SWFL high school football: Previews and we pick winners for FHSAA Week 11, SSAA playoffs Riverdale will host Lehigh in the annual Battle of the Bell game on Friday, and the 7-1 Raiders squad will ...

The Riverdale High School football team will be entering uncharted territory when the Raiders head to Bradenton for Friday’s Class 5A, Region 3 final against Manatee. The Raiders (10-2 ...

To Riverdale football players, the saying, "defense wins championships" isn't simply an old cliché. "That term means a lot to me," Riverdale senior edge rusher JC Haynes said. The Warriors turned in ...

His hope is to take some of what he learned and apply it at Riverdale, the school that hired him as head football coach in place of former coach Kyle Walker. Walker, who coached four seasons at ...

Competitiveness and rivalry began at a young age for twin brothers Matt and Will Kriesky. "Anything we did probably ended up in a fight," said Matt Kriesky, who is in his first year as Blackman ...

Watching paint dry has never been so satisfying. This season, the Riverdale football team has played on their grass field with a critical distinction: the painted lines on the field are immaculate ...

HE STEPPED DOWN FROM SOUTH THIS SUMMER. >> BUT DIDN'T GIVE UP ON FOOTBALL. WILLIS IS NOW AN ASSISTANT AT RIVERDALE. ONE THING ABOUT IT, HE LOVES FOOTBALL AND WE SHARE THAT SAME. WE SHARE THE SAME ...

But we kept Riverdale football as our north star — not what’s best for me or [Kates] but what’s best for Riverdale football.” Ultimately, more than 30 players followed Kates, now the ...

Football is about experience ... The Warrior defense held Smyrna to 85 yards and forced three turnovers. Riverdale will play at home against 4-6A foe Siegel on Thursday night, and Smyrna will ...

Playing football really wasn't on his radar. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Wells saw what kind of athlete Williams was and made sure that changed. "Coach Wells found him in ...

To Riverdale football players, the saying, "defense wins championships" isn't simply an old cliché. "That term means a lot to me," Riverdale senior edge rusher JC Haynes said. The Warriors turned ...