Week 2, 2026

played in Carolina, NC

84 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Cincinnati Monarchs	3	7	7	0	-	17
Carolina Hill Cats	7	7	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:49 CIN - Patrick Francis 37 field goal
1Q: 05:11 CAR - Dalton Clifford 4 pass from Dalton Sweeney (Preston Bauer extra point)
2Q: 11:05 CAR - Shaun Dembsky 10 pass from Dalton Sweeney (Preston Bauer extra point)
2Q: 05:42 CIN - Darren Johnston 10 pass from Mitch Blackwell (Patrick Francis extra point)
3Q: 10:49 CIN - Clarence Augustynowicz 3 run (Patrick Francis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:49 CIN - Patrick Francis 37 field goal
1Q: 05:11 CAR - Dalton Clifford 4 pass from Dalton Sweeney (Preston Bauer extra point)
2Q: 11:05 CAR - Shaun Dembsky 10 pass from Dalton Sweeney (Preston Bauer extra point)
2Q: 05:42 CIN - Darren Johnston 10 pass from Mitch Blackwell (Patrick Francis extra point)
3Q: 10:49 CIN - Clarence Augustynowicz 3 run (Patrick Francis extra point)

Team Statistics CIN CAR
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 23 13
- by Rushing 11 3
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 396 237
- Offensive Plays 72 51
- Yards per Play 5.50 4.65
Net Rushing Yards 163 61
- Rushing Attempts 35 15
- Yards per Rush 4.66 4.07
Net Passing Yards 233 176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 26 - 1 32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 240 200
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 6.30 4.89
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/60 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/32 4/46
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 30
Time of Possession 36:44 23:16

Team Statistics	CIN	CAR
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	23	13
- by Rushing	11	3
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	396	237
- Offensive Plays	72	51
- Yards per Play	5.50	4.65
Net Rushing Yards	163	61
- Rushing Attempts	35	15
- Yards per Rush	4.66	4.07
Net Passing Yards	233	176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 26 - 1	32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	240	200
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	6.30	4.89
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/60	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/32	4/46
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 30
Time of Possession	36:44	23:16

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Monarchs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:20	4:39	OWN 29	8	51	Field Goal
1	5:01	1:16	OWN 18	3	1	Punt
1	0:51	4:08	OWN 7	10	37	Interception
2	10:59	5:25	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	2:59	2:22	OWN 21	6	16	Punt
3	15:00	4:20	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	8:28	3:00	OWN 2	7	41	Punt
3	4:31	2:01	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
4	14:37	3:57	OWN 19	7	38	Punt
4	9:36	1:37	OWN 48	3	-7	Punt
4	5:08	1:15	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	1:56	1:56	OWN 37	5	17	Game

Carolina Hill Cats
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:40	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
1	8:41	3:40	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	3:45	2:54	OWN 33	4	17	Punt
2	11:43	0:44	OPP 16	2	16	Touchdown
2	5:34	2:35	OWN 36	3	-1	Punt
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 29	3	21	Half
3	10:40	2:12	OWN 33	3	-2	Punt
3	5:28	0:57	OWN 6	3	5	Punt
3	2:30	2:53	OWN 28	8	17	Punt
4	10:40	1:04	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	7:59	2:51	OWN 23	6	38	Punt
4	3:53	1:57	OWN 22	6	48	Missed FG

Game MVP: Clarence Augustynowicz, Cincinnati Monarchs

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Clarence Augustynowicz	21	130	6.19	48	5	1
RB Connor Jacobs	9	21	2.33	7	0	0
QB Mitch Blackwell	2	1	0.50	3	0	0
RB Darrell Chase	2	9	4.50	13	1	0
WR Trey Bailey	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Noah Moss	10	34	3.40	15	1
RB Cedric Hyman	4	21	5.25	14	1
RB Sammie Spain	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitch Blackwell	36	26	240	1/7	1	29	1	87.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dalton Sweeney	32	20	200	4/24	2	27	0	101.0

