Bastion Panthers 16, Apex Vipers 10

Week 4 · Regular season · round 22 · Friday 23 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
APX Apex Vipers	7	3	0	0	10
BST Bastion Panthers	0	7	3	6	16

Game recap

The Bastion Panthers came back to beat the Apex Vipers 16-10 in round 22 of Week 4. They trailed by as many as 10 points, and their chance of winning dropped as low as 30%.

The Vipers opened the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run by Luther Banks with 2:56 left in the first quarter. The Vipers led 10-7 at halftime. The fourth quarter brought a 53-yard field goal by Wendell Yardley for the Panthers (2:36 left, 13-10); a 54-yard field goal by Wendell Yardley for the Panthers (0:20 left, 16-10).

The biggest swing of the game came with 2:24 left in the second quarter: a 12-yard touchdown pass from Owen Castillo to Emeric Esposito. It moved the Panthers' chance of winning from 38% to 52%.

Top performer: Emeric Esposito (WR, Panthers), with 6 catches for 83 yards and 1 TD. Elsewhere, Owen Castillo (Panthers) had 14 of 23 passing for 209 yards, 1 TD; 6 carries for 15 yards; Marcus Thibodeaux (Panthers) had 16 carries for 94 yards; 1 catch for 16 yards; Elio Bellamy (Panthers) had 4 catches for 62 yards; Mason Okafor-Reid (Vipers) had 20 of 30 passing for 189 yards; 1 carry for 3 yards; 1 catch for -7 yards.

Before kickoff, the Panthers' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Emeric Esposito; on defense: bracket Wendell Garrow (Emeric Esposito finished with 6 catches for 83 yards and 1 TD). Meanwhile, the Vipers' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, target Wendell Garrow; on defense: bracket Julian Asher (Wendell Garrow finished with 5 catches for 51 yards).

The Panthers move to 11-10-1 and the Vipers to 12-7-3 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	APX-BST
Q1 2:56	Vipers	A 1-yard touchdown run by Luther Banks (extra point)	7-0
Q2 3:20	Vipers	A 38-yard field goal by Kasimir Eriksen	10-0
Q2 2:24	Panthers	A 12-yard touchdown pass from Owen Castillo to Emeric Esposito (extra point)	10-7
Q3 0:42	Panthers	An 18-yard field goal by Wendell Yardley	10-10
Q4 2:36	Panthers	A 53-yard field goal by Wendell Yardley	10-13
Q4 0:20	Panthers	A 54-yard field goal by Wendell Yardley	10-16

Team stats

	APX	BST
Total yards	321	344
Passing yards	189	209
Rushing yards	132	135
Completions	20 of 30	14 of 23
Offensive plays	50	58
Third downs	1 of 8	7 of 13
Fourth downs	0 of 1	—
Turnovers	3	1
Sacks allowed	4	5
Time of possession	6:00	10:00

Apex Vipers box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Mason Okafor-Reid	20/30	189	0	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Luther Banks	13	125	1	26
Nils Yardley	2	4	0	5
Mason Okafor-Reid	1	3	0	3

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TGT
Wendell Garrow	5	51	6
Pavel Garrow	3	48	4
Emeric Castellan	3	40	3
Luther Banks	5	29	6

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Soren Falkner	21	0	0
Matteo Falkner	0	2	0
Orson Whitlock	0	2	0
Wendell Pellegrini	4	0	0
Nils Ashford	4	0	1
Fabian Lachance	4	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Kasimir Eriksen	1/1	38	1/1

Bastion Panthers box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Owen Castillo	14/23	209	1	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Marcus Thibodeaux	16	94	16
Wendell Ashford	8	26	6
Owen Castillo	6	15	6

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Emeric Esposito	6	83	1	9
Elio Bellamy	4	62	0	4
Elio Zamora	1	25	0	2
Julian Asher	2	23	0	5

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Orson Esposito	13	0	0
Quentin Ashford	5	0	0
Cassius Kincaid	5	0	0
Yannick Coventry	0	1	0
Bram Zamora	4	0	1
Emeric Kincaid	0	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Wendell Yardley	3/3	54	1/1

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 Bastion Panthers 16, Apex Vipers 10 on Snapline. More about the teams: Bastion Panthers · Apex Vipers.