Monarchs Run Past South Philly

Yesterday, the Delco Monarchs opened preseason play on the road with the always dangerous and always talented South Philly Hurricanes from Liberty Pop Warner.  The undersized but disciplined Monarchs quickly proved that size does not matter as they coasted past the 'Caines 30 - 0. I was genuinely concerned on the trip over there Coach Greg said afterwards because I knew we were young and I did not know what to expect from my team especially in a hostile environment with so many spectators.  If I had to guess, it was at least two hundred people out there yelling and screaming "Go Hurricanes" but it had no affect on the Monarchs as they scored early and often.

I knew we had them in warm ups one of the parents said.  We were loud and in sync and I noticed a lot of Hurricanes players looking over at us.  When told what this parent said, Coach Greg responded "Warm Ups" don't win games, players do!  You can yell and scream all you want, its not going to help you tackle or score points.  The bottom line is this, today we were just a little better than them.

The Monarchs were led on offense by quarterback E. Musue. He went 3 for 5 with 100 yard passing and two touchdowns.  Halfback, T. Harmon also chipped in with 4 carries and 70 yards and two touchdowns while rookie tight end E. Freeman tallied his first career touchdown.  The Monarchs defense stood tall and rose to the occasion as they held the 'Caines scoreless.  When asked about the defensive effort, Coach Tone shouted the Monarchs win games with "Character and Cruelty" and as for the "Caines, truth be told, its just another game on the schedule.  Now, its time to pack the kids up and get them back to Darby before there parents start calling and asking where there children are at.   After that, the coaches will watch film and see what we did wrong.

Next week, the Monarchs will host the Drexel Hill Raiders (Bert Bell) and the West Philly Panthers (Liberty).  Both games are scheduled to be played at the Moose. 

LETS GO MONARCHS!!!!!