FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Monroe Pass Combination Beats Hoover
Quarterback Aaron Arnold and receiver Kenyatta Burris combined on two touchdown pass plays to lead Monroe High to a 25-15 nonleague victory over Hoover on Thursday night at Glendale High.
Arnold hit Burris with a 26-yard scoring pass to give Monroe (1-0) a 7-3 lead in the second quarter. After the two hooked up in the third quarter on a 32-yard scoring play, Monroe had a 25-3 lead. Arnold completed four of six passes for 67 yards.
Monroe linebacker Vinnie Walker returned a fumble 44 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter.
Hoover (0-1) managed only 73 yards but James Choi kicked field goals of 25, 34 and 41 yards.
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