Riverview Routs Braden River

Final: Riverview 36, Braden River 7

Recap: Capitalizing off eight turnovers, host Riverview gave alum Todd Johnson his first victory as a high school head football coach Friday night. The Rams took a lead they would never relinquish when freshman Karon Higdon capped an 11-play, 78-yard drive with a 2-yard touchdown run. A little more than two minutes later, Evan Potoka booted a 27-yard field goal on the final play of the first half.

Although Riverview intercepted four passes and recovered four fumbles, it had difficulty holding onto the football. Quarterback Tater Williams recovered his own fumble and ran for a 1-yard touchdown to give the Rams a 19-7 lead. Wide receiver Jeremy Jones registered a touchdown by recovering teammate Terrell Warren's fumble in the end zone early in the fourth quarter.

Riverview lost three of its eight fumbles in the first home game for Johnson, a former University of Florida standout who played in the NFL with the Chicago Bears, St. Louis Rams and Buffalo Bills.

Play of the game: After recording an interception to halt the Pirates' first drive of the second half, Riverview defensive back Tyler Hammond blocked a punt and returned the ball inside the Braden River 5 to set up Williams' scoring run.

Player(s) of the game: Hammond had the interception and blocked punt, while fellow defensive back James Robustelli recorded an interception and a fumble recovery in the first half.

Quotable: "It feels great. I'm happy for the guys. They've been dealing with a lot of adversity, and they've been handling great. Once again, we had some adversity early in the game and they handled it. We were able to have some success (tonight). I was happy to see it for the guys." - First-year Riverview head coach Todd Johnson