Tidal Herons 27, Nova Raptors 20

Week 4 · Regular season · round 21 · Friday 23 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
NVA Nova Raptors	0	3	10	7	20
TDL Tidal Herons	3	14	3	7	27

Game recap

The Tidal Herons held off the Nova Raptors 27-20 in round 21 of Week 4. The go-ahead score came with 2:28 left in the first quarter.

The Herons opened the scoring with a 35-yard field goal by Cassius Coventry with 2:28 left in the first quarter. The Herons led 17-3 at halftime. The fourth quarter brought a 7-yard touchdown pass from Soren Hallberg to Bram Zamora for the Herons (2:53 left, 27-13); a 25-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Zion Whitaker for the Raptors (1:05 left, 27-20).

The key moment arrived with 0:11 left in the third quarter: Extra point good. It moved the Herons' chance of winning from 72% to 87%.

Player of the game: Isaiah Tran (RB, Herons), with 23 carries for 116 yards and 1 TD; 2 catches for 31 yards. Elsewhere, Soren Hallberg (Herons) had 19 of 26 passing for 210 yards, 2 TD; 4 carries for -4 yards; Rafael Montiel (Herons) had 7 catches for 88 yards and 1 TD; Axel Stroud (Raptors) had 22 of 38 passing for 260 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 2 carries for 10 yards; Bram Thorne (Raptors) had 8 catches for 98 yards.

Before kickoff, the Herons' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, target Tariq Radcliffe; on defense: bracket Zion Whitaker (Tariq Radcliffe finished with 2 catches for 19 yards). Meanwhile, the Raptors' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Zion Whitaker; on defense: bracket Tariq Radcliffe (Zion Whitaker finished with 4 catches for 60 yards and 1 TD).

The Herons move to 13-7-1 and the Raptors to 5-16 this week. The coaches went for it on fourth down twice, converting 1.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	NVA-TDL
Q1 2:28	Herons	A 35-yard field goal by Cassius Coventry	0-3
Q2 3:24	Herons	An 11-yard touchdown pass from Soren Hallberg to Rafael Montiel (extra point)	0-10
Q2 0:46	Herons	A 1-yard touchdown run by Isaiah Tran (extra point)	0-17
Q2 0:04	Raptors	A 53-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross	3-17
Q3 2:14	Raptors	A 33-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross	6-17
Q3 1:22	Herons	A 51-yard field goal by Cassius Coventry	6-20
Q3 0:11	Raptors	A 12-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Ivo Norcross (extra point)	13-20
Q4 2:53	Herons	A 7-yard touchdown pass from Soren Hallberg to Bram Zamora (extra point)	13-27
Q4 1:05	Raptors	A 25-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Zion Whitaker (extra point)	20-27

Team stats

	NVA	TDL
Total yards	363	385
Passing yards	260	210
Rushing yards	103	175
Completions	22 of 38	19 of 26
Offensive plays	57	67
Third downs	4 of 11	8 of 14
Fourth downs	1 of 2	—
Turnovers	1	0
Sacks allowed	4	3
Time of possession	6:26	9:34

Nova Raptors box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Axel Stroud	22/38	260	2	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Nils Coventry	6	49	15
Omari Fenn	7	44	10
Axel Stroud	2	10	6

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Bram Thorne	8	98	0	14
Ivo Norcross	6	66	1	8
Zion Whitaker	4	60	1	9
Tariq Achebe	4	36	0	6

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Anders Delacroix	32	0	0
Adrien Brennan	1	1	0
Kasimir Oyelaran	4	0	1
Bastien Montague	4	0	0
Pavel Sandoval	0	1	0
Adrien Varga	0	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Adrien Norcross	2/2	53	2/2

Tidal Herons box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Soren Hallberg	19/26	210	2	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Isaiah Tran	23	116	1	20
Kasimir Radcliffe	7	37	0	14
Quentin Esposito	4	26	0	14
Soren Hallberg	4	-4	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Rafael Montiel	7	88	1	8
Bram Zamora	6	58	1	8
Isaiah Tran	2	31	0	4
Tariq Radcliffe	2	19	0	2

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Yannick Quarles	15	0	0	0
Elio Pellegrini	0	3	0	0
Quentin Montague	3	0	1	1
Cyrus Jovanovic	5	0	0	0
Lazlo Draven	4	0	0	0
Cyrus Underwood	0	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Cassius Coventry	2/3	51	3/3

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 Tidal Herons 27, Nova Raptors 20 on Snapline. More about the teams: Tidal Herons · Nova Raptors.