The Battle of the Boro ’26 lived up to the hype, with Riverdale winning a 36-34 thriller at home over Oakland on Braxton Benally’s 41-yard field goal as time expired.
“It’s amazing,” said Benally, whose kick clinched the Region 3-6A outright regular-season championship. “I mean, look around. Everyone is so happy and excited. Obviously, I was nervous, but what coach K (Riverdale coach Will Kreisky) kept saying was trust, trust, trust, and they trusted me to take that game-winning kick.”
The Warriors got the ball with under a minute left, trailing by a point with 64 yards between them and a victory. The Riverdale offense, with quarterback Gavin Hampton at the helm, did what it’s been doing all year…