Meridian Owls 24, Nova Raptors 16

Week 6 · Regular season · round 15 · Wednesday 4 November 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
MRD Meridian Owls	7	0	14	3	24
NVA Nova Raptors	0	9	0	7	16

Game recap

The Meridian Owls held off the Nova Raptors 24-16 in round 15 of Week 6. The lead changed hands 2 times.

The Owls opened the scoring with a 7-yard touchdown run by Tobin Marsh with 2:20 left in the first quarter. The Raptors led 9-7 at halftime. In the fourth quarter: a 5-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Cyrus Coventry for the Raptors (3:46 left, 21-16); a 50-yard field goal by Zane Radcliffe for the Owls (0:15 left, 24-16).

The key moment arrived with 2:05 left in the third quarter: a 1-yard touchdown run by Tobin Marsh. It moved the Owls' chance of winning from 53% to 72%.

The standout was Tobin Marsh (RB, Owls), with 15 carries for 95 yards and 3 TD; 2 catches for 23 yards. Elsewhere, Axel Stroud (Raptors) had 23 of 37 passing for 218 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT; Omari Fenn (Raptors) had 8 carries for 44 yards; 1 catch for 13 yards; Zion Whitaker (Raptors) had 10 catches for 84 yards; Adrien Oyelaran (Owls) had 10 carries for 63 yards.

Before kickoff, the Raptors' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, throw it more, target Bram Thorne; on defense: bracket Soren Oyelaran (Bram Thorne finished with 6 catches for 74 yards and 1 TD). Meanwhile, the Owls' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, target Soren Oyelaran; on defense: bracket Zion Whitaker (Soren Oyelaran finished with 2 catches for 25 yards).

The Raptors move to 6-8-1 and the Owls to 11-4 this week. The coaches went for it on fourth down once, and it worked. Injuries: Soren Ashford (EDGE, Owls) ribs injury.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	MRD-NVA
Q1 2:20	Owls	A 7-yard touchdown run by Tobin Marsh (extra point)	7-0
Q2 2:52	Raptors	A 52-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross	7-3
Q2 1:39	Raptors	A 35-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Bram Thorne (extra point missed)	7-9
Q3 2:05	Owls	A 1-yard touchdown run by Tobin Marsh (extra point)	14-9
Q3 0:40	Owls	A 5-yard touchdown run by Tobin Marsh (extra point)	21-9
Q4 3:46	Raptors	A 5-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Cyrus Coventry (extra point)	21-16
Q4 0:15	Owls	A 50-yard field goal by Zane Radcliffe	24-16

Team stats

	MRD	NVA
Total yards	265	301
Passing yards	92	218
Rushing yards	173	83
Completions	10 of 16	23 of 37
Offensive plays	50	52
Third downs	4 of 10	4 of 11
Fourth downs	—	2 of 2
Turnovers	0	2
Sacks allowed	7	1
Time of possession	9:53	6:07

Meridian Owls box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Graham Ashby	10/16	92	0	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Tobin Marsh	15	95	3	25
Adrien Oyelaran	10	63	0	13
Nils Garrow	2	15	0	8

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TGT
Soren Oyelaran	2	25	4
Pavel Oyelaran	3	23	3
Tobin Marsh	2	23	2
Emeric Brennan	2	17	3

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Cyrus Jovanovic	15	0	0	1
Dorian Radcliffe	2	0	1	0
Orson Lachance	7	0	0	0
Lazlo Castellan	0	0	1	0
Pavel Jovanovic	0	1	0	0
Wendell Bellamy	3	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Zane Radcliffe	1/1	50	3/3

Nova Raptors box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Axel Stroud	23/37	218	2	2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Omari Fenn	8	44	27
Nils Coventry	4	19	9
Tariq Achebe	1	11	11
Dorian Hargrove	1	9	9

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Zion Whitaker	10	84	0	13
Bram Thorne	6	74	1	9
Ivo Norcross	5	42	0	8
Omari Fenn	1	13	0	2

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Anders Delacroix	23	0	0
Pavel Sandoval	0	4	0
Matteo Delacroix	0	1	0
Bastien Montague	4	0	1
Kasimir Oyelaran	0	1	0
Adrien Brennan	0	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Adrien Norcross	1/1	52	1/2

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Every play of this game can be replayed on the big screen, with the play calls, the win probability and the commentary: replay Meridian Owls 24, Nova Raptors 16 on Snapline. More about the teams: Nova Raptors · Meridian Owls.