Conference Semifinals, 2026

played in Detroit, MI

27 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Carolina Hill Cats	0	0	3	7	0	-	10
Detroit MoCats	7	3	0	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:02 DET - Paul Tucker 14 pass from Sawyer Orton (Malik Gallagher extra point)
2Q: 00:14 DET - Malik Gallagher 25 field goal
3Q: 08:20 CAR - Preston Bauer 25 field goal
4Q: 10:15 CAR - Noah Moss 9 run (Preston Bauer extra point)
OT: 11:19 DET - Malik Gallagher 53 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:02 DET - Paul Tucker 14 pass from Sawyer Orton (Malik Gallagher extra point)
2Q: 00:14 DET - Malik Gallagher 25 field goal
3Q: 08:20 CAR - Preston Bauer 25 field goal
4Q: 10:15 CAR - Noah Moss 9 run (Preston Bauer extra point)
OT: 11:19 DET - Malik Gallagher 53 field goal

Team Statistics CAR DET
Record 11-7 11-6
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 363 347
- Offensive Plays 70 75
- Yards per Play 5.19 4.63
Net Rushing Yards 91 164
- Rushing Attempts 30 33
- Yards per Rush 3.03 4.97
Net Passing Yards 272 183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 23 - 1 40 - 25 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 282 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.80 4.36
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/60 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/47 3/40
Kick Returns/Yards 2/51 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 3/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 24
Time of Possession 32:32 34:21

Team Statistics	CAR	DET
Record	11-7	11-6
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	363	347
- Offensive Plays	70	75
- Yards per Play	5.19	4.63
Net Rushing Yards	91	164
- Rushing Attempts	30	33
- Yards per Rush	3.03	4.97
Net Passing Yards	272	183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 23 - 1	40 - 25 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	282	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.80	4.36
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/60	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/47	3/40
Kick Returns/Yards	2/51	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	3/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 24
Time of Possession	32:32	34:21

Drive Charts

Carolina Hill Cats
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:38	OWN 37	4	10	Punt
1	5:51	4:49	OWN 13	8	27	Punt
2	10:52	2:11	OWN 12	4	45	Punt
2	4:14	1:57	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 25	1	-2	Half
3	13:55	5:42	OWN 30	11	62	Field Goal
3	4:32	5:41	OWN 5	12	61	Downs
4	12:34	2:28	OPP 33	6	33	Touchdown
4	8:21	2:53	OWN 25	6	21	Punt
4	4:20	1:11	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
4	2:00	0:18	OWN 22	2	20	Interception
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 31	3	18	Half
OT1	11:11	3:04	OWN 25	7	34	Downs

Detroit MoCats
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:22	6:31	OWN 14	13	86	Touchdown
1	1:02	5:10	OWN 21	9	13	Punt
2	8:41	4:27	OWN 20	11	68	Interception
2	2:17	2:09	OWN 39	9	53	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:05	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	8:13	3:41	OWN 25	7	61	Interception
4	13:51	1:17	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
4	10:06	1:45	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	5:28	1:08	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
4	3:09	1:09	OWN 13	3	7	Punt
4	1:42	1:12	OWN 37	4	10	Interception
OT1	15:00	3:49	OWN 25	7	39	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jeffery Leisure, Detroit MoCats

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Noah Moss	15	54	3.60	18	2	1
RB Cedric Hyman	11	28	2.55	14	1	0
QB Daquan Armenta	3	8	2.67	7	0	0
TE Marty Laszlo	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jeffery Leisure	17	91	5.35	30	3
RB Hardy Bell	7	12	1.71	7	0
QB Sawyer Orton	4	36	9.00	13	1
RB Matt Crafton	4	23	5.75	22	1
WR Zachary Witt	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daquan Armenta	38	23	282	2/10	0	38	1	72.5

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sawyer Orton	40	25	191	2/8	1	26	3	51.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Cedric Hyman	6	8	51	8.50	31	30
WR Martin Glave	5	6	44	8.80	0	20
WR Shaun Dembsky	3	5	58	19.33	28	38
WR Efrain Lewis	3	4	70	23.33	42	30
WR Neil Colvin	2	2	37	18.50	23	30
TE Marty Laszlo	2	7	8	4.00	5	5
TE Dalton Clifford	1	4	8	8.00	1	8
RB Noah Moss	1	2	6	6.00	7	6

