Conference Finals, 2024

played in Newark, NJ

51 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Vancouver Killer Whales	0	3	0	0	-	3
Newark Bulldogs	7	3	10	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:06 NWK - Jose Hoover 20 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
2Q: 07:33 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 30 field goal
2Q: 02:00 VAN - Nicky Blades 18 field goal
3Q: 09:36 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 32 field goal
3Q: 04:38 NWK - Travis Kennedy 4 run (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
4Q: 09:56 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:06 NWK - Jose Hoover 20 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
2Q: 07:33 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 30 field goal
2Q: 02:00 VAN - Nicky Blades 18 field goal
3Q: 09:36 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 32 field goal
3Q: 04:38 NWK - Travis Kennedy 4 run (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
4Q: 09:56 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 43 field goal

Team Statistics VAN NWK
Record 13-5 16-2
First Downs 17 19
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 334 376
- Offensive Plays 65 64
- Yards per Play 5.14 5.88
Net Rushing Yards 47 145
- Rushing Attempts 13 40
- Yards per Rush 3.62 3.63
Net Passing Yards 287 231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 52 - 29 - 2 23 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 287 236
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.52 9.63
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/22
Punt Returns/Yards 4/27 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 4/103 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/23
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 30
Time of Possession 23:57 36:03

Team Statistics	VAN	NWK
Record	13-5	16-2
First Downs	17	19
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	334	376
- Offensive Plays	65	64
- Yards per Play	5.14	5.88
Net Rushing Yards	47	145
- Rushing Attempts	13	40
- Yards per Rush	3.62	3.63
Net Passing Yards	287	231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	52 - 29 - 2	23 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	287	236
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.52	9.63
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/22
Punt Returns/Yards	4/27	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	4/103	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/23
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 30
Time of Possession	23:57	36:03

Drive Charts

Vancouver Killer Whales
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:31	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	12:11	1:31	OPP 42	3	9	Missed FG
1	7:54	3:40	OWN 48	6	8	Punt
1	2:10	3:59	OWN 20	7	58	Missed FG
2	7:28	1:41	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	4:09	2:17	OWN 29	9	70	Field Goal
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 22	1	11	Half
3	9:29	2:08	OWN 36	4	19	Interception
3	4:29	2:18	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
4	12:31	1:26	OWN 12	3	23	Fumble
4	9:50	2:49	OWN 35	11	57	Downs
4	2:53	1:11	OWN 36	6	16	Interception
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 14	6	27	Game

Newark Bulldogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:29	1:18	OWN 28	3	14	Fumble
1	10:40	2:46	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
1	4:14	2:04	OWN 20	4	35	Punt
2	13:11	5:43	OWN 29	10	58	Field Goal
2	5:47	1:38	OWN 12	3	5	Punt
2	1:52	1:40	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	5:31	OWN 20	10	65	Field Goal
3	7:21	2:52	OPP 45	5	45	Touchdown
3	2:11	4:40	OWN 11	8	45	Punt
4	11:05	1:15	OPP 35	3	9	Field Goal
4	7:01	4:08	OWN 8	6	15	Punt
4	1:42	0:35	OWN 45	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Travis Kennedy, Newark Bulldogs

Rushing Statistics

Vancouver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Adam Prior	8	28	3.50	9
Fred Pierce	3	6	2.00	3
Marcus Grauman	1	7	7.00	7
Dave Finch	1	6	6.00	6

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rich Sparkman	24	94	3.92	20	3	0
Darnell Castillo	11	27	2.45	10	1	0
Roger Sherman	2	7	3.50	6	0	0
Mitchell Brown	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Artie Abrams	1	11	11.00	11	1	0
Travis Kennedy	1	4	4.00	4	0	1

Passing Statistics

Vancouver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan McNeil	37	25	246	0/0	0	33	1	74.8
Dave Finch	15	4	41	0/0	0	16	1	11.8

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Travis Kennedy	23	15	236	1/5	1	37	0	113.6

Receiving Statistics

Vancouver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dean Schiff	7	14	82	11.71	15	21
WR Bert Lofberg	7	12	79	11.29	45	33
WR Al Wormeck	5	10	43	8.60	12	16
TE Marc Kelley	4	5	32	8.00	0	13
WR Jonathan Mazurek	3	5	36	12.00	5	16
FB Marcus Grauman	2	3	11	5.50	13	6
RB Fred Pierce	1	1	4	4.00	3	4
RB Adam Prior	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Seth Rubisch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Newark	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jose Hoover	3	6	47	15.67	3	20	1
WR Mitchell Brown	3	4	30	10.00	1	12	0
TE Quinn Glover	3	3	37	12.33	12	19	0
WR Jessie Lucas	2	2	52	26.00	2	29	0
WR Artie Abrams	2	5	65	32.50	8	37	0
RB Darnell Castillo	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Rich Sparkman	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

