Monroe City scored four times in the third quarter on their way to a 62-22 win over Brookfield in the Class 2 District 7 championship Friday night. It’s their first since 2022. Kameron Perry ended the Bulldogs opening drive with a one-yard touchdown run. Monroe City answered with an 11-yard touchdown pass from Wyatt DeGrave to Payton Hetheriton to make it 8-8 after one quarter. The Panthers took the lead for good on Jayden Holland’s three-yard touchdown run and two-point conversion early in the second quarter, and led 24-14 by halftime. Holland lit up the scoreboard in the third.
J.B. Connoley with the call on nemopressbox.com. Holland finished with 15 carries for 115 yards and four touchdowns, and four two-point conversions. He was named our Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Player of the Game. Monroe City ran the ball 50 times for 480 yards, with Quincy Mayfield getting two rushing touchdowns, and Wyatt DeGrave throwing a 47-yard touchdown pass to Cole Hays late in the third quarter. Perry returned the following kickoff for a Bulldogs touchdown to make it 56-22 after three quarters. Brookfield ends the year 8-3. Monroe City is 10-1, having won 10 straight, and will host Mid-Buchanan in the state quarterfinals next Saturday.
Find the game on our archive page, and our postgame interviews with the coaches below.
Monroe City Coach David Kirby:
Brookfield Coach Cory Luke:
