Conference Semifinals, 2026

played in Carolina, NC

58 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Newark Bulldogs	0	14	14	6	-	34
Carolina Catfish	3	10	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:43 CAR - Calvin Ketchum 41 field goal
2Q: 15:00 NWK - Jessie Lucas 63 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
2Q: 09:28 CAR - Calvin Ketchum 27 field goal
2Q: 09:22 NWK - Brandon Collins 80 run (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
2Q: 00:44 CAR - Ray Rossini 10 pass from Wesley May (Calvin Ketchum extra point)
3Q: 04:28 NWK - Fred Preston 1 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
3Q: 00:42 NWK - Brandon Collins 12 run (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
4Q: 05:49 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 42 field goal
4Q: 03:06 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:43 CAR - Calvin Ketchum 41 field goal
2Q: 15:00 NWK - Jessie Lucas 63 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
2Q: 09:28 CAR - Calvin Ketchum 27 field goal
2Q: 09:22 NWK - Brandon Collins 80 run (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
2Q: 00:44 CAR - Ray Rossini 10 pass from Wesley May (Calvin Ketchum extra point)
3Q: 04:28 NWK - Fred Preston 1 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
3Q: 00:42 NWK - Brandon Collins 12 run (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
4Q: 05:49 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 42 field goal
4Q: 03:06 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 33 field goal

Team Statistics NWK CAR
Record 14-4 12-5
First Downs 20 21
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 461 385
- Offensive Plays 59 69
- Yards per Play 7.81 5.58
Net Rushing Yards 230 86
- Rushing Attempts 34 18
- Yards per Rush 6.76 4.78
Net Passing Yards 231 299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 13 - 0 48 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 237 312
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/13
- Yards per Pass Play 9.24 5.86
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 2/10 6/28
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 5/83
Interception Ret./Yards 1/19 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 19
Time of Possession 29:49 30:11

Team Statistics	NWK	CAR
Record	14-4	12-5
First Downs	20	21
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	461	385
- Offensive Plays	59	69
- Yards per Play	7.81	5.58
Net Rushing Yards	230	86
- Rushing Attempts	34	18
- Yards per Rush	6.76	4.78
Net Passing Yards	231	299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 13 - 0	48 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	237	312
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/13
- Yards per Pass Play	9.24	5.86
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	2/10	6/28
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	5/83
Interception Ret./Yards	1/19	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 19
Time of Possession	29:49	30:11

Drive Charts

Newark Bulldogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:38	2:53	OWN 29	5	24	Punt
1	6:08	0:41	OPP 44	3	1	Punt
1	1:22	1:37	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	9:22	0:16	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
2	4:44	2:05	OWN 27	5	14	Punt
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 20	1	18	Half
3	15:00	3:10	OWN 24	5	9	Punt
3	10:00	5:40	OWN 1	12	99	Touchdown
3	2:29	1:55	OWN 27	4	73	Touchdown
4	11:29	5:47	OWN 20	11	55	Field Goal
4	4:53	1:52	OPP 18	3	2	Field Goal
4	2:34	0:34	OPP 43	3	1	Punt
4	1:15	1:15	OPP 7	2	0	Game

Carolina Catfish
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:22	OWN 26	10	50	Field Goal
1	6:45	0:37	OWN 6	3	-3	Punt
1	5:27	4:05	OWN 20	7	27	Punt
2	14:45	5:23	OWN 21	10	69	Field Goal
2	9:06	4:22	OWN 23	7	37	Interception
2	2:39	2:03	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	11:50	1:50	OWN 18	4	13	Punt
3	4:20	1:51	OWN 32	3	46	Fumble
3	0:34	4:05	OWN 20	9	26	Punt
4	5:42	0:49	OWN 20	4	-2	Downs
4	3:01	0:27	OWN 19	1	24	Fumble
4	2:00	0:45	OWN 12	4	-5	Downs