Vancouver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Newark	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cris Martinez	1	3	3.00	0
OLB Renaldo Davey	1	20	20.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Vancouver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Fred Pierce	1	0	0	0
Lamar Barrett	0	1	1	0

Newark	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Quinn Glover	1	0	0	0
Craig Downs	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

Vancouver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Quentin Paxton	4	209	52.3	45.8	64	2

Newark	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Compton	6	264	44.0	36.2	47	3

Kicking Statistics

Vancouver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nicky Blades	1/3	0/1	0/1	18	0/0

Newark	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trevor Hodgson	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Vancouver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Schiff	2	12	6.0	0
Trent Blades	2	15	7.5	0

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rich Sparkman	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Vancouver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
A.J. Copeland	4	103	25.8	0

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Artie Abrams	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Vancouver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Gary El-Mashtoub	8	2	0.0	39	24
OLB Levon Clemons	8	0	0.0	36	23
DT Calvin Gibson	5	0	0.0	24	15
CB Andy Mathews	5	0	0.0	24	15
CB Charlie Schenk	5	0	0.0	24	14
S Kyle Maramieri	4	1	0.0	22	11
DE Greg Tyler	3	1	1.0	27	19
DE Isaac Tyler	3	3	0.0	35	20
CB Mike Stanton	3	0	0.0	26	19
S A.J. Copeland	2	1	0.0	24	17
DE Bucky Franklin	2	0	0.0	13	5
DT Rex Ralph	1	4	0.0	31	18
S Earnest Sauceda	1	1	0.0	22	16
CB Brad Robinson	1	1	0.0	22	11
DE Danny Hendrix	1	0	0.0	5	4
WR Dean Schiff	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jonathan Mazurek	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ricky Chopper	1	0	0.0	23	11
S Ken Sinclair	0	6	0.0	13	8
OLB Lamar Barrett	0	1	0.0	13	7

Newark	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Andrew Anglewicz	6	0	11	45
CB Craig Downs	5	0	11	48
OLB Renaldo Davey	4	1	13	43
S Junior El Nino	4	0	13	52
CB Cris Martinez	3	2	7	33
OLB Warren McCormick	3	0	1	12
CB Alvin Gordon	2	1	5	31
S Sean Hitchcock	2	0	12	47
ILB Hardy Henry	2	0	7	28
DT Zach Reed	2	0	8	23
DT Ray Hatcher	2	0	10	22
ILB Drew Ludwig	2	0	5	20
DE Terrell Rice	1	1	3	33
DE Antoine Nece	1	0	10	29
DE Stephen Brigham	1	0	12	49
S Clay Barrett	1	0	5	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Vancouver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Greg Tyler	1.0	1	19
ILB Gary El-Mashtoub	0.0	1	24
DT Calvin Gibson	0.0	1	15
DE Isaac Tyler	0.0	1	20

Newark	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Hardy Henry	1	0	0	28
DE Stephen Brigham	0	3	0	49
DE Antoine Nece	0	2	1	29
DE Matthew Jeffries	0	1	0	19
DT Ray Hatcher	0	1	0	22
DE Terrell Rice	0	1	0	33
OLB Mickey Vedros	0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Vancouver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Levon Clemons	4	0	23
CB Charlie Schenk	2	1	14
ILB Gary El-Mashtoub	2	0	24
CB Andy Mathews	2	0	15
OLB Lamar Barrett	1	1	7
S Kyle Maramieri	1	0	11
S A.J. Copeland	1	0	17
CB Brad Robinson	1	0	11
CB Mike Stanton	1	0	19

Newark	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Craig Downs	5	1	0	48
CB Andrew Anglewicz	5	0	0	45
S Junior El Nino	3	5	0	52
OLB Warren McCormick	3	1	0	12
CB Cris Martinez	3	0	1	33
OLB Renaldo Davey	2	0	1	43
S Sean Hitchcock	2	0	0	47
CB Alvin Gordon	2	0	0	31
DE Antoine Nece	1	0	0	29
ILB Hardy Henry	1	0	0	28
S Clay Barrett	1	0	0	23
DE Terrell Rice	1	0	0	33
DE Stephen Brigham	0	1	0	49
DT Ray Hatcher	0	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Vancouver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Casey Machado	1	2	12	49
Lincoln Bernard	1	2	11	43
Jeffrey Tramontana	1	2	11	36
Herman McCrary	1	1	12	49
Floyd Zimmerman	0	2	10	43
Marcus Grauman	0	1	7	18
Gino Newsome	0	1	2	9
Renaldo Sullivan	0	1	3	9

