Riverside fell to Ligonier Valley 35-21 Friday night in the opening round of the Class-2A WPIAL Playoffs.
Levi Foust and Gregory Sleasman each rushed for over 100 yards as part of a 335 yard ground attack by 7-seeded and host Rams.
Riverside opened with a 14-play, 56-yard capped with a Danny Viscuso scored on a 4-yard run but Ligonier Valley responded with five consecutive touchdowns to outpace the 10-seeded Panthers.
Viscuso plunged in from 1-yard out and Aiden Gaydosz found Bron Paxton on a 17-yard touchdown strike in the fourth quarter to round out the scoring for Riverside.
Viscuso finished with 48 yards on the ground while Gaydosz tossed for 120 yards in the air with Paxton hauling in five catches for 95 yards in defeat.
Riverside finishes 6-4 overall in the 2026 season.
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