Other than uniform numbers, they are almost indistinguishable. The only thing more enduring than people’s inability to tell Dawson and Dixon Riggins apart is the bond between the identical twins.
The Silverdale Baptist Academy juniors are inseparable off the football field and help make up an improving offensive line as first-year starters.
“They’ve always been really tight,” said their dad, Darryl, who’s also a Seahawks assistant coach. “I took them for driving lessons and had to do it separately. That was the first time in 15 years that I could remember being alone with them individually. They could have their own bedrooms at home, but they still room together.
“I can tell them apart pretty easily, just by their mannerisms, but I don’t think many other people can.”
Part of the unshakable family bond has come from the shared grief of growing up without their mother, Karen, who died from cancer when the boys were only 3 years old. With the help of his in-laws and the extended Silverdale Baptist family, Darryl has raised his sons as a single parent.