Conference Finals, 2025

played in Champaign, IL

22 degrees, fair, calm

Wichita Harvesters	10	6	0	7	-	23
Champaign Thunder	0	7	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:51 WIC - Leland Arnold 39 field goal
1Q: 05:36 WIC - Jesse Finch 27 pass from Kris Reeves (Leland Arnold extra point)
2Q: 11:27 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 11 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Brenden Winslett extra point)
2Q: 06:51 WIC - Leland Arnold 38 field goal
2Q: 01:03 WIC - Leland Arnold 40 field goal
3Q: 08:32 CHM - C.J. Emmons 7 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Brenden Winslett extra point)
4Q: 03:34 WIC - Ray Larocque 23 run (Leland Arnold extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:51 WIC - Leland Arnold 39 field goal
1Q: 05:36 WIC - Jesse Finch 27 pass from Kris Reeves (Leland Arnold extra point)
2Q: 11:27 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 11 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Brenden Winslett extra point)
2Q: 06:51 WIC - Leland Arnold 38 field goal
2Q: 01:03 WIC - Leland Arnold 40 field goal
3Q: 08:32 CHM - C.J. Emmons 7 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Brenden Winslett extra point)
4Q: 03:34 WIC - Ray Larocque 23 run (Leland Arnold extra point)

Team Statistics WIC CHM
Record 15-3 15-3
First Downs 15 22
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 306 402
- Offensive Plays 63 67
- Yards per Play 4.86 6.00
Net Rushing Yards 127 116
- Rushing Attempts 31 22
- Yards per Rush 4.10 5.27
Net Passing Yards 179 286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 15 - 0 43 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 184 310
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/24
- Yards per Pass Play 5.59 6.36
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/20 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 5/33 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/35 5/71
Interception Ret./Yards 2/53 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 16
Time of Possession 32:05 27:55

Team Statistics	WIC	CHM
Record	15-3	15-3
First Downs	15	22
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	306	402
- Offensive Plays	63	67
- Yards per Play	4.86	6.00
Net Rushing Yards	127	116
- Rushing Attempts	31	22
- Yards per Rush	4.10	5.27
Net Passing Yards	179	286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 15 - 0	43 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	184	310
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/24
- Yards per Pass Play	5.59	6.36
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/20	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	5/33	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/35	5/71
Interception Ret./Yards	2/53	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 16
Time of Possession	32:05	27:55

Drive Charts

Wichita Harvesters
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:22	OWN 20	8	29	Punt
1	8:34	0:51	OPP 18	3	-4	Field Goal
1	5:36	0:15	OPP 27	1	27	Touchdown
1	3:21	2:52	OWN 33	5	18	Punt
2	11:20	4:37	OWN 42	8	37	Field Goal
2	4:18	3:20	OWN 35	8	42	Field Goal
3	14:09	2:21	OWN 38	5	5	Punt
3	8:25	2:42	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
3	1:42	1:42	OWN 48	3	7	Punt
4	13:23	3:14	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
4	8:09	4:50	OWN 1	8	99	Touchdown
4	1:19	0:36	OWN 49	3	1	Punt

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:38	3:04	OWN 16	6	27	Interception
1	7:43	2:07	OWN 28	4	14	Interception
1	5:21	2:00	OWN 12	3	5	Punt
1	0:29	4:09	OWN 5	8	95	Touchdown
2	6:43	2:25	OWN 31	3	-3	Punt
2	0:58	0:58	OWN 13	3	34	Half
3	15:00	0:51	OWN 16	3	-2	Punt
3	11:48	3:23	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
3	5:43	4:01	OWN 6	6	-2	Punt
4	15:00	1:37	OWN 6	6	18	Punt
4	10:09	2:00	OWN 28	4	16	Punt
4	3:19	2:00	OWN 20	10	31	Downs
4	0:43	0:43	OWN 3	4	46	Game

Game MVP: Adrian Peterson, Wichita Harvesters

Rushing Statistics

Wichita	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Quinn Baxter	17	61	3.59	13	4	0
Ray Larocque	14	66	4.71	23	2	1

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeffrey Donovan	17	99	5.82	34	4
Corey Sybrowski	4	3	0.75	3	0
J.R. Carpenter	1	14	14.00	14	1

Passing Statistics

Wichita	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kris Reeves	31	15	184	1/5	1	39	0	77.8

