Week 8, 2028

played in Columbia, IL

53 degrees, rain, 16 mph wind

Norfolk Vipers	10	0	7	14	-	31
Columbia Fire	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 NFK - Cornell Burgess 42 field goal
1Q: 04:33 NFK - Howard Thelwell 7 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
3Q: 05:04 NFK - Terrell Hanks 9 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 08:34 NFK - Terrell Hanks 1 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 01:47 NFK - Bryant Boyd 1 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 NFK - Cornell Burgess 42 field goal
1Q: 04:33 NFK - Howard Thelwell 7 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
3Q: 05:04 NFK - Terrell Hanks 9 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 08:34 NFK - Terrell Hanks 1 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 01:47 NFK - Bryant Boyd 1 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)

Team Statistics NFK CLB
Record 5-3 3-5
First Downs 22 8
- by Rushing 11 3
- by Passing 8 5
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 365 191
- Offensive Plays 71 56
- Yards per Play 5.14 3.41
Net Rushing Yards 228 72
- Rushing Attempts 42 21
- Yards per Rush 5.43 3.43
Net Passing Yards 137 119
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 17 - 0 34 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 144 122
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 4.72 3.40
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 3/20 11/55
Punt Returns/Yards 4/12 5/43
Kick Returns/Yards 1/16 4/77
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 25
Time of Possession 36:25 23:35

Team Statistics	NFK	CLB
Record	5-3	3-5
First Downs	22	8
- by Rushing	11	3
- by Passing	8	5
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	365	191
- Offensive Plays	71	56
- Yards per Play	5.14	3.41
Net Rushing Yards	228	72
- Rushing Attempts	42	21
- Yards per Rush	5.43	3.43
Net Passing Yards	137	119
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 17 - 0	34 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	144	122
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	4.72	3.40
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	3/20	11/55
Punt Returns/Yards	4/12	5/43
Kick Returns/Yards	1/16	4/77
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 25
Time of Possession	36:25	23:35

Drive Charts

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:28	OWN 17	8	45	Punt
1	10:51	0:28	OPP 25	3	0	Field Goal
1	8:30	4:04	OWN 43	9	57	Touchdown
2	13:51	1:08	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
2	9:56	2:39	OWN 15	4	21	Punt
2	6:05	1:37	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
2	3:20	2:43	OWN 20	7	33	Punt
3	12:47	4:33	OWN 33	7	52	Missed FG
3	7:18	2:20	OWN 34	4	66	Touchdown
4	14:48	2:23	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
4	11:50	3:27	OPP 32	6	32	Touchdown
4	6:51	5:13	OPP 44	11	44	Touchdown
4	0:37	0:37	OWN 37	1	-1	Game

Columbia Fire
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:32	0:41	OWN 20	2	5	Fumble
1	10:23	1:53	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	4:26	5:35	OWN 30	9	37	Missed FG
2	12:43	2:47	OWN 16	5	24	Punt
2	7:17	1:12	OWN 29	3	-4	Punt
2	4:28	1:08	OWN 43	3	3	Punt
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 19	2	2	Half
3	15:00	2:13	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	8:14	0:56	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
3	4:58	5:10	OWN 33	11	47	Interception
4	12:25	0:35	OWN 24	4	8	Downs
4	8:23	1:32	OWN 36	4	8	Downs
4	1:38	1:01	OWN 20	4	11	Punt

Game MVP: Grant Bechtel, Norfolk Vipers

Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terrell Hanks	23	137	5.96	59	3	1
Bryant Boyd	13	27	2.08	7	0	1
Grant Bechtel	4	64	16.00	26	4	0
Quinn Wilkins	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Jimmie Werner	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cory Hanks	12	33	2.75	18	1
Eugene Guthrie	7	26	3.71	11	1
Mario Gurley	2	13	6.50	8	0

Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grant Bechtel	28	17	144	1/7	2	24	0	97.9

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mario Gurley	34	14	122	1/3	0	18	1	39.1

Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronald Kramer	5	6	55	11.00	7	15	0
TE Arnie Hagood	2	4	32	16.00	17	24	0
RB Terrell Hanks	2	4	15	7.50	6	14	1
TE Quentin Moss	2	4	14	7.00	0	8	0
WR Carlos Flynn	2	4	15	7.50	0	8	0
WR Logan Hudson	2	3	4	2.00	0	3	0
WR Howard Thelwell	1	2	7	7.00	6	7	1
FB Ross Newnam	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Columbia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Frank Newton	2	4	24	12.00	7	18
WR Isaac Houlihan	2	6	19	9.50	0	13
WR Pat Sawyer	2	2	24	12.00	11	15
FB Albert Airhart	2	4	10	5.00	1	6
RB Cory Hanks	2	4	13	6.50	7	7
WR Tracy Ramsey	2	6	19	9.50	5	10
RB Eugene Guthrie	1	3	5	5.00	8	5
WR Jermaine Sanderson	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
TE Al Forguson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Heath Musselman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Vince Champion	1	0	0.00	0

Columbia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Norfolk	Recov	Force
Brad Franklin	1	0
Vince Champion	0	2
Logan Hudson	0	1

Columbia	Fumb	Recov
Mercury Sheldon	1	0
Eugene Guthrie	1	0
Cory Hanks	1	0
Alvin Sullivan	0	1
Amos Peterson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Stuckey	6	255	42.5	32.0	46	3

Columbia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Calvin Lin	7	301	43.0	38.4	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornell Burgess	1/2	1/1	0/0	42	4/4

Columbia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harvey Flynn	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos Flynn	4	12	3.0	0

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Sheldon	5	43	8.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos Flynn	1	16	16.0	0

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Sheldon	2	35	17.5	0
Isaac Houlihan	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Vince Champion	7	0	0.0	20	32
ILB Zach McMeel	5	0	0.0	20	30
CB Jorge Meacham	5	0	0.0	21	35
CB Patrick Patton	3	3	0.0	20	35
CB Lamont Cano	3	1	0.0	11	25
S Paul Dunphy	3	0	0.0	21	35
DT Korey Tomich	2	1	0.0	8	22
DT Charles Denver	1	1	1.0	9	17
DT Bart Daniels	1	3	0.0	18	25
S Cornelius Barber	1	3	0.0	20	34
DT Brad Franklin	1	1	0.0	9	7
S Dean Jefferson	1	0	0.0	4	6
DE Oscar Ranney	1	0	0.0	19	26
CB J.T. Smith	1	0	0.0	1	3
OLB Nicky Bowles	1	0	0.0	6	2

Columbia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Amos Peterson	11	1	0.0	40	29
ILB Lionel Mohon	8	1	0.0	41	29
OLB Brett Price	5	1	0.0	26	18
DT J.C. Manning	4	0	1.0	28	22
DE Bennie Milnes	4	2	0.0	31	27
S Marshall Klug	4	1	0.0	38	26
CB Johnnie Kania	3	1	0.0	29	19
CB Dominic Van Hoose	3	1	0.0	36	27
ILB Kyle Beisel	2	1	0.0	15	9
OLB Leland Sherman	2	1	0.0	24	19
CB Mercury Sheldon	2	0	0.0	13	10
DT Billy Everett	2	0	0.0	14	7
OLB Cory Drayton	2	0	0.0	10	5
CB Amari Avalos	1	2	0.0	35	29
DT Lonnie Drenik	1	1	0.0	22	16
QB Mario Gurley	1	0	---	---	---
DE Darren Chong	1	0	0.0	21	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Norfolk	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Charles Denver	1.0	0	1	17
DT Bart Daniels	0.0	1	1	25
OLB Vince Champion	0.0	1	0	32
DT Korey Tomich	0.0	1	0	22
DE Randy Reeves	0.0	0	1	29

Columbia	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT J.C. Manning	1.0	1	1	22
DE Bennie Milnes	0.0	3	2	27
OLB Walter Prescott	0.0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jorge Meacham	4	2	0	35
ILB Zach McMeel	3	0	0	30
OLB Vince Champion	2	1	1	32
CB Lamont Cano	2	1	0	25
CB Patrick Patton	1	4	0	35
S Dean Jefferson	1	0	0	6
DT Korey Tomich	1	0	0	22
S Cornelius Barber	0	1	0	34
S Paul Dunphy	0	1	0	35

