Panthers Prove Monarchs are Human...

After dismantling the Red Raiders of Coatesville last Saturday, it had become a little diffcult to image the Monarchs actually losing a game this season. Plain & simple the Monarchs looked virtually invincible against Coatesville. But football always humbles those teams who appear temporarily above failure. And last night, it was the Monarchs turn to look human. Quarterback Shaquilla "Shaq" Singletary was intercepted three times and two of his miscues resulted in Panther touchdowns. Add in two more fumbles / mistakes by newcomer George Korti and it turned into a long night for the entire Monarchs coaching staff.

"Sooner or later your going to have a tough game" said Monarchs Head Coach Greg James. That's football.... And that's exactly why I scheduled the West Philly Panthers. I knew they were big, physical and aggressive. And I wanted to see how my kids would react under pressure. Needless to say, I was a little disappointed with all the mistakes on offense but we held our own defensively. The Monarchs traditional stingy defense appeared to be in mid season form and caused the Panthers to turned the ball over on three separate occasions. Except for a broken play that resulted in the third and final Panther touchdown, the Monarchs defense kept the Panthers power I offense in check the entire night.

This was merely a speed bump Coach Greg said. Bottom line. We got some more work to do when we get back to Darby. The quarterback has to do a better job at recognizing what the defense is giving us. Then, we need to take advantage of the opportunities that are presented in order for us to win ballgames. It's just that simple. That's football 101.

The 160's will be off tomorrow, while the 135's will travel to the West Philly Panthers for the first and only scrimmage. Obviously, we want to do a little better than the 160's did Coach Mark said. Couple that with the fact that Liberty Pop Warner teams don't respect Delaware Valley Pop Warner teams and you got the formula for another heated battle. Hopefully, the young Monarchs will be up for the test. Game time is set for 6:30pm. And the Panthers are located on 57th and Vine Street.

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