Monrovia took care of business in their home opener on Friday. They snuck past the Brentwood School Eagles with a 42-38 victory.
Jesse Saucedo
| 08/22/25 vs Brentwood School | 485 |
| 08/23/24 vs Palmdale | 320 |
| 09/06/24 @ Glendale | 311 |
| 10/24/24 vs La Canada | 306 |
| 10/17/24 @ South Pasadena | 295 |
Monrovia's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jesse Saucedo, who threw for 485 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes. Those 485 passing yards gave Saucedo a new career-high. Monrovia's leading receiver Troy Grise was Saucedo's top target yet again, picking up 167 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Monrovia's run defense was locked in: Brentwood School could only muster 1.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Lucas Martinez for the heroic effort on defense: he. Monrovia didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged eight.
Monrovia's defensive line didn't let Ben Mikail., get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. KALEB ELLISON was especially locked on to Brentwood School's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in the Eagles' side was Martinez, who picked up a sack, forced one fumble, and made ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Mikail and Roman Lacgalvis certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Mikail threw for 301 yards and four TDs, while Lacgalvis picked up 127 receiving yards and one touchdown. Brendan Bowman was in the mix too, providing Brentwood School with one score.
Monrovia has already played their next contest (against Eagle Rock), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Brentwood School, they will take on Hueneme at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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