Columbia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Lionel Mohon	3	0	29
CB Dominic Van Hoose	3	0	27
S Amos Peterson	3	0	29
ILB Kyle Beisel	2	0	9
CB Amari Avalos	1	2	29
CB Mercury Sheldon	1	0	10
CB Johnnie Kania	1	0	19
OLB Brett Price	1	0	18
S Marshall Klug	1	0	26
OLB Cory Drayton	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Mueller	4	9	37	1	29
Austin Boren	4	9	39	0	29
Ben Denehey	3	8	42	0	29
Shawn Hanks	2	5	36	0	29
Riddick Leak	1	5	34	0	29
Ross Newnam	1	2	28	0	20
Arnie Hagood	0	1	22	0	16

Columbia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Broderick Green	2	2	20	1	35
Jaiden Stargell	1	5	21	0	35
Carlton Peterson	1	4	17	0	34
Alvin Sullivan	1	3	21	0	33
D.J. Burks	0	3	21	0	35
Frank Newton	0	2	19	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Scott Maru	4	16
Logan Hudson	3	14
Bryant Boyd	1	22
Arnie Hagood	1	14

Columbia	Tackles	STPlays
Eugene Guthrie	1	18
Al Forguson	1	15
Walter Prescott	1	15
Heath Musselman	1	8
Broderick Green	1	8

Participation

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ben Denehey	42	29	---	---	---	71
Riddick Leak	34	29	---	---	8	71
Austin Boren	39	29	---	---	---	68
Bruce Mueller	37	29	---	---	---	66
Shawn Hanks	36	29	---	---	---	65
Grant Bechtel	33	29	---	---	---	62
Ross Newnam	28	20	---	---	14	62
Paul Dunphy	---	---	21	35	2	58
Jorge Meacham	---	---	21	35	1	57
Patrick Patton	---	---	20	35	1	56
Cornelius Barber	---	---	20	34	2	56
Vince Champion	---	---	20	32	1	53
Arnie Hagood	22	16	---	---	14	52
Terrell Hanks	25	27	---	---	---	52
Zach McMeel	---	---	20	30	1	51
Randy Reeves	---	---	16	29	2	47
Bart Daniels	---	---	18	25	4	47
Ronald Kramer	23	24	---	---	---	47
Quentin Moss	25	22	---	---	---	47
Logan Hudson	22	11	---	---	14	47
Oscar Ranney	---	---	19	26	1	46
Carlos Flynn	19	14	---	---	12	45
Lamont Cano	---	---	11	25	8	44
Bryant Boyd	17	2	---	---	22	41
Korey Tomich	---	---	8	22	3	33
Howard Thelwell	10	7	---	---	13	30
Ryan Goings	---	---	1	5	21	27
Charles Denver	---	---	9	17	---	26
Santiago Vernon	13	2	---	---	10	25
Scott Maru	6	0	---	---	16	22
Brad Franklin	---	---	9	7	2	18
Jamal Waldron	---	---	2	9	6	17
Dean Jefferson	---	---	4	6	7	17
J.T. Smith	---	---	1	3	13	17
Walter Livesey	8	0	---	---	8	16
Robbie Shapiro	7	0	---	---	8	15
Darnell Ritter	7	0	---	---	8	15
Nicky Bowles	---	---	6	2	6	14
Rob Dawson	---	---	5	8	---	13
Quinn Wilkins	8	0	---	---	2	10
Cornell Burgess	0	0	---	---	8	8
Wayne Matthews	0	0	---	---	8	8
Craig Stuckey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jimmie Werner	1	0	---	---	---	1
Ayden Bonetta	---	---	0	0	1	1
Jumbo Witt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Columbia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Amos Peterson	---	---	40	29	14	83
Lionel Mohon	---	---	41	29	2	72
Dominic Van Hoose	---	---	36	27	7	70
Amari Avalos	---	---	35	29	4	68
Marshall Klug	---	---	38	26	3	67
D.J. Burks	21	35	---	---	7	63
Broderick Green	20	35	---	---	8	63
Jaiden Stargell	21	35	---	---	7	63
Alvin Sullivan	21	33	---	---	8	62
Bennie Milnes	---	---	31	27	2	60
Mario Gurley	21	35	---	---	---	56
Isaac Houlihan	16	32	---	---	6	54
J.C. Manning	---	---	28	22	4	54
Carlton Peterson	17	34	---	---	1	52
Johnnie Kania	---	---	29	19	2	50
Frank Newton	19	24	---	---	7	50
Brett Price	---	---	26	18	2	46
Leland Sherman	---	---	24	19	2	45
Lonnie Drenik	---	---	22	16	6	44
Walter Prescott	---	---	19	10	15	44
Mercury Sheldon	---	---	13	10	19	42
Eugene Guthrie	8	15	---	---	18	41
Darren Chong	---	---	21	14	2	37
Cory Hanks	13	20	---	---	3	36
Albert Airhart	10	14	---	---	10	34
Al Forguson	7	11	---	---	15	33
Kyle Beisel	---	---	15	9	7	31
Jermaine Sanderson	5	12	---	---	13	30
Pat Sawyer	10	20	---	---	---	30
Cory Drayton	---	---	10	5	14	29
Tracy Ramsey	8	17	---	---	---	25
Billy Everett	---	---	14	7	4	25
Damon Briggs	5	6	---	---	7	18
Heath Musselman	4	4	---	---	8	16
Herb Farley	---	---	11	2	---	13
Dean Mage	---	---	8	0	1	9
Calvin Lin	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eddie Kirk	---	---	1	1	6	8
Darnell King	0	0	---	---	8	8
Adrian Ward	5	1	---	---	1	7
Harvey Flynn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Donnie Carranza	0	2	---	---	---	2
Devin Freeman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Damon Merchant	0	0	---	---	---	0
Don Barrett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tim Fabian	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	92	6.6
Middle	10	109	10.9
Right	17	28	1.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	27	2.3
Middle	6	28	4.7
Right	3	17	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grant Bechtel	28	17	1	2	2	2	5	3	0

