{"id":1314980,"date":"2019-09-24T22:12:01","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T04:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/glenwood-soccer-shuts-out-rival-rifle-in-4-0-win\/"},"modified":"2019-09-24T22:12:01","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T04:12:01","slug":"glenwood-soccer-shuts-out-rival-rifle-in-4-0-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/glenwood-soccer-shuts-out-rival-rifle-in-4-0-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Glenwood soccer shuts out rival Rifle in 4-0 win"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.6767317939609\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-988152-506\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRiflesoc-GPI-092519-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRiflesoc-GPI-092519.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Josh Carney \/ Post Independent | Glenwood Springs junior Will Grosscup steps around Rifle senior Mayro Hernandez during Tuesday's battle in Rifle at Bears Field. Glenwood Springs won 4-0.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Glenwood Springs junior Will Grosscup steps around Rifle senior Mayro Hernandez during Tuesday&#8217;s battle in Rifle at Bears Field. Glenwood Springs won 4-0.<\/strong><br \/>Josh Carney \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRiflesoc-GPI-092519.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Glenwood Springs junior Will Grosscup steps around Rifle senior Mayro Hernandez during Tuesday's battle in Rifle at Bears Field. Glenwood Springs won 4-0.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRiflesoc-GPI-092519-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRiflesoc-GPI-092519-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Josh Carney \/ Post Independent | Glenwood Springs senior Justin Garces pushes the ball down the field towards Rifle's goal as junior defender Tyler Boger defends for the Bears. Glenwood won 4-0.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Glenwood Springs senior Justin Garces pushes the ball down the field towards Rifle&#8217;s goal as junior defender Tyler Boger defends for the Bears. Glenwood won 4-0.<\/strong><br \/>Josh Carney \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRiflesoc-GPI-092519-1.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Glenwood Springs senior Justin Garces pushes the ball down the field towards Rifle's goal as junior defender Tyler Boger defends for the Bears. Glenwood won 4-0.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRiflesoc-GPI-092519-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRiflesoc-GPI-092519-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Josh Carney \/ Post Independent | Rifle senior Paul Cerros clears the ball out of the box as two Glenwood attackers close in during Glenwood's 4-0 win at Rifle.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Rifle senior Paul Cerros clears the ball out of the box as two Glenwood attackers close in during Glenwood&#8217;s 4-0 win at Rifle.<\/strong><br \/>Josh Carney \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRiflesoc-GPI-092519-2.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Rifle senior Paul Cerros clears the ball out of the box as two Glenwood attackers close in during Glenwood's 4-0 win at Rifle.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/glenwood-soccer-shuts-out-rival-rifle-in-4-0-win\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/glenwood-soccer-shuts-out-rival-rifle-in-4-0-win\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Glenwood Springs\u2019 boys soccer team hoped to get through Tuesday\u2019s battle on the road with Rifle unscathed leading up to Thursday\u2019s star-studded showdown against Battle Mountain at home. Sports has an odd way of laying waste to plans as the Demons were dealt some heavy adversity late in the first half of Tuesday\u2019s 4-0 win as freshman centerback Cameron Burt was hurt on a physical play out of bounds from Rifle senior Andres Guerrero, leading to a red card while losing a promising young defender for an unknown period of time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Demons showed maturity and resolve, scoring three goals in the second half against the short-handed Bears to cruise to the 4-0 win, setting up a Thursday\u2019s showdown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cOur guys are mentally tough,\u201d Wayne Smith, Glenwood\u2019s veteran head coach, said following the win. \u201cThey were pretty upset to see their teammate go down the way Cameron did, but they pulled together at the half and came out and scored three goals. They\u2019re just so mentally tough and focused as a group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Once Burt went down late in a first half that was tightly contested, the Demons took a 1-0 lead thanks to senior Alan Videla\u2019s penalty kick strike, sending the two teams into the half with Glenwood up 1-0.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Without one of its top defenders, the Demons clamped down on Rifle\u2019s attack in the second half, which opened up scoring chances going the other way for the Demons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Senior German Alvarado, Glenwood\u2019s leading goal-scorer last season, struck in the second half for a 2-0 lead, thanks to an assist from senior Angel Bernal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Later in the first half, Alvarado returned the favor to Bernal, combining on a give-and-go for a 3-0 lead, before senior Justin Garces put the final touches on the 4-0 win with a strike off of an assist from Videla.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cYou try, especially in those circumstances [down a man], to not change the way you play,\u201d David Romero, Rifle\u2019s head coach said. \u201cI have to hand it to Glenwood, they came in and played pretty hard. We didn\u2019t put it together defensively tonight; we made some adjustments a little too late, but we just broke down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Trailing 4-0, Rifle didn\u2019t blink, instead mounting a number of chances late in the second half due to some impressive play from young players off the bench.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe had a flurry of chances late,\u201d Romero said. \u201cWe had hardly any shots on goal in the first half, but in the second half we made some adjustments and some guys came off the bench and worked hard for us. They started to win the ball and had some counterattacks. That was really the difference for us offensively in the second half that woke us up a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The late chances didn\u2019t lead to a goal though, as Glenwood senior centerback Mitchell Burt and senior goalkeeper Carlos Guardado turned away the Bears, ensuring the clean sheet for the Demons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe showed great composure getting another shutout and dealing with some adversity today,\u201d Smith said. \u201cI think it was a good challenge for us; frankly, Rifle is quite improved. We expected it to be a tough game, and it certainly was. We scored four good goals, three of which were created and assisted on, so we were able to generate a well-orchestrated attack. Coming off the Central game on Saturday, we hoped we broke out of our scoring drought for a bit, and that was the case today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Sitting at 6-0-1 on the year, Glenwood has to heal up quickly before Thursday\u2019s pivotal showdown under the lights at Stubler Memorial Field against the fierce Battle Mountain Huskies. Battle Mountain comes in at 7-0 and sits atop the 4A RPI rankings, while Glenwood sits 13th in the RPI rankings. Last season\u2019s home battle in late October with Battle Mountain ended in a 2-0 win for the Huskies, which clinched an undefeated season in league play for the 4A Western Slope powerhouse under head coach David Cope. Glenwood hopes to avenge that home loss on Thursday while upsetting one of the top teams in the state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cBattle\u2019s going to be an excellent team,\u201d Smith said. \u201cThey\u2019re number one right now with a great goal scorer and great keeper. It\u2019s going to be a tough game, but that\u2019s fun to play tough games and quality opponents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Rifle (2-3, 2-2 in 4A WSL) hosts Palisade Saturday in another 4A WSL tilt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI\u2019m definitely proud of these guys, they\u2019re working hard,\u201d Romero said. \u201cWe definitely were hoping for more effort from some key players today, so that\u2019s what we\u2019re going to be talking about moving forward. The score can get run up on you down a man, but we rallied down a man, which was great to see. I\u2019m really proud of those guys for coming off the bench and making it happen. They\u2019re young, so we\u2019re happy to see those guys step in and push us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:jcarney@postindependent.com\">jcarney@postindependent.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/glenwood-soccer-shuts-out-rival-rifle-in-4-0-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glenwood Springs junior Will Grosscup steps around Rifle senior Mayro Hernandez during Tuesday&#8217;s battle in Rifle at Bears Field. Glenwood Springs won 4-0.Josh Carney \/ Post Independent Glenwood Springs senior Justin Garces pushes the ball down the field towards Rifle&#8217;s goal as junior defender Tyler Boger defends for the Bears. 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