Mount Si’s playoff hopes crushed in narrow first-round loss to Monroe

November 7, 2017 3:05 pm
Paine Smith makes a quick getaway as a Monroe player makes a dive for him. The Mount Si Varsity Football team lost their first playoff match against Monroe High School in a close 44-40 game on Friday, Nov. 3. (Photo courtesy of Calder Productions)
Paine Smith makes a quick getaway as a Monroe player makes a dive for him. The Mount Si Varsity Football team lost their first playoff match against Monroe High School in a close 44-40 game on Friday, Nov. 3. (Photo courtesy of Calder Productions)

Mount Si’s football team is out of the playoffs, following an oh-so-narrow loss to Monroe, 44-40 on Friday, Nov. 3.

The team finishes its season third in the conference, with a 6-2 conference record, 7-3 overall.