Game MVP: Brandon Collins, Newark Bulldogs

Rushing Statistics

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rich Sparkman	15	36	2.40	13	1	0
Brandon Collins	14	187	13.36	80	4	2
Jose Hoover	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Quinn Glover	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Roger Sherman	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Mark Fletcher	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
Travis Kennedy	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jessie Jenkins	11	53	4.82	9	0
Josh Sheldon	3	10	3.33	4	0
Wesley May	2	22	11.00	15	1
Antonio Bishop	2	1	0.50	2	0

Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Travis Kennedy	23	13	237	1/6	2	63	0	121.1
Mark Fletcher	1	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wesley May	48	28	312	3/13	1	36	1	76.0

Receiving Statistics

Newark	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Fred Preston	4	5	37	9.25	10	17	1
WR Jose Hoover	2	3	27	13.50	7	15	0
WR Jessie Lucas	2	3	108	54.00	82	63	1
WR Levon Bullock	2	5	30	15.00	0	22	0
TE Quinn Glover	1	2	7	7.00	3	7	0
RB Rich Sparkman	1	2	16	16.00	15	16	0
WR Martin Welborn	1	1	12	12.00	7	12	0
FB Roger Sherman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Frankie Hamrick	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tyrus Holliday	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ray Rossini	7	9	69	9.86	10	14	1
WR Alonzo Menzies	4	9	56	14.00	9	36	0
WR Ronald Randle	3	5	22	7.33	0	11	0
FB Antonio Bishop	3	5	28	9.33	15	14	0
WR Jessie McGee	3	6	45	15.00	0	19	0
RB Jessie Jenkins	3	3	38	12.67	17	20	0
TE Roosevelt Hogenmiller	2	5	27	13.50	7	24	0
TE Everett Lenz	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Cory Wilburn	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Tommie Angus	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Josh Sheldon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Newark	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB B.J. Brennan	1	19	19.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Newark	Recov	Force
Clay Barrett	1	0
Mickey Vedros	1	0
Craig Downs	0	2
Bernie Jefferson	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Roosevelt Hogenmiller	1	0
Alonzo Menzies	1	0
Randall Lowe	1	0
Tommie Angus	0	1

Punting Statistics

Newark	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Compton	5	202	40.4	36.4	49	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Winfred Brisby	4	222	55.5	44.0	68	2

Kicking Statistics

Newark	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trevor Hodgson	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	4/4

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Calvin Ketchum	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Holliday	2	26	13.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Lucas	2	42	21.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randall Lowe	5	83	16.6	0

Defensive Statistics

Newark	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Junior El Nino	11	0	0.0	18	50
DT Chuck Briggs	3	4	2.0	13	41
OLB Renaldo Davey	3	5	0.0	17	47
ILB Hardy Henry	3	3	0.0	12	38
CB Bernie Jefferson	3	1	0.0	6	32
ILB Drew Ludwig	3	1	0.0	6	11
S Clay Barrett	3	0	0.0	12	42
DT Ray Hatcher	3	0	0.0	5	7
CB Craig Downs	3	0	0.0	16	43
CB B.J. Brennan	3	0	0.0	9	34
DT Zach Reed	2	1	0.5	17	43
CB Andrew Anglewicz	2	1	0.0	12	25
DE Matthew Jeffries	1	0	0.5	5	12
DE Stephen Brigham	1	1	0.0	14	43
DE Vernon Franklin	1	1	0.0	5	9
OLB Reggie Havens	1	1	0.0	0	4
OLB Mickey Vedros	0	2	0.0	10	17
CB Ellis Garrido	0	1	0.0	2	12

