Meridian Owls 27, Granite Grizzlies 24
Week 6 · Regular season · round 22 · Friday 6 November 2026
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRZ Granite Grizzlies | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| MRD Meridian Owls | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Game recap
The Meridian Owls came back to beat the Granite Grizzlies 27-24 in round 22 of Week 6. They trailed by as many as 14 points, and their chance of winning dropped as low as 19%.
The Grizzlies opened the scoring with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Reid Callahan to Marlon Esquivel with 3:12 left in the first quarter. At the break the Owls were up 27-14. In the fourth quarter: a 41-yard field goal by Tariq Pellegrini for the Grizzlies (3:48 left, 27-24).
The play that tilted the game came with 1:07 left in the fourth quarter: an incomplete pass on fourth down. It moved the Owls' chance of winning from 68% to 91%.
Player of the game: Adrien Oyelaran (RB, Owls), with 10 carries for 40 yards and 1 TD; 3 catches for 25 yards. Elsewhere, Graham Ashby (Owls) had 19 of 24 passing for 189 yards, 1 TD; 2 carries for 3 yards; Tobin Marsh (Owls) had 8 carries for 114 yards; 2 catches for 11 yards; Abel Thornbury (Owls) had 6 catches for 76 yards; Reid Callahan (Grizzlies) had 28 of 33 passing for 308 yards, 2 TD; 1 carry for 2 yards.
Before kickoff, the Owls' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, throw it more, target Abel Thornbury; on defense: bracket Bastien Lachance (Abel Thornbury finished with 6 catches for 76 yards). Meanwhile, the Grizzlies' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, target Bastien Lachance; on defense: bracket Soren Oyelaran (Bastien Lachance finished with 8 catches for 107 yards and 1 TD).
The Owls move to 15-6-1 and the Grizzlies to 11-10-1 this week. The coaches went for it on fourth down once, without success.
Scoring summary
| Time | Team | Play | GRZ-MRD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 3:12 | Grizzlies | A 10-yard touchdown pass from Reid Callahan to Marlon Esquivel (extra point) | 7-0 |
| Q1 1:25 | Grizzlies | A 1-yard touchdown run by Fabian Norcross (extra point) | 14-0 |
| Q2 3:55 | Owls | A 5-yard touchdown run by Adrien Oyelaran (extra point) | 14-7 |
| Q2 3:33 | Owls | A 1-yard touchdown run by Nils Garrow (extra point) | 14-14 |
| Q2 2:31 | Owls | A 5-yard touchdown pass from Graham Ashby to Soren Oyelaran (extra point) | 14-21 |
| Q2 1:15 | Owls | A 38-yard field goal by Zane Radcliffe | 14-24 |
| Q2 0:00 | Owls | A 64-yard field goal by Zane Radcliffe | 14-27 |
| Q3 1:36 | Grizzlies | A 21-yard touchdown pass from Reid Callahan to Bastien Lachance (extra point) | 21-27 |
| Q4 3:48 | Grizzlies | A 41-yard field goal by Tariq Pellegrini | 24-27 |
Team stats
| GRZ | MRD | |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 440 | 347 |
| Passing yards | 308 | 189 |
| Rushing yards | 132 | 158 |
| Completions | 28 of 33 | 19 of 24 |
| Offensive plays | 60 | 47 |
| Third downs | 7 of 11 | 2 of 7 |
| Fourth downs | 0 of 1 | — |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Sacks allowed | 5 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 7:01 | 8:59 |
Granite Grizzlies box score
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reid Callahan | 28/33 | 308 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabian Norcross | 12 | 56 | 1 | 21 |
| Roman Radcliffe | 7 | 56 | 0 | 21 |
| Fabian Brennan | 2 | 18 | 0 | 17 |
| Reid Callahan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | TD | TGT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bastien Lachance | 8 | 107 | 1 | 9 |
| Marlon Esquivel | 9 | 75 | 1 | 10 |
| Yannick Ingram | 5 | 61 | 0 | 7 |
| Fabian Norcross | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2 |
Defense
| Player | TK | SK | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bram Bellamy | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wendell Draven | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emeric Yardley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivo Coventry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Quentin Castellan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorian Whitlock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | LNG | XP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tariq Pellegrini | 1/2 | 41 | 3/3 |
Meridian Owls box score
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Ashby | 19/24 | 189 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobin Marsh | 8 | 114 | 0 | 65 |
| Adrien Oyelaran | 10 | 40 | 1 | 14 |
| Graham Ashby | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Nils Garrow | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | TD | TGT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abel Thornbury | 6 | 76 | 0 | 8 |
| Soren Oyelaran | 3 | 34 | 1 | 3 |
| Pavel Oyelaran | 2 | 31 | 0 | 3 |
| Adrien Oyelaran | 3 | 25 | 0 | 3 |
Defense
| Player | TK | SK | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyrus Jovanovic | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavel Jovanovic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bastien Delacroix | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorian Radcliffe | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adrien Montague | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orson Lachance | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | LNG | XP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zane Radcliffe | 2/3 | 64 | 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 Meridian Owls 27, Granite Grizzlies 24 on Snapline. More about the teams: Meridian Owls · Granite Grizzlies.