Axiom Falcons 38, Nova Raptors 17

Week 3 · Regular season · round 7 · Tuesday 13 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
AXM Axiom Falcons	14	10	7	7	38
NVA Nova Raptors	10	7	0	0	17

Game recap

It was one-way traffic in round 7 of Week 3: the Axiom Falcons routed the Nova Raptors 38-17. The Falcons led by as many as 21 points.

The Raptors opened the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Tariq Achebe with 2:50 left in the first quarter. At the break the Falcons were up 24-17. Then came the fourth quarter: a 1-yard touchdown pass from Callum Reyes to Nils Achebe for the Falcons (1:47 left, 38-17).

The play that tilted the game came with 0:49 left in the third quarter: a fumble by Omari Fenn, recovered by the defense. It moved the Falcons' chance of winning from 65% to 82%.

Top performer: Idris Vaughn (RB, Falcons), with 23 carries for 125 yards and 1 TD; 8 catches for 121 yards. Elsewhere, Axel Stroud (Raptors) had 23 of 37 passing for 275 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; Omari Fenn (Raptors) had 11 carries for 80 yards and 1 TD; 1 catch for 13 yards; Zion Whitaker (Raptors) had 10 catches for 116 yards; Callum Reyes (Falcons) had 33 of 45 passing for 371 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT.

Before kickoff, the Raptors' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, throw it more, target Tariq Achebe; on defense: bracket Milo Sterling (Tariq Achebe finished with 2 catches for 23 yards and 1 TD). Meanwhile, the Falcons' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Ivo Thorne; on defense: bracket Zion Whitaker (Ivo Thorne finished with 5 catches for 60 yards).

The Raptors move to 2-5 and the Falcons to 2-2-3 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	AXM-NVA
Q1 2:50	Raptors	A 1-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Tariq Achebe	0-7
Q1 2:00	Falcons	A 10-yard touchdown run by Idris Vaughn	7-7
Q1 1:19	Raptors	A 30-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross	7-10
Q1 0:15	Falcons	A 3-yard touchdown pass from Callum Reyes to Nils Achebe	14-10
Q2 2:26	Raptors	A 7-yard touchdown run by Omari Fenn	14-17
Q2 0:47	Falcons	A 10-yard touchdown pass from Callum Reyes to Gideon Hargrove	21-17
Q2 0:03	Falcons	A 36-yard field goal by Bastien Radcliffe	24-17
Q3 0:00	Falcons	A 6-yard touchdown pass from Callum Reyes to Nils Achebe	31-17
Q4 1:47	Falcons	A 1-yard touchdown pass from Callum Reyes to Nils Achebe	38-17

Team stats

	AXM	NVA
Total yards	545	374
Passing yards	371	275
Rushing yards	174	99
Completions	33 of 45	23 of 37
Offensive plays	78	55
Third downs	10 of 14	5 of 9
Fourth downs	2 of 2	—
Turnovers	1	3
Sacks allowed	2	2
Time of possession	7:13	4:47

Axiom Falcons box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Callum Reyes	33/45	371	4	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Idris Vaughn	23	125	1	32
Pavel Pellegrini	8	49	0	18

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Idris Vaughn	8	121	0	10
Milo Sterling	7	82	0	8
Gideon Hargrove	6	63	1	7
Ivo Thorne	5	60	0	8

Defense

Player	TK	INT	PD
Emeric Montague	4	1	3
Matteo Hargrove	8	0	0
Hector Esposito	7	0	0
Ivo Eriksen	6	0	0
Elio Sandoval	5	0	0
Roman Lachance	4	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Bastien Radcliffe	1/1	36	0/0

Nova Raptors box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Axel Stroud	23/37	275	1	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Omari Fenn	11	80	1	21
Nils Coventry	5	19	0	11

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Zion Whitaker	10	116	0	12
Bram Thorne	5	89	0	8
Ivo Norcross	5	34	0	9
Tariq Achebe	2	23	1	3

Defense

Player	TK	INT	PD
Anders Delacroix	13	1	2
Zane Eriksen	9	0	0
Matteo Draven	9	0	0
Quentin Norcross	9	0	0
Quentin Brennan	8	0	1
Bastien Montague	6	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Adrien Norcross	1/1	30	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 Axiom Falcons 38, Nova Raptors 17 on Snapline. More about the teams: Nova Raptors · Axiom Falcons.