Alan McNeer
Riverside had Eastside on the run most of the game. Will Ulrich was not caught on this touchdown run.
Alan McNeer
Ryan Cerino ran for two touchdowns and threw for another as he directed Riverside's opening-game victory.
Alan McNeer
Defense. Riverside had plenty of it to hold its rival, Eastside, to only one score.
Alan McNeer
Warrior Nation declared Friday's game a white out. The Riverside Warriors football team left the Eastside Eagles black and blue.
Phil Smith earned his first win as head coach at Riverside Friday night as Warriors Nation showed up en masse at Eastside. The Warriors were 0-11 in Smith’s first year of coaching.
Riverside also ended a two-year 19-game losing streak.
Ryan Cerino ran for two touchdowns and passed for a score to Robert Morrow. Dondre Thompson scored on a 4-yard run and Antoine Kahale kicked a field goal to lead the Warriors.
Riverside never trailed in the rivalry that saw two skirmishes, a second one with Riverside's Darius Smith ejected and ineligible to play against Greer next Friday.
Records: Riverside 1-0, Eastside 0-1.
Next game: vs. Greer at Riverside (Sept. 5, 7:30 p.m.)