Cortex Foxes 23, Monolith Rhinos 13

Week 1 · Conference final · Saturday 3 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
CTX Cortex Foxes	7	3	7	6	23
MNL Monolith Rhinos	3	3	0	7	13

Game recap

The Cortex Foxes took care of the Monolith Rhinos 23-13 in the conference final of Week 1. They led by as many as 11 points.

The Foxes opened the scoring with a 6-yard touchdown run by Fabian Esposito with 1:23 left in the first quarter. The Foxes led 10-6 at halftime. In the fourth quarter: a 1-yard touchdown pass from Brandt Kessler to Titus Okafor for the Rhinos (2:35 left, 17-13); a 32-yard field goal by Wendell Montague for the Foxes (1:35 left, 20-13); a 32-yard field goal by Wendell Montague for the Foxes (0:51 left, 23-13).

The play that tilted the game came with 3:00 left in the third quarter: Kickoff, 56 yds. It moved the Foxes' chance of winning from 60% to 74%.

The standout was Kian Morrow (RB, Foxes), with 22 carries for 128 yards; 2 catches for 11 yards. Elsewhere, Titus Okafor (Rhinos) had 17 carries for 79 yards; 1 catch for 1 yard and 1 TD; Rory Blackwood (Rhinos) had 11 catches for 100 yards; Ezra Vale (Foxes) had 19 of 32 passing for 229 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; Fabian Esposito (Foxes) had 9 carries for 45 yards and 1 TD.

The Foxes advance to the Grand Final; the Rhinos' week is over.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	CTX-MNL
Q1 1:23	Foxes	A 6-yard touchdown run by Fabian Esposito	7-0
Q1 0:10	Rhinos	A 36-yard field goal by Tariq Underwood	7-3
Q2 2:17	Foxes	A 27-yard field goal by Wendell Montague	10-3
Q2 1:30	Rhinos	A 37-yard field goal by Tariq Underwood	10-6
Q3 1:53	Foxes	A 7-yard touchdown pass from Ezra Vale to Tariq Coventry	17-6
Q4 2:35	Rhinos	A 1-yard touchdown pass from Brandt Kessler to Titus Okafor	17-13
Q4 1:35	Foxes	A 32-yard field goal by Wendell Montague	20-13
Q4 0:51	Foxes	A 32-yard field goal by Wendell Montague	23-13

Team stats

	CTX	MNL
Total yards	402	270
Passing yards	229	135
Rushing yards	173	135
Completions	19 of 32	16 of 25
Offensive plays	64	54
Third downs	5 of 10	2 of 9
Fourth downs	0 of 1	1 of 3
Turnovers	3	5
Sacks allowed	1	1
Time of possession	5:54	5:54

Cortex Foxes box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Ezra Vale	19/32	229	1	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Kian Morrow	22	128	0	18
Fabian Esposito	9	45	1	10

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Rafe Ellison	8	88	0	12
Zane Montague	3	53	0	4
Cassius Ashford	3	48	0	6
Tariq Coventry	3	29	1	6

Defense

Player	TK	INT	PD
Anders Sandoval	7	1	0
Elio Hargrove	4	1	1
Jonas Pellegrini	3	1	0
Roman Zamora	8	0	0
Nils Lachance	7	0	0
Bram Brennan	6	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Wendell Montague	3/4	32	0/0

Monolith Rhinos box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Brandt Kessler	16/25	135	1	3

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Titus Okafor	17	79	0	12
Valen Falkner	11	56	0	13

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TGT
Rory Blackwood	11	100	16
Ivo Underwood	2	21	4
Orson Jovanovic	1	10	2
Hector Quarles	1	3	2

Defense

Player	TK	INT	PD
Roman Underwood	11	0	0
Adrien Pellegrini	5	1	2
Nils Sandoval	9	0	0
Emeric Hargrove	6	0	0
Bastien Sandoval	6	0	2
Cyrus Varga	5	0	2

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Tariq Underwood	2/2	37	0/0

Watch the replay

Every play of this game can be replayed on the big screen, with the play calls, the win probability and the commentary: replay Cortex Foxes 23, Monolith Rhinos 13 on Snapline. More about the teams: Monolith Rhinos · Cortex Foxes.