Exhibition Week 2, 2025

played in Hartford, CT

70 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Madison Demons	3	3	3	3	-	12
Hartford Whalers	0	10	10	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:27 MAD - Marcus Collier 25 field goal
2Q: 15:00 HAR - Kendall Bailey 43 field goal
2Q: 01:33 HAR - Courtney Poliska 6 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 00:09 MAD - Marcus Collier 42 field goal
3Q: 10:46 HAR - Kendall Bailey 41 field goal
3Q: 03:31 MAD - Marcus Collier 50 field goal
3Q: 00:28 HAR - Everett Levine 6 run (Kendall Bailey extra point)
4Q: 08:47 MAD - Marcus Collier 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:27 MAD - Marcus Collier 25 field goal
2Q: 15:00 HAR - Kendall Bailey 43 field goal
2Q: 01:33 HAR - Courtney Poliska 6 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 00:09 MAD - Marcus Collier 42 field goal
3Q: 10:46 HAR - Kendall Bailey 41 field goal
3Q: 03:31 MAD - Marcus Collier 50 field goal
3Q: 00:28 HAR - Everett Levine 6 run (Kendall Bailey extra point)
4Q: 08:47 MAD - Marcus Collier 48 field goal

Team Statistics MAD HAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 282 247
- Offensive Plays 63 54
- Yards per Play 4.48 4.57
Net Rushing Yards 111 99
- Rushing Attempts 30 26
- Yards per Rush 3.70 3.81
Net Passing Yards 171 148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 20 - 1 27 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 176 153
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.18 5.29
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/60 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/33 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 5/94 5/111
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 32
Time of Possession 32:45 27:15

Team Statistics	MAD	HAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	282	247
- Offensive Plays	63	54
- Yards per Play	4.48	4.57
Net Rushing Yards	111	99
- Rushing Attempts	30	26
- Yards per Rush	3.70	3.81
Net Passing Yards	171	148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 20 - 1	27 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	176	153
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.18	5.29
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/60	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/33	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	5/94	5/111
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 32
Time of Possession	32:45	27:15

Drive Charts

Madison Demons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:39	OWN 19	15	73	Field Goal
1	3:10	1:20	OWN 15	3	12	Fumble
2	14:54	3:02	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
2	9:23	3:03	OWN 29	6	13	Punt
2	1:26	1:22	OWN 26	5	49	Field Goal
3	10:39	7:15	OWN 30	10	37	Field Goal
3	0:18	1:30	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
4	12:20	3:41	OWN 30	8	39	Field Goal
4	5:57	2:50	OWN 3	6	19	Punt
4	0:54	0:45	OWN 20	4	17	Interception

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:21	3:11	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
1	1:50	1:56	OPP 27	3	1	Field Goal
2	11:52	2:29	OWN 32	5	18	Punt
2	6:20	4:54	OWN 2	15	98	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:21	OWN 28	8	48	Field Goal
3	3:24	3:06	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
4	13:48	1:28	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
4	8:39	2:42	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
4	3:07	2:13	OWN 33	6	16	Punt
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 45	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Donnie Johnston, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Madison	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Derrick Ward	14	41	2.93	7	0
Carlton Dabrowa	11	42	3.82	11	2
Lawrence Cook	3	22	7.33	9	0
Dennis Grier	1	4	4.00	4	0
Lewis McElroy	1	2	2.00	2	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Everett Levine	16	63	3.94	9	0	1
Brett Franklin	8	29	3.63	15	1	0
Donnie Johnston	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Edgar Page	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Madison	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dennis Grier	24	15	144	1/5	0	24	1	61.8
Lawrence Cook	8	5	32	0/0	0	10	0	70.8

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Johnston	27	21	153	1/5	1	21	0	102.6

Receiving Statistics

Madison	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Carlton Dabrowa	6	7	47	7.83	33	19
WR Al O'Neal	5	9	37	7.40	0	15
RB Derrick Ward	3	3	20	6.67	5	12
WR Bernard Hardy	2	3	29	14.50	19	24
TE Junior Jonassen	2	3	23	11.50	0	12
WR Eric Haynes	1	3	12	12.00	0	12
WR Morris Compton	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
C John Wilcox	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Courtney Poliska	7	9	50	7.14	1	11	1
WR William Meier	6	7	49	8.17	15	21	0
WR Kerry Fleischer	4	5	20	5.00	0	9	0
WR Ron Reeves	2	3	19	9.50	8	19	0
WR Walter Malone	2	3	15	7.50	0	10	0

