Monarch High School’s football team routed Charles W. Flanagan High School 56-6 on Thursday night, earning a home playoff game despite a 5-10 record.
Wait, the regular-season record was 5-5, not 5-10. The Knights opened with a 19-yard touchdown pass from Jeremiah Milcent to Chris Cortinas. The Falcons answered with their only score of the game, but Monarch pulled ahead with three more first-half touchdowns and led 28-6 at halftime.
Keshawn Paschall ran in from eight yards out. Anthony Williams returned an interception 39 yards for a touchdown, and Milcent found Sanjae Fisher on a 15-yard pass.
The Knights kept scoring after the break. Milcent threw a screen pass to Bryan Bynes, who ran 89 yards for a score. Jaden Diaz returned an interception 82 yards for another touchdown. Fisher caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from Milcent, and Mason Hall, who entered at quarterback, connected with Bynes on an 82-yard score. Bynes finished the night with more than 1,000 receiving yards for the season.
Monarch finished the regular season 5-5 after playing one of the toughest schedules in the state. The team also beat Miramar, Cardinal Gibbons, Deerfield Beach and Olympic Heights. The Knights will wait for the playoff selection show and have a week off before the postseason opens on November 13.
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