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Pete Nails	6	3	0.0	24	15
CB Junior Wyss	4	1	0.0	23	13
OLB Deion Muniz	4	0	0.0	17	16
DT Leroy Presley	4	0	0.0	30	17
ILB Marcus Wells	4	0	0.0	27	17
OLB Winston Falcone	3	2	0.0	31	21
DE Billy Hampton	3	1	0.0	25	12
CB Gerald Larocque	3	0	0.0	30	23
DE Ron Cheung	2	1	1.0	26	23
CB Emmanuel Arteaga	2	1	0.0	18	14
OLB Mel Leagra	2	0	0.0	9	8
CB Steve Cadrez	2	0	0.0	16	17
ILB Marcus McDaniel	1	1	0.0	14	9
OLB Eddie Zeller	1	1	0.0	16	9
S Randall Lowe	1	1	0.0	18	15
DT Ken Stoffers	1	0	0.0	12	11
WR Jessie McGee	1	0	---	---	---
WR Alonzo Menzies	1	0	---	---	---
S Luke Lynch	0	2	0.0	29	22
DT Richard Warren	0	1	0.0	9	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Newark	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Chuck Briggs	2.0	1	0	41
DT Zach Reed	0.5	0	3	43
DE Matthew Jeffries	0.5	0	0	12
OLB Mickey Vedros	0.0	1	0	17
DE Stephen Brigham	0.0	0	3	43
DE Terrell Rice	0.0	0	2	39

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ron Cheung	1.0	1	0	23
OLB Deion Muniz	0.0	0	2	16
DT Leroy Presley	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Newark	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Junior El Nino	8	2	0	50
CB Bernie Jefferson	4	0	0	32
CB Craig Downs	4	0	0	43
S Clay Barrett	3	0	0	42
ILB Hardy Henry	2	0	0	38
CB Andrew Anglewicz	2	0	0	25
ILB Drew Ludwig	2	0	0	11
CB B.J. Brennan	1	1	1	34
OLB Renaldo Davey	1	0	0	47
OLB Reggie Havens	1	0	0	4
S Brady Kramer	0	1	0	12

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Junior Wyss	4	1	13
CB Gerald Larocque	2	1	23
DT Leroy Presley	2	0	17
OLB Deion Muniz	1	1	16
ILB Marcus McDaniel	1	0	9
OLB Eddie Zeller	1	0	9
S Pete Nails	1	0	15
OLB Winston Falcone	1	0	21
ILB Marcus Wells	0	3	17
S Randall Lowe	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Newark	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wendell Sands	3	5	27	1	21
Shane Brush	3	5	30	0	23
Richie Stith	2	11	33	0	24
Kurt Bensen	1	5	29	0	24
Norman Enright	1	2	27	0	19
Carlos Fleming	1	2	11	0	5
Roger Sherman	0	2	25	0	13
Quinn Glover	0	1	11	0	9

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sammy Gilman	2	2	0	16	0	48
Doug Clark	1	5	0	15	1	34
Pat Uusutalo	1	2	1	17	1	49
Alvin Schmit	1	2	0	16	0	39
Van Jeffries	0	2	0	4	0	19
Horace Lawless	0	1	0	9	1	37
Chad Stemke	0	1	0	3	0	7
Cory Wilburn	0	1	0	10	0	29

Special Teams Statistics

Newark	Tackles	STPlays
Craig Downs	2	13
Jose Hoover	1	19
Fred Preston	1	16
Hardy Henry	1	13
Roger Sherman	0	18
Brandon Collins	0	16
Tyrus Holliday	0	15
Frankie Hamrick	0	14
Mickey Vedros	0	12
Ellis Garrido	0	12
Brady Kramer	0	10
Trevor Hodgson	0	9
Quinn Glover	0	8
Bernie Jefferson	0	8
Drew Compton	0	7
Norman Enright	0	7
Jessie German	0	7
Carlos Fleming	0	7
Terrell Rice	0	6
Damon Gilmore	0	6
Rich Sparkman	0	5
Jessie Lucas	0	4
Wendell Sands	0	4
Matthew Jeffries	0	4
Reggie Havens	0	4
Junior El Nino	0	3
Billy Kramer	0	3
Stephen Brigham	0	2
Zach Reed	0	2
Clay Barrett	0	2
Andrew Anglewicz	0	2
Renaldo Davey	0	2
Chuck Briggs	0	2
B.J. Brennan	0	2

