Riverside beat Grover Cleveland, 26-8, on Thanksgiving morning to win the 105th Harvard Cup football championship at All High Stadium. Riverside senior fullback Julius Davis was named game MVP as he finished with 137 yards on eight carries.

The Cup is Riverside's first since 2004 and the 12th in its history. The Frontiers finished with a 10-1 overall record, with their only loss coming to Section V's Aquinas. Grover Cleveland, making a bid for its first Cup since 1991, closed at 6-5.

Riverside coach Tony Truilizio left his team little margin for error in what would constitute a successful season. The team lost to McKinley in last season's Harvard Cup, 22-14, in overtime.

"I said from Day One of practice it's a failed year if we don't win the Harvard Cup," he said. "Last year left a very bitter taste in our mouth. These guys all knew that we had an agenda."