Comet Stingrays 24, Granite Grizzlies 17
Week 6 · Regular season · round 16 · Thursday 5 November 2026
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRZ Granite Grizzlies | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| CMT Comet Stingrays | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
Game recap
The Comet Stingrays came back to beat the Granite Grizzlies 24-17 in round 16 of Week 6. They trailed by as many as 10 points, and their chance of winning dropped as low as 32%.
The Grizzlies opened the scoring with a 4-yard touchdown run by Fabian Norcross with 3:01 left in the first quarter. The Stingrays led 14-10 at halftime. The fourth quarter brought a 1-yard touchdown run by Pavel Castellan for the Stingrays (2:36 left, 21-17); a 42-yard field goal by Quentin Whitlock for the Stingrays (0:36 left, 24-17).
The play that tilted the game came with 2:36 left in the fourth quarter: a 1-yard touchdown run by Pavel Castellan. It moved the Stingrays' chance of winning from 63% to 88%.
Top performer: Pavel Castellan (RB, Stingrays), with 8 carries for 41 yards and 2 TD; 1 catch for 8 yards. Elsewhere, Darius Wolcott (Stingrays) had 23 of 33 passing for 142 yards, 1 TD; 3 carries for -3 yards; Keon Ashby-Grant (Stingrays) had 16 carries for 67 yards; Ulric Achebe (Stingrays) had 6 catches for 46 yards; Reid Callahan (Grizzlies) had 26 of 38 passing for 329 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 2 carries for 15 yards.
Before kickoff, the Stingrays' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, throw it more, target Lior Bendavid; on defense: bracket Bastien Lachance (Lior Bendavid finished with 8 catches for 39 yards and 1 TD). Meanwhile, the Grizzlies' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, target Yannick Ingram; on defense: bracket Lior Bendavid (Yannick Ingram finished with 7 catches for 89 yards).
The Stingrays move to 12-4 and the Grizzlies to 9-6-1 this week.
Scoring summary
| Time | Team | Play | GRZ-CMT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 3:01 | Grizzlies | A 4-yard touchdown run by Fabian Norcross (extra point) | 7-0 |
| Q1 1:05 | Grizzlies | A 25-yard field goal by Tariq Pellegrini | 10-0 |
| Q2 2:29 | Stingrays | A 2-yard touchdown pass from Darius Wolcott to Lior Bendavid (extra point) | 10-7 |
| Q2 0:13 | Stingrays | A 6-yard touchdown run by Pavel Castellan (extra point) | 10-14 |
| Q3 1:28 | Grizzlies | A 14-yard touchdown pass from Reid Callahan to Bastien Lachance (extra point) | 17-14 |
| Q4 2:36 | Stingrays | A 1-yard touchdown run by Pavel Castellan (extra point) | 17-21 |
| Q4 0:36 | Stingrays | A 42-yard field goal by Quentin Whitlock | 17-24 |
Team stats
| GRZ | CMT | |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 395 | 286 |
| Passing yards | 329 | 142 |
| Rushing yards | 66 | 144 |
| Completions | 26 of 38 | 23 of 33 |
| Offensive plays | 58 | 69 |
| Third downs | 2 of 11 | 7 of 16 |
| Fourth downs | 0 of 1 | — |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Sacks allowed | 3 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 6:40 | 9:20 |
Granite Grizzlies box score
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reid Callahan | 26/38 | 329 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabian Norcross | 9 | 32 | 1 | 36 |
| Roman Radcliffe | 6 | 19 | 0 | 8 |
| Reid Callahan | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | TD | TGT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabian Norcross | 3 | 90 | 0 | 3 |
| Yannick Ingram | 7 | 89 | 0 | 11 |
| Bastien Lachance | 6 | 65 | 1 | 7 |
| Marlon Esquivel | 8 | 58 | 0 | 12 |
Defense
| Player | TK | SK | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bram Bellamy | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivo Coventry | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cassius Castellan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wendell Draven | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorian Whitlock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrien Varga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | LNG | XP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tariq Pellegrini | 1/1 | 25 | 2/2 |
Comet Stingrays box score
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Wolcott | 23/33 | 142 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keon Ashby-Grant | 16 | 67 | 0 | 11 |
| Pavel Castellan | 8 | 41 | 2 | 14 |
| Ivo Hargrove | 5 | 36 | 0 | 14 |
| Cassius Thorne | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | TD | TGT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulric Achebe | 6 | 46 | 0 | 9 |
| Cassius Thorne | 7 | 44 | 0 | 10 |
| Lior Bendavid | 8 | 39 | 1 | 9 |
| Pavel Castellan | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
Defense
| Player | TK | SK | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Pellegrini | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Emeric Quarles | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Quentin Falkner | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wendell Montague | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quentin Varga | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elio Coventry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | LNG | XP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Whitlock | 1/1 | 42 | 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 Comet Stingrays 24, Granite Grizzlies 17 on Snapline. More about the teams: Comet Stingrays · Granite Grizzlies.