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

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Tony Bass is engrossed in the action. l We love our team! Eddie Kilgour adds the point after. Lincoln County The Warriors traveled to Fayetteville to take on the Falcons in the second away game of the season. Lincoln County defeated the Warriors 21-19 in the nondistrict contest. Riverdalels first three aerials were intercepted, but two were recovered by John Zavisa, following Lin- coln County's fumbles. Terrance James fired a 48-yard touchdown pass to Phillip Herrin. Full- back Rias Bennett moved the Warriors into Falcon territory at the 32-yard line with a 27- yard line burst. After five plays, Bennett drove for the score. Riverdale pushed 68 yards in six plays, topped by a 26-yard touchdown pass from Alexander to James. However, Lincoln county chewed up the remaining time to pre- serve the win. Cookeville This year's suspense-filled game against the ie Warriors' linemen make some running room for Terrance James. Cookeville Cavaliers proved a victory for the Warriors' Homecoming game. The first half be- gan ominously with rain shading the field and three fumbles by Riverdale. The Cavaliers scored, but following close behind were the Warriors. Alfonzo Alexander completed a pass to Terrance James for a 58-yard scoring con- nection. The first half ended in a 7-7 tie. In the second half, Rias Bennett ran the ball 32 yards for a touchdown. The final touchdown was made when Alexander threw a 60-yard pass to Phillip Herrin. Bennett played a very successful game, connecting 11 of 16 passes for 202 yards and 2 touchdowns. As the game drew to a close, Riverdale pulled ahead, 21-19. The win over Cookeville made homecoming festivities complete, left Riverdale's district record 3-0, with the season ratio of 4-2. Arhiericsfivs

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174fAthletics Father Ryan In the first away game of the season, River- dale played Father Ryan in Vanderbilt Stadium. Father Ryan's defense was no match for the Warriors in the 28-O Riverdale win. Riverdalels defense gave the Warriors a 14-O first half lead over the Irish. Linebacker Rias Bennett trav- eled 64 yards with an interception for the first touchdown. Late in the second quarter Jackie Price scooped up a Father Ryan fumble and went 55 yards for the second score. The of- fense produced two more touchdowns during the second half. Senior tailback, Terrance James, ran a total of 146 yards during the second half of the game. He also scored two touchdowns of 2 and 19 yards, and Eddie Ki- gour added the four conversions for the night. Riverdalefs teamwork left the Irish empty-hand- ed, and the victory moved the Warriors' record to 2-1. Tony Bass sweeps wide to elude the defenders. Rias Bennett leads the Warrior defense, making a crucial tackle. Son, did you forget your White Sparta On the warpath once again, Riverdale pulled away from Sparta with a 21-16 win. The War- riors held a clear advantage during the first halfg quarterback Alfonzo Alexander passed for one touchdown and ran 17 yards for another. In the third period, fullback Rias Bennett scored and Eddie Kilgour converted, making the score 21- O, Riverdale. Sparta, however, came back with a 6 point score and a 2 point conversion. Despite an- other 8 point gain by Sparta late in the half, the Warriors held the lead, securing another victo- ry. The win brought Riverdale's season record to 3 and 1. A Cleveland defender tries to prevent Phillip Herrin from receiving a pass

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Shelbyville Kicker Eddie Kilgour did his job in overtime with a field goal to win over Shelbyville 28-27. Coach Fisher's team continued to win the close games with last minute heroics. Ahead until the fourth quarter, the Warriors' lead evaporated when the Eagles tied the score with only 54 seconds remaining in the game. Shelbyville scored first in overtime, but Terrance James blocked the Eagles' extra-point attempt, leav- ing the score at 27-21. The passing of quarter- back Alfonzo Alexander to split end Mike Smith, coupled with the running of Rias Ben- nett, provided enough offense to claim a River- dale victory. McMinnville In district match-up with the McMinnville Pio- neers, the Warriors came away with another close victory. Riverdale was ahead 17-7 until the final quarter, the Pioneers, however, re- mained in the game with an 8-play scoring drive. Minutes later, the Warriors gave up the football, and the Pioneers drove to the 16-yard line before the tough Warrior defense dug in to stop them. Rias Bennett pulled off another big play when he blocked a last minute field goal attempt. Offensively, the running of Bennett and James, along with the passing of Alexander and kicking of Kilgour, ensured another River- dale win, with the final score 17-14. -6 Kr ' Hey, Jeff, let's make a Warrior sandwich! The Warrior defense illustrates the domino effect against Cookeville. Lance and Shield expresses appreciation to Greg Campbell of the Daily News Journal for some of the pictures used on pages 166 through 197. l76fAthletics Terrance is determined to keep the ball away from Hendersonville.