The Riverside High School football team defeated rival Deer Park 24-6 on Friday — earning the right to ring the Battle of the Horns bell for the third straight season.

After a Deer Park punt, Riverside’s offense got uncorked with a pair of lengthy plays by junior wide receiver Braxton Welch — a 21-yard catch from junior quarterback Jake Gaffaney, then an 18-yard run on a reverse. But the Stags’ defense stood strong, forcing the Rams into a 46-yard field goal, which Gaffaney converted with 5:06 left in the first quarter.