Riordan results from CCS playoffs:
1972 Riordan entered CCS playoffs (CCS' first year of playoffs with a single division) with a record of 8-2. They lost in the championship game to Leland, but beat Westmoor and Woodside to get there. Here is the script from CCS historical records:
Final:
LELAND def. RIORDAN, 41-16, at Spartan Stadium, Dec. 15 -- Leland, which had not been ranked No. 1 in the CCS prior to this game, won the section championship with an easy victory before 4,500 chilled spectators. Quarterback Jim Miller, the game’s outstanding offensive player, passed for four TDs and rolled up 190 yards on 13 of 22 pass attempts. Jim Bowen, who caught three TD passes, was the game’s top lineman. Coach Kent Miller (no relation to quarterback Jim) watched his Chargers get a 33-0 lead before Riordan scored.
1988 Riordan entered CCS Division I-4A with a 8-2 record. (those were the years were SF was a national powerhouse.) They lost in the first round to Overfelt.
1993 Riordan entered the CCS D-IV playoffs with a 6-4 record. They lost in the first round to Palma.
1997 Riordan entered the CCS D-II playoffs with a 5-5 record. They lost in the first round to Leigh.
2000 Riordan entered the CCS D-IV playoffs with a 9-1 record. They lost to San Lorenzo Valley in the championship game. Here is the script from CCS historical records:
Final:
SAN LORENZO VALLEY def. RIORDAN, 20-17, at PAL Stadium, Dec. 1 -- After the two teams traded leads throughout the contest, San Lorenzo Valley marched 62 yards in the closing minutes, capped by Nick Noce's one-yard keeper. Noce had scored earlier for the Cougars and also lateraled to Matt Sinnott who passed 66 yards to Ian Sacco for the other touchdown.
2007 Riordan entered the CCS Medium Schools Division ( D-III) playoffs with a 6-3-1 record. They beat Terra Nova, Pioneer and Live Oak to become a Sectional Champion. Here is the script from CCS historical records:
Final:
RIORDAN def. LIVE OAK, 54-19, at San Jose City College, Dec. 1 – The Crusaders rolled to an easy victory on the passing combination of Darius Bell to Daniel Cannon. The latter scored twice on passes, ran a fumble back for a TD and passed to Bell on a reverse for another tally. Riordan led 47-0 before Live Oak managed a score.
2012 Riordan entered the CCS D-III playoffs with a 3-7 record. They lost in the first round to Sobrato.
For 2015, they appear to be able to challenge at least their 1972 & 1988 8-2 record if not their 2000 9-1 record.
