Conference Semifinals, 2046

played in Hartford, CT

19 degrees, fair, calm

Los Angeles Matadors	3	6	10	7	-	26
Hartford Whalers	0	7	10	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:53 LAS - Kaden Plichta 39 field goal
2Q: 09:30 LAS - Kaden Plichta 50 field goal
2Q: 04:59 LAS - Kaden Plichta 36 field goal
2Q: 01:32 HAR - Greg Porter 16 pass from Jack Stram (Dale Mireles extra point)
3Q: 11:13 LAS - Calvin Branch 2 pass from Dana Chillar (Kaden Plichta extra point)
3Q: 07:59 HAR - Dale Mireles 34 field goal
3Q: 02:44 LAS - Kaden Plichta 27 field goal
3Q: 00:36 HAR - Shaun Shannon 32 pass from Marco Ratini (Dale Mireles extra point)
4Q: 04:15 LAS - Calvin Branch 4 run (Kaden Plichta extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:53 LAS - Kaden Plichta 39 field goal
2Q: 09:30 LAS - Kaden Plichta 50 field goal
2Q: 04:59 LAS - Kaden Plichta 36 field goal
2Q: 01:32 HAR - Greg Porter 16 pass from Jack Stram (Dale Mireles extra point)
3Q: 11:13 LAS - Calvin Branch 2 pass from Dana Chillar (Kaden Plichta extra point)
3Q: 07:59 HAR - Dale Mireles 34 field goal
3Q: 02:44 LAS - Kaden Plichta 27 field goal
3Q: 00:36 HAR - Shaun Shannon 32 pass from Marco Ratini (Dale Mireles extra point)
4Q: 04:15 LAS - Calvin Branch 4 run (Kaden Plichta extra point)

Team Statistics LAS HAR
Record 12-6 15-2
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 13 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 377 381
- Offensive Plays 67 63
- Yards per Play 5.63 6.05
Net Rushing Yards 95 92
- Rushing Attempts 26 22
- Yards per Rush 3.65 4.18
Net Passing Yards 282 289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 27 - 1 37 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 300 310
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 6.88 7.05
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/50 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/13 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/25 3/80
Interception Ret./Yards 2/31 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 29
Time of Possession 33:51 26:09

Team Statistics	LAS	HAR
Record	12-6	15-2
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	13	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	377	381
- Offensive Plays	67	63
- Yards per Play	5.63	6.05
Net Rushing Yards	95	92
- Rushing Attempts	26	22
- Yards per Rush	3.65	4.18
Net Passing Yards	282	289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 27 - 1	37 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	300	310
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	6.88	7.05
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/50	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/13	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/25	3/80
Interception Ret./Yards	2/31	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 29
Time of Possession	33:51	26:09

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Matadors
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:13	OWN 25	10	53	Field Goal
1	5:15	4:24	OWN 37	9	32	Missed FG
2	12:18	2:53	OWN 35	7	32	Field Goal
2	7:19	2:27	OWN 48	6	33	Field Goal
2	1:25	1:00	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OPP 44	2	-5	Interception
3	12:59	1:53	OWN 47	5	53	Touchdown
3	7:54	5:18	OWN 25	8	65	Field Goal
3	0:21	2:51	OWN 26	7	10	Punt
4	8:12	4:03	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	3:01	1:07	OWN 43	3	5	Punt
4	0:46	0:46	OPP 15	1	-1	Game

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:47	3:32	OWN 40	6	30	Missed FG
1	0:51	3:33	OWN 36	7	36	Missed FG
2	9:25	2:06	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	4:52	3:27	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
2	0:25	0:09	OWN 36	1	0	Interception
3	15:00	2:01	OWN 25	4	53	Interception
3	11:06	3:12	OWN 25	7	58	Field Goal
3	2:36	2:15	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
4	12:30	4:18	OWN 21	8	39	Punt
4	4:09	1:08	OWN 34	5	23	Downs
4	1:54	1:08	OWN 16	4	-1	Downs

Game MVP: Calvin Branch, Los Angeles Matadors

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
WR Calvin Branch	16	72	4.50	19	2	1
RB Mickey West	5	15	3.00	11	1	0
QB Dana Chillar	4	4	1.00	13	1	0
WR Kent Bentley	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Edwin Thurman	9	43	4.78	13	2
QB Marco Ratini	5	20	4.00	11	1
QB Jack Stram	4	21	5.25	7	0
FB Mitch Hammond	2	4	2.00	3	0
WR Malik Lang	1	3	3.00	3	0
RB Avery Grant	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dana Chillar	38	27	300	3/18	1	45	1	92.0

