Conference Semifinals, 2026

played in Wichita, KS

68 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Death	0	0	0	0	-	0
Wichita Harvesters	21	7	10	0	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:54 WIC - Mel Barlow 8 pass from Kris Reeves (Leland Arnold extra point)
1Q: 04:26 WIC - Quinn Baxter 80 punt return (Leland Arnold extra point)
1Q: 03:07 WIC - Quinn Baxter 3 run (Leland Arnold extra point)
2Q: 13:07 WIC - Quinn Baxter 6 run (Leland Arnold extra point)
3Q: 09:14 WIC - Leland Arnold 48 field goal
3Q: 02:26 WIC - Rondell Kiely 54 pass from Kris Reeves (Leland Arnold extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:54 WIC - Mel Barlow 8 pass from Kris Reeves (Leland Arnold extra point)
1Q: 04:26 WIC - Quinn Baxter 80 punt return (Leland Arnold extra point)
1Q: 03:07 WIC - Quinn Baxter 3 run (Leland Arnold extra point)
2Q: 13:07 WIC - Quinn Baxter 6 run (Leland Arnold extra point)
3Q: 09:14 WIC - Leland Arnold 48 field goal
3Q: 02:26 WIC - Rondell Kiely 54 pass from Kris Reeves (Leland Arnold extra point)

Team Statistics DEN WIC
Record 12-6 15-2
First Downs 8 23
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 4 16
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 207 409
- Offensive Plays 51 64
- Yards per Play 4.06 6.39
Net Rushing Yards 119 135
- Rushing Attempts 32 36
- Yards per Rush 3.72 3.75
Net Passing Yards 88 274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 18 - 6 - 1 26 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 93 284
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.63 9.79
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 0/11 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/20 3/18
Punt Returns/Yards 3/13 6/138
Kick Returns/Yards 3/60 1/37
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/2
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:25 34:35

Team Statistics	DEN	WIC
Record	12-6	15-2
First Downs	8	23
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	4	16
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	207	409
- Offensive Plays	51	64
- Yards per Play	4.06	6.39
Net Rushing Yards	119	135
- Rushing Attempts	32	36
- Yards per Rush	3.72	3.75
Net Passing Yards	88	274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	18 - 6 - 1	26 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	93	284
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.63	9.79
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	0/11	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/20	3/18
Punt Returns/Yards	3/13	6/138
Kick Returns/Yards	3/60	1/37
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/2
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 32
Time of Possession	25:25	34:35

Drive Charts

Denver Death
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:25	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
1	5:46	1:30	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	4:16	0:33	OWN 16	1	0	Interception
1	3:00	1:10	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	12:59	2:01	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	8:49	2:09	OWN 18	5	16	Punt
2	3:43	3:27	OWN 7	9	35	Punt
3	9:06	1:34	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	5:37	2:33	OWN 10	5	18	Punt
3	2:12	1:57	OWN 35	3	15	Fumble
4	13:28	1:34	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
4	10:35	4:58	OWN 19	7	52	Missed FG
4	1:51	1:31	OWN 2	3	9	Punt

Wichita Harvesters
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:35	7:49	OWN 7	14	93	Touchdown
1	3:43	0:43	OPP 28	3	28	Touchdown
1	1:50	3:51	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
2	10:58	2:09	OWN 32	4	24	Punt
2	6:40	2:57	OWN 34	5	8	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 2	1	5	Half
3	15:00	5:54	OWN 41	9	28	Field Goal
3	7:32	1:55	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
3	3:04	0:52	OWN 32	2	68	Touchdown
3	0:15	1:47	50	4	23	Fumble
4	11:54	1:19	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
4	5:37	3:46	OWN 36	6	21	Punt
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 44	1	3	Game

Game MVP: Quinn Baxter, Wichita Harvesters

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Otis Canada	13	46	3.54	14	1
Randal Heintz	10	23	2.30	6	0
Cory Sanders	6	34	5.67	9	0
Jamal Kelley	2	10	5.00	5	0
Mercury Hibbs	1	6	6.00	6	0

Wichita	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Quinn Baxter	29	129	4.45	20	4	2
Chuck Blades	5	-4	-0.80	3	0	0
Rondell Kiely	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Kris Reeves	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cory Sanders	18	6	93	1/5	0	36	1	28.2

Wichita	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kris Reeves	26	21	284	2/10	2	54	0	137.8

