Wild Card Playoff Games, 2026

played in Arizona, AZ

53 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Carolina Hill Cats	14	13	0	6	-	33
Arizona Pioneers	7	3	0	2	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:37 CAR - Noah Moss 11 run (Preston Bauer extra point)
1Q: 07:17 ARI - Jim Sellers 11 pass from Damien Foley (Angel Andersen extra point)
1Q: 05:46 CAR - Dalton Clifford 26 pass from Daquan Armenta (Preston Bauer extra point)
2Q: 14:55 ARI - Angel Andersen 39 field goal
2Q: 10:23 CAR - Noah Moss 26 run (Preston Bauer extra point)
2Q: 06:35 CAR - Preston Bauer 45 field goal
2Q: 00:31 CAR - Preston Bauer 52 field goal
4Q: 09:02 ARI - Safety: Mark Kennedy tackled receiver in end zone
4Q: 05:11 CAR - Preston Bauer 19 field goal
4Q: 02:17 CAR - Preston Bauer 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:37 CAR - Noah Moss 11 run (Preston Bauer extra point)
1Q: 07:17 ARI - Jim Sellers 11 pass from Damien Foley (Angel Andersen extra point)
1Q: 05:46 CAR - Dalton Clifford 26 pass from Daquan Armenta (Preston Bauer extra point)
2Q: 14:55 ARI - Angel Andersen 39 field goal
2Q: 10:23 CAR - Noah Moss 26 run (Preston Bauer extra point)
2Q: 06:35 CAR - Preston Bauer 45 field goal
2Q: 00:31 CAR - Preston Bauer 52 field goal
4Q: 09:02 ARI - Safety: Mark Kennedy tackled receiver in end zone
4Q: 05:11 CAR - Preston Bauer 19 field goal
4Q: 02:17 CAR - Preston Bauer 40 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ARI
Record 11-6 7-10
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 427 303
- Offensive Plays 66 65
- Yards per Play 6.47 4.66
Net Rushing Yards 192 82
- Rushing Attempts 33 22
- Yards per Rush 5.82 3.73
Net Passing Yards 235 221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 21 - 0 42 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 263 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/28 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 7.12 5.14
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 9/55 11/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/37 5/119
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:06 27:54

Team Statistics	CAR	ARI
Record	11-6	7-10
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	427	303
- Offensive Plays	66	65
- Yards per Play	6.47	4.66
Net Rushing Yards	192	82
- Rushing Attempts	33	22
- Yards per Rush	5.82	3.73
Net Passing Yards	235	221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 21 - 0	42 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	263	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/28	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	7.12	5.14
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	9/55	11/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/37	5/119
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:06	27:54

Drive Charts

Carolina Hill Cats
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:30	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
1	7:07	1:36	OWN 26	3	74	Touchdown
2	14:49	4:39	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown
2	9:34	3:07	OWN 24	7	48	Field Goal
2	2:35	2:09	OWN 20	7	45	Field Goal
3	13:53	3:18	OWN 32	7	22	Fumble
3	7:39	3:02	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
3	2:00	4:18	OWN 41	9	24	Punt
4	9:43	0:47	OWN 1	2	-1	Safety
4	8:47	3:43	OPP 22	7	20	Field Goal
4	4:15	2:04	OPP 25	5	2	Field Goal
4	1:14	1:14	OPP 46	2	2	Game

Arizona Pioneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:30	6:23	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
1	5:31	5:42	OWN 33	11	45	Field Goal
2	10:10	0:36	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
2	6:27	3:52	OWN 29	8	32	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 30	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:07	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	10:35	2:56	OWN 46	5	12	Punt
3	4:37	2:37	OWN 6	5	53	Fumble
4	12:42	2:59	OWN 20	7	44	Punt
4	5:04	0:49	OWN 25	4	0	Downs
4	2:11	0:57	OWN 26	5	20	Downs

Game MVP: Daquan Armenta, Carolina Hill Cats

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Noah Moss	17	95	5.59	26	5	2
RB Cedric Hyman	10	39	3.90	10	1	0
QB Daquan Armenta	3	6	2.00	6	0	0
RB Sammie Spain	3	52	17.33	48	1	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Casey Brayton	13	59	4.54	19	1
RB Tony Gyotoku	8	24	3.00	12	1
QB Damien Foley	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daquan Armenta	28	21	263	5/28	1	37	0	115.6

