Conference Semifinals, 2028

played in Wichita, KS

68 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Death	3	0	7	6	-	16
Wichita Harvesters	0	10	3	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:02 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 25 field goal
2Q: 09:09 WIC - Leland Arnold 47 field goal
2Q: 02:00 WIC - Sedrick West 13 run (Leland Arnold extra point)
3Q: 11:36 DEN - Matt Gardner 12 pass from Cory Sanders (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
3Q: 05:25 WIC - Leland Arnold 42 field goal
4Q: 12:47 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 18 field goal
4Q: 05:33 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 38 field goal
4Q: 01:08 WIC - Sedrick West 1 run (Leland Arnold extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:02 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 25 field goal
2Q: 09:09 WIC - Leland Arnold 47 field goal
2Q: 02:00 WIC - Sedrick West 13 run (Leland Arnold extra point)
3Q: 11:36 DEN - Matt Gardner 12 pass from Cory Sanders (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
3Q: 05:25 WIC - Leland Arnold 42 field goal
4Q: 12:47 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 18 field goal
4Q: 05:33 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 38 field goal
4Q: 01:08 WIC - Sedrick West 1 run (Leland Arnold extra point)

Team Statistics DEN WIC
Record 11-7 15-2
First Downs 12 18
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 6 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 283 294
- Offensive Plays 56 69
- Yards per Play 5.05 4.26
Net Rushing Yards 140 112
- Rushing Attempts 23 37
- Yards per Rush 6.09 3.03
Net Passing Yards 143 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 14 - 2 29 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 153 201
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 4.33 5.69
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 6/47
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 1/-4
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 3/59
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 34
Time of Possession 27:20 32:40

Team Statistics	DEN	WIC
Record	11-7	15-2
First Downs	12	18
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	6	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	283	294
- Offensive Plays	56	69
- Yards per Play	5.05	4.26
Net Rushing Yards	140	112
- Rushing Attempts	23	37
- Yards per Rush	6.09	3.03
Net Passing Yards	143	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 14 - 2	29 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	153	201
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	4.33	5.69
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	6/47
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	1/-4
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	3/59
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 34
Time of Possession	27:20	32:40

Drive Charts

Denver Death
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:17	OWN 20	5	37	Punt
1	10:09	8:13	OWN 37	16	55	Field Goal
2	13:59	1:34	OWN 10	3	19	Interception
2	9:04	2:00	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
2	2:58	0:18	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
2	1:53	1:21	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	12:28	1:00	OWN 39	3	61	Touchdown
3	5:18	1:20	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
3	2:24	4:44	OWN 28	8	71	Field Goal
4	8:20	1:04	OWN 4	3	2	Punt
4	6:40	1:13	OPP 27	3	6	Field Goal
4	0:59	0:40	OWN 28	4	-5	Downs

Wichita Harvesters
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:43	1:34	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	1:56	2:57	OWN 44	7	14	Punt
2	12:25	3:21	OWN 43	6	27	Field Goal
2	7:04	4:06	OWN 11	8	43	Punt
2	2:40	0:47	OPP 24	4	24	Touchdown
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 23	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:32	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
3	11:28	6:10	OWN 29	10	46	Field Goal
3	3:58	1:34	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
4	12:40	4:20	OWN 20	8	19	Punt
4	7:16	0:36	OWN 49	2	-7	Fumble
4	5:27	4:28	OWN 8	12	92	Touchdown
4	0:19	0:19	OPP 23	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Sedrick West, Wichita Harvesters

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rondell Farley	12	50	4.17	11	1
Randal Heintz	9	86	9.56	49	1
Cory Sanders	1	3	3.00	3	0
Desmond Nichols	1	1	1.00	1	0

Wichita	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sedrick West	23	81	3.52	16	3	2
Grant Criswell	9	21	2.33	7	0	0
Lamar Harriman	3	12	4.00	6	0	0
Kris Reeves	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cory Sanders	31	14	153	2/10	1	42	2	44.1

Wichita	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kris Reeves	29	17	201	3/19	0	30	0	79.8

