Monarchs Defend Title Against Braves
November 28, 2016
Monarchs had a close call with the Bosco Braves on Friday October 22.
Mater Dei fought for the win with a 26-21 score at the end of the game. Bosco held a strong defense against the Mater Dei throughout the whole game, but it gave in to the roaring offense of the Monarchs late in the third quarter.
Throughout the game, Mater Dei experienced for the first time the fear of losing. The Braves took advantage of the little mistakes of the offense and defense to power towards the end zone countless times. Bosco’s time of glory shortly came to a close after the half time pep talk by Coach Bruce Rollinson to the Monarchs.
Late in the third quarter, a spark was ignited in the Mater Dei football team. Defensively, Mater Dei made big plays through fourth down stops and interceptions to give the offense more chances to score. The defense saved the game with last minute interceptions to kill the clock with the lead. All sides of the football played their hearts out until the successful finish of a victory.
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