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Damien Foley	42	23	230	1/9	1	26	0	78.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shaun Dembsky	6	8	50	8.33	27	24	0
WR Efrain Lewis	5	6	127	25.40	67	37	0
WR Martin Glave	4	6	20	5.00	0	8	0
TE Dalton Clifford	2	3	29	14.50	16	26	1
FB Leroy Medina	2	2	37	18.50	27	31	0
TE Marty Laszlo	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Noah Moss	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Casey Brayton	9	10	90	10.00	68	26	0
TE Albert Robbins	5	11	34	6.80	0	11	0
WR Jim Sellers	3	8	43	14.33	23	26	1
WR Buddy Thatcher	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
FB Mario Richardson	1	1	8	8.00	8	8	0
TE Roosevelt Taute	1	1	10	10.00	3	10	0
WR Gus Pannell	1	3	19	19.00	0	19	0
RB Tony Gyotoku	1	2	6	6.00	1	6	0
WR J.T. Richardson	1	2	8	8.00	4	8	0
WR Percy Scott	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jackson Libby	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Daquan Armenta	1	0	0
S Mackenzie Fox	0	2	0
G Logan Levingston	0	0	2
OLB Trenton Tullo	0	0	1

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR J.T. Richardson	2	0	0
WR Jim Sellers	1	0	0
CB Robert Dawson	0	1	0
FB Mario Richardson	0	1	0
ILB Rondell Gomez	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmanuel Quinn	2	86	43.0	33.0	51	1

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donald Parise	5	209	41.8	33.4	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Bauer	4/4	3/3	1/1	52	3/3

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel Andersen	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaac Blanchard	1	2	2.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Efrain Lewis	2	37	18.5	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Richardson	5	119	23.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Aidan Saucedo	7	2	1.0	19	36
S Noah Colson	5	0	0.0	20	42
DT Joseph Bell	5	0	0.0	20	36
ILB Mercury Buckner	4	2	0.0	18	30
S Braden Nicas	4	0	0.0	6	12
OLB Trenton Tullo	4	0	0.0	15	23
CB Harry Holzer	2	3	0.0	19	41
S Mackenzie Fox	2	1	0.0	18	32
DT Cole Thomas	2	0	0.0	14	34
DE Kenneth Bryan	2	0	0.0	15	22
DT Malachi Markel	2	0	0.0	10	16
DE T.J. Burroughs	1	2	0.0	20	28
ILB Roberto Fong	1	1	0.0	4	12
CB Devin Brady	1	0	0.0	16	28
CB Mickey Montgomery	1	0	0.0	11	22
CB Juan Poston	0	1	0.0	6	20
CB Alec Downs	0	1	0.0	3	9

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Derek Schwartz	11	2	0.0	33	33
S Norm Sera	6	3	0.0	33	33
OLB Aiden Floyd	4	2	2.5	21	21
ILB Rondell Gomez	4	2	1.5	31	31
DT Mo Cushman	4	1	0.5	23	19
ILB Lester Witt	4	3	0.0	18	19
ILB Christian Hopper	4	2	0.0	27	26
OLB Mark Kennedy	4	0	0.0	21	19
DE Gregory Deane	3	2	0.5	25	23
CB Ross Anthony	3	0	0.0	15	13
CB Richard Bryant	2	2	0.0	19	17
CB Robert Dawson	2	1	0.0	31	31
OLB Eduardo Sawyer	2	0	0.0	23	25
DE Wes Price	1	1	0.0	8	10
CB Enrique Francis	1	0	0.0	11	14
CB Wayne Reid	0	1	0.0	12	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Aidan Saucedo	1.0	0	0	36
OLB Keegan Gomez	0.0	1	1	19
DT Cole Thomas	0.0	0	2	34
DE Kenneth Bryan	0.0	0	1	22
CB Harry Holzer	0.0	0	1	41

Arizona	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Aiden Floyd	2.5	0	0	21
ILB Rondell Gomez	1.5	0	0	31
DT Mo Cushman	0.5	2	1	19
DE Gregory Deane	0.5	0	0	23
CB Robert Dawson	0.0	1	0	31
CB Ross Anthony	0.0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Aidan Saucedo	4	1	36
S Noah Colson	4	0	42
ILB Mercury Buckner	3	0	30
OLB Trenton Tullo	3	0	23
S Braden Nicas	2	0	12
CB Harry Holzer	1	2	41
S Mackenzie Fox	1	2	32
CB Devin Brady	1	1	28
DE T.J. Burroughs	1	0	28
ILB Roberto Fong	1	0	12
CB Mickey Montgomery	1	0	22
DT Malachi Markel	1	0	16