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Everett Lenz	2	17
Josh Sheldon	1	16
Randall Lowe	1	12
Emmanuel Arteaga	0	21
Ronald Randle	0	16
Antonio Bishop	0	14
Don Favre	0	13
Alonzo Menzies	0	12
Ray Rossini	0	11
Roderick Bridges	0	10
Deion Muniz	0	9
Marcus McDaniel	0	8
Mickey Reilly	0	8
Tommie Angus	0	8
Steve Cadrez	0	7
Jamie Cuomo	0	6
Doug Clark	0	6
Calvin Ketchum	0	6
Chad Stemke	0	6
Winfred Brisby	0	6
Van Jeffries	0	6
Richard Warren	0	5
Pat Uusutalo	0	5
Luke Lynch	0	4
Mel Leagra	0	4
Junior Wyss	0	4
Billy Hampton	0	4
Winston Falcone	0	4
Leroy Presley	0	4
Eddie Zeller	0	2
Ken Stoffers	0	2
Gerald Larocque	0	2
Sammy Gilman	0	1
Ron Cheung	0	1
Jessie McGee	0	1
Pete Nails	0	1
Jessie Jenkins	0	1
Marcus Wells	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	120	7.5
Middle	6	24	4.0
Right	11	88	8.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	12	63	5.3
Right	4	15	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Travis Kennedy	23	13	3	0	0	7	2	0	0
Mark Fletcher	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wesley May	48	28	3	1	4	4	8	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	16	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	129	12.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	25	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	67	16.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	23	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	16	121	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	116	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	52	6.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Newark	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Levon Bullock	5	2	30	1	14
TE Fred Preston	5	4	37	0	22
WR Jose Hoover	3	2	27	0	8
WR Jessie Lucas	3	2	108	2	17
TE Quinn Glover	2	1	7	0	9
RB Rich Sparkman	2	1	16	0	16
FB Roger Sherman	1	0	0	0	13
WR Frankie Hamrick	1	0	0	0	5
WR Martin Welborn	1	1	12	0	12
WR Tyrus Holliday	1	0	0	0	1

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Rossini	9	7	0	69	0	36
WR Alonzo Menzies	9	4	0	56	1	28
WR Jessie McGee	6	3	1	45	0	32
TE Roosevelt Hogenmiller	5	2	1	27	1	21
WR Ronald Randle	5	3	0	22	0	24
FB Antonio Bishop	5	3	0	28	0	18
RB Jessie Jenkins	3	3	0	38	1	35
TE Cory Wilburn	3	1	2	5	0	29
TE Everett Lenz	1	1	0	15	0	6
RB Josh Sheldon	1	0	0	0	0	11
WR Tommie Angus	1	1	0	7	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rich Sparkman	3	9	3.00	2.40
Mark Fletcher	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00
Brandon Collins	1	12	12.00	13.36

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jessie Jenkins	1	3	3.00	4.82

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Travis Kennedy	3	2	17	5.67	10.30
Mark Fletcher	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wesley May	3	1	10	3.33	6.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Newark	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Rich Sparkman	1	1	16	16.00	8.00
TE Fred Preston	1	1	1	1.00	7.40
WR Frankie Hamrick	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Tyrus Holliday	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ray Rossini	1	1	10	10.00	7.67
FB Antonio Bishop	1	0	0	0.00	5.60
TE Cory Wilburn	1	0	0	0.00	1.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Newark	Rushes	Conversions
Rich Sparkman	1	0
Brandon Collins	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Jessie Jenkins	2	1
Wesley May	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Conversions
Travis Kennedy	8	4	4
Mark Fletcher	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wesley May	12	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Newark	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Fred Preston	4	3	3
WR Levon Bullock	2	0	0
WR Jessie Lucas	1	0	0
RB Rich Sparkman	1	1	1
WR Tyrus Holliday	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Antonio Bishop	3	2	2
WR Alonzo Menzies	3	1	1
WR Ray Rossini	2	1	0
WR Jessie McGee	2	1	1
WR Ronald Randle	1	1	1
RB Josh Sheldon	1	0	0

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)