Polo Ends River Ridge's Historic Season

Just minutes after River Ridge's 64-20 loss to Polo in the semifinals of the Illinois 8-Man Football Association playoffs, Wildcats' head coach Doug Nicholas and some of the assistants took a couple moments to thank and honor their outgoing seniors. Then, they turned to the returning players, most of the team for the Wildcats, and told them building toward next season starts now.

They learned a couple lessons from their loss to the Marcos, none more important than the need to get working in the weight room. Nicholas was quick to point out, though, that there was no reason for the players to ha...