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matt Gardner	5	7	89	17.80	32	42	1
WR Junior Krykhtine	3	8	37	12.33	5	26	0
FB Jamal Kelley	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Rondell Farley	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Mercury Hibbs	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Winston Hodgson	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR J.J. Ondes	1	5	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Tommie Fannon	1	3	6	6.00	1	6	0
RB Randal Heintz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Wichita	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jim Richmond	4	10	52	13.00	23	27
WR Mike VandenBelt	4	4	48	12.00	2	22
FB Don Rieger	3	3	10	3.33	0	5
WR Roosevelt Serra	2	4	26	13.00	1	18
TE Gino Feliciano	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
FB Lamar Harriman	1	1	30	30.00	15	30
TE Archie Mills	1	2	19	19.00	6	19
WR Mel Barlow	1	3	7	7.00	2	7
RB Grant Criswell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Wichita	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Trent Brinkley	1	9	9.00	0
CB Mario Ellard	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Junior Krykhtine	1	1	0
Geoff Stargell	0	1	0
Terry Desjardins	0	0	1

Wichita	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kris Reeves	1	0	0	0
Ike Morris	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ricky Roberson	5	214	42.8	39.6	45	1

Wichita	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richard Hill	6	251	41.8	37.5	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jimmy O'Neill	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Wichita	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Leland Arnold	2/2	2/2	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winston Hodgson	1	6	6.0	0

Wichita	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendall Woods	1	-4	-4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Krykhtine	2	46	23.0	0
J.J. Ondes	1	21	21.0	0

Wichita	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendall Woods	2	45	22.5	0
Ike Morris	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Carlos Roland	11	2	0.0	29	26
DE Terry Desjardins	6	1	2.0	29	21
S Irving Farr	6	1	0.0	24	23
ILB Scottie Harmon	5	1	0.0	30	23
CB Raymond Gora	3	1	0.0	18	11
S Rico Byrum	3	1	0.0	12	11
S Roman Coffey	3	0	0.0	26	22
DT Frank Roetman	2	2	0.5	20	12
DE Ronald Sherman	2	1	0.0	15	13
CB Sam Hastings	2	0	0.0	32	24
CB Rufus DeWoody	2	0	0.0	22	21
WR Junior Krykhtine	2	0	---	---	---
S Kennedy McWilliams	2	0	0.0	11	13
DT Hugh O'Donnell	2	0	0.0	31	20
DE David Grillo	1	0	0.5	22	19
ILB Clifton Dzwonczyk	1	1	0.0	3	0
OLB Oliver Keith	1	1	0.0	12	14
OLB Kennedy Madison	1	0	0.0	7	9

Wichita	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Casey Haggan	7	2	0.0	16	18
OLB Adrian Peterson	6	3	1.0	21	33
S Burt Gaskins	6	1	0.0	16	24
S Trent Brinkley	3	1	0.0	11	21
OLB Scottie Ditka	3	0	0.0	5	7
OLB Larry Tubbs	2	1	1.0	20	22
DT Steve Frey	2	2	0.0	14	24
DT Darrell Poole	2	1	0.0	10	10
CB Kendall Woods	2	1	0.0	13	23
CB Mario Ellard	1	1	0.0	19	31
G Alan Garrett	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Greg Bunting	1	0	0.0	8	10
S Lonnie Howe	1	0	0.0	15	19
CB Ike Morris	1	0	0.0	18	24
S Butch Gamble	1	0	0.0	12	17
DE Bennie Kennedy	0	2	0.0	8	13
DE Bart Bell	0	1	0.0	22	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Terry Desjardins	2.0	3	1	21
DE David Grillo	0.5	1	0	19
DT Frank Roetman	0.5	0	0	12
DE Ronald Sherman	0.0	2	0	13
OLB Oliver Keith	0.0	1	0	14

Wichita	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Larry Tubbs	1.0	1	0	22
OLB Adrian Peterson	1.0	0	0	33
DT Steve Frey	0.0	1	1	24
DE Bart Bell	0.0	1	0	28
OLB Kevin Forbes	0.0	1	0	12
DE Jessie Luther	0.0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Irving Farr	4	0	23
ILB Carlos Roland	3	0	26
CB Rufus DeWoody	2	1	21
CB Raymond Gora	2	0	11
S Kennedy McWilliams	2	0	13
S Rico Byrum	1	0	11
CB Sam Hastings	1	0	24
S Roman Coffey	1	0	22
ILB Scottie Harmon	1	0	23
DT Geoff Stargell	0	1	27

