

Meridian Owls box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Graham Ashby	21/32	211	4	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Tobin Marsh	11	64	0	17
Adrien Oyelaran	5	31	0	9

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Abel Thornbury	7	68	1	11
Soren Oyelaran	6	56	0	6
Tobin Marsh	3	42	2	4
Pavel Oyelaran	4	35	1	6

Defense

Player	TK	PD
Orson Lachance	13	1
Adrien Montague	9	1
Adrien Zamora	8	0
Dorian Radcliffe	8	2
Cyrus Jovanovic	5	0
Elio Sandoval	5	0

Forge Bison box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Cole Ramsey	19/28	177	2	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Deacon Mbeki	25	96	2	20
Tariq Esposito	11	81	0	17

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Ivo Achebe	5	49	1	6
Deacon Mbeki	3	46	0	4
Adrien Montague	4	38	0	7
Nils Brennan	3	23	0	3

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Pavel Coventry	6	0	1	2
Soren Garrow	7	0	0	0
Dorian Oyelaran	6	0	0	0
Cassius Esposito	4	0	0	0
Dorian Draven	4	0	0	0
Lazlo Varga	0	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Gideon Underwood	1/1	38	0/0

Watch the replay

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