The Monroe Redhawks had to count on the defense when they opened their defense of the Rocky River Conference championship with a rocky 16-10 victory over Central Academy on Friday. The Redhawks (4-3, 1-0 RRC) ended a three-game skid but it wasn’t in the impressive fashion they were wanting for homecoming. Monroe beat CATA 44-14 last season, and this is the first time in the history of the series the Cougars had a chance to pull out a win in the fourth quarter. Central Academy (3-4, 0-1 RRC) scored 10 points in a span of 4:02 in the fourth quarter. The Cougars got on the board when Monroe’s long snapper hiked the ball over the punter’s head and through the end zone for a safety. CATA reached the end zone soon after on Jack Heda’s 59-yard touchdown run. QB Clemson Allen passed to Quay Threatt for the two-point conversion with 3:47 left, pulling the Cougars to within 16-10. The Cougars got the ball back with 2:19 left but after picking up a first down the Redhawks’ defense stopped Heda just a couple of chain links short of the first down on fourth and two, sealing the victory.
Monroe Redhawk News
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OCT11
Redhawks stop losing streak with a 16-10 over CATA.
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SEP26
Monroe falls short in shoot-out!
In a game where the lead changed back and forth all game, Monroe came up 1pt short adn losing 48-47 to Sun Valley. The Redhawks were lead- ing 32-20 midway through the third quarter and crossed the goal line again for what looked like an 18-point advantage, but it was called back for a penalty. On the ensuing play, Sun Valley junior linebacker Thomas Mobley recovered a fumble. Two plays later, Funderburke turned a draw play up the middle into an 88-yard touchdown that cut the lead to 32-27. Monroe answered the score with a 60-yard touchdown run from Rahmaad Sturdivant, who replaced starting QB Zephania Wall after an injury. After another Funderburk TD run Chase Byrum scored from 2-yards out to give Monroe back the lead. The loss overshadowed the play of Monroe senior tailback Chase Byrum, who rushed 33 times for 211 yards and three TDs, and receiver Jaylen Nixon had 3 cathes for 26 yards and two touchdown catches and a two-point conversion. Wall was 9 of 14 for 124 yards two TD passes and a 1-yard TD roun before leaving the game with an undisclosed injury. Monroe is off this week and will open up Rocky River Conference play vs. C.A.T.A.
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SEP19
Monroe falls Charlotte Christian 35-27.
Charlotte Christian overcame an early 13-point deficit to rally for a 35-27 home win over Monroe. The Redhawks (3-2) jumped out to a 13-0 lead after a pair of rushing touchdowns from sophomore quar- terback Zephaniah Wall and senior tailback Chase Byr um in the first quarter. Christian, however, responded with two touchdowns of its own in the second to take a 14-13 lead at the half. Monroe then retook the lead on a seven-yard TD run by Byrum in the third, but Christian reeled of f three straight touchdowns to take the lead for good. The Redhawks cut into the defi- cit after a 34-yard scoring run by Rahmaad Sturdivant late in the fourth. They then recovered an onside kick and drove to the Chris- tian 32-yard line, but Sturdivant was sacked on the final play of the game. Monroe will try to snap a two- game skid at home against Sun Valley on Friday.
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SEP13
Monroe falls to Weddington.
Despite 3 first half turnovers the Redhawks still hung around to make things interesting before falling to Weddington 28-20. Senior receiver Donovan Black pulled Monroe to within 20-7 just before halftime when he caught a 52-yard TD pass from Wall. Monroe got back within striking distance when sophomore QB Zeph Wall turned a scramble into a 60-yard touchdown run with 3:08 left, pulling his team to within 28-20. The Warriors needed a couple first downs to run the clock out and they got it, running the ball on eight straight plays with an average of 5.0 yards per attempt. Sophmore QB Wall rushed for 110 yards and teammate Chase Byrum, a senior tailback, led all ball carriers with 145 yards and a TD on 16 attempts.
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SEP5
Monroe makes it 3-0
The Monroe Redhawks improved to 3-0 after beating Cuthbertson 35-21 Friday night. Senior running back Chase Byrum broke a tackle and leaped over another try on a 48-yard touchdown run to give the Redhawks (3-0) the insurance they needed after the Cavaliers (1-2) haved a 21-0 deficit to 27-21 with 5:35 left in the game. Byrum’s second touchdown came just 28 seconds fter Cavs receiver BJ Muckelvene hauled in a 42-yard strike from Tennessee commit Austin Kendall. The run was Byrum’s longest during a 156-yard night that included 32 carries. Senior defensive end Jaqueis Alsobrooks led the way up front with seven total tackles, including five solo, two sacks and three tackles for loss.The Redhawks will host Weddiongton Friday.
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aug29
It continues for Monroe as they blast Anson Co. 41-0
The Monroe Redhawks have put up 91 points in the 1st 2 weeks. This time they dropped 41 on Anson Co. in Friday's win. Sophomore QB Zephaniah Wall accounted for 3 of teh 5 rushing TDs for the Redhawks. Wall finsihed with 72 yards rushing on 9 carries. Chase Byrum led the Redhawks with 115 yards on 20 carries and added a TD. Wall found Jaylen Nixon for the lone receiving TD. The Redhawks will host Cuthbertson Friday.
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AUG22
Monroe rolls on Lexington to open the 2014 Season.
Monroe High was explosive on both sides of the ball in Friday’s 50-7 home win over Lexington in the season opener for both. The Redhawks rolled up 589 yards of offense while the defense sent the visitors home with negative 45 yards on offense. Monroe had 17 tackles for loss and four more stops at the line of scrimmage. Of their 33 snaps, the Yellow Jackets only had seven plays result in positive yards. The Redhawks also had two takeaways, both on interceptions by free safety Desmen Robinson, who had three picks in 2013. Sophomore QB Zeph Wall accounted for four touchdowns in the second quarter, when the Redhawks put the game away with 28 unanswered points. They took a 44-7 lead into halftime. Wall scored on touchdown runs of 21, 50 and 13 yards in the second quarter, then threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to junior Jaylen Dixon with 5 seconds left before halftime. Wall said he was improvising on his 50-yard touchdown when, midway through the run, he beat two defenders by making a 360 spin move in the air to avoid one tackler while jumping over another. “I worked on my sprinting and my takeoff a lot in the offseason and I think I’m a little faster this year,” said Wall, who finished with six carries for 131 yards. Neither team scored in the second half until Monroe’s reser ves put together a 99-yard final drive. Jaqavis Allen capped the drive with a 3-yard TD run. Monroe ran the ball on all 15 plays of the 99-yard drive. Junior Izaiah Thom- as r ushed six times for 64 yards on the last drive. Thomas was one of many who stood out on both sides of the ball for Monroe. He r ushed eight times for 83 yards and was also in on two sacks and a tackle for loss as a star ting defensive end. Nicholas Ashcraft, Miqulle Br yant, Uriah Sturdivant, Andrew Conrad, DeAndre Staton, Qentin Lou’Allen and Jaqueis Alsobrooks also participated in sacks for Monroe.
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