Conference Semifinals, 2026

played in Durham, NC

37 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Atlantic City Phantoms	0	7	7	3	-	17
Durham Bulldogs	0	10	7	14	-	31

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:40 ACI - Seth Wilson 26 pass from Mitch Huffman (Tommie Willis extra point)
2Q: 02:51 DUR - Mack Horner 40 field goal
2Q: 00:39 DUR - Graham McFadden 28 pass from Derrick Banner (Mack Horner extra point)
3Q: 06:28 DUR - Bill Soga 20 run (Mack Horner extra point)
3Q: 01:41 ACI - Bryan Henson 80 punt return (Tommie Willis extra point)
4Q: 09:55 ACI - Tommie Willis 29 field goal
4Q: 02:02 DUR - Archie Diaz 7 run (Mack Horner extra point)
4Q: 01:17 DUR - Archie Diaz 1 run (Mack Horner extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:40 ACI - Seth Wilson 26 pass from Mitch Huffman (Tommie Willis extra point)
2Q: 02:51 DUR - Mack Horner 40 field goal
2Q: 00:39 DUR - Graham McFadden 28 pass from Derrick Banner (Mack Horner extra point)
3Q: 06:28 DUR - Bill Soga 20 run (Mack Horner extra point)
3Q: 01:41 ACI - Bryan Henson 80 punt return (Tommie Willis extra point)
4Q: 09:55 ACI - Tommie Willis 29 field goal
4Q: 02:02 DUR - Archie Diaz 7 run (Mack Horner extra point)
4Q: 01:17 DUR - Archie Diaz 1 run (Mack Horner extra point)

Team Statistics ACI DUR
Record 12-6 15-2
First Downs 17 24
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 320 427
- Offensive Plays 62 68
- Yards per Play 5.16 6.28
Net Rushing Yards 61 189
- Rushing Attempts 22 30
- Yards per Rush 2.77 6.30
Net Passing Yards 259 238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 21 - 3 37 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 266 244
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.48 6.26
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/86 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/89 3/91
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/36
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 34
Time of Possession 26:52 33:08

Team Statistics	ACI	DUR
Record	12-6	15-2
First Downs	17	24
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	320	427
- Offensive Plays	62	68
- Yards per Play	5.16	6.28
Net Rushing Yards	61	189
- Rushing Attempts	22	30
- Yards per Rush	2.77	6.30
Net Passing Yards	259	238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 21 - 3	37 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	266	244
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.48	6.26
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/86	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/89	3/91
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/36
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 34
Time of Possession	26:52	33:08

Drive Charts

Atlantic City Phantoms
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:31	OWN 20	6	36	Punt
1	9:56	1:25	OWN 43	3	-4	Punt
1	1:58	5:43	OWN 23	11	41	Punt
2	8:45	2:17	OWN 23	7	77	Touchdown
2	2:45	1:50	OWN 25	5	29	Interception
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 22	1	-1	Half
3	12:56	2:01	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
3	6:15	1:48	OWN 38	5	12	Punt
4	14:37	4:48	OWN 17	9	71	Field Goal
4	6:49	1:21	OWN 5	3	0	Punt
4	1:54	0:26	OWN 23	2	-10	Interception
4	1:10	1:00	OWN 20	6	32	Interception

Durham Bulldogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:29	1:33	OWN 2	4	15	Interception
1	8:31	6:33	OWN 7	12	77	Missed FG
2	11:15	2:30	OWN 20	6	8	Punt
2	6:28	3:43	OWN 49	5	28	Field Goal
2	0:55	0:31	OPP 48	3	48	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 20	4	35	Punt
3	10:55	4:40	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
3	4:27	2:56	OWN 5	5	19	Punt
3	1:31	1:54	OWN 45	4	6	Punt
4	9:49	3:00	OWN 32	6	63	Fumble
4	5:28	3:34	OPP 44	8	44	Touchdown
4	1:28	0:18	OPP 9	2	9	Touchdown
4	0:10	0:10	OWN 35	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Archie Diaz, Durham Bulldogs

Rushing Statistics

Atlantic City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Riddick Richardson	9	35	3.89	11	1
Dusty Starks	7	10	1.43	6	0
Dusty Dunn	3	8	2.67	6	0
J.B. Zessin	2	9	4.50	6	0
Mitch Huffman	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Durham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Archie Diaz	21	143	6.81	35	5	2
Bill Soga	8	47	5.88	20	3	1
Derrick Banner	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlantic City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitch Huffman	39	21	266	1/7	1	42	3	51.9

