Granite Grizzlies 21, Monolith Rhinos 16

Week 4 · Regular season · round 3 · Monday 19 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
GRZ Granite Grizzlies	0	7	14	0	21
MNL Monolith Rhinos	7	0	3	6	16

Game recap

In a tight contest in round 3 of Week 4, the Granite Grizzlies beat the Monolith Rhinos 21-16. The go-ahead score came with 3:39 left in the third quarter.

The Rhinos opened the scoring with a 7-yard touchdown pass from Brandt Kessler to Rory Blackwood with 2:02 left in the first quarter. It was 7-7 at halftime. Then came the fourth quarter: a 5-yard touchdown run by Titus Okafor for the Rhinos (0:27 left, 21-16).

The play that tilted the game came with 0:27 left in the fourth quarter: a failed two-point conversion attempt. It moved the Grizzlies' chance of winning from 65% to 96%.

Top performer: Reid Callahan (QB, Grizzlies), with 20 of 32 passing for 218 yards, 3 TD; 4 carries for -4 yards. Elsewhere, Brandt Kessler (Rhinos) had 23 of 31 passing for 251 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; Titus Okafor (Rhinos) had 21 carries for 89 yards and 1 TD; 6 catches for 70 yards; Marlon Esquivel (Grizzlies) had 6 catches for 62 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 6 catches for 68 yards). Meanwhile, the Grizzlies' game plan was on offense: quick game vs the blitz, attack the zones, take shots deep, throw it more, target Marlon Esquivel; on defense: bracket Hector Quarles (Marlon Esquivel finished with 6 catches for 62 yards and 1 TD).

The Rhinos move to 2-1 and the Grizzlies to 1-2 this week. The coaches went for it on fourth down once, without success.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	GRZ-MNL
Q1 2:02	Rhinos	A 7-yard touchdown pass from Brandt Kessler to Rory Blackwood (extra point)	0-7
Q2 3:19	Grizzlies	A 2-yard touchdown pass from Reid Callahan to Jonah Whitfield (extra point)	7-7
Q3 3:39	Grizzlies	A 21-yard touchdown pass from Reid Callahan to Fabian Brennan (extra point)	14-7
Q3 2:14	Rhinos	A 52-yard field goal by Tariq Underwood	14-10
Q3 0:52	Grizzlies	A 6-yard touchdown pass from Reid Callahan to Marlon Esquivel (extra point)	21-10
Q4 0:27	Rhinos	A 5-yard touchdown run by Titus Okafor (2-pt try failed)	21-16

Team stats

	GRZ	MNL
Total yards	304	389
Passing yards	218	251
Rushing yards	86	138
Completions	20 of 32	23 of 31
Offensive plays	54	66
Third downs	6 of 12	4 of 9
Fourth downs	—	0 of 1
Turnovers	0	2
Sacks allowed	3	4
Time of possession	7:24	8:36

Granite Grizzlies box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Reid Callahan	20/32	218	3	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Fabian Norcross	3	48	25
Jonah Whitfield	12	42	22
Reid Callahan	4	-4	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Marlon Esquivel	6	62	1	9
Yannick Ingram	6	60	0	10
Fabian Brennan	3	37	1	3
Jonah Whitfield	3	35	1	4

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Bram Bellamy	34	0	0	0
Dorian Whitlock	6	0	1	1
Ivo Zamora	0	2	0	0
Emeric Yardley	0	2	0	0
Adrien Varga	4	0	0	0
Adrien Jovanovic	3	0	0	0

Kicking

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

Monolith Rhinos box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Brandt Kessler	23/31	251	1	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Titus Okafor	21	89	1	19
Valen Falkner	10	49	0	11

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Titus Okafor	6	70	0	7
Hector Quarles	6	68	0	7
Rory Blackwood	7	58	1	10
Ivo Underwood	3	49	0	4

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Nils Sandoval	16	0	0
Wendell Bellamy	1	1	0
Lazlo Zamora	0	1	0
Emeric Varga	4	0	1
Roman Underwood	4	0	0
Bram Garrow	0	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Tariq Underwood	1/1	52	1/1

Watch the replay

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