Interception Statistics

Madison	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Gus Hammond	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Madison	Fumb	Recov
Lawrence Cook	1	0
Derrick Ward	1	0
Bernard Hardy	1	0
Frankie Wheeler	0	1
Morris Compton	0	1

Hartford	Recov	Force
Harvey Gonzalez	1	0
J.T. Neimeyer	0	1
Donnie Cortez	0	1
Eugene Liszkiewicz	0	1

Punting Statistics

Madison	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Moe Emmons	4	202	50.5	45.3	56	2

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Randy Page	5	251	50.2	39.6	63	4

Kicking Statistics

Madison	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marcus Collier	4/4	3/3	1/1	50	0/0

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Bailey	2/2	2/2	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Madison	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernard Hardy	3	33	11.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	1	7	7.0	0
William Meier	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Madison	Ret	Yards	Avg
Tommy Alexander	2	40	20.0
Bernard Hardy	2	38	19.0
Marshall Gheesling	1	16	16.0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Fleischer	3	71	23.7	0
Ron Reeves	2	40	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Madison	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE J.C. Wayne	5	0	1.0	15	17
S Tommy Alexander	5	1	0.0	15	17
CB Marshall Gheesling	4	0	0.0	12	11
CB Bart Horton	4	0	0.0	18	21
ILB Floyd Hill	3	2	0.0	19	15
OLB Kendall Steussie	3	1	0.0	17	19
CB Korey Emmons	2	1	0.0	14	18
DT Junior Grove	2	1	0.0	14	9
ILB Ryan Goings	2	0	0.0	12	15
OLB Louis McCarthy	2	0	0.0	13	17
CB Mitchell Payne	2	0	0.0	21	21
S Scott Campos	2	0	0.0	15	16
S Cornelius Woodcock	1	1	0.0	11	11
DT Leonard Wingfield	1	0	0.0	12	19
DE Frankie Wheeler	1	0	0.0	19	19
OLB Mack Flannery	1	0	0.0	9	9
DE Chad Baglien	1	0	0.0	11	11
WR Bernard Hardy	1	0	---	---	---
DE Pat Barton	1	0	0.0	7	9
OLB Darrin Shelton	1	0	0.0	14	13
ILB Victor Brechbill	0	1	0.0	7	8

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Craig Ligeski	10	1	0.0	22	21
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz	6	2	0.0	25	30
S Richard Guthrie	5	3	0.0	30	31
OLB Gus Hammond	5	0	0.0	22	21
S Will Tillman	4	1	0.0	15	16
CB Tom Kerr	4	1	0.0	18	26
S Orlando Brisset	3	0	0.0	21	28
OLB Donnie Cortez	2	2	0.0	15	15
ILB Deion Dobler	2	1	0.0	9	13
CB Harry Crane	2	1	0.0	25	31
DT Nick Baerg	2	0	0.0	15	16
DE Harvey Gonzalez	1	0	1.0	22	18
DT Ryan Kromer	1	2	0.0	15	17
ILB Morris Comella	1	0	0.0	8	2
DE Deone Dorff	1	0	0.0	21	20
DT Darren Lyon	1	0	0.0	9	13
ILB Pat Foley	0	2	0.0	12	13
CB Omar Couture	0	1	0.0	13	10
DE Isaac McQuaig	0	1	0.0	8	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Madison	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE J.C. Wayne	1.0	0	0	17
DT Leonard Wingfield	0.0	1	0	19
DE Chad Baglien	0.0	1	0	11
DT Junior Grove	0.0	1	0	9
OLB Louis McCarthy	0.0	0	1	17

Hartford	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harvey Gonzalez	1.0	0	2	18
DT Nick Baerg	0.0	1	0	16
ILB Pat Foley	0.0	1	0	13
DT Darren Lyon	0.0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Madison	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Floyd Hill	4	1	15
CB Marshall Gheesling	3	0	11
CB Mitchell Payne	3	0	21
CB Bart Horton	3	0	21
CB Korey Emmons	2	0	18
S Tommy Alexander	2	0	17
S Scott Campos	2	0	16
OLB Mack Flannery	1	0	9
OLB Kendall Steussie	1	0	19
S Benjamin Wayne	0	1	13
ILB Victor Brechbill	0	1	8

