Week 12, 2025

played in Montreal, NY

31 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Dakota Spirit	7	7	0	0	-	14
Montreal Firebirds	0	0	10	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:20 DAK - Bruce Kinard 26 run (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
2Q: 00:36 DAK - Bruce Kinard 3 run (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
3Q: 05:31 MTL - Allen Buchanan 2 run (Allen Bailie extra point)
3Q: 02:46 MTL - Allen Bailie 21 field goal
4Q: 12:55 MTL - Allen Bailie 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:20 DAK - Bruce Kinard 26 run (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
2Q: 00:36 DAK - Bruce Kinard 3 run (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
3Q: 05:31 MTL - Allen Buchanan 2 run (Allen Bailie extra point)
3Q: 02:46 MTL - Allen Bailie 21 field goal
4Q: 12:55 MTL - Allen Bailie 19 field goal

Team Statistics DAK MTL
Record 3-8 2-9
First Downs 16 12
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 7 6
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 291 163
- Offensive Plays 57 60
- Yards per Play 5.11 2.72
Net Rushing Yards 166 79
- Rushing Attempts 30 32
- Yards per Rush 5.53 2.47
Net Passing Yards 125 84
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 15 - 1 28 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 130 84
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.63 3.00
Fumbles/Lost 5/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/57 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 4/6 1/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/51 3/71
Interception Ret./Yards 2/22 1/15
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 35
Time of Possession 28:58 31:02

Team Statistics	DAK	MTL
Record	3-8	2-9
First Downs	16	12
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	7	6
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	291	163
- Offensive Plays	57	60
- Yards per Play	5.11	2.72
Net Rushing Yards	166	79
- Rushing Attempts	30	32
- Yards per Rush	5.53	2.47
Net Passing Yards	125	84
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 15 - 1	28 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	130	84
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.63	3.00
Fumbles/Lost	5/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/57	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	4/6	1/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/51	3/71
Interception Ret./Yards	2/22	1/15
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 35
Time of Possession	28:58	31:02

Drive Charts

Dakota Spirit
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:50	2:34	OWN 2	6	15	Punt
1	8:33	1:06	OWN 47	3	4	Punt
1	4:08	2:02	OPP 43	4	43	Touchdown
2	15:00	4:22	OWN 28	7	26	Punt
2	4:05	3:35	OWN 37	9	63	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:07	OWN 13	5	14	Punt
3	8:31	0:39	OWN 11	2	7	Fumble
3	5:22	1:30	OWN 20	3	6	Interception
4	12:47	3:09	OWN 30	5	13	Punt
4	8:01	4:05	OWN 7	7	53	Punt
4	2:27	2:25	OWN 26	6	17	Punt

Montreal Firebirds
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:10	OWN 42	3	4	Punt
1	10:16	1:43	OWN 12	3	0	Punt
1	7:27	3:19	OWN 20	6	15	Interception
1	2:06	2:06	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
2	10:38	6:33	OWN 11	11	59	Missed FG
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 36	2	5	Half
3	11:53	3:22	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
3	7:52	2:30	OPP 18	7	18	Touchdown
3	3:52	1:13	OPP 17	5	13	Field Goal
3	2:30	4:43	OPP 25	9	23	Field Goal
4	9:38	1:37	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
4	3:56	1:29	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	0:02	0:02	OWN 10	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Quentin Atiles, Dakota Spirit

Rushing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bruce Kinard	22	132	6.00	36	5	2
Kendall Witt	6	30	5.00	12	1	0
Luther Montemayor	2	4	2.00	5	0	0

Montreal	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Allen Buchanan	20	55	2.75	13	1	1
Skip Banta	8	11	1.38	5	0	0
Roger Pierce	4	13	3.25	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Luther Montemayor	26	15	130	1/5	0	18	1	55.0

Montreal	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Pierce	28	15	84	0/0	0	13	2	29.5

Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Calvin Lyle	4	9	31	7.75	3	15
WR Jamie Livanis	3	4	38	12.67	5	18
FB Louie Rivera	2	3	11	5.50	0	8
C Mo Whitt	2	2	22	11.00	10	12
WR Kerry Sampson	1	2	8	8.00	4	8
WR Lawrence Strunk	1	1	7	7.00	1	7
WR Bucky Giron	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Burt Barrett	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
RB Bruce Kinard	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Moe Machado	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Montreal	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mark Ayala	4	4	29	7.25	12	10
RB Allen Buchanan	3	5	10	3.33	0	9
WR Riddick Downs	2	2	8	4.00	0	5
WR Conrad James	2	6	12	6.00	0	9
FB Cary Uno	1	2	5	5.00	5	5
TE Kennedy McConnell	1	1	13	13.00	0	13
WR Johnny Liu	1	6	6	6.00	0	6
TE Christian Griffin	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Herb Atkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dakota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Phillip George	1	10	10.00	0
CB Shane Matthews	1	12	12.00	0

