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Scores and Photos of Friday Night High School Football – Aug. 21
Giving points away turned out to be a great idea by Riverdale coach Ron Aydelott.
The safety his team purposely took with 1:48 to play Friday at Ooltewah reduced the Warriors’ lead to four points and ran eight seconds off the clock. More importantly, they got to kick from the 20-yard line instead of the back of their own end zone.
A booming kick combined with great downfield coverage left Ooltewah backed up to its 15. Midfield was as far as the Owls could get from there before an interception on fourth-and-13 sealed Riverdale’s 9-5 victory in the season-opening high school football game for both teams.
Riverdale had just pulled off a goal-line stand, stopping Ooltewah running back Cameron Turner at the 1 with 2:49 to play on fourth-and-goal from the 2.