Wichita	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Trent Brinkley	2	1	1	21
OLB Adrian Peterson	2	1	0	33
OLB Scottie Ditka	2	0	0	7
S Lonnie Howe	2	0	0	19
S Burt Gaskins	2	0	0	24
ILB Greg Bunting	1	0	0	10
ILB Casey Haggan	1	0	0	18
CB Ike Morris	1	0	0	24
S Butch Gamble	1	0	0	17
CB Mario Ellard	0	1	1	31

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Richard Tatum	5	6	20	0	31
Corwin Yates	3	7	22	1	27
Irving Gossett	1	5	20	1	25
D.J. Peterson	1	1	5	0	5
Eugene Harwell	1	1	18	0	28
Nicky Dunlap	1	1	13	0	20
Myron Martinez	0	1	12	0	21

Wichita	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andrew Page	3	11	1	35	0	28
Michael Castillo	3	7	0	33	0	20
Cole Barlow	3	6	2	32	1	27
Curtis Henderson	3	3	0	26	0	28
Archie Mills	1	1	0	26	0	19
Don Rieger	0	2	0	22	0	18
Darryl Thomason	0	2	0	27	0	27
Chris Norton	0	1	0	15	2	16
Gino Feliciano	0	1	0	13	0	10
Alan Garrett	0	1	0	12	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Raymond Gora	2	22
Winston Hodgson	1	19
Jamal Kelley	1	11

Wichita	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Forbes	2	17
Gino Feliciano	1	17
Mike VandenBelt	1	12

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sam Hastings	---	---	32	24	3	59
Rondell Farley	14	20	---	---	24	58
Carlos Roland	---	---	29	26	3	58
Corwin Yates	22	27	---	---	8	57
Scottie Harmon	---	---	30	23	4	57
Cory Sanders	23	33	---	---	---	56
Richard Tatum	20	31	---	---	5	56
Eugene Harwell	18	28	---	---	8	54
Alan Davison	---	---	21	22	11	54
Geoff Stargell	---	---	24	27	3	54
Irving Gossett	20	25	---	---	8	53
Winston Hodgson	18	16	---	---	19	53
Hugh O'Donnell	---	---	31	20	2	53
Terry Desjardins	---	---	29	21	2	52
Raymond Gora	---	---	18	11	22	51
Irving Farr	---	---	24	23	4	51
Roman Coffey	---	---	26	22	2	50
Desmond Nichols	14	19	---	---	14	47
Rufus DeWoody	---	---	22	21	1	44
David Grillo	---	---	22	19	2	43
Matt Gardner	11	22	---	---	10	43
Nicky Dunlap	13	20	---	---	7	40
Mercury Hibbs	7	15	---	---	17	39
Junior Krykhtine	15	19	---	---	5	39
Tommie Fannon	16	18	---	---	3	37
Frank Roetman	---	---	20	12	4	36
Myron Martinez	12	21	---	---	1	34
Kennedy Madison	---	---	7	9	17	33
J.J. Ondes	6	16	---	---	11	33
Oliver Keith	---	---	12	14	3	29
Ronald Sherman	---	---	15	13	1	29
Rico Byrum	---	---	12	11	5	28
Michael Lincoln	---	---	8	12	6	26
Randal Van Koevering	---	---	11	9	5	25
Kennedy McWilliams	---	---	11	13	1	25
Randal Heintz	10	14	---	---	---	24
Jamal Kelley	4	6	---	---	11	21
Clifton Dzwonczyk	---	---	3	0	15	18
Brady Teal	5	8	---	---	---	13
D.J. Peterson	5	5	---	---	---	10
Ricky Roberson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jimmy O'Neill	0	0	---	---	8	8
K.C. Cuviello	---	---	0	0	3	3
Billy Cowsette	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Billy Joe Portillo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Wichita	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mario Ellard	---	---	19	31	20	70
Kris Reeves	37	32	---	---	---	69
Adrian Peterson	---	---	21	33	13	67
Don Rieger	22	18	---	---	23	63
Andrew Page	35	28	---	---	---	63
Cole Barlow	32	27	---	---	1	60
Bart Bell	---	---	22	28	8	58
Darryl Thomason	27	27	---	---	4	58
Jim Richmond	19	25	---	---	13	57
Larry Tubbs	---	---	20	22	15	57
Michael Castillo	33	20	---	---	3	56
Curtis Henderson	26	28	---	---	---	54
Archie Mills	26	19	---	---	6	51
Ike Morris	---	---	18	24	7	49
Kendall Woods	---	---	13	23	12	48
Roosevelt Serra	22	19	---	---	2	43
Mel Barlow	26	17	---	---	---	43
Mike VandenBelt	17	14	---	---	12	43
Steve Frey	---	---	14	24	4	42
Sedrick West	25	17	---	---	---	42
Butch Gamble	---	---	12	17	13	42
Burt Gaskins	---	---	16	24	2	42
Gino Feliciano	13	10	---	---	17	40
Chris Norton	15	16	---	---	8	39
Jessie Luther	---	---	14	20	5	39
Casey Haggan	---	---	16	18	4	38
Lonnie Howe	---	---	15	19	2	36
Kevin Forbes	---	---	6	12	17	35
Lamar Harriman	6	10	---	---	18	34
Trent Brinkley	---	---	11	21	1	33
Alan Garrett	12	9	---	---	8	29
Scottie Ditka	---	---	5	7	10	22
Darrell Poole	---	---	10	10	1	21
Greg Bunting	---	---	8	10	3	21
Bennie Kennedy	---	---	8	13	---	21
Grant Criswell	9	11	---	---	---	20
Herb Whitfield	5	5	---	---	8	18
Clyde Copeland	---	---	2	5	2	9
Doug Moore	0	0	---	---	8	8
Leland Arnold	0	0	---	---	7	7
Richard Hill	0	0	---	---	6	6
Julio Norton	---	---	2	1	1	4
Harry Putnicki	---	---	1	1	---	2
Jose Cooley	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dexter Poliska	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeremy Pressnall	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	39	5.6
Middle	10	79	7.9
Right	6	22	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	41	2.6
Middle	5	7	1.4
Right	14	66	4.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cory Sanders	31	14	3	3	4	3	5	1	2

