How a Triple Option Camp with Lou Cella Transformed Two Georgia Football Programs
July 17, 2025
Before the 2010 season, Riverwood HS (GA) had not won five (5) games in a season since 2005.
In 2011, after running a camp with Lou Cella as Camp Director, Riverwood High School (GA) won five (5) games in a season for the first time since 2005.
“When we arrived at Riverwood in 2008, we realized quickly how undersized we were up front. I have always been an ‘option guy’ and wanted to run what I considered option football. After all, there was no way we could compete with our size and lack of athleticism running the I or Gun.
“After three years of mediocrity, we realized that we had become a “multiple” offensive team running more wing-t than option. After a trip to the Naval Academy in the Spring of 2011 to visit with my brother, offensive line coach, Ashley Ingram, we decided to look at having Lou come in and help us along the way.
“We decided to join ranks with Seminole County and have a two-team camp. My Dad is the head coach at Seminole County and we had scrimmaged each other the past two years. Our players were familiar with each other and the coaching staffs had a great relationship. Lou Cella came in and transformed our football teams.
“Seminole County went on to have the greatest season in the history of the school. Riverwood went 5-5 year and lost one game in OT and another by four points. Our turnover margin went from -11 in 2010 to +9 in 2011. We scored an average of 46 points in the last four weeks of the season and had only one turnover in that stretch, while beating the #4 ranked team in the state of Georgia. We scored on every possession.
“Ball security and fundamentals have always been the cornerstone of our program. Thank you Lou. You made the difference.”
– Rob Ingram, Head Football Coach
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