Conference Finals, 2026

played in Newark, NJ

37 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Lawrence Phantoms	0	10	3	3	-	16
Newark Bulldogs	14	14	3	10	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:05 NWK - Rich Sparkman 7 run (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
1Q: 03:30 NWK - Levon Bullock 15 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
2Q: 07:18 NWK - Jessie Lucas 20 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
2Q: 03:53 LAW - Austin Cole 8 pass from Roderick Amos (Lester Kevorkian extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NWK - Fred Preston 35 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
2Q: 00:16 LAW - Lester Kevorkian 36 field goal
3Q: 07:33 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 35 field goal
3Q: 01:16 LAW - Lester Kevorkian 42 field goal
4Q: 08:30 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 25 field goal
4Q: 05:07 NWK - Brandon Collins 4 run (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
4Q: 00:02 LAW - Lester Kevorkian 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:05 NWK - Rich Sparkman 7 run (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
1Q: 03:30 NWK - Levon Bullock 15 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
2Q: 07:18 NWK - Jessie Lucas 20 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
2Q: 03:53 LAW - Austin Cole 8 pass from Roderick Amos (Lester Kevorkian extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NWK - Fred Preston 35 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
2Q: 00:16 LAW - Lester Kevorkian 36 field goal
3Q: 07:33 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 35 field goal
3Q: 01:16 LAW - Lester Kevorkian 42 field goal
4Q: 08:30 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 25 field goal
4Q: 05:07 NWK - Brandon Collins 4 run (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
4Q: 00:02 LAW - Lester Kevorkian 34 field goal

Team Statistics LAW NWK
Record 13-6 15-4
First Downs 18 25
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 338 412
- Offensive Plays 67 64
- Yards per Play 5.04 6.44
Net Rushing Yards 98 178
- Rushing Attempts 25 37
- Yards per Rush 3.92 4.81
Net Passing Yards 240 234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 20 - 1 27 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 245 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.71 8.67
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/18 10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/32 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 2/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 5/115 2/28
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 34
Time of Possession 26:16 33:44

Team Statistics	LAW	NWK
Record	13-6	15-4
First Downs	18	25
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	338	412
- Offensive Plays	67	64
- Yards per Play	5.04	6.44
Net Rushing Yards	98	178
- Rushing Attempts	25	37
- Yards per Rush	3.92	4.81
Net Passing Yards	240	234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 20 - 1	27 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	245	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.71	8.67
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/18	10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/32	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	2/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	5/115	2/28
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 34
Time of Possession	26:16	33:44

Drive Charts

Lawrence Phantoms
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:56	2:11	OWN 37	6	27	Punt
1	3:19	1:49	OWN 7	3	1	Punt
1	0:07	3:01	OWN 17	6	17	Punt
2	7:01	3:15	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	2:11	0:11	OWN 42	1	0	Interception
2	1:48	1:39	OWN 31	9	50	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:51	OWN 31	6	35	Missed FG
3	7:25	6:16	OWN 20	13	55	Field Goal
4	8:24	1:04	OWN 13	4	2	Downs
4	4:57	4:57	OWN 32	8	51	Field Goal

Newark Bulldogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:04	OWN 18	11	82	Touchdown
1	6:45	3:26	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	1:30	1:23	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
2	12:06	5:05	OWN 23	10	77	Touchdown
2	3:46	1:35	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
2	2:00	0:12	OPP 35	1	35	Touchdown
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	12:09	4:44	OWN 41	9	41	Field Goal
3	1:09	7:45	OWN 12	15	80	Field Goal
4	7:20	2:23	OPP 15	4	15	Touchdown

Game MVP: Travis Kennedy, Newark Bulldogs

Rushing Statistics

Lawrence	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Louie Humphries	18	83	4.61	12	1
Damon Briggs	6	11	1.83	6	0
Roderick Amos	1	4	4.00	4	0

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rich Sparkman	24	130	5.42	19	4	1
Brandon Collins	7	24	3.43	8	0	1
Roger Sherman	3	13	4.33	7	0	0
Travis Kennedy	3	11	3.67	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Lawrence	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roderick Amos	41	20	245	1/5	1	31	1	65.6

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Travis Kennedy	27	15	234	0/0	3	38	0	121.5

Receiving Statistics

Lawrence	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Allen	6	9	71	11.83	13	25	0
TE Jonathan Lee	4	5	60	15.00	27	31	0
WR Corwin Hawthorne	3	8	29	9.67	5	13	0
WR Kelly Whitfield	2	10	26	13.00	1	22	0
TE Austin Cole	2	3	35	17.50	22	27	1
RB Louie Humphries	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	0
WR Walter Lang	1	2	14	14.00	4	14	0
WR Wendell Luzar	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Steven Howard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Newark	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Fred Preston	6	6	128	21.33	69	38	1
WR Levon Bullock	4	8	46	11.50	5	15	1
WR Jessie Lucas	2	3	26	13.00	16	20	1
TE Quinn Glover	2	3	24	12.00	18	16	0
WR Jose Hoover	1	2	10	10.00	2	10	0
RB Rich Sparkman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Brandon Collins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Martin Welborn	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Lawrence	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Newark	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Stephen Brigham	1	18	18.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Lawrence	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Roderick Amos	1	0	0	0
Damon Briggs	0	1	0	0

