Week 9, 2026

played in Carolina, NC

66 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Newark Bulldogs	0	3	14	7	-	24
Carolina Catfish	3	10	7	13	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:02 CAR - Calvin Ketchum 21 field goal
2Q: 12:12 CAR - Calvin Ketchum 18 field goal
2Q: 07:24 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 20 field goal
2Q: 03:08 CAR - Jessie Jenkins 6 pass from Wesley May (Calvin Ketchum extra point)
3Q: 04:59 NWK - Martin Welborn 14 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
3Q: 04:48 NWK - Martin Welborn 27 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
3Q: 00:24 CAR - Ray Rossini 3 pass from Wesley May (Calvin Ketchum extra point)
4Q: 14:08 CAR - Calvin Ketchum 39 field goal
4Q: 10:20 CAR - Jessie Jenkins 5 run (Calvin Ketchum extra point)
4Q: 04:59 NWK - Fred Preston 8 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
4Q: 01:34 CAR - Calvin Ketchum 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:02 CAR - Calvin Ketchum 21 field goal
2Q: 12:12 CAR - Calvin Ketchum 18 field goal
2Q: 07:24 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 20 field goal
2Q: 03:08 CAR - Jessie Jenkins 6 pass from Wesley May (Calvin Ketchum extra point)
3Q: 04:59 NWK - Martin Welborn 14 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
3Q: 04:48 NWK - Martin Welborn 27 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
3Q: 00:24 CAR - Ray Rossini 3 pass from Wesley May (Calvin Ketchum extra point)
4Q: 14:08 CAR - Calvin Ketchum 39 field goal
4Q: 10:20 CAR - Jessie Jenkins 5 run (Calvin Ketchum extra point)
4Q: 04:59 NWK - Fred Preston 8 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
4Q: 01:34 CAR - Calvin Ketchum 34 field goal

Team Statistics NWK CAR
Record 7-1 6-2
First Downs 26 22
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 17 16
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 411 432
- Offensive Plays 77 61
- Yards per Play 5.34 7.08
Net Rushing Yards 112 95
- Rushing Attempts 30 24
- Yards per Rush 3.73 3.96
Net Passing Yards 299 337
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 25 - 0 37 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 315 337
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.36 9.11
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 5.7
4th Down Conversions 3/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 7/144 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 37
Time of Possession 30:28 29:33

Team Statistics	NWK	CAR
Record	7-1	6-2
First Downs	26	22
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	17	16
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	411	432
- Offensive Plays	77	61
- Yards per Play	5.34	7.08
Net Rushing Yards	112	95
- Rushing Attempts	30	24
- Yards per Rush	3.73	3.96
Net Passing Yards	299	337
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 25 - 0	37 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	315	337
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.36	9.11
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	5.7
4th Down Conversions	3/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	7/144	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 37
Time of Possession	30:28	29:33

Drive Charts

Newark Bulldogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:54	6:14	OWN 29	13	32	Punt
2	12:06	4:50	OWN 40	11	57	Field Goal
2	3:01	2:57	OWN 21	10	56	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:17	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
3	9:59	5:06	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	4:48	0:15	OPP 27	1	27	Touchdown
4	14:02	1:20	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	10:10	5:22	OWN 26	13	74	Touchdown
4	3:30	1:30	OWN 20	5	5	Downs
4	1:28	1:28	OWN 14	7	63	Game

Carolina Catfish
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:06	OWN 20	14	76	Field Goal
1	2:40	5:34	OWN 20	10	79	Field Goal
2	7:16	4:15	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 30	1	-1	Half
3	11:43	1:44	OWN 20	4	26	Punt
3	4:33	4:15	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
3	0:13	1:11	OPP 23	3	1	Field Goal
4	12:42	2:32	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
4	4:48	1:18	OWN 37	4	20	Punt
4	2:00	0:32	OPP 25	3	8	Field Goal