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dwight Mukherjee	5	6	29	5.80	7	10	0
WR Darren Johnston	5	7	27	5.40	10	10	1
RB Connor Jacobs	5	6	39	7.80	4	15	0
TE Howard Carter	3	5	30	10.00	0	12	0
WR Dominic Pettis	3	4	68	22.67	20	29	0
RB Clarence Augustynowicz	2	2	21	10.50	6	12	0
WR Trey Bailey	2	2	15	7.50	2	11	0
WR Zane Gaylor	1	1	11	11.00	3	11	0
WR Joshua Chandler	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Darrell Chase	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shaun Dembsky	5	7	13	2.60	4	10	1
TE Dalton Clifford	4	7	50	12.50	26	27	1
WR Martin Glave	3	7	34	11.33	0	18	0
TE Marty Laszlo	2	2	18	9.00	9	11	0
WR Isaac Blanchard	2	2	36	18.00	19	26	0
RB Noah Moss	2	2	19	9.50	19	21	0
RB Cedric Hyman	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Dana Asperilla	1	1	21	21.00	22	21	0
WR Neil Colvin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Efrain Lewis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Harry Holzer	1	29	29.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov
WR Darren Johnston	2	0
CB Tyrone Rose	0	1
TE Graham Naeole	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Norbert Hiler	0	0	1	0
RB Sammie Spain	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eric Hutton	7	356	50.9	41.4	63	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmanuel Quinn	8	405	50.6	44.1	67	4

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Patrick Francis	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Bauer	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Johnston	4	32	8.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaac Blanchard	4	46	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trey Bailey	1	18	18.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Martin Glave	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Alejandro Jefcoat	5	2	0.0	15	36
OLB Dashawn Turner	4	1	1.0	15	36
S Dillon Slusher	4	1	0.0	13	21
ILB Clarence Stone	3	0	1.0	4	19
ILB Jacob Sebastian	3	2	0.0	14	24
S J.C. Clements	3	1	0.0	11	19
DE Cornell Howe	3	1	0.0	14	29
CB Conner Hickey	2	2	0.0	14	36
CB Marcos Powell	2	1	0.0	15	35
S Ricky LeTourneau	2	1	0.0	2	16
CB Timothy Driscoll	2	0	0.0	15	36
CB Tyrone Rose	2	0	0.0	0	5
DE Harry Iheme	1	0	1.0	2	18
DE Kai Sanderson	1	0	1.0	14	20
RB Darrell Chase	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dustin Kafka	0	1	0.0	9	21

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Braden Nicas	10	1	0.0	35	37
OLB Aidan Saucedo	7	2	1.0	13	23
CB Harry Holzer	7	3	0.0	33	37
OLB Trenton Tullo	7	0	0.0	27	24
CB Devin Brady	5	1	0.0	27	27
ILB Mercury Buckner	4	1	0.0	27	25
CB Mickey Montgomery	4	1	0.0	18	20
OLB Norbert Hiler	3	3	0.0	17	10
DT Charles Lyons	3	1	0.0	32	30
DE T.J. Burroughs	3	0	0.0	31	25
S Mackenzie Fox	2	2	0.0	26	25
DT Cole Thomas	1	1	0.0	8	11
DT Joseph Bell	1	1	0.0	29	32
ILB Roberto Fong	1	0	0.0	8	12
S Lukas Kemp	1	0	0.0	8	12
OLB Keegan Gomez	0	2	0.0	15	13
DE Kenneth Bryan	0	2	0.0	12	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harry Iheme	1.0	0	1	1	18
OLB Dashawn Turner	1.0	0	1	0	36
ILB Clarence Stone	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Kai Sanderson	1.0	0	0	0	20
DE Cornell Howe	0.0	1	1	0	29
DE Hugh Richard	0.0	1	0	0	5
DT Matt Mackie	0.0	0	1	0	15

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Aidan Saucedo	1.0	0	0	23
DE Duane Osborne	0.0	1	0	11
DE T.J. Burroughs	0.0	0	1	25
ILB Mercury Buckner	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Alejandro Jefcoat	5	1	36
S J.C. Clements	3	0	19
CB Marcos Powell	3	0	35
CB Tyrone Rose	2	0	5
S Ricky LeTourneau	2	0	16
DE Cornell Howe	1	1	29
ILB Jacob Sebastian	1	0	24
OLB Dashawn Turner	1	0	36
ILB Clarence Stone	1	0	19
CB Conner Hickey	1	0	36