Montreal	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ricky Winslett	1	15	15.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dakota	Fumb	Recov
Bruce Kinard	2	0
Kendall Witt	2	0
Mo Whitt	1	1
Kerry Sampson	0	1
Ross Thornton	0	1

Montreal	Recov	Force
Herb Atkins	1	0
Jimmy Newhart	1	0
J.C. Robbins	0	2
Ricky Winslett	0	1
Kurt Garber	0	1
K.C. Durkin	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dakota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marvin Frist	7	357	51.0	40.4	73	4

Montreal	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Renaldo Palmer	6	299	49.8	48.8	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Dakota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin McCutcheon	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Montreal	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Allen Bailie	2/3	0/1	0/0	21	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dakota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Lyle	3	8	2.7	0
Kerry Sampson	1	-2	-2.0	0

Montreal	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Buchanan	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dakota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendall Witt	3	51	17.0	0

Montreal	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Ayala	2	48	24.0	0
Johnny Liu	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dakota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Shane Matthews	6	0	0.0	22	17
ILB Dexter Hargrove	4	3	0.0	31	27
DT Bob Morris	4	1	0.0	20	12
S Dwight Eskenazi	4	1	0.0	27	23
DT Shawn Newton	4	0	0.0	22	14
DE Dale Strickland	3	1	0.0	27	21
S Glen Watkins	3	1	0.0	24	21
CB Phillip George	3	0	0.0	26	24
OLB Clyde Tessen	3	0	0.0	18	11
CB Gino Carl	2	2	0.0	17	21
DE Marc Garlick	2	1	0.0	22	21
OLB Patrick Bagwell	2	1	0.0	16	16
ILB Calvin Livesay	2	0	0.0	4	2
DE Bubba Straw	1	2	0.0	19	18
ILB Korey Galloway	1	1	0.0	14	9
CB Joey Benson	1	1	0.0	12	11
FB Louie Rivera	1	0	---	---	---
S George Gamble	0	2	0.0	10	16

Montreal	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Johnny Lowe	7	2	0.0	23	13
DT Richie Caldwell	4	1	0.0	19	17
OLB J.C. Robbins	4	1	0.0	21	16
S Dexter Reilly	4	0	0.0	17	24
S Ricky Winslett	3	1	0.0	23	26
OLB Rico Krieg	3	0	0.0	15	12
DE Matthew Hardy	2	1	1.0	24	24
OLB Jimmy Newhart	2	1	0.0	4	4
CB Hardy Garritano	2	0	0.0	16	15
S Wes Vaughn	2	0	0.0	26	24
DT Ellis Finley	2	0	0.0	18	13
ILB Kurt Garber	2	0	0.0	14	14
S Terrance Streets	2	0	0.0	20	14
DT Lamar Connell	1	1	0.0	15	14
DE Lamar Hobert	1	0	0.0	11	9
CB Bubba McCarthy	1	0	0.0	13	14
WR Conrad James	1	0	---	---	---
TE Christian Griffin	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tommie Fitzgerald	0	1	0.0	22	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Dakota	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Shawn Newton	1	1	14
DE Bubba Straw	1	1	18
DE Hunter Drake	0	1	17
DE Marc Garlick	0	1	21
OLB Patrick Bagwell	0	1	16

Montreal	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Matthew Hardy	1.0	0	1	24
DT Richie Caldwell	0.0	1	0	17
DE Lamar Hobert	0.0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Dakota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Shane Matthews	4	0	1	17
ILB Dexter Hargrove	2	0	0	27
S Glen Watkins	2	0	0	21
CB Gino Carl	2	0	0	21
CB Phillip George	1	1	1	24
ILB Calvin Livesay	1	0	0	2
OLB Patrick Bagwell	1	0	0	16
ILB Korey Galloway	1	0	0	9
CB Joey Benson	1	0	0	11

