Third time no charm; Monroe St. Mary rolls past Manchester

Posted on Fri, Nov 13, 2009 : 11:21 p.m.

Third time no charm; Monroe St. Mary rolls past Manchester

By Rich Rezler

Monroe St. Mary Cathoic Central running back T.J. Lovell sprints untouched past a pair of Manchester defenders and into the endzone during the third quarter of the team's Division 6 regional championship game Friday night. (Lon Horwedel | AnnArbor.com)

MONROE -- A hand-written sign leaning against a cyclone fence was tattered and forgotten as Manchester High School football fans filed out of Navarre Field.

And its message couldn't have been further from the truth.

"Go Dutch," it read. "Third Time is the Charm."

Friday night's trip to meet Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central in a Division 6 football regional championship -- the third regional matchup between the teams since 2005 -- lost its charm early and turned downright repulsive before it was over.

"We got our butts kicked," Manchester coach Wes Gall said after the 48-6 loss. (Rest of the story & photo gallery | Boxscore)