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Harry Holzer	7	0	1	37
CB Devin Brady	5	0	0	27
OLB Aidan Saucedo	4	2	0	23
ILB Mercury Buckner	2	0	0	25
CB Mickey Montgomery	2	0	0	20
S Mackenzie Fox	1	1	0	25
S Braden Nicas	1	0	0	37
DT Charles Lyons	1	0	0	30
ILB Roberto Fong	1	0	0	12
OLB Trenton Tullo	1	0	0	24
S Lukas Kemp	1	0	0	12
CB Juan Poston	0	1	0	11
OLB Keegan Gomez	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Montrae Patton	4	8	1	35	0	37
G Quinn Hudson	4	7	0	35	0	37
T Amos Foreman	3	5	0	31	0	37
T Gerald Neufeld	2	8	0	35	1	37
G Mario Sonnier	2	5	0	35	0	37

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Caleb Godfrey	4	5	10	0	25
G Billy Zang	1	3	15	0	36
T Efrain Moss	1	2	15	0	36
T Jeremiah Clancy	1	1	15	1	36
G Logan Levingston	0	4	15	2	36
RB Noah Moss	0	0	10	1	15

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Harry Iheme	3	19
Darren Johnston	1	23
Darrell Chase	1	15
Mario Sonnier	1	8

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Sammie Spain	2	23
Norbert Hiler	1	21
Neil Colvin	1	15
Billy Zang	1	9

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Darren Johnston	28	31	---	---	23	82
G Mario Sonnier	35	37	---	---	8	80
T Gerald Neufeld	35	37	---	---	---	72
QB Mitch Blackwell	35	37	---	---	---	72
G Quinn Hudson	35	37	---	---	---	72
C Montrae Patton	35	37	---	---	---	72
T Amos Foreman	31	37	---	---	---	68
TE Dwight Mukherjee	31	34	---	---	---	65
WR Joshua Chandler	29	31	---	---	---	60
CB Timothy Driscoll	---	---	15	36	1	52
OLB Dashawn Turner	---	---	15	36	1	52
OLB Alejandro Jefcoat	---	---	15	36	1	52
CB Marcos Powell	---	---	15	35	1	51
CB Conner Hickey	---	---	14	36	---	50
DE Cornell Howe	---	---	14	29	1	44
WR Trey Bailey	22	17	---	---	3	42
DE Harry Iheme	---	---	2	18	19	39
ILB Jacob Sebastian	---	---	14	24	1	39
DE Kai Sanderson	---	---	14	20	1	35
RB Clarence Augustynowicz	23	12	---	---	---	35
S Dillon Slusher	---	---	13	21	---	34
S Ricky LeTourneau	---	---	2	16	15	33
S J.C. Clements	---	---	11	19	1	31
TE Howard Carter	10	21	---	---	---	31
FB Bert Bradford	10	5	---	---	16	31
DT Matt Mackie	---	---	6	15	9	30
DT Dustin Kafka	---	---	9	21	---	30
TE Graham Naeole	3	2	---	---	23	28
RB Connor Jacobs	9	16	---	---	3	28
RB Darrell Chase	3	7	---	---	15	25
ILB Clarence Stone	---	---	4	19	1	24
WR Zane Gaylor	4	4	---	---	15	23
OLB Leland Monaghan	---	---	1	0	22	23
CB Shaun Strouse	---	---	1	5	16	22
CB Tyrone Rose	---	---	0	5	8	13
G Griffin Pope	4	0	---	---	8	12
WR Dominic Pettis	3	5	---	---	4	12
OLB Marlon Perez	---	---	0	0	11	11
C Sherman Aldrich	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Xavier Schroder	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Eric Hutton	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Ted Tucker	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Patrick Francis	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Hugh Richard	---	---	0	5	---	5
OLB Xavier Malchow	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Albert Mathis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Braden Nicas	---	---	35	37	1	73
CB Harry Holzer	---	---	33	37	1	71
DT Joseph Bell	---	---	29	32	8	69
G Logan Levingston	15	36	---	---	12	63
DT Charles Lyons	---	---	32	30	---	62
T Efrain Moss	15	36	---	---	9	60
G Billy Zang	15	36	---	---	9	60
T Jeremiah Clancy	15	36	---	---	9	60
DE T.J. Burroughs	---	---	31	25	---	56
CB Devin Brady	---	---	27	27	---	54
WR Martin Glave	15	35	---	---	4	54
ILB Mercury Buckner	---	---	27	25	---	52
QB Dalton Sweeney	15	36	---	---	---	51
OLB Trenton Tullo	---	---	27	24	---	51
S Mackenzie Fox	---	---	26	25	---	51
TE Dalton Clifford	15	34	---	---	---	49
OLB Norbert Hiler	---	---	17	10	21	48
TE Marty Laszlo	4	18	---	---	23	45
WR Shaun Dembsky	13	28	---	---	---	41
OLB Keegan Gomez	---	---	15	13	13	41
CB Mickey Montgomery	---	---	18	20	1	39
OLB Aidan Saucedo	---	---	13	23	1	37
C Caleb Godfrey	10	25	---	---	---	35
S Lukas Kemp	---	---	8	12	15	35
CB Juan Poston	---	---	8	11	15	34
RB Noah Moss	10	15	---	---	8	33
DE Kenneth Bryan	---	---	12	18	---	30
RB Sammie Spain	1	3	---	---	23	27
WR Efrain Lewis	7	15	---	---	4	26
DE Duane Osborne	---	---	6	11	8	25
WR Neil Colvin	3	6	---	---	15	24
ILB Roberto Fong	---	---	8	12	2	22
RB Cedric Hyman	5	16	---	---	---	21
DT Cole Thomas	---	---	8	11	1	20
WR Isaac Blanchard	0	5	---	---	14	19
C Herb Carlisle	5	11	---	---	---	16
CB Alec Downs	---	---	5	4	7	16
ILB Noah Pupunu	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Clayton Podbevsek	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Emmanuel Quinn	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Mark Behrendt	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Dana Asperilla	2	5	---	---	---	7
K Preston Bauer	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Jimmie Platt	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Kai VanderLey	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Edgar Frankhouser	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	100	7.7
Middle	11	17	1.5
Right	10	48	4.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	22	11.0
Middle	5	11	2.2
Right	8	28	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitch Blackwell	36	26	2	0	1	5	2	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dalton Sweeney	32	20	4	4	0	2	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	8	32	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	104	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	48	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	56	18.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	60	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	58	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	38	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	44	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darren Johnston	7	5	0	27	0	31
TE Dwight Mukherjee	6	5	1	29	0	34
RB Connor Jacobs	6	5	0	39	0	16
TE Howard Carter	5	3	0	30	0	21
WR Dominic Pettis	4	3	0	68	2	5
RB Clarence Augustynowicz	2	2	0	21	0	12
WR Joshua Chandler	2	0	0	0	0	31
WR Trey Bailey	2	2	0	15	0	17
WR Zane Gaylor	1	1	0	11	0	4
RB Darrell Chase	1	0	0	0	0	7

