River Bowl history

The River Bowl is the annual crosstown rivalry game between the two oldest high schools in Redding — Shasta and Enterprise. The Sacramento River runs through the middle of the city of Redding, splitting the two sides of town into the westside (Shasta) and eastside (Enterprise) and focusing community pride all into one game every fall.

Shasta and Enterprise first squared off in 1956 — a 27-0 win by Enterprise in the program’s third year, which capped a perfect 9-0 season for the Hornets. Through the years, the annual rivalry lost its luster until community members convened and came up with a way to instill pride across town in one annual game. Those members included then-coaches Clay Erro (Enterprise) and Lon McCaslin (Shasta), Record Searchlight sports editor David Little and KRCR-TV sports director Mike Mangas, who collectively dubbed the annual regular season meeting between the two teams as the River Bowl.

For Shasta and Enterprise fans, winning the River Bowl is a source of school pride … the feeling that you can hold that victory over them for an entire year. Basketball chants of “Just like River Bowl” begin on those October nights at either Thompson Field or Enterprise Community Stadium. And while fans enjoy the game – and hopefully, the outcome – the players are the ones charged with making it happen and making memories.

Enterprise owns the River Bowl series record at 17-10, winning the first 10 before Shasta cracked the win column in 2004. The Wolves have won five straight.

Shasta holds the advantage in the all-time series between the two schools at 34-32-1.

River Bowl history

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