Comet Stingrays 30, Vector Strikers 19
Week 5 · Regular season · round 12 · Wednesday 28 October 2026
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEC Vector Strikers | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| CMT Comet Stingrays | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 30 |
Game recap
The Comet Stingrays came back to beat the Vector Strikers 30-19 in round 12 of Week 5. They trailed by as many as 13 points, and their chance of winning dropped as low as 10%.
The Strikers opened the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run by Teo Briggs with 2:45 left in the first quarter. The Strikers led 13-3 at halftime. Then came the fourth quarter: a 1-yard touchdown pass from Darius Wolcott to Ulric Achebe for the Stingrays (2:48 left, 23-13); a 36-yard touchdown pass from Dax Holloway to Elio Falkner for the Strikers (2:19 left, 23-19); a 7-yard touchdown run by Pavel Castellan for the Stingrays (0:26 left, 30-19).
The key moment arrived with 2:19 left in the fourth quarter: a missed extra point. It moved the Stingrays' chance of winning from 55% to 84%.
Player of the game: Darius Wolcott (QB, Stingrays), with 27 of 40 passing for 249 yards, 2 TD; 5 carries for 11 yards. Elsewhere, Keon Ashby-Grant (Stingrays) had 10 carries for 86 yards; 3 catches for 22 yards; Lior Bendavid (Stingrays) had 7 catches for 88 yards; Dax Holloway (Strikers) had 33 of 57 passing for 433 yards, 1 TD, 5 INT; 1 carry for 4 yards; Teo Briggs (Strikers) had 7 carries for 51 yards and 1 TD.
Before kickoff, the Stingrays' game plan was on offense: quick game vs the blitz, beat man coverage, target Cassius Thorne; on defense: bracket Nico Saint-Clair (Cassius Thorne finished with 7 catches for 78 yards and 1 TD). Meanwhile, the Strikers' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, take shots deep, throw it more, target Elio Falkner; on defense: bracket Lior Bendavid (Elio Falkner finished with 14 catches for 181 yards and 1 TD).
The Stingrays move to 6-5-1 and the Strikers to 6-5-1 this week. The coaches went for it on fourth down twice, converting 2.
Scoring summary
| Time | Team | Play | VEC-CMT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2:45 | Strikers | A 1-yard touchdown run by Teo Briggs (extra point) | 7-0 |
| Q1 1:18 | Strikers | A 2-yard touchdown run by Yannick Whitlock (extra point missed) | 13-0 |
| Q2 0:00 | Stingrays | A 51-yard field goal by Quentin Whitlock | 13-3 |
| Q3 2:43 | Stingrays | A 5-yard touchdown pass from Darius Wolcott to Cassius Thorne (extra point) | 13-10 |
| Q3 1:23 | Stingrays | A 24-yard field goal by Quentin Whitlock | 13-13 |
| Q3 0:11 | Stingrays | A 49-yard field goal by Quentin Whitlock | 13-16 |
| Q4 2:48 | Stingrays | A 1-yard touchdown pass from Darius Wolcott to Ulric Achebe (extra point) | 13-23 |
| Q4 2:19 | Strikers | A 36-yard touchdown pass from Dax Holloway to Elio Falkner (extra point missed) | 19-23 |
| Q4 0:26 | Stingrays | A 7-yard touchdown run by Pavel Castellan (extra point) | 19-30 |
Team stats
| VEC | CMT | |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 505 | 406 |
| Passing yards | 433 | 249 |
| Rushing yards | 72 | 157 |
| Completions | 33 of 57 | 27 of 40 |
| Offensive plays | 76 | 65 |
| Third downs | 5 of 11 | 4 of 11 |
| Fourth downs | 1 of 2 | — |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
| Sacks allowed | 6 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 6:43 | 9:17 |
Vector Strikers box score
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dax Holloway | 33/57 | 433 | 1 | 5 |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teo Briggs | 7 | 51 | 1 | 13 |
| Yannick Whitlock | 4 | 14 | 1 | 6 |
| Dax Holloway | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Bastien Kincaid | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | TD | TGT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elio Falkner | 14 | 181 | 1 | 18 |
| Nico Saint-Clair | 9 | 113 | 0 | 17 |
| Bastien Kincaid | 7 | 99 | 0 | 8 |
| Adrien Yardley | 2 | 35 | 0 | 5 |
Defense
| Player | TK | SK | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Ingram | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivo Falkner | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cyrus Bellamy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bram Brennan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cyrus Whitlock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lazlo Jovanovic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | LNG | XP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrien Lachance | 0/0 | 0 | 1/3 |
Comet Stingrays box score
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Wolcott | 27/40 | 249 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keon Ashby-Grant | 10 | 86 | 0 | 24 |
| Darius Delacroix | 5 | 34 | 0 | 12 |
| Pavel Castellan | 2 | 17 | 1 | 10 |
| Darius Wolcott | 5 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | TD | TGT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lior Bendavid | 7 | 88 | 0 | 11 |
| Cassius Thorne | 7 | 78 | 1 | 10 |
| Ulric Achebe | 4 | 31 | 1 | 4 |
| Keon Ashby-Grant | 3 | 22 | 0 | 4 |
Defense
| Player | TK | SK | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Pellegrini | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wendell Montague | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Elio Coventry | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Quentin Falkner | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Quentin Varga | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Valen Castellan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | LNG | XP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Whitlock | 3/3 | 51 | 3/3 |
Watch the replay
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