Game MVP: Wesley May, Carolina Catfish

Rushing Statistics

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rich Sparkman	17	40	2.35	18	2
Brandon Collins	9	51	5.67	16	1
Thurman Becker	2	10	5.00	8	0
Travis Kennedy	2	11	5.50	7	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jessie Jenkins	14	77	5.50	16	2	1
Josh Sheldon	7	18	2.57	5	0	0
Wesley May	2	0	0.00	1	0	0
Antonio Bishop	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Travis Kennedy	44	25	315	3/16	3	28	0	101.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wesley May	37	25	337	0/0	2	35	0	114.3

Receiving Statistics

Newark	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Martin Welborn	8	9	140	17.50	28	28	2
TE Fred Preston	6	9	97	16.17	31	26	1
WR Frankie Hamrick	4	8	36	9.00	2	14	0
WR Jessie Lucas	3	7	29	9.67	11	12	0
RB Rich Sparkman	3	3	10	3.33	6	4	0
WR Jose Hoover	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Thurman Becker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Quinn Glover	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Brandon Collins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Glen Torres	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ray Rossini	7	8	53	7.57	6	13	1
RB Jessie Jenkins	5	6	60	12.00	40	17	1
TE Cory Wilburn	5	8	46	9.20	22	16	0
WR Derek Whalen	3	4	44	14.67	18	35	0
FB Antonio Bishop	2	2	52	26.00	39	33	0
WR Alonzo Menzies	2	5	55	27.50	13	32	0
FB Mickey Reilly	1	2	27	27.00	15	27	0
TE Everett Lenz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Lawrence Urlacher	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Newark	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Newark	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jessie Lucas	1	0	0
Rich Sparkman	0	1	0
Bernie Jefferson	0	0	1
Tyrus Holliday	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Derek Whalen	1	0	0
Cory Wilburn	1	0	0
Everett Lenz	0	1	0
Ray Rossini	0	1	0
Antonio Bishop	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Newark	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Compton	3	120	40.0	33.0	44	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Winfred Brisby	2	97	48.5	28.5	54	0

Kicking Statistics

Newark	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trevor Hodgson	1/2	0/1	0/0	20	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Calvin Ketchum	4/4	0/0	0/0	39	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lawrence Urlacher	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Lucas	5	103	20.6	0
Tyrus Holliday	2	41	20.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lawrence Urlacher	2	53	26.5	0
Derek Whalen	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Newark	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mickey Vedros	6	1	22	37
ILB Hardy Henry	4	5	15	24
DE Stephen Brigham	4	1	19	30
ILB Drew Ludwig	4	0	9	13
CB Ellis Garrido	4	0	16	20
S Clay Barrett	3	1	17	27
DT Chuck Briggs	3	1	18	29
CB B.J. Brennan	3	0	14	24
S Brady Kramer	3	0	15	27
CB Bernie Jefferson	2	1	9	13
DT Zach Reed	2	0	11	15
CB Craig Downs	2	0	21	30
OLB Reggie Havens	2	0	14	18
DE Darryl Wilkins	1	1	4	12
DE Matthew Jeffries	1	0	9	10
CB Andrew Anglewicz	1	0	16	25
DT Ray Hatcher	0	1	10	17
DE Terrell Rice	0	1	17	27

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marcus Wells	8	3	0.0	24	33
CB Gerald Larocque	8	0	0.0	26	44
S Luke Lynch	7	2	0.0	23	41
S Pete Nails	5	1	0.0	24	37
CB Emmanuel Arteaga	5	0	0.0	16	32
DE Billy Hampton	4	1	1.0	19	35
OLB Winston Falcone	4	0	1.0	29	41
CB Fred Dugas	3	1	0.0	20	36
OLB Eddie Zeller	2	2	1.0	10	14
DE Ron Cheung	2	1	0.0	25	38
DT Leroy Presley	2	1	0.0	25	35
ILB Marcus McDaniel	2	0	0.0	10	2
S Randall Lowe	1	4	0.0	20	40
CB Junior Wyss	1	1	0.0	21	31
DT Ken Stoffers	1	0	0.0	10	18
OLB Deion Muniz	0	2	0.0	10	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Newark	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stephen Brigham	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Vernon Franklin	0.0	0	1	0	9

