Regular Season Week 5: Empire at Sharks
October 04, 2026 79° Harbour Fang Stadium
Attendance: 17,622 (88%)
Empire 5 0 0 0 - 5
Sharks 0 3 0 8 - 11
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Empire: 3-10-SYD 1 (11:26) 10-Edward Donnell sacked at SYD -8 for -9 yards (94-William Courtney). Sack allowed by 79-Adolfo Woods. SAFETY! (94-William Courtney) SYD 0 NYE 2
(Qtr 1) Empire: 4-5-SYD 20 (5:56) 10-James Dotson 38 yard field goal is GOOD. SYD 0 NYE 5
(Qtr 2) Sharks: 4-1-NYE 17 (0:35) 6-Lyle Garrett 36 yard field goal is GOOD. SYD 3 NYE 5
(Qtr 4) Sharks: 2-14-NYE 31 (9:35) 10-Edward Donnell pass complete to 88-Jacob Emerson for 31 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 43-John Nordberg ran for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! SYD 11 NYE 5
Team Statistics
Sharks Empire
First Downs 9 7
- Rushing 3 0
- Passing 5 5
- Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 179 58
- Offensive Plays 57 56
- Yards Per Play 3.14 1.04
Net Rushing Yards 79 48
- Rushing Attempts 36 27
- Yards Per Rush 2.19 1.78
Net Passing Yards 100 10
- Att/Comp/Int 18 / 15 / 0 23 / 11 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 128 63
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 28 6 / 53
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.76 0.34
- Yards Per Completion 8.53 5.73
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 2 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 0 / 13 4 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.7 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 6 / 46 2 / 23
Punt Returns/Yards 7 / 73 3 / 10
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 3 / 63
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 21
Time of Possession 31:46 28:15
Drive Charts
Sharks
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:51 1:30 OWN 1 3 -10 Safety
1 5:53 3:49 OWN 25 6 34 Punt
1 1:07 1:47 OPP 45 3 2 Punt
2 9:16 2:17 OWN 5 3 9 Punt
2 6:08 4:03 OWN 24 6 22 Punt
2 1:44 1:12 OPP 41 4 23 Field Goal
3 15:00 2:12 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
3 10:33 1:58 OWN 28 3 3 Punt
3 6:26 2:23 OWN 39 6 8 Punt
3 2:31 2:11 OPP 47 3 5 Punt
4 12:09 2:40 OWN 47 5 53 Touchdown
4 7:26 2:10 OWN 40 3 -11 Punt
4 4:24 2:11 OWN 23 3 7 Punt
4 1:23 1:23 OWN 46 5 19 Game
Empire
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:09 OWN 24 5 28 Punt
1 11:21 5:28 OWN 39 9 41 Field Goal
1 2:04 0:57 OWN 4 3 -2 Punt
2 14:20 5:04 OWN 10 8 33 Punt
2 6:58 0:50 OWN 41 3 -11 Punt
2 2:06 0:22 OWN 14 3 -9 Punt
2 0:32 0:32 OWN 19 1 0 Half
3 12:48 2:15 OWN 20 3 6 Punt
3 8:35 2:10 OWN 22 3 3 Punt
3 4:03 1:32 OWN 13 3 -6 Punt
3 0:21 3:11 OWN 4 6 9 Punt
4 9:30 2:04 OWN 25 3 -3 Punt
4 5:15 0:52 OWN 31 3 -3 Punt
4 2:12 0:49 OWN 24 3 -7 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Sharks
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#38 Andre Ramirez 26 56 2.15 13 1 0
#43 John Nordberg 5 32 6.40 13 2 0
#10 Edward Donnell 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
#44 Steve Passmore 3 -9 -3.00 -3 0 0
Empire
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#31 Paul Stone 21 42 2.00 11 1 0
#49 Nolan Maxwell 4 5 1.25 4 0 0
#23 Billy Hart 2 1 0.50 2 0 0
Passing Stats
Sharks
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#10 Edward Donnell 18 15 128 3 / 28 1 31 0 114.81
Empire
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 Harland Hansen 23 11 63 6 / 53 0 13 0 54.44
Receiving Stats
Sharks
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#88 Jacob Emerson 5 58 11.60 31 1
#38 Andre Ramirez 4 27 6.75 14 0
#87 Kenneth Gregg 3 23 7.67 10 0
#88 John Reyes 1 13 13.00 13 0