Newark	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shane Brush	5	6	0	38	0	22
Kurt Bensen	3	6	0	36	1	21
Norman Enright	3	5	1	34	0	24
Jessie German	1	10	0	33	0	22
Kerry Covington	1	1	0	6	0	0
Wendell Sands	0	4	0	35	0	19
Louie Grier	0	2	0	9	0	4
Quinn Glover	0	2	0	30	0	19
Carlos Fleming	0	2	0	9	0	8
Roger Sherman	0	1	0	28	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Vancouver	Tackles	STPlays
Marcus Grauman	2	21
Fred Pierce	1	2

Newark	Tackles	STPlays
Craig Downs	5	17
Roger Sherman	1	18
Mitchell Brown	1	10
Sean Hitchcock	1	8

Participation

Vancouver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary El-Mashtoub	---	---	39	24	11	74
Dean Schiff	8	48	---	---	13	69
Andy Mathews	---	---	24	15	26	65
Casey Machado	12	49	---	---	1	62
Herman McCrary	12	49	---	---	---	61
Levon Clemons	---	---	36	23	1	60
Floyd Zimmerman	10	43	---	---	6	59
Isaac Tyler	---	---	35	20	1	56
Bert Lofberg	8	39	---	---	8	55
Lincoln Bernard	11	43	---	---	---	54
A.J. Copeland	---	---	24	17	12	53
Rex Ralph	---	---	31	18	4	53
Al Wormeck	10	31	---	---	12	53
Bryan McNeil	12	37	---	---	---	49
Greg Tyler	---	---	27	19	3	49
Jeffrey Tramontana	11	36	---	---	---	47
Marcus Grauman	7	18	---	---	21	46
Mike Stanton	---	---	26	19	1	46
Calvin Gibson	---	---	24	15	3	42
Earnest Sauceda	---	---	22	16	4	42
Marc Kelley	6	25	---	---	9	40
Charlie Schenk	---	---	24	14	1	39
Jonathan Mazurek	5	33	---	---	---	38
Ricky Chopper	---	---	23	11	2	36
Brad Robinson	---	---	22	11	2	35
Ken Sinclair	---	---	13	8	14	35
Kyle Maramieri	---	---	22	11	1	34
Adam Prior	9	24	---	---	---	33
Leland Montes	6	11	---	---	12	29
Bucky Franklin	---	---	13	5	11	29
Lamar Barrett	---	---	13	7	6	26
Fred Pierce	4	19	---	---	2	25
Calvin Howe	2	16	---	---	7	25
Trent Norton	---	---	12	6	2	20
Lionel Mueller	---	---	5	1	14	20
Renaldo Sullivan	3	9	---	---	7	19
Gino Newsome	2	9	---	---	7	18
Andrew Sotiroff	1	0	---	---	15	16
Dave Finch	1	15	---	---	---	16
Vernon Muyers	2	6	---	---	7	15
Seth Rubisch	1	12	---	---	---	13
Danny Hendrix	---	---	5	4	2	11
Quentin Paxton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Nicky Blades	0	0	---	---	5	5
Trent Blades	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bernard Abrams	0	0	---	---	---	0