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Winston Falcone	1.0	0	1	1	41
DE Billy Hampton	1.0	0	1	0	35
OLB Eddie Zeller	1.0	0	0	0	14
DT Leroy Presley	0.0	1	1	0	35
DE Ron Cheung	0.0	0	2	0	38
OLB Deion Muniz	0.0	0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Newark	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Mickey Vedros	5	1	37
S Clay Barrett	3	1	27
OLB Reggie Havens	3	1	18
ILB Hardy Henry	3	0	24
S Brady Kramer	2	2	27
CB Ellis Garrido	2	1	20
DE Stephen Brigham	2	0	30
ILB Drew Ludwig	2	0	13
CB Craig Downs	1	1	30
CB Bernie Jefferson	1	0	13
DE Darryl Wilkins	1	0	12
CB Andrew Anglewicz	0	1	25
CB B.J. Brennan	0	1	24

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gerald Larocque	6	2	44
S Luke Lynch	4	0	41
ILB Marcus Wells	4	0	33
S Pete Nails	2	1	37
S Randall Lowe	2	1	40
CB Fred Dugas	2	0	36
OLB Winston Falcone	1	3	41
OLB Eddie Zeller	1	0	14
CB Junior Wyss	1	0	31
DT Ken Stoffers	1	0	18
CB Emmanuel Arteaga	1	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Newark	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kurt Bensen	5	7	0	27	1	41
Richie Stith	2	6	0	29	0	46
Wendell Sands	2	5	1	26	0	39
Norman Enright	1	5	0	25	0	41
Shane Brush	1	2	0	27	2	40
Thurman Becker	0	1	0	22	0	21
Fred Preston	0	1	0	28	0	46
Damon Gilmore	0	1	0	9	0	14

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Pat Uusutalo	3	9	0	23	36
Jamie Cuomo	2	2	0	14	21
Don Favre	1	2	0	2	0
Alvin Schmit	1	2	0	18	26
Doug Clark	1	1	1	17	25
Sammy Gilman	0	3	0	21	35
Mickey Reilly	0	2	0	6	10
Horace Lawless	0	1	0	15	24

