Riverside Beavers Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Dave Bors has announced that he will be stepping down from his position as head coach of the varsity football team after 14 seasons. He will remain in his position as the District’s Athletic Director.
Bors informed his coaching staff and his players of his decision last night.
Bors was hired as head coach of the Riverside Beavers football team in 2010. He took over a 2-8 football team and has since achieved remarkable success throughout the past 14 years.
Below are some highlights during Bors’ tenure at Riverside High School:
- A winning record of 85-64 (Overall head coaching career record of 106-74)
- A 52-38 Conference record
- Playoff appearances in 2013, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023
- Seven playoff wins including the first ever postseason victory in school history in 2018
- For the first time in school history, making it to the second round of the playoffs in 2018 (and again in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- For the first time in school history, hosting a home football playoff game in 2020 (and again in 2021, 2022, 2023)
- For the first time in school history, making it to the third round of the playoffs in 2022 (and again in 2023)
- The Beavers have never lost a home playoff game (6-0)
- The Beavers currently have a 16-game home winning streak going back to the 2021 season
- The Football team has been Academic All-Ohio in 2021, 2022 and 2023
- Bors was named the:
- 2012 Liberty Ford Coach of the Year
- 2013, 2018, 2020 & 2022 Lake County Touchdown Club Coach of the Year
- 2022 Division II Northeast Lakes District Coach of the Year
- 2022 Ohio High School Football Coaches Association Region 5 Coach of the Year
- 2022 Associated Press All-Ohio Division II Coach of the Year
- 2022 Bob Ritley Award, which is given to The News-Herald’s Football Coach of the Year
- 2013, 2018 and 2022 Western Reserve Conference Coach of the Year
Beyond the wins and losses, Bors has been a mentor and role model to countless student-athletes on and off the field while focusing on instilling values of discipline, teamwork, leadership, commitment, work ethic, community, positive attitude and determination.
“I am proud and honored to have been able to have served as the head coach for the Riverside Beavers for the last 14 years,” Bors said. “It's humbling to be a small part of such a great district and community. I cannot thank everyone enough for all of the support and effort in helping to get this program to one that is recognized and respected statewide. I have said many times that this has taken a tremendous amount of hard work by a lot of tremendous people.”
“With that said, I would like to give my sincerest thanks and gratitude to my wife, three daughters and family, all of the past and current high school, middle school, and youth coaches, all of our great players, parents, cheerleaders, trainers, administration, school boards, teachers, staff, gridiron club, and ultimately, the entire community of Riverside Nation. It could not have been done without you. I will forever cherish so many great relationships built, triumphs accomplished, and experiences had, so again, my sincerest thanks and gratitude to everyone.”
“I look forward to continuing to work with all of the Riverside student-athletes and coaches in my role as Athletic Director and am extremely confident the football program will continue to build upon its success next season and beyond.”
Please join us in congratulating Coach Bors on a long and very successful coaching career at Riverside High School.