Lumsden crushed Tisdale 43–14 in the quarterfinals.

On Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 in Lumsden, Tisdale came out like a team that didn’t make the trip just to show up. Routes were sharp, body language was confident, and you could feel they believed they were in it. But the Devils? This wasn’t new to them. No nerves, no surprises — just that quiet confidence of a team that expected to win and knew exactly how to do it.

This wasn’t David vs. Goliath. This was Goliath vs. Goliath — and only one of them was walking out.

Lumsden jumped ahead early and never let go. Jax Affleck opened the scoring with a strong touchdown run. A few drives later, Reed Parker burned Tisdale with a 50-yard touchdown catch that took the wind right out of the Tornados. Sam Thompson ran the offense like he was born doing it, threading passes and knocking down field goals with only one early miss.

Justice Mund made multiple big catches, and Jesse Evans added a clean touchdown on a 23-yard pass. Eli Tuchscherer picked off a key pass late in the first quarter. Jules DeMars had some serious return yardage on special teams, and Garrett Hanson broke loose for a 60-yard touchdown that didn’t count — but followed it up later with another monster run.

The defense? Ruthless. They didn’t just contain Tisdale, they suffocated them. There was even a safety when the Tornados had to take a knee in their own end zone. By halftime, it was 43–0 for Lumsden, and it wasn’t even close.

Tisdale didn’t fold, though. They fought hard in the second half. Quarterback Hayden Galambas finally connected with Ethan Mamer for a long touchdown, then kept one himself on a fake handoff for another. Owen Guest, who had been their go-to runner all game, had to be helped off the field late after an injury. The crowd gave him a solid round of applause — he earned it.

Guys like Thompson Jacobson, Andrew Mooney, Gavin Galambas, and Evan Kapeller stepped up too, and Chance Wingerbach held it together on the line. But none of it was enough to slow down Lumsden. Thomas Bernier held his own all game against Tisdale’s massive Marcus Ivanoffs in the trenches.

Stars of the game? Reed Parker was lights out. Sam Thompson was sharp all around. And you have to give credit to Hayden Galambas on Tisdale’s side — he never quit. Affleck, Mund, DeMars, Hanson, Mamer, and Guest all made their mark too.

Final score: Lumsden 43, Tisdale 14.

Now it’s on to the semifinal. Lumsden travels to Melville for a Saturday afternoon showdown. That game’s set for November 1st at 1 p.m. It’ll be in Melville.

Winner goes to the final. Loser goes home.