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Omar Jacobs	2	6	13	6.50	0	7
WR Randal Schulz	2	4	35	17.50	6	19
WR Jim Richmond	1	3	36	36.00	18	36
RB Randal Heintz	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
TE Les Cortez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Jamal Kelley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Mercury Hibbs	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Wichita	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roosevelt Serra	5	7	62	12.40	10	19	0
WR Rondell Kiely	4	4	90	22.50	20	54	1
WR Mel Barlow	3	3	21	7.00	2	9	1
RB Quinn Baxter	2	2	15	7.50	4	11	0
TE Gino Feliciano	2	3	25	12.50	0	18	0
TE Archie Mills	2	4	22	11.00	0	19	0
FB Don Rieger	1	1	13	13.00	7	13	0
WR Jesse Finch	1	1	23	23.00	0	23	0
WR Dwight Swift	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Wichita	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lonnie Howe	1	2	2.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cory Sanders	1	0	0
Kelvin Ingram	0	1	0
Eric Staple	0	0	1
Carlos Roland	0	0	1

Wichita	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kris Reeves	1	0	0
Mel Barlow	1	0	0
Quinn Baxter	0	1	0
Adrian Peterson	0	1	0
Tom Lincoln	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gabe Farley	10	513	51.3	40.4	61	6

Wichita	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richard Hill	5	232	46.4	43.8	57	5

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tyrus Johnson	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Wichita	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Leland Arnold	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Otis Canada	2	5	2.5	0
Kennedy McWilliams	1	8	8.0	0

Wichita	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Baxter	4	125	31.3	1
Jesse Finch	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Krykhtine	2	40	20.0	0
Otis Canada	1	20	20.0	0

Wichita	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Baxter	1	37	37.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Scottie Harmon	7	2	0.0	30	20
OLB Oliver Keith	6	2	0.0	14	13
S Kennedy McWilliams	6	2	0.0	27	18
OLB Eric Staple	5	2	2.0	30	23
S Rico Byrum	5	3	0.0	22	19
ILB Carlos Roland	3	4	0.0	31	26
CB Cary Chustz	3	1	0.0	17	18
ILB Alan Cooley	3	0	0.0	10	12
DT Jessie Sullivan	3	0	0.0	24	18
DE Kelvin Ingram	2	2	0.0	28	18
CB Mario Cochrane	2	2	0.0	27	18
CB Rufus DeWoody	2	0	0.0	16	10
OLB Grady Madison	2	0	0.0	10	3
DE David Grillo	1	2	0.0	27	21
S Matthew Erwin	1	1	0.0	22	18
DT Nolan Grunow	1	0	0.0	12	10
CB Sam Hastings	1	0	0.0	21	13
S Roman Coffey	1	0	0.0	9	11
TE Mercury Hibbs	1	0	---	---	---
DE Terry Desjardins	0	1	0.0	9	7

Wichita	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dave Wuthrich	6	0	0.0	19	13
ILB Casey Haggan	5	1	0.0	22	15
DE Bart Bell	5	0	0.0	30	18
OLB Adrian Peterson	4	1	0.0	27	18
CB Vinny Hanks	4	0	0.0	32	19
CB Mario Ellard	4	0	0.0	30	19
DE Tom Lincoln	2	0	1.0	20	11
S Trent Brinkley	2	3	0.0	23	16
ILB Emmitt Young	2	1	0.0	9	2
DT Steve Frey	1	3	0.0	22	10
DT Frank Roetman	1	1	0.0	11	9
S Lonnie Howe	1	1	0.0	19	14
OLB Steven Spangler	1	0	0.0	17	8
WR Jesse Finch	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dana Greene	1	0	0.0	11	6
ILB Cole Delgado	0	1	0.0	10	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Eric Staple	2.0	0	1	1	23
DE Terry Desjardins	0.0	1	0	1	7

Wichita	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tom Lincoln	1.0	1	1	0	11
DE Bart Bell	0.0	1	2	1	18
OLB Steven Spangler	0.0	0	1	0	8
OLB Adrian Peterson	0.0	0	1	0	18
OLB Kevin Forbes	0.0	0	0	1	5

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rico Byrum	3	0	19
CB Cary Chustz	3	0	18
CB Mario Cochrane	2	0	18
OLB Oliver Keith	2	0	13
CB Rufus DeWoody	2	0	10
ILB Carlos Roland	2	0	26
S Kennedy McWilliams	2	0	18
S Matthew Erwin	1	1	18
ILB Scottie Harmon	1	1	20
S Roman Coffey	1	0	11
ILB Alan Cooley	1	0	12
OLB Grady Madison	1	0	3

