Monolith Rhinos 31, Spark Kestrels 24

Week 2 · Regular season · round 1 · Monday 5 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
SPK Spark Kestrels	7	3	7	7	24
MNL Monolith Rhinos	14	14	0	3	31

Game recap

The Monolith Rhinos edged the Spark Kestrels 31-24 in a one-score game in round 1 of Week 2. The go-ahead score came with 1:38 left in the first quarter.

The Rhinos opened the scoring with a 9-yard touchdown run by Titus Okafor with 1:38 left in the first quarter. At the break the Rhinos were up 28-10. The fourth quarter brought a 5-yard touchdown pass from Eli Varga-Stone to Jaylen Osei for the Kestrels (2:33 left, 28-24); a 27-yard field goal by Tariq Underwood for the Rhinos (0:54 left, 31-24).

Player of the game: Titus Okafor (RB, Rhinos), with 31 carries for 188 yards and 3 TD; 6 catches for 43 yards. Elsewhere, Valen Falkner (Rhinos) had 16 carries for 113 yards and 1 TD; Rory Blackwood (Rhinos) had 4 catches for 58 yards; Eli Varga-Stone (Kestrels) had 24 of 38 passing for 267 yards, 3 TD; 3 carries for 24 yards; 1 catch for -5 yards; Malachi Reed (Kestrels) had 6 carries for 47 yards; 4 catches for 37 yards.

Before kickoff, the Rhinos' game plan was on offense: quick game vs the blitz, attack the zones, stay underneath, lean on the run, target Hector Quarles; on defense: bracket Jaylen Osei (Hector Quarles finished with 2 catches for 21 yards). Meanwhile, the Kestrels' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, take shots deep, target Bastien Radcliffe; on defense: bracket Hector Quarles (Bastien Radcliffe finished with 5 catches for 33 yards and 1 TD).

The Rhinos move to 1-0 and the Kestrels to 0-1 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	SPK-MNL
Q1 1:38	Rhinos	A 9-yard touchdown run by Titus Okafor	0-7
Q1 1:17	Rhinos	A 5-yard touchdown run by Valen Falkner	0-14
Q1 0:50	Kestrels	A 4-yard touchdown pass from Eli Varga-Stone to Bastien Radcliffe	7-14
Q2 2:49	Rhinos	A 5-yard touchdown run by Titus Okafor	7-21
Q2 2:10	Kestrels	A 33-yard field goal by Orson Jovanovic	10-21
Q2 0:05	Rhinos	A 14-yard touchdown run by Titus Okafor	10-28
Q3 1:38	Kestrels	A 12-yard touchdown pass from Eli Varga-Stone to Lazlo Zamora	17-28
Q4 2:33	Kestrels	A 5-yard touchdown pass from Eli Varga-Stone to Jaylen Osei	24-28
Q4 0:54	Rhinos	A 27-yard field goal by Tariq Underwood	24-31

Team stats

	SPK	MNL
Total yards	338	429
Passing yards	267	122
Rushing yards	71	307
Completions	24 of 38	12 of 19
Offensive plays	51	68
Third downs	4 of 9	4 of 10
Fourth downs	—	2 of 2
Turnovers	1	1
Sacks allowed	4	1
Time of possession	4:06	7:54

Spark Kestrels box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Eli Varga-Stone	24/38	267	3	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Malachi Reed	6	47	0	14
Eli Varga-Stone	3	24	0	9

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Jaylen Osei	9	118	1	14
Ulric Hargrove	3	49	0	6
Malachi Reed	4	37	0	4
Lazlo Zamora	2	35	1	3

Defense

Player	TK	PD
Valen Pellegrini	13	0
Gideon Norcross	11	0
Darius Coventry	8	0
Ulric Ashford	8	1
Soren Eriksen	6	0
Tariq Brennan	5	1

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Orson Jovanovic	1/1	33	0/0

Monolith Rhinos box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Brandt Kessler	12/19	122	0	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Titus Okafor	31	188	3	15
Valen Falkner	16	113	1	15
Brandt Kessler	1	6	0	6

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TGT
Rory Blackwood	4	58	6
Titus Okafor	6	43	8
Hector Quarles	2	21	2

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Wendell Bellamy	0	2	0
Bastien Sandoval	6	0	0
Nils Sandoval	6	0	1
Roman Underwood	4	0	0
Emeric Varga	4	0	1
Anders Oyelaran	0	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Tariq Underwood	1/1	27	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 Monolith Rhinos 31, Spark Kestrels 24 on Snapline. More about the teams: Monolith Rhinos · Spark Kestrels.