Durham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derrick Banner	37	27	244	1/6	1	37	1	88.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlantic City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Seth Wilson	9	12	124	13.78	36	36	1
TE Marco Heath	3	3	25	8.33	3	17	0
WR Lewis Lightner	3	9	19	6.33	0	9	0
RB Riddick Richardson	2	3	57	28.50	51	42	0
WR Cory Haskin	2	4	22	11.00	9	12	0
TE Bruce Gillis	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Dusty Starks	1	1	16	16.00	9	16	0
RB J.B. Zessin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Dusty Dunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Bob Wayne	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Reggie Creasy	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Durham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Graham McFadden	6	6	64	10.67	4	28	1
RB Bill Soga	4	5	31	7.75	10	15	0
TE Duane Oburn	4	5	23	5.75	2	9	0
WR Wally Browning	3	3	25	8.33	3	18	0
WR Phil Banks	3	6	31	10.33	8	20	0
RB Archie Diaz	3	4	14	4.67	5	6	0
FB Juan Scott	2	3	40	20.00	32	37	0
TE J.T. Beyer	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Gino Fletcher	1	3	15	15.00	13	15	0

Interception Statistics

Atlantic City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Derek Schulz	1	0	0.00	0

Durham	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Sedrick Taggart	1	24	24.00
S Bobby Giacalone	1	2	2.00
CB Luther Schleinat	1	10	10.00

Fumble Statistics

Atlantic City	Fumb	Recov	Force
Seth Wilson	1	0	0
A.J. Seiler	0	1	1
J.B. Zessin	0	1	0

Durham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bill Soga	1	0	0	0
Bobby Giacalone	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlantic City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Grant	6	256	42.7	37.5	54	3

Durham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brent Riley	4	188	47.0	26.5	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlantic City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommie Willis	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	2/2

Durham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mack Horner	1/2	1/1	0/0	40	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlantic City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryan Henson	2	86	43.0	1

Durham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham McFadden	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlantic City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Seth Wilson	4	89	22.3	0

Durham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham McFadden	2	63	31.5	0
Bill Soga	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlantic City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S A.J. Seiler	8	1	0.0	27	34
CB Dennis Porter	5	3	0.0	17	28
OLB Buddy Bauer	5	2	0.0	29	33
CB Derek Schulz	5	1	0.0	26	34
S Joey Hopkins	5	1	0.0	30	37
ILB Darnell Lyon	4	5	0.0	29	37
DT Ed Smothers	4	1	0.0	22	23
DE Conrad Lang	3	0	1.0	23	29
DE Colin Hall	3	0	0.0	15	22
CB Artie Chubick	3	0	0.0	24	28
CB Bryan Henson	3	0	0.0	8	10
DT Jack Alkateeb	2	1	0.0	16	20
OLB Everett England	1	2	0.0	15	9
S Jerry Emanski	1	2	0.0	4	9
DT Percy Collins	1	0	0.0	16	24
WR Seth Wilson	1	0	---	---	---
FB Dusty Dunn	1	0	---	---	---
WR Reggie Creasy	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Sammie Kroinek	0	1	0.0	1	5

Durham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S J.R. Chandler	6	3	0.0	19	27
OLB Sedrick Taggart	6	2	0.0	19	33
OLB Omar Jordan	5	1	0.0	21	39
CB Aaron Isaacs	4	0	0.0	14	37
S Ted Petzold	3	1	1.0	4	15
CB Cornell Rosano	3	0	0.0	8	26
CB Kelvin Bunyan	3	0	0.0	13	25
DT Thomas Hartwell	2	3	0.0	17	26
S Mo Reilly	2	2	0.0	15	30
DE Ronnie Bauer	2	1	0.0	15	23
CB Luther Schleinat	1	1	0.0	19	29
FB Juan Scott	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Marvin Amos	1	0	0.0	9	12
ILB Donald Sherman	1	0	0.0	3	5
S Bobby Giacalone	1	0	0.0	8	16
DE Marco Vermeil	1	0	0.0	13	20
DE Winfred Glover	1	0	0.0	9	20
DT William Keith	0	1	0.0	14	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlantic City	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Conrad Lang	1.0	1	0	0	29
S A.J. Seiler	0.0	1	0	0	34
DE Colin Hall	0.0	0	1	0	22
DE Kendall Brock	0.0	0	1	0	10
DT Ed Smothers	0.0	0	1	0	23
DT Jack Alkateeb	0.0	0	0	1	20

Durham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Ted Petzold	1.0	0	0	0	15
OLB Sedrick Taggart	0.0	1	0	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlantic City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S A.J. Seiler	4	0	0	34
CB Derek Schulz	3	1	1	34
ILB Darnell Lyon	3	1	0	37
CB Dennis Porter	3	1	0	28
OLB Buddy Bauer	3	0	0	33
CB Artie Chubick	3	0	0	28
S Joey Hopkins	2	0	0	37
CB Bryan Henson	2	0	0	10
DT Jack Alkateeb	1	0	0	20
OLB Everett England	1	0	0	9
DE Conrad Lang	1	0	0	29
S Jerry Emanski	1	0	0	9