Wichita	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mario Ellard	3	1	0	19
S Dave Wuthrich	1	0	0	13
DE Dana Greene	1	0	0	6
ILB Casey Haggan	1	0	0	15
S Trent Brinkley	0	1	0	16
S Lonnie Howe	0	0	1	14

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Corwin Yates	4	5	1	26	1	13
Wendell Bleeck	1	4	0	28	0	13
Kyle Horn	1	4	0	19	0	14
Richard Tatum	1	3	0	8	0	8
Bob Kelley	0	3	0	26	0	15
Irving Gossett	0	3	0	27	0	14
Jamal Kelley	0	2	0	21	0	13
Marvin Fulcher	0	1	0	10	0	8
D.J. Peterson	0	1	0	16	0	10

Wichita	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alan Garrett	3	11	0	28	1	24
Cole Barlow	3	7	0	31	0	24
Archie Mills	3	3	0	21	0	14
Aaron Shapiro	1	4	1	24	0	19
Joe McKenzie	1	3	0	13	0	9
Michael Castillo	1	3	0	29	0	26
Darryl Thomason	1	2	0	31	1	23
Don Rieger	1	1	0	17	0	13
Gino Feliciano	0	1	0	14	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Canada	2	26
Mercury Hibbs	2	18
Jamal Kelley	1	23
Richard Tatum	1	9

Wichita	Tackles	STPlays
Adrian Peterson	2	12
Kevin Forbes	1	12
Jesse Finch	1	6
Ellis Benton	1	6
Casey Haggan	1	4

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Staple	---	---	30	23	7	60
Carlos Roland	---	---	31	26	1	58
Les Cortez	24	18	---	---	15	57
Jamal Kelley	21	13	---	---	23	57
Matthew Erwin	---	---	22	18	16	56
Otis Canada	20	10	---	---	26	56
Mario Cochrane	---	---	27	18	8	53
Scottie Harmon	---	---	30	20	3	53
Bob Kelley	26	15	---	---	11	52
Cory Sanders	32	19	---	---	---	51
Wendell Bleeck	28	13	---	---	9	50
Kennedy McWilliams	---	---	27	18	5	50
David Grillo	---	---	27	21	---	48
Omar Jacobs	23	13	---	---	11	47
Corwin Yates	26	13	---	---	7	46
Kelvin Ingram	---	---	28	18	---	46
Mercury Hibbs	20	8	---	---	18	46
Rico Byrum	---	---	22	19	3	44
Sam Hastings	---	---	21	13	10	44
Jessie Sullivan	---	---	24	18	2	44
Randal Schulz	24	14	---	---	3	41
Irving Gossett	27	14	---	---	---	41
Alan Cooley	---	---	10	12	19	41
D.J. Peterson	16	10	---	---	11	37
Cary Chustz	---	---	17	18	---	35
Kyle Horn	19	14	---	---	---	33
Oliver Keith	---	---	14	13	---	27
Rufus DeWoody	---	---	16	10	---	26
Randal Heintz	14	10	---	---	2	26
Richard Tatum	8	8	---	---	9	25
Michael Lincoln	---	---	8	10	6	24
Nolan Grunow	---	---	12	10	1	23
Damon Stone	0	0	---	---	21	21
Roman Coffey	---	---	9	11	1	21
Marvin Fulcher	10	8	---	---	2	20
Terry Desjardins	---	---	9	7	4	20
Grady Madison	---	---	10	3	2	15
Junior Krykhtine	6	3	---	---	6	15
Jim Richmond	8	6	---	---	---	14
Gabe Farley	0	0	---	---	11	11
Reuben Reese	---	---	2	2	---	4
Tyrus Johnson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bryce Watkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Trent Snyder	0	0	---	---	---	0
Billy Cowsette	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kyle Wagner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Wichita	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mario Ellard	---	---	30	19	27	76
Roosevelt Serra	27	21	---	---	17	65
Rondell Kiely	30	26	---	---	8	64
Kris Reeves	36	28	---	---	---	64
Cole Barlow	31	24	---	---	6	61
Vinny Hanks	---	---	32	19	8	59
Quinn Baxter	30	21	---	---	8	59
Bart Bell	---	---	30	18	10	58
Adrian Peterson	---	---	27	18	12	57
Michael Castillo	29	26	---	---	---	55
Alan Garrett	28	24	---	---	2	54
Darryl Thomason	31	23	---	---	---	54
Don Rieger	17	13	---	---	14	44
Aaron Shapiro	24	19	---	---	---	43
Trent Brinkley	---	---	23	16	2	41
Casey Haggan	---	---	22	15	4	41
Jim Spencer	---	---	23	15	1	39
Dave Wuthrich	---	---	19	13	6	38
Chuck Blades	6	7	---	---	24	37
Gino Feliciano	14	8	---	---	14	36
Ellis Benton	19	11	---	---	6	36
Tom Lincoln	---	---	20	11	4	35
Lonnie Howe	---	---	19	14	2	35
Archie Mills	21	14	---	---	---	35
Steve Frey	---	---	22	10	2	34
Scottie Ditka	---	---	5	1	27	33
Mel Barlow	16	17	---	---	---	33
Joe McKenzie	13	9	---	---	6	28
Kevin Forbes	---	---	11	5	12	28
Steven Spangler	---	---	17	8	---	25
Frank Roetman	---	---	11	9	4	24
Jesse Finch	5	9	---	---	6	20
Dana Greene	---	---	11	6	---	17
Cole Delgado	---	---	10	5	1	16
Emmitt Young	---	---	9	2	4	15
Bart Reeck	5	4	---	---	5	14
Everett Hurd	7	1	---	---	4	12
Darrell Poole	---	---	5	3	3	11
Dwight Swift	7	3	---	---	---	10
Jessie Harrigan	---	---	6	2	1	9
Leland Arnold	0	0	---	---	8	8
Richard Hill	0	0	---	---	6	6
Donald Keith	0	0	---	---	6	6
Heath Gaines	0	0	---	---	5	5
Preston Danson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dexter Poliska	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	19	2.7
Middle	17	68	4.0
Right	8	32	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	54	3.4
Middle	11	32	2.9
Right	9	49	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cory Sanders	18	6	1	2	0	2	5	2	1

