Comet Stingrays 28, Nova Raptors 13

Week 6 · Conference final · Saturday 7 November 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
NVA Nova Raptors	7	6	0	0	13
CMT Comet Stingrays	7	7	8	6	28

Game recap

The Comet Stingrays took care of the Nova Raptors 28-13 in the Nexus final of Week 6. They led by as many as 15 points.

The Raptors opened the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run by Omari Fenn with 3:17 left in the first quarter. The Stingrays led 14-13 at halftime. In the fourth quarter: a 53-yard field goal by Quentin Whitlock for the Stingrays (2:39 left, 25-13); a 31-yard field goal by Quentin Whitlock for the Stingrays (0:21 left, 28-13).

The play that tilted the game came with 0:27 left in the second quarter: a 12-yard touchdown pass from Darius Wolcott to Lior Bendavid. It moved the Stingrays' chance of winning from 57% to 74%.

Player of the game: Ivo Hargrove (WR, Stingrays), with 9 carries for 49 yards and 1 TD; 3 catches for 33 yards. Elsewhere, Darius Wolcott (Stingrays) had 17 of 27 passing for 107 yards, 1 TD; 2 carries for 3 yards; Keon Ashby-Grant (Stingrays) had 19 carries for 105 yards; 2 catches for 5 yards; Omari Fenn (Raptors) had 11 carries for 69 yards and 1 TD; Ivo Norcross (Raptors) had 6 catches for 58 yards.

Before kickoff, the Stingrays' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, target Ulric Achebe; on defense: bracket Zion Whitaker (Ulric Achebe finished with 5 catches for 30 yards). Meanwhile, the Raptors' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Bram Thorne; on defense: bracket Lior Bendavid (Bram Thorne finished with 1 catch for 8 yards).

The Stingrays advance to the Grand Final; the Raptors' week is over. The coaches went for it on fourth down once, without success.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	NVA-CMT
Q1 3:17	Raptors	A 1-yard touchdown run by Omari Fenn (extra point)	7-0
Q1 1:36	Stingrays	A 3-yard touchdown run by Ivo Hargrove (extra point)	7-7
Q2 1:24	Raptors	A 39-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross	10-7
Q2 0:27	Stingrays	A 12-yard touchdown pass from Darius Wolcott to Lior Bendavid (extra point)	10-14
Q2 0:00	Raptors	A 54-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross	13-14
Q3 2:55	Stingrays	A 58-yard field goal by Quentin Whitlock	13-17
Q3 1:34	Stingrays	A safety, Axel Stroud sacked in the end zone	13-19
Q3 0:02	Stingrays	A 26-yard field goal by Quentin Whitlock	13-22
Q4 2:39	Stingrays	A 53-yard field goal by Quentin Whitlock	13-25
Q4 0:21	Stingrays	A 31-yard field goal by Quentin Whitlock	13-28

Team stats

	NVA	CMT
Total yards	225	346
Passing yards	90	107
Rushing yards	135	239
Completions	9 of 27	17 of 27
Offensive plays	47	73
Third downs	2 of 8	10 of 18
Fourth downs	0 of 2	—
Turnovers	2	1
Sacks allowed	2	3
Time of possession	5:20	10:40

Nova Raptors box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Axel Stroud	9/27	90	0	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Omari Fenn	11	69	1	18
Nils Coventry	4	30	0	14
Axel Stroud	2	25	0	14
Tariq Achebe	1	11	0	11

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TGT
Ivo Norcross	6	58	7
Zion Whitaker	2	24	8
Bram Thorne	1	8	7

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Anders Delacroix	34	0	0
Pavel Sandoval	0	3	0
Bastien Montague	7	0	1
Zane Eriksen	3	0	2
Jonas Eriksen	3	0	0
Kasimir Oyelaran	3	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Adrien Norcross	2/2	54	1/1

Comet Stingrays box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Darius Wolcott	17/27	107	1	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Keon Ashby-Grant	19	105	0	23
Pavel Castellan	12	88	0	15
Ivo Hargrove	9	49	1	24
Darius Wolcott	2	3	0	2

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Ivo Hargrove	3	33	0	6
Ulric Achebe	5	30	0	8
Lior Bendavid	6	22	1	7
Cassius Thorne	1	17	0	2

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Hector Pellegrini	13	0	0	0
Elio Coventry	1	0	1	2
Wendell Montague	4	0	0	0
Bram Oyelaran	0	1	0	0
Quentin Falkner	0	1	0	0
Emeric Quarles	2	0	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Quentin Whitlock	4/4	58	2/2

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 28, Nova Raptors 13 on Snapline. More about the teams: Comet Stingrays · Nova Raptors.