Montreal	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Johnny Lowe	3	1	0	13
S Dexter Reilly	3	0	0	24
OLB J.C. Robbins	2	0	0	16
OLB Jimmy Newhart	2	0	0	4
S Ricky Winslett	1	0	1	26
OLB Rico Krieg	1	0	0	12
S Wes Vaughn	1	0	0	24
ILB Kurt Garber	1	0	0	14
S Terrance Streets	1	0	0	14
DE Tommie Fitzgerald	0	1	0	21
CB K.C. Durkin	0	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Dakota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Quentin Atiles	4	8	1	24	0	19
Clifton Sheaffer	2	5	0	30	0	27
Chuck Connell	2	4	0	29	1	25
Glen Humphrey	1	3	0	27	0	26
Howard Pharms	1	1	0	23	0	25
Louie Rivera	0	3	0	10	0	11
Randall Matich	0	2	0	6	0	8
Kyle Knight	0	2	0	7	0	2

Montreal	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Leomont Kamin	1	8	29	24
Allen Kenyon	1	5	32	28
Devin Frederick	1	4	18	18
Troy Grimm	1	4	29	27
Phillip Irwin	0	6	32	28
Cary Uno	0	2	13	11

Special Teams Tackles

Dakota	Tackles	STPlays
Burt Barrett	2	20
Kendall Witt	1	18
Ross Thornton	1	9

Montreal	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Garber	4	11
K.C. Durkin	2	12
Cary Uno	1	15

Participation

Dakota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dexter Hargrove	---	---	31	27	3	61
Chuck Connell	29	25	---	---	7	61
Glen Humphrey	27	26	---	---	7	60
Gino Carl	---	---	17	21	20	58
Luther Montemayor	30	27	---	---	---	57
Clifton Sheaffer	30	27	---	---	---	57
Phillip George	---	---	26	24	3	53
Dwight Eskenazi	---	---	27	23	3	53
Dale Strickland	---	---	27	21	2	50
Howard Pharms	23	25	---	---	---	48
Glen Watkins	---	---	24	21	2	47
Bruce Kinard	24	18	---	---	5	47
Moe Machado	16	17	---	---	14	47
Marc Garlick	---	---	22	21	2	45
Quentin Atiles	24	19	---	---	---	43
Bubba Straw	---	---	19	18	6	43
George Gamble	---	---	10	16	16	42
Jamie Livanis	21	20	---	---	---	41
Shane Matthews	---	---	22	17	2	41
Calvin Lyle	20	16	---	---	5	41
Shawn Newton	---	---	22	14	4	40
Korey Galloway	---	---	14	9	17	40
Bob Morris	---	---	20	12	6	38
Hunter Drake	---	---	16	17	3	36
Lawrence Strunk	18	18	---	---	---	36
Patrick Bagwell	---	---	16	16	3	35
Mo Whitt	17	10	---	---	6	33
Kerry Sampson	12	12	---	---	8	32
Kendall Witt	6	8	---	---	18	32
Clyde Tessen	---	---	18	11	2	31
Louie Rivera	10	11	---	---	6	27
Burt Barrett	2	3	---	---	20	25
Joey Benson	---	---	12	11	1	24
Randall Matich	6	8	---	---	7	21
Kyle Knight	7	2	---	---	7	16
Adam Hinman	---	---	2	6	7	15
Malcolm Rayburn	4	3	---	---	7	14
Ross Thornton	4	1	---	---	9	14
Calvin Livesay	---	---	4	2	7	13
Bucky Giron	0	1	---	---	7	8
Marvin Frist	0	0	---	---	7	7
Oliver Chandler	---	---	3	1	1	5
Kevin McCutcheon	0	0	---	---	3	3
Todd Gunther	0	0	---	---	---	0
Travis Hawkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Moe Maloney	0	0	---	---	---	0