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shaun Dembsky	7	5	13	0	28
TE Dalton Clifford	7	4	50	1	34
WR Martin Glave	7	3	34	0	35
WR Neil Colvin	2	0	0	0	6
TE Marty Laszlo	2	2	18	0	18
WR Isaac Blanchard	2	2	36	1	5
RB Noah Moss	2	2	19	1	15
RB Cedric Hyman	1	1	9	0	16
WR Efrain Lewis	1	0	0	0	15
TE Dana Asperilla	1	1	21	1	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Clarence Augustynowicz	2	2	1.00	6.19

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Sammie Spain	1	6	6.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitch Blackwell	1	1	10	10.00	6.67

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dalton Sweeney	2	2	14	7.00	6.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darren Johnston	1	1	10	10.00	3.86

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shaun Dembsky	1	1	10	10.00	1.86
TE Dalton Clifford	1	1	4	4.00	7.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Clarence Augustynowicz	2	1
RB Darrell Chase	2	1
QB Mitch Blackwell	1	0
WR Trey Bailey	1	1
RB Connor Jacobs	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitch Blackwell	8	4	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dalton Sweeney	9	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dwight Mukherjee	4	3	1
TE Howard Carter	1	0	0
WR Dominic Pettis	1	1	1
RB Darrell Chase	1	0	0
WR Darren Johnston	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shaun Dembsky	3	2	1
TE Dalton Clifford	2	1	1
WR Martin Glave	2	0	0
WR Neil Colvin	1	0	0
RB Cedric Hyman	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,400 (70,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,500 (19,500)
End Zone 13,300 (13,900)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,000)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (12,300)
Club Seats 12,800 (12,800)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,400 (70,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,500 (19,500)
End Zone	13,300 (13,900)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,000)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (12,300)
Club Seats	12,800 (12,800)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (3,800)