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marco Ratini	23	14	206	2/9	1	32	1	86.5
Jack Stram	14	10	104	2/12	1	20	1	86.6

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kent Bentley	9	11	105	11.67	26	45	0
WR Calvin Branch	6	7	59	9.83	39	23	1
WR Tyrus Hooker	3	5	20	6.67	0	15	0
TE Craig Francis	2	3	16	8.00	4	11	0
FB Jumbo Felton	2	2	11	5.50	0	14	0
WR Miguel Holliday	2	2	32	16.00	26	26	0
TE Tom Jenkins	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Rusty Armstrong	1	5	34	34.00	33	34	0
TE Chad Stokes	1	1	12	12.00	1	12	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shaun Shannon	6	8	88	14.67	44	32	1
WR Malik Lang	6	12	86	14.33	38	32	0
RB Edwin Thurman	3	4	48	16.00	34	29	0
WR Greg Porter	3	3	30	10.00	11	16	1
WR Edwin Sankey	3	5	34	11.33	0	20	0
TE Stanley Cencerik	2	3	7	3.50	0	4	0
FB Mitch Hammond	1	1	17	17.00	11	17	0
RB Avery Grant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bruce Madison	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Leonardo Schlereth	1	31	31.00	0

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Devin Monaghan	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Dana Chillar	1	0	0	0
WR Kent Bentley	0	1	0	0

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Dexter Kelly	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dexter Logan	3	123	41.0	41.0	44	1

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Renaldo Mueller	2	81	40.5	24.0	41	0

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kaden Plichta	4/5	1/2	1/1	50	2/2

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Mireles	1/3	0/2	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jace Proehl	1	13	13.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ben Irwin	1	25	25.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Cook	3	80	26.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bruce Madison	9	1	0.0	12	32
S Johnnie Jefferson	6	0	0.0	21	33
ILB Harry Stuart	5	2	0.0	20	34
ILB Leonardo Schlereth	4	1	0.0	9	9
S Jace Proehl	4	0	0.0	4	15
DT Joe Brennan	3	1	1.5	21	32
CB Ben Irwin	3	1	1.0	22	41
DE Lance Sybrowski	3	0	1.0	21	41
CB Todd Bernstein	3	1	0.0	13	33
OLB Phillip Forguson	3	0	0.0	19	26
DE Jace Berehula	2	2	0.0	12	24
S Kai Penarroya	2	0	0.0	21	40
DE Norbert Campbell	1	1	0.5	19	31
WR Calvin Branch	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ed Sanders	0	1	0.0	1	0

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jackson Seaman	10	2	0.0	26	41
CB Rondell Cook	9	0	0.0	26	41
OLB Dexter Kelly	6	1	1.0	25	31
DT Rondell Clodfelter	6	1	0.0	14	18
ILB Kim Barlow	4	7	0.0	25	35
ILB Kelly Keys	3	2	2.0	24	27
S Todd Curtis	3	0	0.0	26	35
DT Skip Eggert	2	2	0.0	20	28
S Norbert McNeil	2	0	0.0	25	33
DE Darius Wragge	2	0	0.0	25	37
OLB Francisco Blake	1	1	0.0	13	21
WR Shaun Shannon	1	0	---	---	---
DT Tanner Hoffman	1	0	0.0	10	21
CB Brian Gowins	1	0	0.0	2	6
RB Avery Grant	1	0	---	---	---
DE Troy Henderson	1	0	0.0	8	24
DT J.B. Sawyer	1	0	0.0	1	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Joe Brennan	1.5	0	2	0	32
DE Lance Sybrowski	1.0	1	1	3	41
CB Ben Irwin	1.0	0	0	0	41
DE Norbert Campbell	0.5	1	0	0	31
S Johnnie Jefferson	0.0	0	1	0	33
OLB Phillip Forguson	0.0	0	0	1	26