Newark	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Vernon Franklin	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Lawrence	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dre' Scibona	3	131	43.7	37.3	51	0

Newark	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Compton	2	88	44.0	40.0	45	1

Kicking Statistics

Lawrence	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Kevorkian	3/4	1/2	0/1	42	1/1

Newark	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trevor Hodgson	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Lawrence	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Allen	2	8	4.0	0

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Holliday	2	-1	-0.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Lawrence	Ret	Yards	Avg
Wendell Luzar	3	76	25.3
Kennedy Bonk	1	16	16.0
Corwin Hawthorne	1	23	23.0

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Lucas	2	28	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Lawrence	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dwayne Hernandez	6	1	0.0	35	25
CB Bernard Weisz	6	0	0.0	37	25
ILB Bert Correa	5	3	0.0	19	6
CB Carl Kovacs	5	0	0.0	24	13
OLB Neal Kemp	3	5	0.0	34	19
ILB Earnest Vetter	3	2	0.0	26	20
DE Joe Peterson	3	1	0.0	28	21
DT Cornelius Blake	2	2	0.0	14	13
S Russell McBrayer	2	0	0.0	31	23
CB Kennedy Bonk	2	0	0.0	7	10
OLB Bryant Adams	2	0	0.0	28	20
ILB Korey Ellard	2	0	0.0	14	11
DE Phil Eikanger	2	0	0.0	29	21
CB Zack Tennant	2	0	0.0	19	21
DT Harvey Atkins	1	1	0.0	16	3
WR Kelly Whitfield	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Glenn Shields	0	1	0.0	10	7

Newark	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Renaldo Davey	9	0	0.0	19	34
DT Zach Reed	7	1	0.0	23	36
S Junior El Nino	5	5	0.0	24	41
DE Terrell Rice	4	0	0.0	22	35
S Clay Barrett	3	3	0.0	19	28
ILB Hardy Henry	3	2	0.0	21	34
CB B.J. Brennan	2	2	0.0	19	30
DE Stephen Brigham	2	0	0.0	21	37
ILB Drew Ludwig	2	0	0.0	5	8
CB Craig Downs	2	0	0.0	21	36
DT Chuck Briggs	2	0	0.0	22	30
DE Vernon Franklin	1	0	1.0	4	8
CB Bernie Jefferson	1	2	0.0	12	24
OLB Mickey Vedros	1	0	0.0	7	16
OLB Reggie Havens	1	0	0.0	3	2
DE Matthew Jeffries	0	1	0.0	3	7
CB Ellis Garrido	0	1	0.0	7	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Lawrence	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Willie Bohannon	2	0	10
OLB Bryant Adams	0	1	20
DT Kurt Atherton	0	1	11
DE Phil Eikanger	0	1	21

Newark	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Vernon Franklin	1.0	0	0	8
DE Stephen Brigham	0.0	1	1	37
ILB Hardy Henry	0.0	1	0	34
DT Chuck Briggs	0.0	0	3	30
DT Zach Reed	0.0	0	1	36
DE Terrell Rice	0.0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Lawrence	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Zack Tennant	4	0	21
CB Bernard Weisz	3	1	25
CB Kennedy Bonk	2	0	10
ILB Korey Ellard	1	1	11
CB Carl Kovacs	1	1	13
OLB Bryant Adams	1	0	20
OLB Neal Kemp	1	0	19
DE Joe Peterson	1	0	21
ILB Bert Correa	1	0	6
S Alvin Soriano	0	1	11

Newark	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Junior El Nino	4	2	0	41
S Clay Barrett	3	1	0	28
OLB Renaldo Davey	3	0	0	34
CB Craig Downs	2	1	0	36
CB B.J. Brennan	2	0	0	30
ILB Hardy Henry	1	1	0	34
OLB Mickey Vedros	1	1	0	16
CB Bernie Jefferson	1	0	0	24
DE Terrell Rice	1	0	0	35
ILB Drew Ludwig	1	0	0	8
OLB Reggie Havens	1	0	0	2
CB Andrew Anglewicz	0	1	0	23
DE Stephen Brigham	0	0	1	37

Blocking Statistics

Lawrence	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Byron Lewandowski	4	8	3	22	0	38
Derek Rezac	3	5	1	24	0	35
Jeff Swasey	1	3	0	24	0	40
Carlos Mears	0	4	0	23	0	35
Peter Merchant	0	3	0	23	0	37
Steven Howard	0	1	0	17	0	28
Seth Feingold	0	0	0	2	1	7