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	43	24	310	2/24	2	45	2	74.7

Receiving Statistics

Wichita	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rondell Kiely	9	12	128	14.22	25	39	0
WR Jesse Finch	3	5	39	13.00	0	27	1
WR Roosevelt Serra	1	7	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Brady Spry	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Archie Mills	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
TE Leland Duncan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Quinn Baxter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Mark Meyer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR C.J. Emmons	7	17	86	12.29	20	27	1
WR Bennie Sandlin	4	5	73	18.25	34	45	0
WR Rufus Mularkey	4	6	44	11.00	8	17	0
TE Ross Deskins	3	4	35	11.67	14	14	0
TE Fred Lohr	3	4	54	18.00	31	33	0
RB Jeffrey Donovan	2	2	18	9.00	6	11	1
RB Charlie Boyd	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Marlon Mason	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Butch Bostic	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Wichita	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Terrance Abner	1	23	23.00	0
ILB Emmitt Young	1	30	30.00	0

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Wichita	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Wichita	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richard Hill	7	287	41.0	41.0	57	5

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Baxter	6	327	54.5	49.0	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Wichita	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Leland Arnold	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brenden Winslett	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Wichita	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Baxter	5	33	6.6	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Wichita	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Meyer	1	35	35.0	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Battle	3	42	14.0	0
Gary Zytniak	2	29	14.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Wichita	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Adrian Peterson	8	4	1.5	20	43
DE Bennie Rutherford	5	2	0.5	15	33
ILB Terrance Abner	5	2	0.0	19	41
CB Vinny Hanks	4	1	0.0	19	45
CB Mario Ellard	4	0	0.0	21	44
S Trent Brinkley	3	5	0.0	16	41
ILB Emmitt Young	3	1	0.0	6	9
CB Jim Spencer	3	1	0.0	18	43
CB Jessie Harrigan	3	0	0.0	4	22
DE Bart Bell	2	1	0.0	22	44
S Lonnie Howe	2	0	0.0	16	28
S Freddie Arnold	2	0	0.0	7	10
DT Darrell Poole	1	1	0.0	10	20
OLB Kevin Forbes	1	0	0.0	20	23
OLB Bucky Croom	0	2	0.0	6	7

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Rich Westbrook	8	3	1.0	23	23
OLB Tom Meier	4	3	0.0	28	26
OLB Marty Stephens	4	2	0.0	18	14
CB Carlos Hines	4	0	0.0	27	27
DE Ben Banks	3	2	0.0	31	32
OLB Jared Shimada	3	1	0.0	21	24
DT David Jackson	3	0	0.0	13	18
S Rod Rockett	2	2	0.0	30	30
CB Al Lynch	2	1	0.0	19	19
S Amos Fletcher	2	1	0.0	12	10
WR C.J. Emmons	2	0	---	---	---
CB Jason Vance	2	0	0.0	13	18
DE Heath Warren	2	0	0.0	12	14
ILB Charlie Poloski	2	0	0.0	8	11
S Jeff Marion	1	3	0.0	30	32
DE Walt Borders	1	2	0.0	28	24
DT Robbie Wooden	1	0	0.0	9	10
CB Gary Zytniak	1	0	0.0	18	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Wichita	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Adrian Peterson	1.5	0	0	0	43
DE Bennie Rutherford	0.5	1	0	0	33
DT Steve Frey	0.0	1	1	0	25
DE Bart Bell	0.0	0	3	1	44
DE Tom Lincoln	0.0	0	1	0	13
OLB Kevin Forbes	0.0	0	1	0	23

Champaign	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rich Westbrook	1.0	1	1	23
DE Walt Borders	0.0	2	2	24
DT David Jackson	0.0	2	0	18
DE Ben Banks	0.0	1	0	32
DT Robbie Wooden	0.0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Wichita	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Adrian Peterson	5	1	0	43
CB Jim Spencer	4	0	0	43
ILB Terrance Abner	3	1	1	41
CB Mario Ellard	3	0	0	44
CB Jessie Harrigan	3	0	0	22
ILB Emmitt Young	2	0	1	9
CB Vinny Hanks	2	0	0	45
S Trent Brinkley	1	2	0	41
S Lonnie Howe	1	1	0	28