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Kelly Keys	2.0	0	0	0	27
OLB Dexter Kelly	1.0	0	0	0	31
DE Troy Henderson	0.0	1	0	0	24
DT Skip Eggert	0.0	0	2	0	28
OLB Francisco Blake	0.0	0	1	1	21
ILB Kim Barlow	0.0	0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bruce Madison	8	0	1	32
ILB Leonardo Schlereth	3	0	1	9
S Jace Proehl	3	0	0	15
ILB Harry Stuart	2	1	0	34
S Johnnie Jefferson	2	0	0	33
DE Jace Berehula	2	0	0	24
S Kai Penarroya	1	1	0	40
OLB Phillip Forguson	1	1	0	26
CB Ben Irwin	1	1	0	41
DE Norbert Campbell	1	0	0	31
CB Todd Bernstein	0	1	0	33

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jackson Seaman	9	1	0	41
CB Rondell Cook	8	0	0	41
S Todd Curtis	3	0	0	35
OLB Francisco Blake	2	1	0	21
OLB Dexter Kelly	2	1	0	31
ILB Kim Barlow	1	1	0	35
CB Brian Gowins	1	0	0	6
DE Troy Henderson	1	0	0	24
S Norbert McNeil	0	1	0	33
CB Devin Monaghan	0	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jamie Summers	2	8	1	26	2	41
C Amos Porter	2	5	0	26	0	41
G Henry Garner	2	3	0	26	1	41
T Emmanuel Henson	1	4	0	26	0	41
G Preston Elmore	0	4	0	26	0	41

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Terrence Shepherd	1	5	22	0	41
G Christian Lynn	1	3	22	1	41
G Liam Bismo	0	3	22	1	41
G Floyd Augustine	0	2	22	1	41
G Edward Lockard	0	1	22	0	41
TE Jesse Witkop	0	0	14	1	29

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Howard	1	13
Rusty Armstrong	1	11
Richard Jennings	1	8

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Buddy Stokes	1	19
Brian Gowins	1	16

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Ben Irwin	---	---	22	41	17	80
G Henry Garner	26	41	---	---	8	75
T Jamie Summers	26	41	---	---	8	75
T Emmanuel Henson	26	41	---	---	8	75
G Preston Elmore	26	41	---	---	8	75
WR Calvin Branch	20	35	---	---	19	74
C Amos Porter	26	41	---	---	---	67
QB Dana Chillar	26	41	---	---	---	67
DE Lance Sybrowski	---	---	21	41	3	65
TE Tom Jenkins	26	38	---	---	---	64
S Kai Penarroya	---	---	21	40	3	64
WR Kent Bentley	22	38	---	---	4	64
OLB Phillip Forguson	---	---	19	26	18	63
CB Todd Bernstein	---	---	13	33	17	63
ILB Harry Stuart	---	---	20	34	3	57
S Johnnie Jefferson	---	---	21	33	2	56
DT Joe Brennan	---	---	21	32	2	55
CB Kennedy Fredrickson	---	---	19	32	4	55
DE Norbert Campbell	---	---	19	31	3	53
WR Rusty Armstrong	15	24	---	---	11	50
OLB Bruce Madison	---	---	12	32	1	45
WR Tyrus Hooker	18	27	---	---	---	45
DE Jace Berehula	---	---	12	24	3	39
TE Craig Francis	6	11	---	---	21	38
FB Jumbo Felton	6	10	---	---	18	34
WR Miguel Holliday	8	15	---	---	1	24
S Jace Proehl	---	---	4	15	3	22
ILB Leonardo Schlereth	---	---	9	9	2	20
WR Ramon Danson	0	0	---	---	17	17
S Tom Howard	---	---	1	2	13	16
CB Richard Jennings	---	---	1	6	8	15
DT Howard Galloway	---	---	1	9	3	13
K Kaden Plichta	0	0	---	---	12	12
RB Mickey West	6	6	---	---	---	12
DE Keegan Laventure	---	---	3	6	2	11
C Xavier Arnold	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Damien Preston	---	---	1	1	6	8
P Dexter Logan	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Mo Connell	---	---	1	4	---	5
TE Chad Stokes	3	1	---	---	---	4
OLB Ed Sanders	---	---	1	0	---	1
RB Randy Felix	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Willie Pisano	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jose McDermott	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB J.T. Price	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Abel Sanders	0	0	---	---	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Rondell Cook	---	---	26	41	19	86
S Todd Curtis	---	---	26	35	18	79
CB Jackson Seaman	---	---	26	41	8	75
DE Darius Wragge	---	---	25	37	8	70
G Floyd Augustine	22	41	---	---	5	68
G Christian Lynn	22	41	---	---	5	68
ILB Kim Barlow	---	---	25	35	5	65
RB Edwin Thurman	20	31	---	---	14	65
WR Shaun Shannon	22	40	---	---	2	64
WR Malik Lang	22	40	---	---	2	64
ILB Kelly Keys	---	---	24	27	13	64
G Liam Bismo	22	41	---	---	---	63
C Terrence Shepherd	22	41	---	---	---	63
G Edward Lockard	22	41	---	---	---	63
S Norbert McNeil	---	---	25	33	3	61
OLB Dexter Kelly	---	---	25	31	3	59
WR Edwin Sankey	10	27	---	---	18	55
DT Skip Eggert	---	---	20	28	2	50
TE Jesse Witkop	14	29	---	---	---	43
OLB Francisco Blake	---	---	13	21	5	39
CB Devin Monaghan	---	---	12	24	2	38
DE Troy Henderson	---	---	8	24	5	37
DT Tanner Hoffman	---	---	10	21	5	36
QB Marco Ratini	9	25	---	---	1	35
TE Stanley Cencerik	7	9	---	---	19	35
DT Rondell Clodfelter	---	---	14	18	---	32
QB Jack Stram	13	16	---	---	2	31
CB Brian Gowins	---	---	2	6	16	24
CB Erick Sklenicka	---	---	2	13	6	21
OLB Cameron Cockrell	---	---	1	4	16	21
RB Buddy Stokes	0	0	---	---	19	19
FB Mitch Hammond	8	11	---	---	---	19
TE Jermaine Pappalardo	4	6	---	---	5	15
WR Kenny Hibdon	1	1	---	---	10	12
WR Peyton Carlson	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Dale Mireles	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Avery Grant	1	6	---	---	---	7
DT J.B. Sawyer	---	---	1	6	---	7
WR Greg Porter	1	5	---	---	---	6
C Randy Shipway	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Joel Johnston	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Shawn Nguyen	---	---	1	4	---	5
ILB Gilbert Jeffries	---	---	0	2	---	2
P Renaldo Mueller	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Dana Strong	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Artie Hanson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	28	7.0
Middle	15	65	4.3
Right	6	3	0.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	24	6.0
Middle	13	52	4.0
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dana Chillar	38	27	6	0	0	5	4	1	1