Newark	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Junior El Nino	---	---	13	52	11	76
Craig Downs	---	---	11	48	17	76
Shane Brush	38	22	---	---	9	69
Sean Hitchcock	---	---	12	47	8	67
Norman Enright	34	24	---	---	9	67
Andrew Anglewicz	---	---	11	45	10	66
Stephen Brigham	---	---	12	49	3	64
Travis Kennedy	40	24	---	---	---	64
Rich Sparkman	27	15	---	---	21	63
Kurt Bensen	36	21	---	---	3	60
Wendell Sands	35	19	---	---	6	60
Renaldo Davey	---	---	13	43	4	60
Roger Sherman	28	12	---	---	18	58
Jessie German	33	22	---	---	---	55
Quinn Glover	30	19	---	---	4	53
Mitchell Brown	21	15	---	---	10	46
Antoine Nece	---	---	10	29	4	43
Jose Hoover	24	15	---	---	2	41
Terrell Rice	---	---	3	33	5	41
Drew Ludwig	---	---	5	20	16	41
Cris Martinez	---	---	7	33	---	40
Artie Abrams	20	16	---	---	2	38
Alvin Gordon	---	---	5	31	1	37
Hardy Henry	---	---	7	28	---	35
Zach Reed	---	---	8	23	1	32
Ray Hatcher	---	---	10	22	---	32
Clifton Carlisle	11	4	---	---	17	32
Matthew Jeffries	---	---	4	19	7	30
Warren McCormick	---	---	1	12	16	29
Clay Barrett	---	---	5	23	1	29
Jessie Lucas	19	9	---	---	---	28
Carlos Fleming	9	8	---	---	9	26
Darnell Castillo	13	9	---	---	---	22
Kerry Covington	6	0	---	---	9	15
Louie Grier	9	4	---	---	---	13
Frankie Hamrick	1	1	---	---	11	13
Mickey Vedros	---	---	3	8	1	12
Casey Lofton	4	2	---	---	3	9
Drew Compton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Trevor Hodgson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dwayne Ayodele	---	---	1	4	3	8
Vernon Franklin	---	---	2	3	3	8
Rod Rodgers	2	3	---	---	---	5
Deion Lindsay	---	---	0	0	2	2
Wes Schultz	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Fletcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	27	5.4
Middle	4	11	2.8
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	38	2.5
Middle	6	38	6.3
Right	19	69	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Vancouver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan McNeil	37	25	2	0	0	5	5	0	1
Dave Finch	15	4	0	1	1	4	4	1	1

Newark	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Travis Kennedy	23	15	5	1	1	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	54	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	109	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	25	11	124	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	36	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	61	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	5	137	19.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Vancouver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dean Schiff	14	7	0	82	1	48
WR Bert Lofberg	12	7	0	79	1	39
WR Al Wormeck	10	5	1	43	0	31
WR Jonathan Mazurek	5	3	0	36	0	33
TE Marc Kelley	5	4	0	32	0	25
FB Marcus Grauman	3	2	0	11	0	18
RB Adam Prior	1	0	0	0	0	24
RB Fred Pierce	1	1	0	4	0	19
WR Seth Rubisch	1	0	0	0	0	12

Newark	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jose Hoover	6	3	0	47	1	15
WR Artie Abrams	5	2	1	65	2	16
WR Mitchell Brown	4	3	0	30	0	15
TE Quinn Glover	3	3	0	37	0	19
WR Jessie Lucas	2	2	0	52	2	9
RB Rich Sparkman	2	1	0	2	0	15
RB Darnell Castillo	1	1	0	3	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Vancouver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Adam Prior	1	0	0.00	3.50

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rich Sparkman	5	12	2.40	3.92
Roger Sherman	1	1	1.00	3.50
Travis Kennedy	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Vancouver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dave Finch	4	1	9	2.25	2.73
Bryan McNeil	2	0	0	0.00	6.65

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Travis Kennedy	4	2	31	7.75	10.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Vancouver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dean Schiff	3	0	0	0.00	5.86
WR Jonathan Mazurek	1	1	9	9.00	7.20
WR Al Wormeck	1	0	0	0.00	4.30
FB Marcus Grauman	1	0	0	0.00	3.67

Newark	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jose Hoover	1	1	20	20.00	7.83
TE Quinn Glover	1	1	11	11.00	12.33
RB Rich Sparkman	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Artie Abrams	1	0	0	0.00	13.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Vancouver	Rushes	Conversions
Adam Prior	1	0

Newark	Rushes	Conversions
Darnell Castillo	2	0
Artie Abrams	1	1
Travis Kennedy	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Vancouver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan McNeil	8	3	2
Dave Finch	4	1	1

Newark	Att	Comp	Conversions
Travis Kennedy	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Vancouver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dean Schiff	4	3	3
WR Bert Lofberg	3	0	0
WR Jonathan Mazurek	2	0	0
WR Al Wormeck	2	1	0
WR Seth Rubisch	1	0	0

Newark	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jose Hoover	3	1	0
WR Mitchell Brown	3	2	2
WR Artie Abrams	3	1	1
TE Quinn Glover	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,500 (87,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,200 (21,000)
End Zone 13,200 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,300 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,500 (87,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,200 (21,000)
End Zone	13,200 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,300 (9,900)