Wichita	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kris Reeves	26	21	2	0	1	2	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	2	15	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	42	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	36	5.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	17	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	74	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	79	13.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	114	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Omar Jacobs	6	2	13	0	13
WR Randal Schulz	4	2	35	0	14
WR Jim Richmond	3	1	36	1	6
TE Mercury Hibbs	2	0	0	0	8
TE Les Cortez	1	0	0	0	18
FB Jamal Kelley	1	0	0	0	13
RB Randal Heintz	1	1	9	0	10

Wichita	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roosevelt Serra	7	5	0	62	0	21
WR Rondell Kiely	4	4	0	90	1	26
TE Archie Mills	4	2	1	22	0	14
TE Gino Feliciano	3	2	0	25	0	8
WR Mel Barlow	3	3	0	21	0	17
RB Quinn Baxter	2	2	0	15	0	21
FB Don Rieger	1	1	0	13	0	13
WR Jesse Finch	1	1	0	23	1	9
WR Dwight Swift	1	1	0	13	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Wichita	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quinn Baxter	5	24	4.80	4.45

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Wichita	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kris Reeves	3	2	17	5.67	10.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Wichita	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mel Barlow	2	2	17	8.50	7.00
WR Roosevelt Serra	1	0	0	0.00	8.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Otis Canada	3	0
Cory Sanders	2	0
Randal Heintz	1	0

Wichita	Rushes	Conversions
Rondell Kiely	1	0
Chuck Blades	1	0
Quinn Baxter	1	0
Kris Reeves	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cory Sanders	5	2	0

Wichita	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kris Reeves	8	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Omar Jacobs	3	2	0
WR Jim Richmond	2	0	0

Wichita	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roosevelt Serra	4	4	4
TE Gino Feliciano	1	1	0
FB Don Rieger	1	1	1
TE Archie Mills	1	0	0
WR Mel Barlow	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 35,500 (67,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,800 (19,300)
End Zone 7,600 (13,900)
Mezzanine 4,400 (8,000)
Sideline Seats 6,700 (12,300)
Club Seats 5,300 (10,300)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	35,500 (67,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,800 (19,300)
End Zone	7,600 (13,900)
Mezzanine	4,400 (8,000)
Sideline Seats	6,700 (12,300)
Club Seats	5,300 (10,300)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,700)