Citadel Rams 31, Bastion Panthers 24

Week 3 · Regular season · round 6 · Tuesday 13 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
BST Bastion Panthers	3	7	0	14	24
CTD Citadel Rams	7	14	10	0	31

Game recap

In a tight contest in round 6 of Week 3, the Citadel Rams beat the Bastion Panthers 31-24. The lead changed hands 3 times.

The Panthers opened the scoring with a 21-yard field goal by Wendell Yardley with 1:34 left in the first quarter. At the break the Rams were up 21-10. In the fourth quarter: a 2-yard touchdown pass from Owen Castillo to Julian Asher for the Panthers (1:59 left, 31-17); a 16-yard touchdown pass from Owen Castillo to Julian Asher for the Panthers (0:35 left, 31-24).

Player of the game: Calvin Booker (RB, Rams), with 21 carries for 114 yards and 3 TD; 3 catches for 60 yards. Elsewhere, Augustin Mercer-Hale (Rams) had 18 of 28 passing for 263 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT; 2 carries for 14 yards; Desmond Ashcroft (Rams) had 6 catches for 101 yards; Owen Castillo (Panthers) had 24 of 34 passing for 297 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; Marcus Thibodeaux (Panthers) had 13 carries for 55 yards and 1 TD; 6 catches for 73 yards.

Before kickoff, the Rams' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, target Ivo Yardley; on defense: bracket Julian Asher (Ivo Yardley finished with 6 catches for 83 yards and 1 TD). Meanwhile, the Panthers' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Emeric Esposito; on defense: bracket Desmond Ashcroft (Emeric Esposito finished with 2 catches for 26 yards).

The Rams move to 5-1 and the Panthers to 2-4 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	BST-CTD
Q1 1:34	Panthers	A 21-yard field goal by Wendell Yardley	3-0
Q1 0:07	Rams	A 4-yard touchdown run by Calvin Booker	3-7
Q2 2:34	Panthers	A 2-yard touchdown run by Marcus Thibodeaux	10-7
Q2 1:19	Rams	A 2-yard touchdown run by Calvin Booker	10-14
Q2 0:22	Rams	A 5-yard touchdown run by Calvin Booker	10-21
Q3 2:16	Rams	A 5-yard touchdown pass from Augustin Mercer-Hale to Ivo Yardley	10-28
Q3 0:56	Rams	A 36-yard field goal by Adrien Garrow	10-31
Q4 1:59	Panthers	A 2-yard touchdown pass from Owen Castillo to Julian Asher	17-31
Q4 0:35	Panthers	A 16-yard touchdown pass from Owen Castillo to Julian Asher	24-31

Team stats

	BST	CTD
Total yards	371	440
Passing yards	297	263
Rushing yards	74	177
Completions	24 of 34	18 of 28
Offensive plays	51	62
Third downs	5 of 9	5 of 8
Fourth downs	1 of 1	—
Turnovers	2	2
Sacks allowed	2	5
Time of possession	5:13	6:47

Bastion Panthers box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Owen Castillo	24/34	297	2	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Marcus Thibodeaux	13	55	1	31
Wendell Ashford	2	19	0	14

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Julian Asher	7	93	2	10
Marcus Thibodeaux	6	73	0	7
Elio Bellamy	6	65	0	7
Elio Zamora	3	40	0	3

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT
Elio Lachance	8	0	2
Quentin Ashford	9	0	0
Orson Esposito	9	0	0
Emeric Kincaid	0	2	0
Zane Ashford	0	2	0
Hector Whitlock	6	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Wendell Yardley	1/2	21	0/0

Citadel Rams box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Augustin Mercer-Hale	18/28	263	1	2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Calvin Booker	21	114	3	30
Ulric Draven	5	47	0	24
Augustin Mercer-Hale	2	14	0	8
Zane Delacroix	1	2	0	7

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Desmond Ashcroft	6	101	0	10
Ivo Yardley	6	83	1	7
Calvin Booker	3	60	0	3
Orson Ashford	1	12	0	4

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Gideon Falkner	9	0	1	0
Bastien Yardley	6	0	0	0
Valen Oyelaran	6	0	0	1
Pavel Falkner	5	0	0	0
Cyrus Ingram	4	0	0	1
Nils Quarles	0	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Adrien Garrow	1/1	36	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 Citadel Rams 31, Bastion Panthers 24 on Snapline. More about the teams: Citadel Rams · Bastion Panthers.