Wichita	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kris Reeves	29	17	3	1	2	2	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	48	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	37	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	68	8.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	53	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	126	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Junior Krykhtine	8	3	0	37	1	19
WR Matt Gardner	7	5	1	89	2	22
WR J.J. Ondes	5	1	0	3	0	16
WR Winston Hodgson	3	1	1	3	0	16
TE Tommie Fannon	3	1	0	6	0	18
RB Rondell Farley	2	1	1	7	0	20
FB Jamal Kelley	1	1	0	5	0	6
RB Randal Heintz	1	0	1	0	0	14
TE Mercury Hibbs	1	1	0	3	0	15

Wichita	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jim Richmond	10	4	0	52	1	25
WR Roosevelt Serra	4	2	1	26	0	19
WR Mike VandenBelt	4	4	0	48	1	14
FB Don Rieger	3	3	0	10	0	18
WR Mel Barlow	3	1	1	7	0	17
TE Archie Mills	2	1	0	19	0	19
TE Gino Feliciano	1	1	0	9	0	10
FB Lamar Harriman	1	1	0	30	1	10
RB Grant Criswell	1	0	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rondell Farley	6	18	3.00	4.17
Desmond Nichols	1	1	1.00	1.00

Wichita	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sedrick West	3	30	10.00	3.52
Grant Criswell	1	3	3.00	2.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cory Sanders	6	4	23	3.83	4.94

Wichita	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Winston Hodgson	2	1	3	1.50	1.00
FB Jamal Kelley	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Matt Gardner	1	1	12	12.00	12.71
RB Randal Heintz	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Mercury Hibbs	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Wichita	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Rondell Farley	2	1

Wichita	Rushes	Conversions
Sedrick West	3	1
Lamar Harriman	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cory Sanders	9	4	1

Wichita	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kris Reeves	8	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.J. Ondes	4	1	0
TE Tommie Fannon	2	1	1
FB Jamal Kelley	1	1	0
WR Matt Gardner	1	1	0
RB Rondell Farley	1	0	0

Wichita	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jim Richmond	3	2	2
WR Roosevelt Serra	1	1	1
FB Don Rieger	1	1	1
TE Archie Mills	1	1	1
WR Mel Barlow	1	0	0
WR Mike VandenBelt	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 37,300 (67,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,400 (19,300)
End Zone 8,000 (13,900)
Mezzanine 4,600 (8,000)
Sideline Seats 7,100 (12,300)
Club Seats 5,500 (10,300)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	37,300 (67,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,400 (19,300)
End Zone	8,000 (13,900)
Mezzanine	4,600 (8,000)
Sideline Seats	7,100 (12,300)
Club Seats	5,500 (10,300)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,700)