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marco Ratini	23	14	5	0	0	3	4	3	1
Jack Stram	14	10	1	0	0	2	0	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	60	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	145	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	35	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	60	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	8	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	167	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	101	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	34	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kent Bentley	11	9	105	2	38
WR Calvin Branch	7	6	59	2	35
WR Rusty Armstrong	5	1	34	1	24
WR Tyrus Hooker	5	3	20	0	27
TE Craig Francis	3	2	16	0	11
TE Tom Jenkins	2	1	11	0	38
FB Jumbo Felton	2	2	11	0	10
WR Miguel Holliday	2	2	32	1	15
TE Chad Stokes	1	1	12	0	1

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Malik Lang	12	6	86	2	40
WR Shaun Shannon	8	6	88	2	40
WR Edwin Sankey	5	3	34	1	27
RB Edwin Thurman	4	3	48	1	31
TE Stanley Cencerik	3	2	7	0	9
WR Greg Porter	3	3	30	0	5
RB Avery Grant	1	0	0	0	6
FB Mitch Hammond	1	1	17	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Branch	3	5	1.67	4.50
QB Dana Chillar	1	-1	-1.00	1.00
RB Mickey West	1	3	3.00	3.00

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Jack Stram	1	6	6.00	5.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dana Chillar	1	1	2	2.00	7.89

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jack Stram	1	1	16	16.00	7.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Branch	1	1	2	2.00	8.43

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Greg Porter	1	1	16	16.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
QB Dana Chillar	1	1
WR Calvin Branch	1	0

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jack Stram	1	0
RB Edwin Thurman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dana Chillar	13	12	7

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jack Stram	5	5	5
Marco Ratini	5	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kent Bentley	4	4	2
TE Tom Jenkins	2	1	0
WR Calvin Branch	2	2	2
FB Jumbo Felton	2	2	0
WR Rusty Armstrong	1	1	1
WR Tyrus Hooker	1	1	1
WR Miguel Holliday	1	1	1

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Greg Porter	3	3	2
WR Edwin Sankey	3	1	1
WR Malik Lang	2	2	2
WR Shaun Shannon	1	1	1
FB Mitch Hammond	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,900 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,500 (21,500)
End Zone 15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats 10,200 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,900 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,500 (21,500)
End Zone	15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats	10,200 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)