Monolith Rhinos 24, Meridian Owls 17

Week 6 · Conference final · Saturday 7 November 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
MNL Monolith Rhinos	7	7	3	7	24
MRD Meridian Owls	7	0	0	10	17

Game recap

In a tight contest in the Frontier final of Week 6, the Monolith Rhinos beat the Meridian Owls 24-17. The go-ahead score came with 1:40 left in the second quarter.

The Rhinos opened the scoring with a 6-yard touchdown run by Titus Okafor with 2:31 left in the first quarter. At the break the Rhinos were up 14-7. Then came the fourth quarter: an 11-yard touchdown pass from Graham Ashby to Abel Thornbury for the Owls (3:57 left, 17-14); a 35-yard touchdown pass from Brandt Kessler to Hector Quarles for the Rhinos (2:19 left, 24-14); a 45-yard field goal by Zane Radcliffe for the Owls (1:47 left, 24-17).

The key moment arrived with 3:57 left in the fourth quarter: Extra point good. It moved the Rhinos' chance of winning from 52% to 75%.

Player of the game: Titus Okafor (RB, Rhinos), with 25 carries for 140 yards and 1 TD. Elsewhere, Graham Ashby (Owls) had 19 of 23 passing for 198 yards, 2 TD; Tobin Marsh (Owls) had 8 carries for 35 yards; 3 catches for 53 yards; Abel Thornbury (Owls) had 9 catches for 96 yards and 2 TD; Brandt Kessler (Rhinos) had 12 of 17 passing for 152 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 1 carry for -1 yard.

Before kickoff, the Owls' game plan was on offense: quick game vs the blitz, attack the zones, throw it more, target Abel Thornbury; on defense: bracket Hector Quarles (Abel Thornbury finished with 9 catches for 96 yards and 2 TD). Meanwhile, the Rhinos' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, lean on the run, target Hector Quarles; on defense: bracket Soren Oyelaran (Hector Quarles finished with 6 catches for 82 yards and 1 TD).

The Rhinos advance to the Grand Final; the Owls' week is over.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	MNL-MRD
Q1 2:31	Rhinos	A 6-yard touchdown run by Titus Okafor (extra point)	7-0
Q1 1:14	Owls	A 10-yard touchdown pass from Graham Ashby to Abel Thornbury (extra point)	7-7
Q2 1:40	Rhinos	A 10-yard touchdown run by Bram Yardley (extra point)	14-7
Q3 1:02	Rhinos	A 37-yard field goal by Tariq Underwood	17-7
Q4 3:57	Owls	An 11-yard touchdown pass from Graham Ashby to Abel Thornbury (extra point)	17-14
Q4 2:19	Rhinos	A 35-yard touchdown pass from Brandt Kessler to Hector Quarles (extra point)	24-14
Q4 1:47	Owls	A 45-yard field goal by Zane Radcliffe	24-17

Team stats

	MNL	MRD
Total yards	404	253
Passing yards	152	198
Rushing yards	252	55
Completions	12 of 17	19 of 23
Offensive plays	59	37
Third downs	9 of 12	4 of 8
Fourth downs	—	—
Turnovers	1	0
Sacks allowed	1	1
Time of possession	10:24	5:36

Monolith Rhinos box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Brandt Kessler	12/17	152	1	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Titus Okafor	25	140	1	19
Valen Falkner	9	82	0	21
Bram Yardley	6	31	1	10
Brandt Kessler	1	-1	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Hector Quarles	6	82	1	8
Rory Blackwood	2	35	0	3
Orson Jovanovic	2	25	0	2
Bram Yardley	1	8	0	1

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Nils Sandoval	17	0	0
Roman Underwood	5	0	0
Anders Oyelaran	0	1	0
Emeric Varga	3	0	0
Adrien Pellegrini	2	0	1
Cyrus Varga	2	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Tariq Underwood	1/1	37	3/3

Meridian Owls box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Graham Ashby	19/23	198	2	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Tobin Marsh	8	35	0	35
Adrien Oyelaran	5	20	0	9

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Abel Thornbury	9	96	2	10
Tobin Marsh	3	53	0	3
Emeric Brennan	2	29	0	3
Soren Oyelaran	2	11	0	2

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT
Cyrus Jovanovic	34	0	0
Orson Lachance	6	0	0
Wendell Bellamy	0	0	1
Pavel Jovanovic	0	1	0
Adrien Zamora	3	0	0
Elio Sandoval	2	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Zane Radcliffe	1/1	45	2/2

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, Meridian Owls 17 on Snapline. More about the teams: Meridian Owls · Monolith Rhinos.