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Victor Boesiger	6	8	56	9.33	28	26	0
WR Paul Tucker	4	7	24	6.00	10	14	1
TE Jermaine Mathews	3	6	0	0.00	0	1	0
WR Wayne Nye	3	4	24	8.00	0	14	0
WR Zachary Witt	3	5	47	15.67	20	22	0
RB Hardy Bell	2	3	10	5.00	3	6	0
RB Jeffery Leisure	2	2	16	8.00	9	9	0
FB Corey Shawver	1	1	1	1.00	3	1	0
TE Efrain Rice	1	4	13	13.00	3	13	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Alec Downs	1	0	0.00	0
CB Mickey Montgomery	1	0	0.00	0
CB Harry Holzer	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Malcolm Montgomery	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmanuel Quinn	6	275	45.8	35.8	51	4

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shannon Leon	6	274	45.7	38.2	63	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Bauer	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Malik Gallagher	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaac Blanchard	2	47	23.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Claude Mills	3	40	13.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Martin Glave	2	51	25.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Noah Colson	11	1	0.0	33	42
OLB Aidan Saucedo	10	3	0.5	31	38
ILB Mercury Buckner	9	2	0.0	30	26
S Mackenzie Fox	5	3	0.0	31	25
OLB Trenton Tullo	4	2	0.0	21	8
CB Mickey Montgomery	3	2	0.0	17	37
CB Devin Brady	3	1	0.0	26	27
DE T.J. Burroughs	2	0	0.5	30	21
DT Cole Thomas	2	3	0.0	23	31
CB Harry Holzer	2	2	0.0	30	42
OLB Keegan Gomez	2	1	0.0	16	23
S Lukas Kemp	2	1	0.0	2	15
ILB Roberto Fong	2	0	0.0	2	14
DE Kenneth Bryan	1	2	0.5	21	22
TE Marty Laszlo	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Norbert Hiler	1	0	0.0	0	2
DT Malachi Markel	0	1	0.5	13	11
DT Joseph Bell	0	2	0.0	30	29

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Donny Vaughn	8	7	0.0	28	36
OLB Louis Shelton	8	2	0.0	30	26
S Malcolm Montgomery	5	3	0.0	30	40
OLB Hardy Harriman	5	0	0.0	11	32
CB Wendell Schroeder	4	3	0.0	30	40
DT Clyde Park	4	0	0.0	26	26
DT Drake Wiltz	3	1	0.5	25	33
ILB Alfredo Pearson	3	2	0.0	28	22
CB Jackson DiPaolo	3	0	0.0	28	18
DE T.J. Montemayor	3	0	0.0	29	36
S Luther Ioja	2	0	1.0	2	13
ILB Morris Venegas	2	0	0.0	2	18
CB Charles Keathley	2	0	0.0	19	21
WR Wayne Nye	1	0	---	---	---
QB Sawyer Orton	1	0	---	---	---
WR Victor Boesiger	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Connor Wahle	1	0	0.0	1	0
DE Richard Fredrickson	0	1	0.5	26	35
DT Walt Andrew	0	1	0.0	8	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE T.J. Burroughs	0.5	0	0	0	21
DE Kenneth Bryan	0.5	0	0	0	22
DT Malachi Markel	0.5	0	0	0	11
OLB Aidan Saucedo	0.5	0	0	0	38
DE Artie Davis	0.0	1	0	0	13
DT Joseph Bell	0.0	0	3	1	29
DT Cole Thomas	0.0	0	1	0	31

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Luther Ioja	1.0	0	0	0	13
DE Richard Fredrickson	0.5	2	0	0	35
DT Drake Wiltz	0.5	0	0	0	33
DE T.J. Montemayor	0.0	0	1	2	36
OLB Hardy Harriman	0.0	0	1	0	32
DE Ike Hutek	0.0	0	1	0	5

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Noah Colson	5	1	0	42
S Mackenzie Fox	4	1	0	25
ILB Mercury Buckner	3	0	0	26
OLB Aidan Saucedo	3	0	0	38
S Lukas Kemp	2	1	0	15
CB Harry Holzer	2	0	1	42
ILB Roberto Fong	2	0	0	14
CB Mickey Montgomery	1	0	1	37
OLB Norbert Hiler	1	0	0	2
CB Devin Brady	1	0	0	27
OLB Trenton Tullo	1	0	0	8
CB Alec Downs	0	0	1	16