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Carlos Hines	3	1	27
OLB Tom Meier	2	0	26
ILB Charlie Poloski	2	0	11
S Rod Rockett	1	2	30
DE Ben Banks	1	0	32
CB Al Lynch	1	0	19
CB Jason Vance	1	0	18
DT David Jackson	1	0	18
OLB Marty Stephens	1	0	14
CB Gary Zytniak	1	0	18
S Amos Fletcher	1	0	10
S Jeff Marion	0	3	32

Blocking Statistics

Wichita	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Michael Castillo	4	7	25	0	23
Leland Duncan	2	3	9	0	8
Aaron Shapiro	1	4	26	0	23
Alan Garrett	1	4	22	0	22
Don Rieger	1	1	12	1	12
Everett Hurd	1	1	10	0	5
Cole Barlow	0	4	27	0	26
Oliver Page	0	3	28	0	30
C.J. Nichols	0	2	9	0	16
Archie Mills	0	1	22	0	23
Neil Arnold	0	1	12	0	11

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jamie Hatcher	3	4	18	1	37
Mitch Howe	2	3	20	1	36
Irv Williamson	1	5	17	0	31
Clay Ramsey	1	2	17	0	39
Quentin King	1	1	7	0	14
R.J. Oliver	0	3	18	0	39
Fred Lohr	0	2	20	0	43
Leslie Kalu	0	1	8	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Wichita	Tackles	STPlays
Adrian Peterson	2	16
Leland Duncan	1	18
Vinny Hanks	1	16
Mario Ellard	1	6

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Al Lynch	2	32
Marlon Mason	2	15
Anthony Wheeler	1	15
Alan Banta	1	14

Participation

Wichita	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Spencer	---	---	18	43	21	82
Vinny Hanks	---	---	19	45	16	80
Adrian Peterson	---	---	20	43	16	79
Bart Bell	---	---	22	44	6	72
Mario Ellard	---	---	21	44	6	71
Rondell Kiely	26	27	---	---	15	68
Oliver Page	28	30	---	---	10	68
Trent Brinkley	---	---	16	41	6	63
Kris Reeves	31	32	---	---	---	63
Terrance Abner	---	---	19	41	---	60
Cole Barlow	27	26	---	---	4	57
Kevin Forbes	---	---	20	23	9	52
Quinn Baxter	17	24	---	---	9	50
Bennie Rutherford	---	---	15	33	1	49
Aaron Shapiro	26	23	---	---	---	49
Michael Castillo	25	23	---	---	---	48
Archie Mills	22	23	---	---	---	45
Alan Garrett	22	22	---	---	---	44
Lonnie Howe	---	---	16	28	---	44
Steve Frey	---	---	13	25	4	42
Ray Larocque	14	8	---	---	16	38
Leland Duncan	9	8	---	---	18	35
C.J. Nichols	9	16	---	---	10	35
Roosevelt Serra	16	18	---	---	---	34
Neil Arnold	12	11	---	---	10	33
Don Rieger	12	12	---	---	8	32
Brady Spry	16	15	---	---	---	31
Darrell Poole	---	---	10	20	---	30
Everett Hurd	10	5	---	---	14	29
Jessie Harrigan	---	---	4	22	---	26
Bucky Croom	---	---	6	7	12	25
Jesse Finch	10	11	---	---	3	24
Bart Reeck	6	9	---	---	8	23
Mark Meyer	2	8	---	---	12	22
Clifton Thune	1	1	---	---	19	21
Tom Lincoln	---	---	7	13	---	20
Freddie Arnold	---	---	7	10	---	17
Emmitt Young	---	---	6	9	---	15
Leland Arnold	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cole Delgado	---	---	3	4	---	7
Richard Hill	0	0	---	---	7	7
Don Pierce	0	0	---	---	3	3
Darryl Thomason	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dana Greene	---	---	0	0	1	1
Preston Danson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ellis Benton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ben Banks	---	---	31	32	7	70
Al Lynch	---	---	19	19	32	70
J.R. Carpenter	22	45	---	---	---	67
Jeff Marion	---	---	30	32	3	65
Fred Lohr	20	43	---	---	1	64
Rod Rockett	---	---	30	30	3	63
Mitch Howe	20	36	---	---	6	62
R.J. Oliver	18	39	---	---	---	57
Tom Meier	---	---	28	26	3	57
Carlos Hines	---	---	27	27	2	56
Clay Ramsey	17	39	---	---	---	56
Bennie Sandlin	19	36	---	---	---	55
Jamie Hatcher	18	37	---	---	---	55
Walt Borders	---	---	28	24	3	55
Ross Deskins	13	28	---	---	13	54
C.J. Emmons	17	35	---	---	---	52
Rufus Mularkey	10	24	---	---	16	50
Irv Williamson	17	31	---	---	---	48
Rich Westbrook	---	---	23	23	2	48
Gary Zytniak	---	---	18	18	11	47
Jared Shimada	---	---	21	24	---	45
Jeffrey Donovan	18	24	---	---	1	43
Jason Vance	---	---	13	18	9	40
Amos Fletcher	---	---	12	10	16	38
David Jackson	---	---	13	18	6	37
Corey Sybrowski	4	11	---	---	20	35
Charlie Poloski	---	---	8	11	16	35
Marty Stephens	---	---	18	14	2	34
Leslie Kalu	8	19	---	---	2	29
Heath Warren	---	---	12	14	2	28
Quentin King	7	14	---	---	5	26
Marlon Mason	4	4	---	---	15	23
Robbie Wooden	---	---	9	10	2	21
Sam Bryant	5	9	---	---	6	20
Alan Banta	2	2	---	---	14	18
Butch Bostic	3	8	---	---	6	17
Anthony Wheeler	---	---	0	0	15	15
Alan Wolf	---	---	0	1	9	10
Charlie Boyd	0	10	---	---	---	10
Gerald Battle	0	0	---	---	9	9
J.C. Nichols	0	1	---	---	6	7
Brandon Baxter	0	0	---	---	6	6
Neal Sheldon	---	---	1	1	3	5
Brenden Winslett	0	0	---	---	3	3
J.B. Mireles	0	0	---	---	---	0
A.J. Palkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	45	4.1
Middle	11	71	6.5
Right	9	11	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	47	5.2
Middle	10	24	2.4
Right	3	45	15.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Wichita	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kris Reeves	31	15	3	0	3	6	7	3	0

