The Riordan Athletics Update is your weekly wrap up of the events and action from Riordan Athletics from the past week. 

Varsity Boys Basketball Opens Season with Victory

DUBLIN - It was a strong start to a new season. 

Coming off of a historic 2024-2025 season, the Archbishop Riordan varsity boys basketball team showed everyone in its season opener that their 2025-2026 campaign is going to be worth following just the same. 

Andrew Hilman '26 scored 30 points, had 6 assists and 5 rebounds, while fellow senior JP Pihtovs added 13 points and 15 rebounds as the Crusaders opened the season with an 82-69 victory over La Mirada at the NorCal Tip-Off Classic at Dublin on Saturday. 

JC Chacon '26 added 11 points and DJ Armstrong '26 scored 10 points for an Archbishop Riordan team that led by as much as 23 points in the second half. 

The Crusaders have three home games scheduled this week, as part of the 66th annual Crusader Classic. They will play California on Thursday at 7:30 pm, Amador Valley on Friday at 7:30 pm and University on Saturday at 4:30 pm.