Newark	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Norman Enright	5	11	3	30	22
Richie Stith	3	6	1	35	27
Damon Gilmore	3	3	0	7	5
Shane Brush	1	5	0	33	21
Carlos Fleming	1	2	0	9	10
Wendell Sands	0	2	0	33	20
Fred Preston	0	2	0	34	25
Roger Sherman	0	1	0	29	18
Kurt Bensen	0	1	0	30	24
Jessie German	0	1	0	4	0

Special Teams Statistics

Lawrence	Tackles	STPlays
Carl Kovacs	2	8
Steven Howard	1	19
Alvin Soriano	1	15
Cole Nardone	0	19
Austin Cole	0	17
Walter Lang	0	16
Korey Ellard	0	16
Wendell Luzar	0	13
Kennedy Bonk	0	12
Bryant Adams	0	9
Corwin Hawthorne	0	9
J.R. Van Pelt	0	9
Lester Kevorkian	0	8
Jeff Swasey	0	7
Lenny Zuck	0	7
Don Gamble	0	7
Kelly Whitfield	0	6
Tyrone Napier	0	6
Peter Merchant	0	5
Jonathan Lee	0	4
Korey Dailey	0	4
Dwayne Hernandez	0	3
Dre' Scibona	0	3
Harvey Atkins	0	3
Bert Correa	0	3
Willie Bohannon	0	2
Russell McBrayer	0	2
Louie Humphries	0	2
Neal Kemp	0	2
Lorenzo Magana	0	2
Chad Allen	0	2
Glenn Shields	0	2
Bernard Weisz	0	2
Phil Eikanger	0	2
Seth Feingold	0	2
Zack Tennant	0	2
Derek Rezac	0	1
Cornelius Blake	0	1
Earnest Vetter	0	1

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

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	46	4.6
Middle	13	33	2.5
Right	2	19	9.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	75	6.8
Middle	8	39	4.9
Right	17	65	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Lawrence	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roderick Amos	41	20	4	2	3	7	6	0	1

Newark	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Travis Kennedy	27	15	4	1	2	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	125	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	73	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	47	6.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	144	13.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	65	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	15	2.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Lawrence	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelly Whitfield	10	2	2	26	1	38
WR Chad Allen	9	6	1	71	1	24
WR Corwin Hawthorne	8	3	0	29	0	24
TE Jonathan Lee	5	4	0	60	1	29
TE Austin Cole	3	2	0	35	1	8
WR Walter Lang	2	1	0	14	0	2
WR Wendell Luzar	2	1	0	2	0	12
RB Louie Humphries	1	1	0	8	0	28
FB Steven Howard	1	0	0	0	0	28

Newark	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Levon Bullock	8	4	1	46	0	13
TE Fred Preston	6	6	0	128	3	25
WR Jessie Lucas	3	2	0	26	1	15
TE Quinn Glover	3	2	0	24	0	9
WR Martin Welborn	3	0	0	0	0	13
WR Jose Hoover	2	1	1	10	0	11
RB Rich Sparkman	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Brandon Collins	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Lawrence	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roderick Amos	1	4	4.00	4.00
Louie Humphries	1	7	7.00	4.61
Damon Briggs	1	1	1.00	1.83

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rich Sparkman	6	22	3.67	5.42
Brandon Collins	2	8	4.00	3.43
Roger Sherman	1	4	4.00	4.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Lawrence	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roderick Amos	3	1	8	2.67	5.98

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Travis Kennedy	9	3	43	4.78	8.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Lawrence	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jonathan Lee	1	0	0	0.00	12.00
WR Kelly Whitfield	1	0	0	0.00	2.60
TE Austin Cole	1	1	8	8.00	11.67

Newark	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Levon Bullock	4	1	15	3.75	5.75
WR Jessie Lucas	1	1	20	20.00	8.67
TE Quinn Glover	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
RB Rich Sparkman	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Brandon Collins	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Martin Welborn	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Lawrence	Rushes	Conversions
Louie Humphries	2	2
Damon Briggs	2	1

Newark	Rushes	Conversions
Travis Kennedy	2	2
Rich Sparkman	1	1
Brandon Collins	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Lawrence	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roderick Amos	14	7	7

Newark	Att	Comp	Conversions
Travis Kennedy	11	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Lawrence	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Corwin Hawthorne	4	1	1
WR Chad Allen	4	3	3
WR Kelly Whitfield	3	0	0
TE Jonathan Lee	1	1	1
WR Walter Lang	1	1	1
TE Austin Cole	1	1	1

Newark	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Levon Bullock	7	4	3
WR Jessie Lucas	1	1	1
TE Quinn Glover	1	1	1
TE Fred Preston	1	1	1
WR Martin Welborn	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,300 (87,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,400 (21,000)
End Zone 12,600 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,300)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,300 (87,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,400 (21,000)
End Zone	12,600 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,300)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (9,900)