Montreal	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Allen Kenyon	32	28	---	---	9	69
Phillip Irwin	32	28	---	---	7	67
Allen Buchanan	23	19	---	---	22	64
Christian Griffin	26	20	---	---	15	61
Roger Pierce	32	28	---	---	---	60
Leomont Kamin	29	24	---	---	6	59
Troy Grimm	29	27	---	---	---	56
Wes Vaughn	---	---	26	24	5	55
Johnny Liu	22	25	---	---	4	51
Matthew Hardy	---	---	24	24	2	50
Ricky Winslett	---	---	23	26	---	49
Rico Krieg	---	---	15	12	21	48
Jeffrey Buchanon	23	17	---	---	7	47
K.C. Durkin	---	---	19	16	12	47
Tommie Fitzgerald	---	---	22	21	1	44
Dexter Reilly	---	---	17	24	1	42
Devin Frederick	18	18	---	---	5	41
Bubba McCarthy	---	---	13	14	14	41
Randal Turner	17	14	---	---	9	40
Cary Uno	13	11	---	---	15	39
Kurt Garber	---	---	14	14	11	39
Richie Caldwell	---	---	19	17	2	38
Riddick Downs	21	16	---	---	1	38
Hardy Garritano	---	---	16	15	7	38
J.C. Robbins	---	---	21	16	---	37
Johnny Lowe	---	---	23	13	---	36
Terrance Streets	---	---	20	14	---	34
Ellis Finley	---	---	18	13	---	31
Conrad James	13	14	---	---	3	30
Lamar Connell	---	---	15	14	---	29
Marc Strahan	---	---	10	7	9	26
Mark Ayala	3	6	---	---	13	22
Lamar Hobert	---	---	11	9	---	20
Skip Banta	9	7	---	---	1	17
Herb Atkins	2	4	---	---	10	16
Jeffrey Hatcher	3	1	---	---	9	13
Kennedy McConnell	3	1	---	---	8	12
Jimmy Newhart	---	---	4	4	3	11
Allen Bailie	0	0	---	---	7	7
Renaldo Palmer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tommie Moore	---	---	0	0	5	5
Tommie Tylski	0	0	---	---	3	3
Antoine Laliberte	2	0	---	---	---	2
Moe Doesburg	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	81	9.0
Middle	15	54	3.6
Right	5	32	6.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	20	58	2.9
Right	8	14	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Luther Montemayor	26	15	0	2	3	3	2	1	1

Montreal	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Pierce	28	15	0	3	0	1	5	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	24	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	56	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	32	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	18	3.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	21	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	40	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	23	2.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Calvin Lyle	9	4	2	31	16
WR Jamie Livanis	4	3	0	38	20
FB Louie Rivera	3	2	0	11	11
WR Kerry Sampson	2	1	0	8	12
C Mo Whitt	2	2	0	22	10
RB Bruce Kinard	2	0	1	0	18
WR Lawrence Strunk	1	1	0	7	18
WR Bucky Giron	1	1	0	2	1
WR Burt Barrett	1	1	0	11	3
TE Moe Machado	1	0	0	0	17

Montreal	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Johnny Liu	6	1	6	25
WR Conrad James	6	2	12	14
RB Allen Buchanan	5	3	10	19
WR Mark Ayala	4	4	29	6
FB Cary Uno	2	1	5	11
WR Riddick Downs	2	2	8	16
TE Kennedy McConnell	1	1	13	1
WR Herb Atkins	1	0	0	4
TE Christian Griffin	1	1	1	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bruce Kinard	2	13	6.50	6.00
Kendall Witt	1	5	5.00	5.00

Montreal	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Allen Buchanan	6	14	2.33	2.75
Skip Banta	3	0	0.00	1.38
Roger Pierce	1	4	4.00	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Montreal	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Pierce	6	3	19	3.17	3.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Montreal	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mark Ayala	2	2	16	8.00	7.25
WR Johnny Liu	2	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Riddick Downs	1	1	3	3.00	4.00
WR Herb Atkins	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dakota	Rushes	Conversions
Luther Montemayor	1	0
Kendall Witt	1	1

Montreal	Rushes	Conversions
Skip Banta	2	0
Allen Buchanan	2	1
Roger Pierce	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Luther Montemayor	10	7	4

Montreal	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Pierce	11	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Lyle	4	2	1
WR Jamie Livanis	2	2	2
WR Kerry Sampson	1	1	0
FB Louie Rivera	1	0	0
WR Bucky Giron	1	1	0
WR Burt Barrett	1	1	1

Montreal	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Ayala	3	3	2
WR Conrad James	3	1	1
WR Johnny Liu	2	1	1
FB Cary Uno	1	0	0
WR Riddick Downs	1	1	0
RB Allen Buchanan	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 20,000 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 5,000 (19,600)
End Zone 5,100 (14,200)
Mezzanine 2,800 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 4,000 (12,500)
Club Seats 2,300 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 800 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	20,000 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	5,000 (19,600)
End Zone	5,100 (14,200)
Mezzanine	2,800 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	4,000 (12,500)
Club Seats	2,300 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	800 (3,000)