Some numbers to back up what ROH is saying. By my count, Riverside has so far this year played 11 games against currently ranked top-25 opponents. For comparison, Eastside and Airport have played 6 games against top-25 opponents.

I'm not trying to take anything away from the wonderful programs at Eastside and Airport, but Riverside has the type of strength of schedule you typically see in the stronger 4A schedules. I understand that they probably should be classified in 4A already; but they sure aren't hiding from competition.

Bottom line: if anyone is giving good odds against Riverside versus the field in the 3A state playoffs, I'd like to place my bets.