Maybe it was the ball after all

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After complaining about the ball on the previous drive, QB Matt Barkley came back and threw a 68-yard strike to his cousin, Ronnie Boyer, and the Monarchs take a 7-0 lead.

On the ensuing kickoff, Servite fumbled and Mater Dei recovered -- two Monarchs on the sidelines celebrrate by mimicking Servite’s Pride Drill.

Momentum doesn’t last long as the Monarchs get cute and attempt a halfback option pass that is picked off by defensive back Dwight Storay, the young man who got burned on the touchdown pass play.

-- Jaime Cardenas