Bay Area football: Riordan’s defense comes up clutch in WCAL victory over upset-minded Mitty
Riordan’s Zeke Pfeffer #57 yells in joy after the Crusaders defeat Mitty, 56-42, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, in San Francisco, Calif.
“Even though we gave up a lot of points in the first half, we still fought to the end of the game,” Scanlan said. Mitty entered Saturday losers of two of its last three, both losses blowouts to WCAL schools. Meanwhile, Riordan had defeated its last two opponents by double-digits. But for the first half, the teams could not have been more even.
As the San Jose school drove downfield, the Crusaders came up with a forced fumble on a 15-yard run to keep the deficit at seven. Riordan tied the game on an 11-play drive that Charlie Johnson finished with a four-yard TD late in the third quarter. Johnson ran for 246 yards on 26 carries. “I tell everyone I think that’s one of the best and most underrated coaching staffs in the section and probably Northern California,” Riordan coach Adhir Ravipati said of Sullivan’s program.
Mitty responded with two minutes to play in the first quarter when tight end Caden Allard hauled in a 40-yard touchdown on fourth down to tie the game at 14-14. On Riordan’s next play, Alllard put his team on top 21-14 when he intercepted a screen pass and returned it 13 yards for the TD. Mitty didn’t seem phased though. Mitty continued to rely on 174-yard rusher A.J Cenizal as it marched downfield on a seven-play drive, and wide receiver Billy Hutton cut the deficit to one point when he ran free down the seam and caught a 38-yard touchdown.
“Did we play our cleanest football? No,” Ravipati said. “But I think it was good that our kids saw some adversity and that they had to battle through it.”
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