Glitch Hornets 23, Monolith Rhinos 21

Week 2 · Regular season · round 20 · Thursday 8 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
MNL Monolith Rhinos	7	7	0	7	21
GLT Glitch Hornets	0	14	6	3	23

Game recap

The Glitch Hornets snatched a 23-21 win over the Monolith Rhinos in round 20 of Week 2 at the very end. The decisive score was a 52-yard field goal by Hector Eriksen with 0:16 left in the fourth quarter.

The Rhinos opened the scoring with an 18-yard touchdown pass from Brandt Kessler to Rory Blackwood with 1:49 left in the first quarter. It was 14-14 at halftime. Then came the fourth quarter: a 2-yard touchdown pass from Brandt Kessler to Titus Okafor for the Rhinos (0:41 left, 21-20); a 52-yard field goal by Hector Eriksen for the Hornets (0:16 left, 23-21).

The standout was Jett Maddox (WR, Hornets), with 11 catches for 134 yards. Elsewhere, Dante Okoro (Hornets) had 23 of 36 passing for 257 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 2 carries for 5 yards; Roan Pike (Hornets) had 20 carries for 130 yards; 1 catch for 4 yards; Elio Hargrove (Hornets) had 1 carry for 10 yards; 6 catches for 75 yards and 1 TD; Brandt Kessler (Rhinos) had 11 of 21 passing for 112 yards, 3 TD.

Before kickoff, the Hornets' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, take shots deep, throw it more, target Jett Maddox; on defense: bracket Hector Quarles (Jett Maddox finished with 11 catches for 134 yards). Meanwhile, the Rhinos' game plan was on offense: quick game vs the blitz, beat man coverage, stay underneath, lean on the run, target Hector Quarles; on defense: bracket Nils Sandoval (Hector Quarles finished with 2 catches for 19 yards).

The Hornets move to 10-9-1 and the Rhinos to 10-10 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	MNL-GLT
Q1 1:49	Rhinos	An 18-yard touchdown pass from Brandt Kessler to Rory Blackwood	7-0
Q2 1:46	Hornets	An 8-yard touchdown pass from Dante Okoro to Roman Kincaid	7-7
Q2 1:21	Hornets	A 7-yard touchdown pass from Dante Okoro to Elio Hargrove	7-14
Q2 0:04	Rhinos	A 3-yard touchdown pass from Brandt Kessler to Rory Blackwood	14-14
Q3 1:57	Hornets	A 42-yard field goal by Hector Eriksen	14-17
Q3 0:15	Hornets	A 30-yard field goal by Hector Eriksen	14-20
Q4 0:41	Rhinos	A 2-yard touchdown pass from Brandt Kessler to Titus Okafor	21-20
Q4 0:16	Hornets	A 52-yard field goal by Hector Eriksen	21-23

Team stats

	MNL	GLT
Total yards	356	404
Passing yards	112	257
Rushing yards	244	147
Completions	11 of 21	23 of 36
Offensive plays	64	65
Third downs	6 of 12	6 of 12
Fourth downs	2 of 2	0 of 1
Turnovers	2	1
Sacks allowed	2	5
Time of possession	6:10	5:50

Monolith Rhinos box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Brandt Kessler	11/21	112	3	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Titus Okafor	23	132	0	13
Valen Falkner	18	112	0	13

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Ivo Underwood	3	42	0	3
Rory Blackwood	3	38	2	6
Hector Quarles	2	19	0	5
Titus Okafor	3	13	1	3

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Nils Sandoval	10	0	0	0
Bastien Sandoval	9	0	0	0
Cyrus Varga	4	0	1	2
Lazlo Zamora	0	2	0	0
Emeric Varga	8	0	0	0
Adrien Pellegrini	6	0	0	0

Glitch Hornets box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Dante Okoro	23/36	257	2	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Roan Pike	20	130	20
Elio Hargrove	1	10	22
Dante Okoro	2	5	4
Wendell Yardley	1	2	2

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Jett Maddox	11	134	0	13
Elio Hargrove	6	75	1	9
Roman Kincaid	3	27	1	3
Nils Sandoval	2	17	0	3

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Bram Thorne	12	0	1
Tariq Pellegrini	9	0	1
Bram Lachance	8	0	1
Emeric Zamora	8	0	0
Yannick Castellan	5	0	0
Anders Delacroix	0	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Hector Eriksen	3/3	52	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 Glitch Hornets 23, Monolith Rhinos 21 on Snapline. More about the teams: Glitch Hornets · Monolith Rhinos.