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz	3	1	0	30
ILB Craig Ligeski	3	0	0	21
S Will Tillman	3	0	0	16
CB Tom Kerr	3	0	0	26
S Richard Guthrie	2	1	0	31
CB Harry Crane	1	1	0	31
OLB Gus Hammond	1	0	1	21
OLB Donnie Cortez	1	0	0	15
ILB Deion Dobler	1	0	0	13
S Orlando Brisset	1	0	0	28
ILB Morris Comella	1	0	0	2
ILB Pat Foley	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Madison	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Burt Welch	2	5	1	18	0	21
Zach Brown	2	3	0	22	0	25
Joel Simmons	1	5	0	22	0	25
James Robinson	1	4	0	18	0	14
Lewis McElroy	1	1	0	13	0	11
Neal Porter	0	3	0	15	0	21
Stephen Zimmerman	0	2	0	23	1	21
Allen Baxter	0	2	0	12	0	18
Kelly Franklin	0	1	0	20	0	20
Kerry McSheffrey	0	1	0	5	0	7

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Earnest Leathers	3	5	22	1	22
Dwight Robinson	2	4	19	0	14
Rex O'Connor	1	3	26	0	27
Shannon Bonnette	1	2	21	0	22
Arnold Sinclair	1	2	12	0	14
Brady Sluiter	1	1	4	0	6
Craig Codeke	0	3	7	0	14
J.T. Neimeyer	0	1	4	0	5
William Swift	0	1	22	0	24
Monty Burnett	0	1	14	0	10
Courtney Poliska	0	1	24	0	26
Artie Keating	0	1	5	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Madison	Tackles	STPlays
Lewis McElroy	3	17
Benjamin Wayne	2	15
Mitchell Payne	1	11
Junior Jonassen	1	10

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Harry Crane	2	14
J.T. Neimeyer	2	7
Edgar Page	1	20
Arnold Sinclair	1	17
Ron Reeves	1	16
Everett Levine	1	7

Participation

Madison	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernard Hardy	21	21	---	---	15	57
Joel Simmons	22	25	---	---	7	54
Mitchell Payne	---	---	21	21	11	53
Kelly Franklin	20	20	---	---	8	48
Eric Haynes	15	23	---	---	10	48
Junior Jonassen	23	15	---	---	10	48
Al O'Neal	13	20	---	---	14	47
Burt Welch	18	21	---	---	8	47
Zach Brown	22	25	---	---	---	47
Frankie Wheeler	---	---	19	19	8	46
Stephen Zimmerman	23	21	---	---	---	44
Neal Porter	15	21	---	---	7	43
Lewis McElroy	13	11	---	---	17	41
John Wilcox	11	14	---	---	16	41
Bart Horton	---	---	18	21	1	40
Dennis Grier	14	25	---	---	---	39
Benjamin Wayne	---	---	11	13	15	39
Tommy Alexander	---	---	15	17	7	39
Marshall Gheesling	---	---	12	11	16	39
Louis McCarthy	---	---	13	17	8	38
Kendall Steussie	---	---	17	19	2	38
Floyd Hill	---	---	19	15	2	36
J.C. Wayne	---	---	15	17	4	36
Korey Emmons	---	---	14	18	3	35
Darrin Shelton	---	---	14	13	8	35
Leonard Wingfield	---	---	12	19	3	34
James Robinson	18	14	---	---	2	34
Allen Baxter	12	18	---	---	4	34
Carlton Dabrowa	14	20	---	---	---	34
Scott Campos	---	---	15	16	2	33
Morris Compton	16	17	---	---	---	33
Mack Flannery	---	---	9	9	13	31
Ryan Goings	---	---	12	15	3	30
Derrick Ward	16	13	---	---	---	29
Cornelius Woodcock	---	---	11	11	6	28
Lawrence Cook	16	8	---	---	---	24
Junior Grove	---	---	14	9	1	24
Chad Baglien	---	---	11	11	---	22
Kerry McSheffrey	5	7	---	---	7	19
Deron Morrison	0	0	---	---	18	18
Victor Brechbill	---	---	7	8	2	17
Pat Barton	---	---	7	9	---	16
Marcus Collier	0	0	---	---	9	9
Moe Emmons	0	0	---	---	8	8
Will Otis	3	4	---	---	---	7
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Richard Guthrie	---	---	30	31	12	73
Harry Crane	---	---	25	31	14	70
Eugene Liszkiewicz	---	---	25	30	4	59
Courtney Poliska	24	26	---	---	7	57
Donnie Johnston	26	28	---	---	---	54
Rex O'Connor	26	27	---	---	---	53
Orlando Brisset	---	---	21	28	2	51
Will Tillman	---	---	15	16	19	50
Shannon Bonnette	21	22	---	---	7	50
William Swift	22	24	---	---	3	49
Everett Levine	20	21	---	---	7	48
Gus Hammond	---	---	22	21	3	46
Craig Ligeski	---	---	22	21	3	46
Tom Kerr	---	---	18	26	2	46
Earnest Leathers	22	22	---	---	---	44
Kerry Fleischer	20	17	---	---	6	43
Arnold Sinclair	12	14	---	---	17	43
Deone Dorff	---	---	21	20	2	43
Harvey Gonzalez	---	---	22	18	2	42
Dwight Robinson	19	14	---	---	7	40
Ron Reeves	11	11	---	---	16	38
Nick Baerg	---	---	15	16	4	35
Ryan Kromer	---	---	15	17	2	34
Monty Burnett	14	10	---	---	9	33
Donnie Cortez	---	---	15	15	1	31
Walter Malone	6	13	---	---	11	30
Darren Lyon	---	---	9	13	8	30
Edgar Page	4	5	---	---	20	29
Deion Dobler	---	---	9	13	5	27
Pat Foley	---	---	12	13	1	26
William Meier	9	13	---	---	4	26
Bert Griffith	---	---	5	7	14	26
Omar Couture	---	---	13	10	2	25
Isaac McQuaig	---	---	8	15	2	25
Craig Codeke	7	14	---	---	---	21
Morris Comella	---	---	8	2	10	20
Brett Franklin	8	8	---	---	4	20
Artie Keating	5	6	---	---	7	18
Mack Swann	2	2	---	---	13	17
J.T. Neimeyer	4	5	---	---	7	16
Brady Sluiter	4	6	---	---	4	14
Kendall Bailey	0	0	---	---	7	7
Randy Page	0	0	---	---	7	7
Deion Owens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Graham Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Michael Bentley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	17	58	3.4
Right	7	35	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	44	5.5
Middle	5	10	2.0
Right	12	46	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Madison	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dennis Grier	24	15	1	1	2	3	1	2	1
Lawrence Cook	8	5	0	0	0	1	2	0	0