Durham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Aaron Isaacs	4	1	0	37
S J.R. Chandler	4	0	0	27
CB Kelvin Bunyan	3	1	0	25
CB Cornell Rosano	2	1	0	26
OLB Sedrick Taggart	2	0	1	33
S Bobby Giacalone	1	2	1	16
CB Luther Schleinat	1	1	1	29
ILB Marvin Amos	1	1	0	12
S Mo Reilly	1	1	0	30
OLB Omar Jordan	1	1	0	39
S Ted Petzold	1	0	0	15
ILB Donald Sherman	0	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Atlantic City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Quinn Rodgers	3	7	22	0	40
R.J. Lindblad	1	5	22	0	40
Grant Rattay	1	4	22	0	37
Max Salinas	1	3	9	0	14
Marco Heath	0	1	12	0	14
Cris Stearns	0	1	17	0	28
Gerald Tyler	0	0	18	1	37

Durham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brett Brownell	3	7	1	30	0	35
Clifton Spiller	3	7	0	25	0	31
Brett Snee	3	6	0	30	0	36
Grant Clemons	2	4	0	24	1	31
Gerald Saxon	1	2	0	29	0	34
Teddy Armstrong	1	1	1	6	0	7
Clifton Segovia	0	1	0	5	0	10
Juan Scott	0	1	0	18	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

Atlantic City	Tackles	STPlays
Dennis Porter	2	26
Jerry Emanski	1	12
Bob Wayne	1	11

Durham	Tackles	STPlays
Adrian Armstrong	3	14
Bill Soga	1	16
Bobby Giacalone	1	10

Participation

Atlantic City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dennis Porter	---	---	17	28	26	71
R.J. Lindblad	22	40	---	---	7	69
Joey Hopkins	---	---	30	37	2	69
Darnell Lyon	---	---	29	37	2	68
Buddy Bauer	---	---	29	33	2	64
Seth Wilson	20	38	---	---	6	64
A.J. Seiler	---	---	27	34	2	63
Derek Schulz	---	---	26	34	2	62
Quinn Rodgers	22	40	---	---	---	62
Mitch Huffman	22	40	---	---	---	62
Grant Rattay	22	37	---	---	---	59
Gerald Tyler	18	37	---	---	---	55
Conrad Lang	---	---	23	29	2	54
Artie Chubick	---	---	24	28	2	54
Dusty Dunn	13	22	---	---	16	51
Ed Smothers	---	---	22	23	3	48
Bruce Gillis	16	26	---	---	4	46
Cris Stearns	17	28	---	---	---	45
Percy Collins	---	---	16	24	3	43
Colin Hall	---	---	15	22	4	41
Jackie Pineda	---	---	17	20	4	41
Riddick Richardson	13	25	---	---	---	38
Jack Alkateeb	---	---	16	20	1	37
Marco Heath	12	14	---	---	11	37
Lewis Lightner	11	26	---	---	---	37
J.B. Zessin	7	10	---	---	17	34
Dusty Starks	8	13	---	---	9	30
Max Salinas	9	14	---	---	7	30
Everett England	---	---	15	9	2	26
Bryan Henson	---	---	8	10	8	26
Jerry Emanski	---	---	4	9	12	25
Reggie Creasy	4	7	---	---	13	24
Cory Haskin	5	15	---	---	1	21
Ray Rhodes	1	1	---	---	17	19
Kendall Brock	---	---	8	10	---	18
Sammie Kroinek	---	---	1	5	12	18
Bob Wayne	0	3	---	---	11	14
Chad Stadler	---	---	1	1	10	12
Dana Harr	0	4	---	---	7	11
Terrance Starks	---	---	2	5	3	10
R.J. Burke	0	0	---	---	7	7
Melvin Grant	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mack Lincoln	---	---	0	0	6	6
Tommie Willis	0	0	---	---	5	5
Howie Rodgers	0	0	---	---	1	1
C.J. Santoki	0	0	---	---	---	0

