2023 Program Preview: Ridgeview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We are getting closer to the start of the high school football season in Oregon, which means it is time to look at the football programs around the state. Oregon high school football is in a fantastic place, and I could not be more excited to help educate our readers on the programs they will be watching on Friday nights. The team next up is Ridgeview High School, home of the Ravens.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Veteran head coach Patrick Pileggi leads the Ridgeview Ravens. Coach Pileggi hopes to improve on a difficult season last year as the Ravens finished with an underwhelming record of 2-7. Coach Pileggi understands the difficulty of turning around a program and wants to keep goals and expectations realistic. "This season will be a big growing year for us," wrote Coach Pileggi, addressing his expectations for the upcoming season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the main reasons for Coach Pileggi's cautionary goals is the lack of upperclassmen on the roster. This is what Coach Pileggi had to say about his team's status: "We are really young with only eight seniors, four of which have not played football since middle school." The lack of senior leadership may hold Ridgeview back this upcoming season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Although the limited number of upperclassmen is disappointing, Coach Pileggi is enthusiastic about the future. "We are thrilled with our underclassmen who were very successful at the JV and Freshman levels the last few years. Our incoming freshmen were also really good in the local middle school league, so we feel confident moving forward our program is headed in the right direction," wrote Coach Pileggi, expressing his excitement for the future. He is also happy with the number of kids in the program. Saying, "We have grown to nearly 90 kids and will again have three teams. We expect to start to see that paying off over the next two years." </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>List of All-League players that have departed the program:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>LB Peyton Zampko (Honorable Mention)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Coach Pileggi was eager to talk about his squad. The most intriguing storyline is the three-way quarterback competition taking place. Coach Pileggi says, "All three have different strengths and skill sets which makes it difficult to pinpoint a clear leader at this time." Here are the three quarterbacks battling for the starting spot alongside the other player's Coach Pileggi expects big seasons from:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Zach Asplund","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'10u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2411","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Ridgeview","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Zach is the first guy Coach Pileggi mentioned when talking about the quarterback competition. 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