San Diego Edges Marist 41-40 on a Late Nankil Touchdown
Two blocked extra points, one failed two-point try, and a one-point game. San Diego beat Marist 41-40, and the final margin was exactly the kind of thing a kicker's bad day decides.
The Toreros came back from a 12-point hole, 19-7 in the second quarter. Marist had two of its early touchdowns (Isaiah Simmons' 35-yard run and Jayden Taylor's 43-yard catch) end with blocked extra points, which left it at 19 instead of 21. Dom Nankil answered with touchdown passes of 10 yards to Christopher Hall and 4 to Cole Monach, and San Diego led 21-19 at the half. It was 35-26 after Luke Morgan's 38-yard catch with 5 seconds left in the third.
Marist did not go quietly. Sonny Mannino's 1-yard run with 9:03 left made it 35-33, and Simmons ripped off a 51-yarder with 6:17 to go to put the Red Foxes up 40-35. Nankil's 4-yard run with 2:48 left finished it, and the two-point try failed, so the lead was one. That made it four lead changes and one tie.
Nankil was 34 of 41 for 364 yards and four touchdowns. Both teams topped 500 yards (524 for San Diego, 516 for Marist), and Marist ran for 251 on 36 carries. San Diego is 4-5 and Marist is 3-5.
For fantasy, this was a three-way shootout: Nankil 45.9, Mannino 38 and Simmons 30.2.