The goal in every high school football game is to win, but sometimes those games have ramifications beyond an immediate victory.
Take for instance Rialto High, which won its first football game under first-year coach Drew Young with a 21-8 San Andreas League victory over Arroyo Valley to improve to 1-7.
The win isn’t going to send the Knights to the playoffs, but it can mean something for the future.
“I would say there are mixed emotions,” Young said. “Relief is there. But there’s also excitement, exhilaration, a sense of accomplishment.
“We’ve had a real tumultuous season. Guys transferring, quitting. I told the guys, ‘This game is your legacy game. You don’t want to be remembered going 0-10.’”
Young believes the group, which was down to 23 players in uniform Friday, can benefit from the win.
“It’s something we can build on,” Young said. “The future is bright. We’ve got a lot of sophomores and juniors.”
Young felt a trio of sophomores, De’lon Holloman, Kejon Polk and Aaron Zermeno has been instrumental in providing leadership to keep the team together.
One win. It might not be much. But it’s something perhaps Rialto can build upon.

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