Columbia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mario Gurley	34	14	0	1	2	10	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	91	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	52	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	31	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	55	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	36	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronald Kramer	6	5	0	55	0	24
TE Arnie Hagood	4	2	0	32	1	16
RB Terrell Hanks	4	2	1	15	0	27
TE Quentin Moss	4	2	0	14	0	22
WR Carlos Flynn	4	2	0	15	0	14
WR Logan Hudson	3	2	1	4	0	11
WR Howard Thelwell	2	1	0	7	0	7
FB Ross Newnam	1	1	0	2	0	20

Columbia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Isaac Houlihan	6	2	0	19	32
WR Tracy Ramsey	6	2	1	19	17
TE Frank Newton	4	2	0	24	24
FB Albert Airhart	4	2	0	10	14
RB Cory Hanks	4	2	1	13	20
RB Eugene Guthrie	3	1	0	5	15
WR Jermaine Sanderson	3	1	0	8	12
WR Pat Sawyer	2	2	0	24	20
TE Al Forguson	1	0	0	0	11
WR Heath Musselman	1	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bryant Boyd	6	16	2.67	2.08
Terrell Hanks	5	16	3.20	5.96
Quinn Wilkins	1	1	1.00	1.00

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eugene Guthrie	1	-1	-1.00	3.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grant Bechtel	4	4	23	5.75	5.14

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mario Gurley	1	0	0	0.00	3.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Arnie Hagood	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Howard Thelwell	1	1	7	7.00	3.50
RB Terrell Hanks	1	1	1	1.00	3.75
WR Carlos Flynn	1	1	7	7.00	3.75

Columbia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jermaine Sanderson	1	0	0	0.00	2.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
Bryant Boyd	3	2
Grant Bechtel	2	2
Terrell Hanks	1	0

Columbia	Rushes	Conversions
Cory Hanks	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grant Bechtel	9	6	3

Columbia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mario Gurley	13	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronald Kramer	2	1	1
TE Quentin Moss	2	1	0
TE Arnie Hagood	1	0	0
RB Terrell Hanks	1	1	1
FB Ross Newnam	1	1	0
WR Carlos Flynn	1	1	1
WR Logan Hudson	1	1	0

Columbia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Eugene Guthrie	3	1	0
WR Isaac Houlihan	3	1	1
WR Tracy Ramsey	3	1	1
WR Jermaine Sanderson	1	1	0
TE Frank Newton	1	0	0
WR Pat Sawyer	1	1	1
FB Albert Airhart	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,700 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (16,800)
End Zone 11,400 (12,000)
Mezzanine 6,300 (6,900)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (10,600)
Club Seats 8,700 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,700 (8,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,700 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (16,800)
End Zone	11,400 (12,000)
Mezzanine	6,300 (6,900)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (10,600)
Club Seats	8,700 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,700 (8,700)