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Donny Vaughn	6	3	0	36
OLB Hardy Harriman	4	0	0	32
CB Charles Keathley	2	1	0	21
OLB Louis Shelton	2	0	0	26
CB Wendell Schroeder	2	0	0	40
CB Jackson DiPaolo	2	0	0	18
ILB Morris Venegas	2	0	0	18
S Malcolm Montgomery	1	1	1	40
ILB Alfredo Pearson	1	0	0	22
S Luther Ioja	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Caleb Godfrey	3	10	30	1	40
T Jeremiah Clancy	2	2	30	0	40
G Logan Levingston	1	7	30	0	40
G Riddick Rydzak	1	3	30	1	40
T Kenneth O'Rourke	0	4	30	0	40
TE Dalton Clifford	0	1	28	0	40

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Salvador Caban	4	7	33	1	42
T Bobby Sitron	3	8	33	0	42
T Antonio Rivera	3	3	33	0	42
G Kerry Tate	2	6	33	1	42
G Jerry Wicker	2	4	33	0	42
TE Jermaine Mathews	0	1	18	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Keegan Gomez	1	22
Marty Laszlo	1	21
Norbert Hiler	1	10

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Connor Wahle	2	20
Corey Shawver	1	22
Wes Spann	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Logan Levingston	30	40	---	---	11	81
T Kenneth O'Rourke	30	40	---	---	7	77
G Riddick Rydzak	30	40	---	---	7	77
S Noah Colson	---	---	33	42	2	77
T Jeremiah Clancy	30	40	---	---	7	77
CB Harry Holzer	---	---	30	42	2	74
WR Martin Glave	30	40	---	---	4	74
QB Daquan Armenta	30	40	---	---	---	70
C Caleb Godfrey	30	40	---	---	---	70
OLB Aidan Saucedo	---	---	31	38	1	70
TE Dalton Clifford	28	40	---	---	---	68
OLB Keegan Gomez	---	---	16	23	22	61
CB Mickey Montgomery	---	---	17	37	7	61
DT Joseph Bell	---	---	30	29	1	60
WR Shaun Dembsky	27	32	---	---	---	59
S Mackenzie Fox	---	---	31	25	1	57
ILB Mercury Buckner	---	---	30	26	---	56
DT Cole Thomas	---	---	23	31	2	56
CB Devin Brady	---	---	26	27	1	54
TE Marty Laszlo	10	20	---	---	21	51
DE T.J. Burroughs	---	---	30	21	---	51
DE Kenneth Bryan	---	---	21	22	---	43
RB Cedric Hyman	11	28	---	---	---	39
RB Noah Moss	17	12	---	---	9	38
WR Efrain Lewis	18	14	---	---	4	36
CB Alec Downs	---	---	3	16	14	33
S Lukas Kemp	---	---	2	15	15	32
DT Malachi Markel	---	---	13	11	6	30
WR Neil Colvin	4	10	---	---	15	29
OLB Trenton Tullo	---	---	21	8	---	29
ILB Roberto Fong	---	---	2	14	12	28
DE Duane Osborne	---	---	0	17	8	25
RB Sammie Spain	2	1	---	---	21	24
WR Isaac Blanchard	1	1	---	---	14	16
DE Artie Davis	---	---	2	13	1	16
OLB Norbert Hiler	---	---	0	2	10	12
CB Juan Poston	---	---	2	3	3	8
C Clayton Podbevsek	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Emmanuel Quinn	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Mark Behrendt	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Preston Bauer	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Dana Asperilla	2	2	---	---	---	4
QB Dalton Sweeney	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Herb Carlisle	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Noah Pupunu	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Edgar Frankhouser	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Bobby Sitron	33	42	---	---	---	75
C Salvador Caban	33	42	---	---	---	75
G Kerry Tate	33	42	---	---	---	75
QB Sawyer Orton	33	42	---	---	---	75
T Antonio Rivera	33	42	---	---	---	75
G Jerry Wicker	33	42	---	---	---	75
S Malcolm Montgomery	---	---	30	40	1	71
CB Wendell Schroeder	---	---	30	40	1	71
WR Paul Tucker	29	36	---	---	4	69
DE T.J. Montemayor	---	---	29	36	1	66
S Donny Vaughn	---	---	28	36	1	65
WR Victor Boesiger	25	38	---	---	---	63
DE Richard Fredrickson	---	---	26	35	1	62
DT Drake Wiltz	---	---	25	33	1	59
OLB Louis Shelton	---	---	30	26	---	56
DT Clyde Park	---	---	26	26	---	52
WR Zachary Witt	15	33	---	---	4	52
RB Jeffery Leisure	21	30	---	---	---	51
TE Jermaine Mathews	18	32	---	---	---	50
ILB Alfredo Pearson	---	---	28	22	---	50
CB Charles Keathley	---	---	19	21	8	48
TE Matthew Stevens	16	8	---	---	22	46
CB Jackson DiPaolo	---	---	28	18	---	46
OLB Hardy Harriman	---	---	11	32	1	44
FB Corey Shawver	11	9	---	---	22	42
DT Walt Andrew	---	---	8	21	7	36
TE Efrain Rice	17	9	---	---	8	34
ILB Morris Venegas	---	---	2	18	11	31
CB Jeremiah Stram	---	---	1	15	14	30
RB Matt Crafton	4	1	---	---	16	21
OLB Connor Wahle	---	---	1	0	20	21
S Sebastian Moose	---	---	2	3	14	19
WR Claude Mills	0	3	---	---	16	19
RB Hardy Bell	9	6	---	---	4	19
WR Wayne Nye	0	5	---	---	14	19
DE Ike Hutek	---	---	4	5	6	15
S Luther Ioja	---	---	2	13	---	15
OLB Wes Spann	---	---	0	0	10	10
T Neil Danner	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Clarence Sutter	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Shannon Leon	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Giovanni Sham	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Carlton Hodges	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Malik Gallagher	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Jose Ward	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Grady O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	35	5.0
Middle	15	44	2.9
Right	7	14	2.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	61	5.5
Middle	15	92	6.1
Right	7	11	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daquan Armenta	38	23	7	2	2	5	3	2	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sawyer Orton	40	25	3	3	1	3	4	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	60	8.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	147	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	35	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	40	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	41	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	80	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	70	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Cedric Hyman	8	6	0	51	1	28
TE Marty Laszlo	7	2	0	8	0	20
WR Martin Glave	6	5	0	44	1	40
WR Shaun Dembsky	5	3	0	58	1	32
TE Dalton Clifford	4	1	1	8	0	40
WR Efrain Lewis	4	3	0	70	3	14
WR Neil Colvin	2	2	0	37	1	10
RB Noah Moss	2	1	1	6	0	12