Durham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gerald Saxon	29	34	---	---	6	69
Derrick Banner	30	38	---	---	---	68
Omar Jordan	---	---	21	39	7	67
Brett Snee	30	36	---	---	---	66
Brett Brownell	30	35	---	---	---	65
Duane Oburn	23	30	---	---	6	59
Phil Banks	28	31	---	---	---	59
Juan Scott	18	22	---	---	16	56
Grant Clemons	24	31	---	---	1	56
Clifton Spiller	25	31	---	---	---	56
Sedrick Taggart	---	---	19	33	2	54
Aaron Isaacs	---	---	14	37	1	52
Luther Schleinat	---	---	19	29	3	51
Gino Fletcher	13	22	---	---	16	51
Archie Diaz	22	25	---	---	4	51
J.R. Chandler	---	---	19	27	3	49
Bill Soga	14	18	---	---	16	48
Thomas Hartwell	---	---	17	26	4	47
Mo Reilly	---	---	15	30	1	46
Kelvin Bunyan	---	---	13	25	7	45
Cornell Rosano	---	---	8	26	10	44
Ronnie Bauer	---	---	15	23	1	39
Wally Browning	10	16	---	---	12	38
J.T. Beyer	15	10	---	---	12	37
Bobby Giacalone	---	---	8	16	10	34
Marco Vermeil	---	---	13	20	1	34
Graham McFadden	7	16	---	---	10	33
Winfred Glover	---	---	9	20	4	33
William Keith	---	---	14	14	4	32
Ted Petzold	---	---	4	15	12	31
Marvin Amos	---	---	9	12	5	26
Karl Tatum	---	---	7	17	2	26
Buddy Huber	---	---	6	14	2	22
Clifton Segovia	5	10	---	---	6	21
Teddy Armstrong	6	7	---	---	5	18
Harold Rasmussen	0	0	---	---	16	16
Desmond Tucker	---	---	4	2	9	15
Adrian Armstrong	---	---	0	0	14	14
Rod Swift	1	6	---	---	6	13
Donald Sherman	---	---	3	5	5	13
Dana Stevenson	---	---	5	7	---	12
Mack Horner	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brent Riley	0	0	---	---	4	4
Alex Wilcox	---	---	0	3	---	3
Marco Ferich	0	0	---	---	2	2
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	13	26	2.0
Right	2	5	2.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	57	6.3
Middle	15	54	3.6
Right	5	79	15.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlantic City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitch Huffman	39	21	3	1	2	10	0	0	3

Durham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derrick Banner	37	27	3	0	1	3	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	47	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	87	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	106	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	26	6.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	56	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	94	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	66	13.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	28	9.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlantic City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Seth Wilson	12	9	1	124	2	38
WR Lewis Lightner	9	3	0	19	0	26
WR Cory Haskin	4	2	0	22	0	15
TE Marco Heath	3	3	0	25	0	14
RB Riddick Richardson	3	2	1	57	1	25
WR Reggie Creasy	2	0	0	0	0	7
TE Bruce Gillis	1	1	0	3	0	26
RB J.B. Zessin	1	0	0	0	0	10
FB Dusty Dunn	1	0	0	0	0	22
WR Bob Wayne	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Dusty Starks	1	1	0	16	0	13

Durham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phil Banks	6	3	0	31	1	31
WR Graham McFadden	6	6	0	64	1	16
RB Bill Soga	5	4	0	31	0	18
TE Duane Oburn	5	4	0	23	0	30
RB Archie Diaz	4	3	0	14	0	25
FB Juan Scott	3	2	0	40	1	22
WR Wally Browning	3	3	0	25	0	16
WR Gino Fletcher	3	1	1	15	0	22
TE J.T. Beyer	2	1	0	1	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlantic City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Riddick Richardson	2	4	2.00	3.89
J.B. Zessin	1	6	6.00	4.50
Dusty Starks	1	-4	-4.00	1.43

Durham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Soga	4	34	8.50	5.88
Archie Diaz	3	16	5.33	6.81

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlantic City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Durham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derrick Banner	1	0	0	0.00	6.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlantic City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Durham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Juan Scott	1	0	0	0.00	13.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlantic City	Rushes	Conversions
Riddick Richardson	2	1
Dusty Starks	2	1
J.B. Zessin	1	1

Durham	Rushes	Conversions
Archie Diaz	3	3
Bill Soga	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlantic City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitch Huffman	8	3	3

Durham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derrick Banner	9	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlantic City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lewis Lightner	3	0	0
TE Marco Heath	1	1	1
WR Seth Wilson	1	1	1
WR Cory Haskin	1	0	0
RB Dusty Starks	1	1	1
WR Reggie Creasy	1	0	0

Durham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bill Soga	2	2	2
FB Juan Scott	2	1	0
TE J.T. Beyer	2	1	0
WR Wally Browning	1	1	1
RB Archie Diaz	1	0	0
WR Graham McFadden	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,400 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,000 (23,100)
End Zone 13,600 (16,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (14,800)
Club Seats 7,500 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,400 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,000 (23,100)
End Zone	13,600 (16,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (14,800)
Club Seats	7,500 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (2,200)