The River Ridge Wildcats do not have the history a lot of the other NUIC school's have, due in part that River Ridge became their own team in 2010. What has turned out to be a good thing for the Wildcats, the success on the gridiron hasn't followed, at least not yet. The Wildcats best season came in 2013 when they finished 4-5, but looking forward to this fall the Wildcats look primed to make their first run to the playoffs in school history. Head Coach Doug Nicholas is enter

2018 Upstate Preview: Interview with River Ridge HC Doug Nicholas | 3:32 Interview with Orangeville HC Jay Doyle | 7:13 Warren Warriors | 12:37 River Ridge Wildcats | 15:11 AFC Raiders | 20:06 Orangeville Broncos | 22:53 Polo Marcos | 27:29 Milledgeville Missiles | 32:22 Aquin Bulldogs | 36:17 Stockton Blackhawks | 44:33 Upstate Predictions | 49:31 Final Thoughts | 51:32 #HeadCoachInterview #NUICFootballFanatics #NUICUPSTATE #WarrenWarriors #AFCRaiders #RiverRidgeWildcats #Or

Elizabeth- On a warm, wet October evening, two of the most high flying offenses had to double check their game plan and think about keeping the ball on the ground. The wet conditions made for a battle between the Aquin Bulldogs and the River Ridge Wildcats. Aquin was 5-1 sitting tied at the top of the Upstate division, and River Ridge was 2-4. The entire first half of the game wasn’t looking good for either team, but especially the favorites, Aquin. The Bulldogs started all o

Polo - Polo came into Friday night looking to stay in the hunt for the playoffs, but so were the River Ridge Wildcats. A close first half would see the Wildcats stake an 8-7 lead at the half, but the second half belonged to Marco RB Reid Taylor, as he carried the ball 26 times for 135 yards and 2 scores, and Braiden Soltow went 3 for 4 passing for 40 yards and 1 TD to lead the Marcos to victory 29-8. Up Next: Polo (4-2) @ Stockton (4-2) | River Ridge (2-4) vs Aquin (5-1) #NUI

Stockton - Stockton came into the game with a matching record as the River Ridge Wildcats, both sitting at 2-2. But the Blackhawks wanted to prove that they are still a team to contend for the Upstate title, and wanted to inch closer to that goal, and get closer to playoff eligibility as they steamrolled River Ridge 34-0 Friday night at John O'Boyle Field. Stockton would pave their way behind the legs of Collin Dvorak, who would rush for 90 yards and 2 TD's. Brian Booth also