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Victor Boesiger	8	6	0	56	1	38
WR Paul Tucker	7	4	0	24	0	36
TE Jermaine Mathews	6	3	0	0	0	32
WR Zachary Witt	5	3	0	47	2	33
WR Wayne Nye	4	3	0	24	0	5
TE Efrain Rice	4	1	1	13	0	9
RB Hardy Bell	3	2	0	10	0	6
RB Jeffery Leisure	2	2	0	16	0	30
FB Corey Shawver	1	1	0	1	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cedric Hyman	2	3	1.50	2.55
RB Noah Moss	1	9	9.00	3.60

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jeffery Leisure	2	11	5.50	5.35
RB Hardy Bell	1	-3	-3.00	1.71
RB Matt Crafton	1	2	2.00	5.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daquan Armenta	2	1	8	4.00	7.42

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sawyer Orton	10	5	24	2.40	4.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Cedric Hyman	1	0	0	0.00	6.38
WR Shaun Dembsky	1	1	8	8.00	11.60

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jermaine Mathews	3	1	1	0.33	0.00
WR Paul Tucker	3	2	14	4.67	3.43
WR Wayne Nye	2	1	5	2.50	6.00
RB Hardy Bell	1	1	4	4.00	3.33
WR Victor Boesiger	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Cedric Hyman	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jeffery Leisure	4	4

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daquan Armenta	13	9	6

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sawyer Orton	13	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Cedric Hyman	5	4	2
TE Dalton Clifford	3	1	0
WR Neil Colvin	2	2	2
WR Shaun Dembsky	1	0	0
WR Efrain Lewis	1	1	1
WR Martin Glave	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wayne Nye	3	2	1
WR Zachary Witt	3	1	1
WR Victor Boesiger	3	2	1
WR Paul Tucker	3	1	1
TE Jermaine Mathews	1	0	0

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

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