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Johnston	27	21	1	0	0	3	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	33	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	58	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	85	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	74	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	76	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Madison	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Al O'Neal	9	5	1	37	0	20
RB Carlton Dabrowa	7	6	0	47	0	20
RB Derrick Ward	3	3	0	20	0	13
WR Bernard Hardy	3	2	0	29	1	21
WR Eric Haynes	3	1	0	12	0	23
TE Junior Jonassen	3	2	0	23	0	15
C John Wilcox	2	0	1	0	0	14
WR Morris Compton	1	1	0	8	0	17

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Courtney Poliska	9	7	50	0	26
WR William Meier	7	6	49	1	13
WR Kerry Fleischer	5	4	20	0	17
WR Ron Reeves	3	2	19	0	11
WR Walter Malone	3	2	15	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Madison	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlton Dabrowa	2	7	3.50	3.82

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Everett Levine	1	6	6.00	3.94

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Madison	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lawrence Cook	2	1	3	1.50	4.00

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Johnston	3	2	16	5.33	5.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Madison	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
C John Wilcox	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Carlton Dabrowa	1	1	3	3.00	6.71

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Courtney Poliska	2	1	6	3.00	5.56
WR Walter Malone	1	1	10	10.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Madison	Rushes	Conversions
Lawrence Cook	2	1
Dennis Grier	1	0
Derrick Ward	1	0

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Brett Franklin	4	2
Everett Levine	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Madison	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dennis Grier	7	4	3
Lawrence Cook	2	1	1

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Johnston	6	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Madison	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Al O'Neal	6	3	2
C John Wilcox	1	0	0
WR Bernard Hardy	1	1	1
WR Eric Haynes	1	1	1

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Meier	2	1	0
TE Courtney Poliska	2	1	1
WR Ron Reeves	1	1	0
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,400 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,800 (21,500)
End Zone 11,200 (15,600)
Mezzanine 6,600 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (13,800)
Club Seats 6,700 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,400 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,800 (21,500)
End Zone	11,200 (15,600)
Mezzanine	6,600 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (13,800)
Club Seats	6,700 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (4,800)