The Seneca Fighting Irish owned the second quarter Saturday against visiting Port Bryon Riverdale.

As a result, the Irish now own a Class 2A first-round playoff victory and the right to host Wilmington next weekend.

Seneca outscored the Rams by 14 points in the second quarter, ultimately the difference in its 35-21 victory over a Riverdale team that refused to go quietly into the offseason.

“Me as a senior, we’ve made playoffs all four years, but it doesn’t change the specialness of how great it is to be out here,” Irish running back and outside linebacker Wyatt Biffany said. “I love all of our seniors, it’s a great atmosphere, basically the whole town comes out.

“I think what carried us through was our composure ... and our coaching.”

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