Riverdale returns its leading rusher and receiver as the Scottish Rebels look to secure a football district championship for the first time in school history.

Byron Perrilliat and Toren Signal were all-district performers on a team that defeated John Ehret for the first time last season but faltered down the stretch as East Jefferson took the title.

The pair have been teammates since before they began high school, back when they played on the same park-ball team at Lemon Playground in Jefferson.

“We push each other to our max,” Perrilliat said. “Getting each other better.”

This will be their final season together.

Perrilliat rushed 103 times for 1,051 yards and eight touchdowns, plus 25 receptions for 580 yards and nine scores last season. Signal had 49 receptions for 930 yards and 14

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