#89 Luis Sutherland 2 7 3.50 4 0
Empire
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Keith Anderson 4 34 8.50 13 0
#31 Paul Stone 1 11 11.00 11 0
#84 Marcus Tafoya 2 10 5.00 10 0
#89 Elmo Murray 2 7 3.50 4 0
#85 Robert Albritton 1 4 4.00 4 0
#49 Nolan Maxwell 1 -3 -3.00 -3 0
Blocking Stats
Sharks
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#79 Adolfo Woods 32 36 2 2
#61 Lonnie Harbor 30 38 1 1
#73 Richard Mellen 32 38 0 1
#60 Theodore Estep 31 38 0 4
#44 Steve Passmore 3 19 0 2
#87 Kenneth Gregg 8 29 0 1
#57 Nathan Hernandez 32 31 0 1
#38 Andre Ramirez 6 1 0 0
#88 Jacob Emerson 0 12 0 0
#89 Luis Sutherland 0 7 0 0
#88 John Reyes 0 9 0 0
#45 Eddie Castillo 0 5 0 0
#85 Peter Ely 0 15 0 0
#61 Johnathan Hauge 8 2 0 0
#95 John Smith 2 1 0 1
#68 Willard Meade 12 2 0 1
#98 Dale Carpenter 0 3 0 1
#90 Ramon Hendrix 0 2 0 0
#50 Danial Good 0 4 0 0
#63 Paul White 0 4 0 0
#69 Kenny Rouse 1 0 0 0
#42 Francisco Valdez 0 3 0 0
#59 Michael Phillips 0 1 0 0
#43 John Nordberg 2 0 0 0
Empire
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#52 Eugene Clark 42 29 2 3
#79 Peter Kerley 29 28 2 4
#76 James Jenkins 34 27 1 2
#70 Seth Bliss 41 28 1 3
#40 Robert Frazier 0 7 0 0
#94 Percy Polanco 1 7 0 0
#41 John Sanchez 0 5 0 0
#77 Ralph Cevallos 1 5 0 0
#55 Bobby Loya 0 3 0 1
#59 Dennis Nowak 0 4 0 0
#90 John Clemons 13 8 0 0
#63 Alphonso Winn 15 15 0 0
#49 Nolan Maxwell 13 19 0 1
#89 Elmo Murray 0 14 0 0
#84 Marcus Tafoya 0 11 0 0
#83 Keith Anderson 4 27 0 1
#31 Paul Stone 12 0 0 0
#78 Rogelio Vega 27 16 0 2
#55 John Thomas 11 3 0 0
#75 Edward Hain 20 8 0 1
#94 William Courtney 0 1 0 0
#37 David Moore 3 1 0 0
#14 Thomas Holland 0 1 0 0
#23 Billy Hart 6 3 0 0
#62 Roy Ruth 0 1 0 0
#85 Robert Albritton 0 3 0 0
Interception Stats
Sharks
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Empire
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Sharks
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#95 John Smith 0 0 1 0
Empire
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#31 Paul Stone 2 1 0 0
Punting
Sharks
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 Brett King 10 424 42.40 42.00 50 5
Empire
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Robert Ramirez 12 579 48.25 42.58 54 2
Kicking
Sharks
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#6 Lyle Garrett 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 36 0 / 0
Empire
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#10 James Dotson 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 38 0 / 0
Punt Return
Sharks
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#88 John Reyes 7 73 10.4 13 0
Empire
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#31 Paul Stone 3 10 3.3 9 0
Kick Return
Sharks
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Empire
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#31 Paul Stone 3 63 21.0 0
Defensive Stats
Sharks
Name Tackles Sacks
#50 Danial Good 9 1
#31 Virgil Morehead 8 0
#95 John Smith 6 0
#36 James Denman 4 0
#37 Herbert Harrop 3 0
#53 Elmer Blackburn 3 1
#22 Brian Benson 3 0
#59 Michael Phillips 3 1
#97 Thomas Hobbs 2 1
#94 Jerry Carroll 2 0
#98 Dale Carpenter 2 0
#65 Jack Castorena 2 2
#89 Luis Sutherland 1 0
#32 Joe Fitzwater 1 0
#98 Rick Knight 1 0
#61 Johnathan Hauge 1 0
Empire
Name Tackles Sacks
#93 Javier Andino 16 0
#91 Donald Le 11 0
#94 William Courtney 4 1
#21 Pedro Carpenter 3 0
#41 John Sanchez 3 0
#40 Robert Frazier 3 0
#76 James Jenkins 3 0
#77 Ralph Cevallos 3 0
#59 Dennis Nowak 3 1
#33 Nathan Houchins 2 0
#90 Carlos Wright 1 0
#55 John Thomas 1 0
#62 Roy Ruth 1 1
#94 Percy Polanco 1 0
#40 Chris Dunn 1 0
#90 John Clemons 1 0