Forge Bison 34, Spark Kestrels 14

Week 4 · Regular season · round 9 · Tuesday 20 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
FRG Forge Bison	7	17	3	7	34
SPK Spark Kestrels	0	0	7	7	14

Game recap

The Forge Bison took care of the Spark Kestrels 34-14 in round 9 of Week 4. They led by as many as 24 points.

The Bison opened the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run by Tariq Esposito with 0:47 left in the first quarter. At the break the Bison were up 24-0. The fourth quarter brought a 6-yard touchdown pass from Eli Varga-Stone to Jaylen Osei for the Kestrels (3:54 left, 27-14); a 1-yard touchdown run by Tariq Esposito for the Bison (0:55 left, 34-14).

Player of the game: Ivo Achebe (TE, Bison), with 10 catches for 127 yards and 1 TD. Elsewhere, Eli Varga-Stone (Kestrels) had 21 of 35 passing for 204 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 1 carry for -5 yards; Jaylen Osei (Kestrels) had 7 catches for 78 yards and 1 TD; Cole Ramsey (Bison) had 18 of 23 passing for 241 yards, 2 TD; Deacon Mbeki (Bison) had 22 carries for 156 yards; 2 catches for 13 yards.

Before kickoff, the Kestrels' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, take shots deep, target Bastien Radcliffe; on defense: bracket Ivo Achebe (Bastien Radcliffe finished with 3 catches for 33 yards and 1 TD). Meanwhile, the Bison' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, lean on the run, target Ivo Achebe; on defense: bracket Jaylen Osei (Ivo Achebe finished with 10 catches for 127 yards and 1 TD).

The Kestrels move to 2-6-1 and the Bison to 5-4 this week. The coaches went for it on fourth down once, and it worked.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	FRG-SPK
Q1 0:47	Bison	A 1-yard touchdown run by Tariq Esposito (extra point)	7-0
Q2 2:55	Bison	A 15-yard touchdown pass from Cole Ramsey to Adrien Montague (extra point)	14-0
Q2 1:12	Bison	A 6-yard touchdown pass from Cole Ramsey to Ivo Achebe (extra point)	21-0
Q2 0:08	Bison	A 39-yard field goal by Gideon Underwood	24-0
Q3 2:47	Kestrels	A 7-yard touchdown pass from Eli Varga-Stone to Bastien Radcliffe (extra point)	24-7
Q3 1:07	Bison	A 24-yard field goal by Gideon Underwood	27-7
Q4 3:54	Kestrels	A 6-yard touchdown pass from Eli Varga-Stone to Jaylen Osei (extra point)	27-14
Q4 0:55	Bison	A 1-yard touchdown run by Tariq Esposito (extra point)	34-14

Team stats

	FRG	SPK
Total yards	461	217
Passing yards	241	204
Rushing yards	220	13
Completions	18 of 23	21 of 35
Offensive plays	59	48
Third downs	3 of 5	3 of 10
Fourth downs	—	1 of 1
Turnovers	1	1
Sacks allowed	2	5
Time of possession	10:38	5:22

Forge Bison box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Cole Ramsey	18/23	241	2	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Deacon Mbeki	22	156	0	18
Tariq Esposito	12	64	2	14

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Ivo Achebe	10	127	1	11
Hollis Grant	3	64	0	3
Adrien Montague	3	37	1	5
Deacon Mbeki	2	13	0	3

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Dorian Oyelaran	10	0	0	3
Lazlo Varga	0	2	0	0
Cassius Esposito	1	0	1	0
Yannick Thorne	5	0	0	0
Ivo Montague	4	0	0	0
Anders Radcliffe	0	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Gideon Underwood	2/2	39	4/4

Spark Kestrels box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Eli Varga-Stone	21/35	204	2	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Malachi Reed	6	9	23
Lazlo Zamora	1	9	17
Eli Varga-Stone	1	-5	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Jaylen Osei	7	78	1	14
Lazlo Zamora	4	41	0	5
Bastien Radcliffe	3	33	1	5
Malachi Reed	4	26	0	4

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Kasimir Castellan	29	0	1
Orson Bellamy	0	2	0
Tariq Brennan	6	0	0
Darius Coventry	4	0	0
Valen Pellegrini	3	0	0
Ulric Ashford	3	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Orson Jovanovic	0/0	0	2/2

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 Forge Bison 34, Spark Kestrels 14 on Snapline. More about the teams: Spark Kestrels · Forge Bison.