Monolith Rhinos 20, Granite Grizzlies 16

Week 3 · Regular season · round 3 · Monday 12 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
GRZ Granite Grizzlies	3	3	0	10	16
MNL Monolith Rhinos	0	14	3	3	20

Game recap

The Monolith Rhinos edged the Granite Grizzlies 20-16 in a one-score game in round 3 of Week 3. The go-ahead score came with 2:42 left in the second quarter.

The Grizzlies opened the scoring with a 47-yard field goal by Tariq Pellegrini with 2:24 left in the first quarter. At the break the Rhinos were up 14-6. In the fourth quarter: a 45-yard field goal by Tariq Underwood for the Rhinos (1:52 left, 20-6); a 41-yard field goal by Tariq Pellegrini for the Grizzlies (1:23 left, 20-9); an 8-yard touchdown pass from Reid Callahan to Marlon Esquivel for the Grizzlies (0:15 left, 20-16).

The biggest swing of the game came with 0:00 left in the second quarter: a 0-yard run by Jonah Whitfield. It moved the Rhinos' chance of winning from 69% to 83%.

Top performer: Titus Okafor (RB, Rhinos), with 35 carries for 149 yards and 2 TD; 3 catches for 35 yards. Elsewhere, Valen Falkner (Rhinos) had 13 carries for 83 yards; Rory Blackwood (Rhinos) had 4 catches for 45 yards; Reid Callahan (Grizzlies) had 23 of 33 passing for 286 yards, 1 TD; 1 carry for 7 yards; Marlon Esquivel (Grizzlies) had 8 catches for 124 yards and 1 TD.

Before kickoff, the Rhinos' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, target Hector Quarles; on defense: bracket Bastien Lachance (Hector Quarles finished with 3 catches for 42 yards). Meanwhile, the Grizzlies' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, take shots deep, throw it more, target Marlon Esquivel; on defense: bracket Hector Quarles (Marlon Esquivel finished with 8 catches for 124 yards and 1 TD).

The Rhinos move to 1-2 and the Grizzlies to 1-2 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	GRZ-MNL
Q1 2:24	Grizzlies	A 47-yard field goal by Tariq Pellegrini	3-0
Q2 2:42	Rhinos	A 7-yard touchdown run by Titus Okafor	3-7
Q2 1:52	Grizzlies	A 40-yard field goal by Tariq Pellegrini	6-7
Q2 0:18	Rhinos	A 15-yard touchdown run by Titus Okafor	6-14
Q3 0:37	Rhinos	A 50-yard field goal by Tariq Underwood	6-17
Q4 1:52	Rhinos	A 45-yard field goal by Tariq Underwood	6-20
Q4 1:23	Grizzlies	A 41-yard field goal by Tariq Pellegrini	9-20
Q4 0:15	Grizzlies	An 8-yard touchdown pass from Reid Callahan to Marlon Esquivel	16-20

Team stats

	GRZ	MNL
Total yards	347	354
Passing yards	286	122
Rushing yards	61	232
Completions	23 of 33	10 of 19
Offensive plays	55	70
Third downs	2 of 10	9 of 15
Fourth downs	1 of 1	1 of 3
Turnovers	1	0
Sacks allowed	6	3
Time of possession	4:22	7:38

Granite Grizzlies box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Reid Callahan	23/33	286	1	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Jonah Whitfield	13	39	10
Fabian Norcross	2	15	12
Reid Callahan	1	7	7

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Marlon Esquivel	8	124	1	13
Yannick Ingram	11	115	0	15
Fabian Brennan	2	30	0	2
Bastien Lachance	2	17	0	2

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Bram Bellamy	12	0	1
Adrien Jovanovic	11	0	0
Wendell Draven	10	0	2
Dorian Whitlock	8	0	0
Tariq Quarles	0	2	0
Cassius Castellan	6	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Tariq Pellegrini	3/4	47	0/0

Monolith Rhinos box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Brandt Kessler	10/19	122	0	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Titus Okafor	35	149	2	16
Valen Falkner	13	83	0	17

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TGT
Rory Blackwood	4	45	7
Hector Quarles	3	42	5
Titus Okafor	3	35	4

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Bastien Sandoval	9	0	1
Bram Garrow	0	2	0
Lazlo Zamora	0	2	0
Cyrus Varga	7	0	1
Nils Sandoval	7	0	0
Roman Underwood	4	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Tariq Underwood	2/2	50	0/0

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