Riverdale High School - Lance and Shield Yearbook (Murfreesboro, TN)

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Riverdale Warrior Varsity Football L .N .,. 'ij ' f y, E. i . L ,gli 919 3 It fl 'fi Zig Q75 T- ua tball players - Row one: Andy Harrell, Cory Watkins, I Dotson, Greg Fuller. Jackie Price, John Zavisa, John Leon- Jeff Kulikowski, John Swafford, John Jones, Greg Taylor, e Taylor. Row two: Ricky Sanders, Darnell Spann, William h, David Burnette, B.J. Doss, Kenny Cain, Larry McMahon, li ,nr iches - Row one: Dean Fisher - Head Coach. Row two: Jerry Williams, ar. V u-35. if ' Q' Rias Bennett, Greg Smith, Randy Harrell, Jimmy Johnson, Ken- neth Merrill, Brett Lowe, Zack Hicks, Anthony Buchanan. Row three: Timmy Williams, Andrew Davidson, Eric Wamsley, John Long, Alfonzo Alexander, Joe Turner, Mike Smith, Terrance James, Freddie Osborne. E' re x . .'-F'.'W. -.. .. ','.'. ff' .' ,' .' .' .' .' y - v at an ff' . ti? .qw Managers - Row one: David Cline. Row two: Andre Bahou, Sterne Rozolsky, Chris Dillard. idon Hodge, Robert James, Tom Nolan, Gary Whaley, Carey Thompson - stant Coaches. Athleticsf I 71

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Lebanon . 1 :S , F, 6 , , ' I 5 ' I Q 13 i 1 - , -2 - ' ,,,..-... ,.-. Darnell Span tears into Lebanon territory. Cleveland Riverdale, hosting Cleveland, was upset in the season opener with the score 15-14. The Warrior's loss was the result of costly penalties. Riverdale was penalized 14 times on the night, for a total of 110 yards. One penalty was as- sessed on Terrance James' 80-yard touchdown run, which was recalled because of the clip of a Cleveland defender at the 7-yard line. Two encouraging plays included Rias Bennett's drive for 115 yards and James' 79 yards on 14 carries. With these efforts the Warriors came close to the winning score, but nevertheless, suffered a heartbreaking first game loss. Everyone concentrates on the next big play. YJ' i 7 V V Q. W w'1 -'-u-.,.......,,-DI' BG... Phillip Herrin makes an awesome catch. Riverdale's first official win of the season was the defeat of Lebanon. The game started off on a sour note as the first long pass of the night was intercepted by a Blue Devil, leading to the first score of the game. Alfonzo Alexander put the Warriors on the scoreboard by connecting a 36-yard pass to Phillip Herrin. John Zavisa ran 12 yards for Riverdale's second touchdown. The half ended soon after Alexander complet- ed a 9-yard touchdown pass to Darnell Spanng Spann scored again in the third quarter, making the score 28-7, a lead that Lebanon could not overcome. Rias Bennett played an outstanding game, including an interception which he re- turned for 35 yards for the final score, and Freddie Osborne made a key defensive play covering a Lebanon fumble which halted their final effort. Athleticsfl73