Riverbank's Joe Pirillo is SBLive California Football Coach of the Week (9/6/2023)
Riverbank football made history on Thursday, Aug. 24 – emphatically.
Entering their contest against Valley (Sacramento), the Bruins were on one of the state's longest losing streaks, a 42-game slide dating back to August of 2018. That night, they rewrote program history with room to spare, defeating Valley 28-6.
The victory was their first under Pirillo, now in his third season at Riverbank after inheriting a 22-game slide. For the Bruins' breakthrough, Pirillo was voted as SBLive's Football Coach of the Week, receiving 54.35-percent of the vote. Running backs Jeremiah Cooper, who also plays offensive line, and Gabriel Nisperos combined for three touchdowns and 182 rushing yards.
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