Special Teams Statistics

Newark	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrus Holliday	3	18
Glen Torres	1	15
Jose Hoover	0	17
Brandon Collins	0	17
Fred Preston	0	16
Hardy Henry	0	15
Rich Sparkman	0	15
Ellis Garrido	0	15
B.J. Brennan	0	14
Drew Ludwig	0	10
Jessie Lucas	0	8
Quinn Glover	0	8
Trevor Hodgson	0	7
Bernie Jefferson	0	6
Drew Compton	0	5
Jessie German	0	5
Frankie Hamrick	0	5
Craig Downs	0	5
Carlos Fleming	0	5
Reggie Havens	0	5
Damon Gilmore	0	5
Brady Kramer	0	5
Norman Enright	0	4
Stephen Brigham	0	4
Zach Reed	0	4
Terrell Rice	0	4
Mickey Vedros	0	4
Clay Barrett	0	3
Wendell Sands	0	3
Matthew Jeffries	0	3
Andrew Anglewicz	0	3
Billy Kramer	0	3
Thurman Becker	0	2
Chuck Briggs	0	2
Darryl Wilkins	0	2
Vernon Franklin	0	1
Ray Hatcher	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Josh Sheldon	2	18
Lawrence Urlacher	2	16
Everett Lenz	1	19
Emmanuel Arteaga	1	18
Antonio Bishop	1	16
Ronald Randle	0	19
Ray Rossini	0	16
Marcus McDaniel	0	13
Fred Dugas	0	13
Calvin Ketchum	0	12
Don Favre	0	12
Jamie Cuomo	0	6
Doug Clark	0	6
Roderick Bridges	0	6
Chad Stemke	0	6
Winfred Brisby	0	6
Mickey Reilly	0	6
Van Jeffries	0	6
Derek Whalen	0	5
Richard Warren	0	4
Luke Lynch	0	4
Pat Uusutalo	0	4
Deion Muniz	0	4
Mel Leagra	0	3
Junior Wyss	0	3
Ken Stoffers	0	3
Sammy Gilman	0	2
Eddie Zeller	0	2
Ron Cheung	0	2
Gerald Larocque	0	2
Pete Nails	0	2
Winston Falcone	0	2
Leroy Presley	0	2
Marcus Wells	0	2
Randall Lowe	0	2
Jessie Jenkins	0	1
Billy Hampton	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	52	3.7
Middle	5	18	3.6
Right	11	42	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	65	5.9
Middle	12	31	2.6
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Travis Kennedy	44	25	6	2	2	7	6	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wesley May	37	25	5	0	1	9	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	90	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	8	105	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	101	14.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	82	10.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	105	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	95	13.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	55	27.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Newark	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Fred Preston	9	6	1	97	3	46
WR Martin Welborn	9	8	0	140	3	27
WR Frankie Hamrick	8	4	0	36	0	24
WR Jessie Lucas	7	3	0	29	0	29
RB Rich Sparkman	3	3	0	10	0	28
WR Jose Hoover	2	1	1	3	0	17
FB Thurman Becker	2	0	0	0	0	21
TE Quinn Glover	1	0	0	0	0	16
RB Brandon Collins	1	0	0	0	0	19
WR Glen Torres	1	0	0	0	0	8

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Rossini	8	7	0	53	0	22
TE Cory Wilburn	8	5	0	46	0	23
RB Jessie Jenkins	6	5	1	60	0	22
WR Alonzo Menzies	5	2	0	55	2	17
WR Derek Whalen	4	3	0	44	1	26
FB Antonio Bishop	2	2	0	52	1	12
FB Mickey Reilly	2	1	0	27	1	10
TE Everett Lenz	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Lawrence Urlacher	1	0	0	0	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rich Sparkman	1	-2	-2.00	2.35
Brandon Collins	1	-1	-1.00	5.67

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jessie Jenkins	6	12	2.00	5.50
Josh Sheldon	3	3	1.00	2.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Travis Kennedy	8	4	44	5.50	7.16

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wesley May	8	3	15	1.88	9.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Newark	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Fred Preston	4	2	20	5.00	10.78
WR Martin Welborn	2	2	24	12.00	15.56
FB Thurman Becker	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Frankie Hamrick	1	0	0	0.00	4.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ray Rossini	2	2	9	4.50	6.63
WR Alonzo Menzies	2	0	0	0.00	11.00
TE Cory Wilburn	2	0	0	0.00	5.75
WR Lawrence Urlacher	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Jessie Jenkins	1	1	6	6.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Newark	Rushes	Conversions
Rich Sparkman	2	2
Brandon Collins	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Jessie Jenkins	2	0
Antonio Bishop	1	0
Josh Sheldon	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Conversions
Travis Kennedy	14	9	6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wesley May	9	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Newark	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Martin Welborn	4	4	3
WR Frankie Hamrick	3	2	1
WR Jessie Lucas	2	0	0
RB Rich Sparkman	2	2	1
TE Quinn Glover	1	0	0
TE Fred Preston	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Rossini	3	3	2
RB Jessie Jenkins	2	2	2
WR Derek Whalen	1	1	0
FB Mickey Reilly	1	1	1
WR Alonzo Menzies	1	0	0
TE Cory Wilburn	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,100 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,800 (17,100)
End Zone 8,600 (12,400)
Mezzanine 4,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 7,900 (10,900)
Club Seats 7,500 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,100 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,800 (17,100)
End Zone	8,600 (12,400)
Mezzanine	4,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	7,900 (10,900)
Club Seats	7,500 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)