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	43	24	3	1	3	5	6	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	67	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	30	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	11	3	87	7.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	132	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	178	11.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Wichita	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rondell Kiely	12	9	0	128	2	27
WR Roosevelt Serra	7	1	0	5	0	18
WR Jesse Finch	5	3	2	39	1	11
WR Brady Spry	3	1	0	5	0	15
TE Leland Duncan	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Quinn Baxter	1	0	1	0	0	24
TE Archie Mills	1	1	0	7	0	23
WR Mark Meyer	1	0	0	0	0	8

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Emmons	17	7	2	86	1	35
WR Rufus Mularkey	6	4	0	44	0	24
WR Bennie Sandlin	5	4	0	73	1	36
TE Ross Deskins	4	3	0	35	0	28
TE Fred Lohr	4	3	0	54	1	43
WR Butch Bostic	3	0	1	0	0	8
RB Jeffrey Donovan	2	2	0	18	0	24
FB Marlon Mason	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Charlie Boyd	1	1	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Wichita	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quinn Baxter	1	-4	-4.00	3.59

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Donovan	1	-1	-1.00	5.82
Corey Sybrowski	1	1	1.00	0.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Wichita	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	2	2	18	9.00	7.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Wichita	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR C.J. Emmons	1	1	7	7.00	5.06
RB Jeffrey Donovan	1	1	11	11.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Wichita	Rushes	Conversions
Quinn Baxter	2	1

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey Donovan	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Wichita	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kris Reeves	13	7	4

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Wichita	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rondell Kiely	5	5	3
WR Roosevelt Serra	3	0	0
TE Leland Duncan	1	0	0
RB Quinn Baxter	1	0	0
WR Brady Spry	1	1	0
WR Mark Meyer	1	0	0
WR Jesse Finch	1	1	1

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR C.J. Emmons	3	3	2
WR Rufus Mularkey	2	0	0
FB Marlon Mason	1	0	0
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	1	1
RB Charlie Boyd	1	1	0
TE Fred Lohr	1	1	1
WR Butch Bostic	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,900 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,700 (22,000)
End Zone 15,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (14,000)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,900 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,700 (22,000)
End Zone	15,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (14,000)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,700)