This 2026 football season, our Varsity Football Rams are soaring through the conference, going 7-0! This season, they have already made Riverdale history, and they aren’t even finished yet! Our Varsity offensive tight end, Cullan Farrell, says, “This season has been wonderful so far. I love playing with my friends. Our school has never done this, and it feels amazing to be able to be the first team to do it. We all need each other to succeed. I can't have a good game without the rest of the team; we feed off each other to be good. This season, Coach D gave the lead to the players. In his words, "Bad teams no one leads, good teams are Coach led, but great teams are player-led." It has proven to be right this entire season, and we aren't done yet. This season made me realize that no one can make it through life with just themselves. They always need someone to help them up and keep pushing forward. I have also become very grateful this season, knowing I will never get this back, and I took it all for granted. Go Rams!” 

Cullan gives great information about how this season has felt for him and what he personally has worked on, but also hearing it from our Head Coach, Coach Dierkx. “This has been an amazing season. Having the kids get a taste of playoffs last year really lit their fire and propelled them to their preparation for this season. The Seniors remained hungry and dedicated their offseason to raise the expectation level and take our program to new heights! The successes of the year are a result of them working hard in the dark when no one was watching to be able to shine under the lights!” We all can’t wait to see how the rest of this 2026 football season goes and what the boys have in store!