Bonnabel first-year coach Andre Anthony led his team to a long-awaited district title, and the Bruins followed that up with their first playoff win since 1997.

The Division I select playoff bracket created a rematch between Bonnabel and Riverdale, who faced each other last week for the District 10-5A title. The No. 18 seed Bonnabel held No. 15 Riverdale to under 200 yards and delivered two late touchdowns in a 28-14 win on Thursday at Joe Yenni Stadium.

Riverdale cut the lead to seven points with less than three minutes left in the game after Byron Perrilliat ran a kickoff back. Bonnabel senior running back Tyree Bruer broke a 36-yard touchdown run with less than two minutes, putting the game out of reach.

“The year when we started off, ‘close the gap’ was the motto,” said Anthony,

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