Monolith Rhinos 24, Granite Grizzlies 21

Week 5 · Regular season · round 3 · Monday 26 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
GRZ Granite Grizzlies	0	0	7	14	21
MNL Monolith Rhinos	14	10	0	0	24

Game recap

The Monolith Rhinos held off the Granite Grizzlies 24-21 in round 3 of Week 5. The go-ahead score came with 1:55 left in the first quarter.

The Rhinos opened the scoring with a 2-yard touchdown run by Titus Okafor with 1:55 left in the first quarter. At the break the Rhinos were up 24-0. Then came the fourth quarter: an 8-yard touchdown pass from Reid Callahan to Bastien Lachance for the Grizzlies (3:29 left, 24-14); an 8-yard touchdown run by Reid Callahan for the Grizzlies (2:16 left, 24-21).

The key moment arrived with 2:16 left in the fourth quarter: Extra point good. It moved the Rhinos' chance of winning from 59% to 89%.

Top performer: Valen Falkner (RB, Rhinos), with 11 carries for 64 yards and 2 TD. Elsewhere, Titus Okafor (Rhinos) had 15 carries for 83 yards and 1 TD; Reid Callahan (Grizzlies) had 24 of 37 passing for 221 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT; 2 carries for 15 yards and 1 TD; Marlon Esquivel (Grizzlies) had 9 catches for 96 yards.

Before kickoff, the Rhinos' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, lean on the run, target Hector Quarles; on defense: bracket Bastien Lachance (Hector Quarles finished with 2 catches for 33 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 9 catches for 96 yards).

The Rhinos move to 2-1 and the Grizzlies to 2-1 this week. The coaches went for it on fourth down twice, converting 2. Injuries: Nils Sandoval (LB, Rhinos) ankle injury; Titus Okafor (RB, Rhinos) ribs injury.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	GRZ-MNL
Q1 1:55	Rhinos	A 2-yard touchdown run by Titus Okafor (extra point)	0-7
Q1 0:01	Rhinos	A 4-yard touchdown run by Valen Falkner (extra point)	0-14
Q2 0:15	Rhinos	An 8-yard touchdown run by Valen Falkner (extra point)	0-21
Q2 0:00	Rhinos	A 43-yard field goal by Tariq Underwood	0-24
Q3 1:14	Grizzlies	A 2-yard touchdown pass from Reid Callahan to Bastien Lachance (extra point)	7-24
Q4 3:29	Grizzlies	An 8-yard touchdown pass from Reid Callahan to Bastien Lachance (extra point)	14-24
Q4 2:16	Grizzlies	An 8-yard touchdown run by Reid Callahan (extra point)	21-24

Team stats

	GRZ	MNL
Total yards	289	272
Passing yards	221	71
Rushing yards	68	201
Completions	24 of 37	9 of 14
Offensive plays	54	52
Third downs	5 of 10	6 of 11
Fourth downs	2 of 2	—
Turnovers	2	0
Sacks allowed	4	2
Time of possession	6:07	9:53

Granite Grizzlies box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Reid Callahan	24/37	221	2	2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Jonah Whitfield	9	39	0	8
Reid Callahan	2	15	1	8
Fabian Norcross	2	14	0	10

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Marlon Esquivel	9	96	0	14
Yannick Ingram	4	52	0	8
Bastien Lachance	7	45	2	7
Fabian Brennan	3	23	0	4

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Bram Bellamy	33	0	1
Cassius Castellan	4	0	0
Tariq Quarles	0	1	0
Ivo Coventry	0	1	0
Ulric Zamora	3	0	0
Adrien Varga	1	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	9/14	71	0	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Titus Okafor	15	83	1	15
Valen Falkner	11	64	2	11
Bram Yardley	10	54	0	13

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TGT
Hector Quarles	2	33	4
Rory Blackwood	4	24	5
Ivo Underwood	1	12	1
Bram Yardley	1	2	2

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Anders Oyelaran	0	4	0	0
Bastien Sandoval	5	0	1	0
Nils Sandoval	8	0	0	0
Emeric Varga	6	0	0	0
Emeric Hargrove	5	0	0	0
Cyrus Varga	0	0	1	2

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Tariq Underwood	1/1	43	3/3

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 24, Granite Grizzlies 21 on Snapline. More about the teams: Monolith Rhinos · Granite Grizzlies.