Dennis Riedmiller understood what Friday night might have meant to the Channel Islands High football team.
Once upon a time, the Camarillo head coach spent seven years as assistant coach with the Raiders.
“During some lean years,” said Riedmiller.
So it was with a twinge of regret and a measure of pride that he celebrated host Camarillo ‘s improbable 36-29 come-from-behind win over Channel Islands before a homecoming crowd of 6,000.