Arizona	Caught	PPlay
S Norm Sera	4	33
OLB Eduardo Sawyer	3	25
ILB Lester Witt	2	19
OLB Mark Kennedy	2	19
CB Robert Dawson	2	31
CB Ross Anthony	2	13
CB Richard Bryant	2	17
CB Enrique Francis	1	14
DE Wes Price	1	10
S Derek Schwartz	1	33
ILB Christian Hopper	1	26

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jimmie Platt	3	3	0	7	0	8
G Mark Behrendt	2	8	0	26	0	25
T Kenneth O'Rourke	2	6	0	33	1	33
C Caleb Godfrey	2	5	1	33	2	33
T Jeremiah Clancy	1	3	0	33	1	33
FB Leroy Medina	1	1	0	10	1	12
G Logan Levingston	0	4	0	33	0	33

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Terrance Finley	3	5	22	0	43
C Cristian Welch	3	4	22	0	43
T Pedro Van Pelt	1	6	22	0	43
G Perry Boyd	1	2	22	1	43
FB Mario Richardson	1	1	6	0	15
T Pat Neiderer	0	3	22	0	43

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Neil Colvin	2	21
Logan Levingston	2	15
Keegan Gomez	1	20

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Carl Ragone	2	8
Stoney Brewer	1	18
Wayne Reid	1	17

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Logan Levingston	33	33	---	---	15	81
T Kenneth O'Rourke	33	33	---	---	6	72
T Jeremiah Clancy	33	33	---	---	6	72
WR Martin Glave	33	33	---	---	3	69
S Mackenzie Fox	---	---	18	32	18	68
QB Daquan Armenta	33	33	---	---	---	66
C Caleb Godfrey	33	33	---	---	---	66
S Noah Colson	---	---	20	42	1	63
CB Harry Holzer	---	---	19	41	1	61
TE Dalton Clifford	28	31	---	---	---	59
G Mark Behrendt	26	25	---	---	6	57
DT Joseph Bell	---	---	20	36	1	57
OLB Aidan Saucedo	---	---	19	36	1	56
WR Shaun Dembsky	28	23	---	---	---	51
DT Cole Thomas	---	---	14	34	1	49
DE T.J. Burroughs	---	---	20	28	---	48
ILB Mercury Buckner	---	---	18	30	---	48
CB Juan Poston	---	---	6	20	18	44
CB Devin Brady	---	---	16	28	---	44
OLB Keegan Gomez	---	---	4	19	20	43
FB Leroy Medina	10	12	---	---	19	41
TE Marty Laszlo	7	10	---	---	23	40
OLB Trenton Tullo	---	---	15	23	---	38
DE Kenneth Bryan	---	---	15	22	---	37
RB Noah Moss	18	15	---	---	3	36
WR Efrain Lewis	19	13	---	---	3	35
CB Mickey Montgomery	---	---	11	22	1	34
WR Neil Colvin	3	7	---	---	21	31
DT Malachi Markel	---	---	10	16	5	31
RB Sammie Spain	4	5	---	---	17	26
ILB Roberto Fong	---	---	4	12	9	25
RB Cedric Hyman	11	13	---	---	---	24
WR Isaac Blanchard	1	2	---	---	17	20
DE Duane Osborne	---	---	4	10	6	20
S Braden Nicas	---	---	6	12	---	18
CB Alec Downs	---	---	3	9	5	17
G Jimmie Platt	7	8	---	---	---	15
K Preston Bauer	0	0	---	---	13	13
OLB Norbert Hiler	---	---	0	1	11	12
C Clayton Podbevsek	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Emmanuel Quinn	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Dana Asperilla	3	1	---	---	---	4
C Herb Carlisle	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Dalton Sweeney	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Noah Pupunu	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Edgar Frankhouser	0	0	---	---	---	0

