November 6, 2026 - 11:16 pm

The celebration of a 54-0 Senior Night victory at Bishop Gorman quickly turned to concern when CIVICA freshman quarterback Stacey Monroe was injured at the end of a play and did not get up with 3:16 left in the fourth quarter Friday night at Fertitta Field.

After a lengthy pause, paramedics arrived and placed Monroe on a spinal board before transporting him across the field and into an ambulance.

After the game, which ended after an agreed-upon stoppage in play, Gaels coach Brent Browner addressed the frightening incident.

“Player safety is important for everybody,” Browner said. “I think everything we do here is that, from every piece of equipment we buy there is a padding underneath the field that nobody knows is even under there.

“That is to make sure (the players) are all safe.…