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Derek Schwartz	---	---	33	33	14	80
S Norm Sera	---	---	33	33	12	78
G Terrance Finley	22	43	---	---	6	71
T Pat Neiderer	22	43	---	---	6	71
G Perry Boyd	22	43	---	---	6	71
T Pedro Van Pelt	22	43	---	---	6	71
ILB Rondell Gomez	---	---	31	31	4	66
ILB Christian Hopper	---	---	27	26	13	66
QB Damien Foley	22	43	---	---	---	65
C Cristian Welch	22	43	---	---	---	65
CB Robert Dawson	---	---	31	31	3	65
OLB Aiden Floyd	---	---	21	21	22	64
TE Albert Robbins	19	43	---	---	---	62
WR Jim Sellers	22	36	---	---	---	58
WR Buddy Thatcher	20	34	---	---	---	54
WR J.T. Richardson	13	20	---	---	19	52
DE Gregory Deane	---	---	25	23	2	50
OLB Eduardo Sawyer	---	---	23	25	1	49
DT Mo Cushman	---	---	23	19	2	44
OLB Mark Kennedy	---	---	21	19	4	44
CB Wayne Reid	---	---	12	13	17	42
TE Roosevelt Taute	8	14	---	---	20	42
ILB Lester Witt	---	---	18	19	4	41
RB Casey Brayton	13	26	---	---	---	39
CB Richard Bryant	---	---	19	17	2	38
FB Mario Richardson	6	15	---	---	15	36
CB Ross Anthony	---	---	15	13	2	30
DT Andy Jenkins	---	---	10	14	5	29
CB Enrique Francis	---	---	11	14	2	27
DE Wes Price	---	---	8	10	4	22
RB Tony Gyotoku	9	13	---	---	---	22
RB Stoney Brewer	0	0	---	---	18	18
WR Percy Scott	0	2	---	---	15	17
WR Gus Pannell	0	3	---	---	12	15
TE Jackson Libby	0	9	---	---	---	9
C Carl Ragone	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Donald Parise	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Ellis Karamazov	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Clay Glenn	---	---	0	0	4	4
K Angel Andersen	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE Bo Baker	---	---	2	2	---	4
T Axel McMillen	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Justics Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Pat Sanford	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Fernando Irwin	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Curtis Solik	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	9	70	7.8
Right	17	93	5.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	11	17	1.5
Right	5	41	8.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daquan Armenta	28	21	6	2	1	0	4	1	0

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Damien Foley	42	23	3	4	3	6	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	51	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	141	10.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	39	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	32	10.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	93	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	52	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	66	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	19	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shaun Dembsky	8	6	0	50	1	23
WR Efrain Lewis	6	5	0	127	3	13
WR Martin Glave	6	4	1	20	0	33
TE Dalton Clifford	3	2	0	29	1	31
TE Marty Laszlo	2	1	0	1	0	10
FB Leroy Medina	2	2	0	37	1	12
RB Noah Moss	1	1	0	-1	0	15

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Albert Robbins	11	5	0	34	0	43
RB Casey Brayton	10	9	1	90	2	26
WR Jim Sellers	8	3	0	43	1	36
WR Gus Pannell	3	1	0	19	0	3
WR Buddy Thatcher	2	1	0	12	0	34
RB Tony Gyotoku	2	1	0	6	0	13
WR J.T. Richardson	2	1	1	8	0	20
WR Percy Scott	1	0	0	0	0	2
FB Mario Richardson	1	1	0	8	0	15
TE Roosevelt Taute	1	1	0	10	0	14
TE Jackson Libby	1	0	1	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cedric Hyman	4	10	2.50	3.90
RB Noah Moss	4	4	1.00	5.59
RB Sammie Spain	1	4	4.00	17.33

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Casey Brayton	1	3	3.00	4.54
RB Tony Gyotoku	1	2	2.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Damien Foley	1	1	11	11.00	5.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jim Sellers	1	1	11	11.00	5.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Cedric Hyman	4	2
RB Noah Moss	2	2
QB Daquan Armenta	1	0

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
RB Casey Brayton	2	2
RB Tony Gyotoku	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daquan Armenta	6	3	3

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Damien Foley	8	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shaun Dembsky	3	2	2
TE Dalton Clifford	1	0	0
WR Efrain Lewis	1	1	1
WR Martin Glave	1	0	0

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jim Sellers	2	0	0
TE Albert Robbins	2	0	0
WR Gus Pannell	2	1	1
RB Casey Brayton	1	1	1
WR Percy Scott	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)